The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-19
Mr.. TAFT BREAKS
| EATING RECORD
ATTENDS SIX DINNERS IN TWO
NIGHTS AND ALSO HAS SOME
TRAVELLING TO DO,

NEW YORK, Jan. 1s.--When
Fl adent Taft visited the banquet of
the Duchess County society, at the
Hotel Aston tonight, no shattered the
banquet record for chief executives,
having partaken of six dinners In two
nights-three In Philadelphia and
three in this city.
The presidential party including
Mrs. Taft, Secretary of the Navy
Never, Postmaster-G General Hitchcock
and John Wannamaker. former post
master general. reached here at 8
this afternoon. President and Mrs.
Taft went Immediately to the Henry
w Taft home on Forty eighth street.
where they remained until o'clock,
the hour set for the commencement
of the dinner in honor Of former
President Andrew D. White. of Cor
nell At this function, which was held
al the Waldorf Astoria, the president
I'll q short speech, proposed the health
of Or White, adding few words of
c1agratuiation on this. his birthday.
From this event the chief executive
went 10 the banquet of the Ohio So
ciety, where he spoke briefly OF the
history of Ohio. and the many great
men turned out by the Buckeye State.
He then notored to the Aston for the
Duchess County dinner, where he
made few perfunctory remarks be-
fore returning home.
The president and Mrs. Taft will
snend the night at the Henry w. Taft
house, and the presidents will tomor-
row night address general con-
|, fersnce Of the h 'Nai Brit.
tAfter the president addresses the
BG<ai Birth convention, he Will spend
yio a. Hanyu Taft
home. On Monday morning, the
president with Mrs. Taft. Will go to
New Haven, where he expects TO
make his home after retiring from
the presidency The visit to New
Haven, however, will be very brief, as
the president plans to return 10 New
York In time for the theater on Mon
day night, taking midnight train
for Washington.
President william Howard Taft and
Richmond Pearson Hohson. Demo-
cratic congressman from Alabama
tonight joined forces before the Ohio
society on a plea for larger United
States aaxS. both 10 preserve. the
honor of the United States. and 10
AID In maintaining universal peace.
The Ohioans had gathered for the
centennial celebration of Perrys vic
terry On Lake Erie. and also for their
twenty Sc nth annual dinner, and
fassteaugh The chief executive kept the
diners waiting, afor more than three
hours, he was given hearty recep-
/ ton by the distinguished company.
After an emphatic appeal for the
enlargement Of the navy, following
an address along similar lines by
|Congr eSsnan tiobson. the president
Launched forth into an attack on the
Jones bill. now before congress, pro-
ytdlng for the freedom OF the Philip
pines within eight years The presi-
dent termed such a measure suicidal
| and highly defective" and said that
the United States should treat the
philippines just as Great Britain
treats Canada and Australia, as colo
nigs, but should not free them under
airy circumsts noes.
r'yFere ! "A political party" said the
|presidett. Il could wish the Demo
Gratis no worse fortune than the pas
rs &c Of the Jones oill. which I am
positive from my long acquaintance
with the Philippine islands, would re-
suit in a mess and muss, which
would forever return 20 plague ita
makers, The Philippines have cost
the United States TO date So, COO oeoo
for civil expenses. and this money was
appropriated to save them from star
walton. The expense Of maintaining
TROOPS I'm the islands is practically
Mi. and it always will be opposed to
any measure looking to their free
dom"