The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-20
THINKS HE'S NOT
GRAND SUCCESS
SO Taft Is Particularly Pleased
Over Honor Accorded
by Jews.
SPEAKS TO B'NAl BIRTH
Tells of Nightmare Senate
Gave Him in Way of
Peace Treaties.

New York. January ls-President
Taft. an over-Sunday visitor in New
York, assisted in the celebration TO-
night of the SEVENTEEN anniversary OF
the order of B al b Rith, addressing
a large congregation which had gatheTed
for the exercises in the Temple Bethei
" The President. who reached here
from Washington late yesterday and
attended the Ohio Society dinner anc
a dinner to Andrew d White, former
president of Cornell University, last
evening, spent the night at the home
of his brother, Henry W Tart, ana TINS ms
Marble Collegiate Church and heard
a sermon by the Rev. David James
Burrell, D D. pastor OF me .ch4 ire no
President was a visit to the Metropoh-
tan Museum OF Art, where; with Mrs:
Taft. Henry W Taft ana Secre'a abs
newly installed J. P Morgan coilecII1, on
of paintings and porcelains. Inc
presidential party went INTO me museum museum
In the usual thrOng of Sunday AFTERNOON
visitors who quickly recognized MIR
Taft and crowded so closely about the
members of the party that police eh9 eIas
movement about the building.
There was no hint at disorder; ana
the police after the hrst lttie nurr ~
had no difficulty in controlling the
Mr.. Taft's only other appearance in
PUBLIC before going to tn Mas sf r ar
the morning church service when he
took spin in motor car with Nrs-
Taft along Riverside Drive: posido,.
Tomorrow morning the President
will leave for New Haven to attend a
Yale Corporation meeting. returning
here in the evening to attend the thea IRE
and leave shortly after midnight for
Washington
President Taft began his address at
the B'Nai Rith celebration with
reference to the medal recently pre-
sented to him by b Maj b 'Rith, as he
thought undeservedly, adding
But honors don't come very ofteh,
Mr.. Taft said the American people
should profit by the Jews example of
love of liberty and love of guaranty OF
rights and equality, and their intensity
of spirit. So, ..
Il don't like to drop into politics.
ne continued. Il don't seem 10 nave
been a grand success. But the American
again in lessons of liberty. and VIII have
to be taught again the real value OF the
rights we now have and the restraints
under which we enjoy them
something has been said of the
Intolerance of other countries. Mi
Taft went on. Tolerance does not
exist in other countries as in our own,
but tolerance in this country viii have
its benencent effects all over the world.
4 I
race I don't need to preach persistence
TO YOU. I don't believe IN progress over
night
Concerning the progress of world
peace. the President said
Il had a dream that we were going
70 take a long step toward universal
ueace. but after negotiating treaty
Win England and treaty with France.
I awoke."
lie explained that through treaties
between tins country and european
nations and intcrlocking treaties to
follow. he had hoped q great aroitrai
court could be established.
THAT was my dream he said
IT'S bound 20 come because progress
in this direction cannot be defeated
hone on IN spite Of this nightmare
that the Senate gave me.
MIR. Taft concluded with a culogy OF
the Jewish character and 81 Jewish
phiIanthropics which. he said. were the
most nearly perfect because the people
OF the race stand together.