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Show PRESIDENT IN CAPITAL OF KANSAS SBaassaasasaassBBBTSBi-aas His Third Day in Sunflower State Is a Very Busy One. DEDICATES FLAG POLE; LAYS CORNER STONE AsKs Influence of Grand Army Men for Arbitration Arbitra-tion Treaties H III l-llt; I I I I I I I HI I I ATC HISON. Kan., Bept. 27. President Taft arrived here at 11:30 p. m. He Was takea tu Forest Parle to address a chil- 4 drea 'a picnic. . .- 1 I Hill H 1 1 I III I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 r TOPEKA, Kan Sept. 27. President Taft spent tlx hours anl a half In To-peka To-peka today, beginning hia third day in Kansas. The -president's train reached Topeka at 5 a, m, but ha waa not asked to rise until an hour later, although al-though hundreds of curious people crowded aa close to his private car even at that hour, as the police would al" low. , At 7 o'clock the president and hia party were driven in automobiles to n ,iunirr ciuo lor DreejBissi, ana later he dedicated a soldiers' flagpole at Washburn college. The rest of the program here included a parade, the laying of a eorner stone of. tne soldiers' memorial building and an address. From Topeka the president travels to Atchison and Leavenworth, the only other stops he makea today. At the Country club breakfast President Presi-dent Taft met most of the political lead era of tne atate, but both Kepubli-cana Kepubli-cana and Democrats were present. ( Many Prominent Man Present. In addition te United States Senators Sena-tors furtis and Kriatew, Governor Stubbs, former tiovernore Hack, Bailey Bai-ley and Crawford, Congressmen Campbell, Camp-bell, 'Anthony 'and 'Young, 'and former Congressman Scott and former United States Senator Long were at the breakfast. On the way to the club the president rode in Governor Stubba' car, drives, bv the governor's son. In dedicating dedi-cating the flagpole at Washburn col-lege, col-lege, Mr. Taft aaid that the feeling ia growing in thia eonntry that te have patriotism, pa-triotism, the children must- be taught the significance of the starry flag. The prealdent'a msln address was made from a stand In front of the state Capitol. Capi-tol. The steps of the building were black with people and thousanda more niled the grounde In front of the platform. It waa the- lanreet crowd the president so far has addressed. The president stood on a table to make his speech, with the hot sun beating rlomn directly In hia face. He addressed himself to the Grand Army men of Kansas and dlacuased the part which the slste plsved In the civil war. "Looking hack over the years alnce the war." tiie president said, "there la no I problem facing the nation that doea But I seem light In comparison." . Asks Influence for Arbitration. The president Invoked the aaslstance of the men who aaw the war to use their Influence to bring about an end of war by arbitration treaties with the whole world. The fMate Journal today aavs: "Topeka'e welcome to the president was aa fine as he haa received In any western city. Htandlrur On the west side ef the state ce-pltot in the glare of tlie hot aun. Preaident Taft addressed the largest crowd since be left Washington on his western trip." Senator Curtis of Kansas, after listening listen-ing to President Taft'a appeal for aup-port aup-port of hia arbitration treallca. aaid: "I am convinced thet a large majority of the people of Kaneaa and the country as well favor the arbitration treaties and ao far aa t am concerned, I hope end expect ex-pect to eee them ratified, with only euch changea aa wilt tn no way affect their character or erTIHency. "These treaties are the first step. It seema to me. In the direction of universal peace which te practical and In which I am a firm believer, and then ratification will mark the success of one of the great-eet great-eet and moat statesmanlike of the policies of President Tsft's administration." |
