East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-01
Man Who Was Nations First
Executive Between 1908
and 1912 Comes as Final
High School Lyceum Num-
ber.
ADDRESS TO BE GIVEN IN
HAPPY CANYON PAVILION
Distinguished Guest viii Arrive
from WalIa WaIIa on No. 7
Accompanied by A. w. Pur-
ley, ex-Chief's Double"

William Howard Taft, president OF
the United States between 1908 and
1919, will be Pendleton's guest this
evening. The former president comes
not on a political mission but as a ly--
ceum speaker, under the auspices OF
the Pendleton high school lyceum
course. His topic is ~Americanism VS.
Bolsheyisn-'' z J
Happy Canyon pavilion. Will be the
scene of the first address ever made In
Pendleton by former president The
fact that Mr.. Taft Is speaker on SUBJ
ject of national and international in1-
portance and not on politics is expect
ed to attract large audience Of all
political and social faiths to the lee
ture. The address Is scheduled for
O. clock.
Mr.. Taft comes here as a part of his
tour Of the west as lyceum speaker
He has been given hearty receptions in
the cities of Washington and Oregon
where he has appeared and those who
sponsored his coming here are con-
i5 about the smallest town on his
itinerary
Comes From wala walla.
Hc IQlUlcE pItcAQGAf Will 4ltfNG
from WaiIa Walla on No. at 4:bE
this afternoon, the guest OF District
Superintendent Kamm. of the O-W.
r. G. N. Walla Waila division. be
tween the. hour of his arrival and the
lecture at o'clock. Mr.. Taft will
have dinner and spend a period in rest
after a long trip from the Yakima
country. via Walla Walia, here He
has requested that no entertainment
be provided for him and probably
only a few personal friends will call
to pay their respects to the former cx-a
ecutive.
The man whom TAFT looks like
will be with Mr.. Taft on their trip
from Walia Walla this afternoon. He
is A. w. Perley. fuel expert OF the
O-W. r. & N, who, because of his re-
semblance to Mr.. Taft several years
ago became acquainted with the exc
cutive. Mr.. Perley went TO walla
Walla this morning to make the trip
with his friend.
Following the lecture tonight. Mr.,
Taft and his secretary will board train
No. for Boise. where he is next
scheduled for an address.
Deals With Americanism. -
In his address tonight, Mr.. Taft will
deal largely with the present and ac-
cepted views of Americanism His
ideas along this line are considered Of
weight owing to his
prominence in affairs of the nation
for a number of years. Besides being
an ex-president. Mr.. Taft is president
of the League to Enforce Peace,
judge and a former professor at Yale.
While Mr.. Taft is not dabbling in
politics, either as a business or In his
lecture tour, he has frequently ex-
pressed his views on present day mat
ters, political and otherwise, in inter-
views to the press. The Spokane
Chronicle quotes him as being oppo5-
ed to the soldiers bonus legislation.
the prohibition law and the general
direct primary law. He stands for
league of nations with reservations
and opposes general amnesty for po-
litical prisoners. He charaeterizes the
Nom Partisan league as a menace and
says that in some parts of the country
it will be felt in the coming presldeu-
tial election.