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Show HEAR TAFT- Topeka, Kansas, Turns Out Largest Crowd of Presidential Trip Topeka. Kas., SepL 27. Preoldcnt Taft spent six hours and a half in Topeka, To-peka, beginning his third day In Kansas. Kan-sas. The President's train reached Topeka at 5 a. m but he was not asked to rise until an hour later, although al-though hundreds of curious people crowded as closo to his private car, even at that hour, as tho police would allow. The President's main address was made from a aland In front of the state capltol. The stops of the big building were blocked with people and thousands more filled tho grounds in front of the plntform. It was tho largest crowd the President co far has addressed. Tho President stood on a table to make his speech, with the hot sun beating down directly in his face. He addressed himself to the Grand Army men of Kansas, and discussed the part which the state played in the Civil war. "Looking back over the years, sinco the war," the President said, "there is no problem facing tho nation .that does not sem light In comparison.' The President invoked the assistance assist-ance of the men who saw the war to use their influence to bring about an end of war by arbitration treaties with the world' On the wav to tho club, tho President Presi-dent rodo In Governor Stubbs' car, driven by the governor's son. In dedicating dedi-cating the flagpole at Washburn col-lece. col-lece. M-. Taft said that the feollnq is growing in this country that to havo patriotism, tho children must be taught the significance of the starry flag. Senator Curtis of Kansas, after listening list-ening to President Taft's appeal for support of his arbitration treaties, said. "I am convinced that a large majority ma-jority of tho people of Kansas and of the country as veil favor the arbitration arbitra-tion treaties, and, bo far as I am concerned. con-cerned. I hope and pxpect to see them ratified, with onlv such changes ta will In no way affect their chaructor or efficiency "These treaties aro the first step. It scorns to me. In tho direction of universal uni-versal neace which Is practical and In which I Dm a firm believer, and their ratification vijl mark tho success of one of the greatest and most statos-mni. statos-mni. iiU-o of th'e policies of President Taft's administration."' |