The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

jurisdiction in settling strikes and that 1 he knew enough to walt to see If you
 were weleomep than to go "butting in" to
 a matter between parties who know their | rights
 The President said he was not re-
 aotionary but was progressive; that l he was not a pessimist but an optimist. The Presidents speech at the Bourse
 was the first of several he delivered here
 tonight He arrived at p. m. There was
 large number of people on the streets,
 but there was no special enthusiasm. | From the Bourse MT. Taft was taken to
 a hotel, where he addressed the Ohio
 Society of Philadelphia. Later in the
 evening he went to Horticultural Hall nearby, where the American Academy of l Political and Social Science was holding | the closing session of it's annual meeting. At the Bourse the President said in part; Views on Business
 "There Is no office that the govern ment performs more important for the | individual in the community than the aiding of business prosperity and the re-
 mCval from the business progress of those obstacles that interfered with pros perity. While I do not depreoate in any way the movement for real reform and progress, provided it is sane and Is not affs cted with fads and a disposition to disturb those. things that have been use- full to us for 100 years. l am nevertheless | conscious that there is no duty so heavy upon the government at Washington as that of seeing to it that it interferes as little as possible with the business of the country and the progress of the .en- terprises of the country and assists the inspiration of confidence in those whose oonfidenee is necessary to make business and ff, I.pfr. al. Vtf
 q am in favor of the enforcement of the law, but 1 believe that the law and business can be squared in such a way so that those who violate the law may he prosecuted
 The American People
 "The American people are the most conservative people in the world. While 1t does seem from the headlines of the newspapers as if they wish to discount everything in the future and have all progress ready the next morning for reakfast, on the whole, when you get down 10 the stratum of Solid thinking Americans, there are no people in the
 world that are so conservative. They can talk about the present government and it's defects. We know the defects better than anybody, and we are willing
 10 point them out, but we also know 1 SIS we look about the world that for | l95 years we have had the best govern nent ever created I don't mean to say l that there may not be some machinery l tkat is better adapted for the purpose
 than we have but what l do mean 10 say, that generally speaking, no new machn-
 cry is going to work to make a great 1 progress that VIC might not accomplish
 under existing machinery if the lndi. vidual only grows better and better. l N.t D1aoxfouar.
 Now. I am not a reaetionary I am a
 progressive, am not pessimist I am | an optimist and I believe that we are
 going forward. l believe that we are
 on the eve of good times. I believe that things are growing better. and I am de- l lighted to know that there Is a solution | of the soft coal situation and l sincerely I hope, and believe ! have some reason to l hope, that the hard coal strike In the
 east is near solution Of course, as Pres I ident of the United States I have no l Jurisdiction in such matter 1t is only l as citizen interested deeply in the vel
 fare of all communities that I would have the right at any time to attempt by suggestion to help solve the difficulties, and ] hope l know enough to know that 1 it is best to wait and know you are wei 1 come than to go putting in to a matter l between parties who know their rights,
 are able to settle them and both of whom
 I am sure. desire a peaceful and satis- factory solution"
 1 At the Ohio society dinner President | Taft spoke of the recall of judges, de- | tended the constitution. said his admins tration had been progressive. and point