The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-06
President Taft, Ex-president
Roosevelt, Governor Will
son and Others Appear on
the Program.
DIXIE'S COMMERCE
TO BE DISCUSSED
Atlanta Convention, Opening
Wednesday, Will Exempli-
fy Business Union of
North and South.


Atlanta, Ga, March 6.-The pres
cnce OF President Taft, Secretary Of
the Treasury Wilson, Col. Theodore
Roosevelt. Secretary OF War Dickin-
son and Woodrow Wilson, governor
Of New Jersey. together with all the
governors OF the southern states and
some OF the foremost business men OF
the nation, at the opening of the
Southern Commercial congress here
Wednesday will lend added dignity to
. convention whose importance to the
country at large and the south In par.
ticular will be second o'none. Com.
ing as Il does. just fifty years after
the division OF the states in civil strife
IL will exempl!fy that great CONNER
cial union that has sprung from the
ashes Of dead revolution to bind
the north and south firmly in bonds
of mutual interest.
During the three days of the con-
vention, March s. 2, 10, speeches will
be delivered which will command the
attention OF the nation, not only be-
cause Of their commercial and politi-
cal significance, but because of the
prominence OF the men who will utter
them. These discourses will be head
cd by a speech from Senator Duncan
U. Fletcher of Florida, who will
speak on "The Southern Renaissance"
lie will describe the awakening from
the darkness of mind and stupor that
followed the war and the recovery of
courage after defeat.
A. to Panama Canal.
The second speech Of national i'm
portancc will be delivered by Senator
fernando ID. Money of Mississippi. on
"'rhe Obligation of the Panama Ca
nal"
The third national utterance will
fall from the lips of former Senator
james Gordon Of Mississippi. the man
whose farewell speech to the senate
in 1910. dclugcd that chamber with
the tears of his audience and attracted
the attention OF the nation.
The senator, who is now "a years of
age. will bring as he calls IL. a mes
sage From Yesterday to Today" and
will express to the nation the spirit
and the feeling Of the old soldier who
fought his fight of conscience ana
who now. preparing to die. appeals to
his nation for union of heart and of
spirit in facing all It's future prob
lens. lie will be followed by Dr.
Clarence ]. Owens, commander-in-
chief Of the United Sons of Confeder-
ate Veterans. a young man Of thirty
who will speak on To-day and Tomor.
row." and will display before the eyes
of the young men of the south the
national summons to endeavor. to
technical training, to devotion to
ideals and to worthy son.ship of
worthy sires.
The fifth speech will come from Col.
Roosevelt. He will lay great stress
upon the vast contribution that the
south and It's statesmen made to this
nation In its formative years and the
obligation resting upon the thinkers
and workers Of today--the problems
Of constructive business endeavor.
President to Speak.
The sixth national utterance will
come from President Taft. who makes
the closing remarks of the three days
session. and has taken for his topic
~ Greater Nation Through a Greater
South"
The program OF the three days is
no extensive and comprehensive that
II is impossible TO describe 1t in a
brief article. Three men OF world.
wide reputation will speak on the arst
day. These are Secretary Wilson,
George Westinghouse and George w.
Perkins.
On the evening OF the first day a
remarkable group of speakers will be
heard. each speaking from ten to
twelve minutes and each leading
business man in the state for which
he speaks. These state speakers will