Show rDE DEPARTURE Of TROOPS fOR THE i ISLANDS MADE TAfT OE SICK I r r S San n Francisco Oct OcL spend spond spendIng Ing n the forenoon In the clUes cities ref Oakland sail and Berkeley rk l across thu th e hay President Taft was welcomed to toI I San Francisco this afternoon hy br a throng which lined the walks In some I places ten deep along II a line of march malch extending over ocr nearl nearly three mlle miles s of 01 the principal streets The school chil children dren of this city Oakland and 10 Icy gave gan their jo joyous ous cheers for the president and as In most of the other I cities Mr Taft has visited on en this trip were some of the prominent fea tares of his reception Visiting three cities cilles and spending three quarters quarte rg of an hour on San Francisco ba bay the president had II a l 1 hU busy day As he was crossing from I Ithe the Oakland mole molo to San Francisco I Ithe I the arm army transport Thomas was set tins flag sail for the Philippine islands and hy by th the presidents request the revenue cutter Gate on which he was a passenger was drawn up alongside the big vessel whose sides I were lIne lined rl with soldiers and the fam families illes of On the bridge of o othe the transport the Philippine constabulary constabulary band which played at the he pres preside presidents ide Inauguration in Washington was with him recently at al Seattle and was present this morning In the Greek Groele theater at al Berkeley when he made an address in that classic amphitheatre was drawn up and was playing Hall Flail to the as the president shouted across the water to the clad soldiers Goodbye boys I wish you youa a pleasant vo voyage Longs for Cor Philippines Answering cheers came back to the president The pr l of the trans transport port began to churn the water Into I foam a rippling wave wao spread from the bow as the vessel gay with lags gained ho md and the president looked wistfully toward the golden gate Does it make you OU feel Ceel homesick Mr r President asked Captain Butt his aide who himself hall seen long service In the Philippines Indeed It does replied Mr Taft and I would give anything Ir if I were going with wih them The president never neer losses an op opportunity opportunity while chile on the tho coast to speak a good word for fOl the Philippines and aud he Is always sure of a all ap predation Referring to his own ex at Manila la In one of his ad addresses dresses ses toda today he said You never can tell what whal the fu lure Is going to bring abouL H t seemed a long way around to u tl o White house to go out mlles miles Into the tropics but that Is where It ft landed mc m The president reached the shores shore of San Francisco bay early this morn morning inn ing with It a typical fog hanging over the cities U that at front the harbor BG G fore fOle 11 the sun stet had burned its Ils wa way through the gra gray mist clouds and when hen the presIdent reached San Francisco It at 1 the day was one of blue skied splendor dor dOl Welcome at Berkeley Berkeley had the honor of being the first hit bay city to welcome the president Ho lo was as driven In an to the Greek theatre of the tho university of California where bero he was greeted In by Professor Bernard Moses s who had served wIth Mr Taft In tho Philippines The president made mado a brief f address In which he declared that thal Ideals In popular government wore a splendid thing to La cultivate hilt but that the tho man at al the tho helm must be bc content with a compromise must ce pt his responsibIlities and Play the game whether lie ho succeeded In bringing the tho people to follow him or had to follow the people From Berkeley went to Oakland and made an address to an outdoor throng of several thou thousands ands In both Berkeley and Oakland ho reo re a hearty greeting from crowds lining the sidewalks of the line of march Crossing the tho ha hay on the tho revenue cutler cullor Golden Gate Gato anti and eating lunch luncheon eon during the trip the president lip up lipon upon on his arrival In Sun San Francisco was taken for fOI a threemile rido through Markel Montgomery and Kearney Kearne streets and Van Ness and Golden Gate avenues Ito Ho reviewed on Van Ness Noss avenue aenlle nearly all of the people and parochial school children of the city Next the president laid the corner stone o of th the new Youn Young Mens ons Christian association building In this cil city and ond expressed again the Interest Ito ho always feels in Y M I C CA CA A work ill lir Taft has Ims what he de delights delights lights to refer refel to as his hili Y V M I C A Asp sp speech He has laid cornerstones for this class of buildings In Shang Shanghai hal hai Hong Kong nIl all I through h rough the United Status States and In many other parts of the world Being a Mason in good standing lr Taft TaCt alwa always s works hard harl when he has haE the tho task of laying a corner comer stone and ceremony ceremony was no exception to the rule With n a sliver silver trowel he spread mortal morla for fully lie minutes before the big block of granite was ready to be low Cled Into Its place Later ir in the the tho president was the guest of honor at al a reception at al althe atthe the United League club Tonight lie he was taus tendered Ii a banquet at the I ah mont hotel by moro more than GOO resi residents dents of Sun San Francisco anti later Inter was entertained at the Press club The n t retired at al midnight nt at th the St SL Franck Francis hotel and will leave leae at atS S 8 tomorrow morning for the Yosemite valley aller Visits is Cousin Crossing the ay tolla today the presidents presidents dents nag flag flying from the Golden Gold Gate Gato was saluted by time the old frigate Pensacola the station ship of the tho thona na naval al training station on Goat Island and aud by the cruiser St Louis l lay gray and grim in the pathway of the president nt and b by the revenue cut cutter cutter ter McCullough The Tho corn com committee trussed crossed the ba bay on a ferry Cern boat bont ns as an escort to Mr 1 r Taft raft During his stay In Berkeley the president stole a half bout away from the entertaining committee and visit Isit visited ell ed his cousin Mrs Charles T Blake One of the most pathetic Incidents of the presidents trip marked his stay In Berkeley Ikeler Ito passed In ro rc of the pupils of an institution for tho deaf dumb and blind The tribute of waved wIth wilh l eves es of oC silent nods nails of the dumb 1111 and 1 I ch or from the Mind blind deeply Impressed sed the n t President Taft saw San Francisco today for Cor the first time lime since the tIre fire Ho Flo felt a deep interest In the ells ell because while Secretary o of War Var he hall had a great greal deal to do with the tho plans for the relIef of the tho people Mr Ir Taft marvelled at al the growth of the lime cit city clad I In his address at the Y M I c A the hope that c the coming generation prove proe I as energetic as optimistic and alto altogether gether as enthusiastic a people as those who ha have v rehabilitated the elL elLIn city In his sp speech at the banquet to tonight night the president reiterated hl his views view on the subject or of a merchant marine and aroused great enthusiasm d by hIs declaration that he would urge the passage of a ship subsidy law as one of the prIncipal subjects In his forthcoming message to congress ss Subsidy Mr ir Taft asserted that time the country was ready for nn an experiment In the thea way a of a subsidy The extension of th Pacific trade is one of the objects of his administration Mr Ir Taft said sahl and he added that he knew of no more important topIc to which congress can demote Itself In fu Iris speech at nerk Berk Berkeley oley eley tolla today the tho said It Is a 3 great pleasure for fol me to tobe be here rc and to bo be received by br Prof I hoses an old had almost said in arms but we dill did not carr muskets In the nty my I old comrade lu in att to initiate nail ami to pioneer In time tho far distant islands of the tho Pacific It Is a great pleasure to be here herein in this unique theater and talk to n a 1 hody hol of people who represent the hIghest aspirations of a l common Professor Moses has alluded to the fact that we are veering around to the scientists t It be It in politics in did not men mention Lion theology but It is a fact that the tho universities of the land and es such suell a one as this placed so centrally and embracing so large a student body are arc coming comins to figure more and more with their influence upon the sCience or of government and the course o of parties rime fhe business ss of government Is not nol nolan an ea easy use one when you rou arc in It It has a somewhat different aspect when I IrOIl rOIl on are arc engaged In pulling the throttle tie tle or putting on the brake from that which it has from the professors chat chair or l tine editorial sanctum Obstacles and Friction There are obstacles an and friction and that it Is not possible always to Iu exchange but the existence of which one who is in the midst ot of It can affirm with great emphasis and It Is those obstacles and ties and friction that are arc not always appreciated ed by the critics who do not have t the he responsibilities None time the less the high standard set by br these critics is of time the utmost use mist useIn In lifting up government and lifting up a people The he resultant o of feel feeling feeling ing an aim Inspiration for tor high higher or things and being compelled either to modify I or qualify your Ideals In practical re suits Is ate after r all progress Is An Optimist I like to affirm that I am an optimist mist and and an optimist with respect to popular 1 government I if I 1 were not notI I should not noL e enjoy r being In the busi business ne ness of government but In that progress progress ress we sometimes have to gIve Ie way In iii our theorIes to the views of the general shown In the votes at atthe atthe the polls or III ii the tho votes In congress and not nol years after aller we have han to that on the whole the tho resultant which is reached b by recon citing and compromising all the the vi l s of people is better hetter than If Wl we followed with literal fidelity time h hLl Ll of any one parson lorson Popular goe government nt Is justified and vindicated ed on the th theory or that every een hy by that I mean those who In respect to a community are similarly situated and affected cLed b by the tho holler able ahle In iii the tho Ion long run to know mow what its iLs In interests are arc and to 10 look after those interests than limn the members of oC nn any other class howe however vcr altruistic that other othor class may lie be and that being the foundation of popular government and It being heing therefore that anyone any one class shall she give out laws fo for all the necessary result of our government Is compromise and he h is a good citizen who recognizes lint necessary necessary essary result and who when his own opinion is not followed out as lie ho hoc would liko to have It becomes what I I 1 remember your our own d professor lectured upon in this I when I was must mast mustI I I make mako himself a good loser He Ha must mustI play pIny the game He Is In popular gov government government I and he has to take what gives Ies him until by his with the people who control he cnn can lend them In th the dl which he would and Ii if the they dont go Ln In that direction then lie ho has hasto hasto to plu play ball with willI them and follow folio them Progress s In Philippines Philippine President Taft then referred to his association with the University of California which the members of the first Philippine commission visited on their way to the Eastern 1 archipelago o oWe We Ve worked alon along on the Philippine problem said Mr Il Taft and I 1 think we ha have achieved considerable pr progress g gress ress Ye re nt at len least t in the ten years ears have hao brought about justice to those Islands In the matter of free trade between the United d Stales Slates and those gems o of the tho Pacific I can well remember the fog for forin In spite of the bright sunlight of oC that da day It was n fog that wo we were look lookIng i ing Into ms as we left the Golden Gate GaLe GaLeand and turned time tho prow of our vessel I toward the We e did not i know what It was we were to meet The future was ns as dark and obscure I Ins ns as possible and If an any man would have sa said ill that that trip would land me In the tho presidency of the United States I should 1 have hae felt like chal characterizing him elthor as a falsifier er or as a man without sense I But that Is It you OU never can tell tellI I what lh the future Is going to bring about It seemed au long wa way around to lo the White While to go out miles into the tropics but bul that in 10 where It landed me and as I started from Berkeley It delights me now that I have hae reached that thol goal If It ItI itcan can be consIdered a goal for fOl I was teas not wandering In that direction can I It Is a pleasure to me here hereto to testify to the of the most Important In I have had with this grand old Institution |