The times., 1898-11-12
MILES AND ROOSEVELT.
The Two Soldiers Are Warmly Greet
ed In New York.

The Two soldiers Are warmly Greet
ed In New York.
New York. Nov. 1.-Two men divided
the honors of the dinner to Gen. Nelson
A. Miles at the waldorf-Astoria tonight.
both soldiers who distinguished them
selves in the war with Spain.
Gen. Miles himself was, of course the
hero of the occasion, but the notable event
of the evening was Col. Theodore Roose-
velt's praise for the soldier of Uncle
Sans regular army.
In one other respect the banquet was no.
table. 1t was sort of love feast. Men
OF all politics were there, and they cheered
Col Roosevelt and the name of President
Mckinley without reference to party
Seth Low proposed the health of former
Secretary Tracy; Gen. Miles proposed the
health of Gen. Shafter, and to give an in
ternational tinge to the proceedings. the
greeting to Capt. Paget, the British naval
representative in the Cuban war was
equal to that accorded to either Gen Miles
or Col. Roosevelt. From beginning to end
the proceedings were marked by the most
lively enthusiasm.
1t was after 10 o'clock when Joseph H.
Choate, the chairman, proposed the
health of President Mckinley
Mr.. Choate read President McKinfey's
letter of regret, which was followed by
three cheers for the President
Gen. Miles, in his speech said: "The
important questions that had to be met
and decided in the last few months have
mad broadening influence on our people.
II has brought the attention of the people
to the great power and responsibility of
our Republic and institutions and true in
terests as a Republic and a nation not
only at nome, but through every part of
the globe. We have been enabled to give
freedom to millions OF the oppressed. and
believe that We will be able to extend
to them the hand Of support and secure
for them full measure of Justice and
enlightened government"
Gen. Miles was followed by Rear Ad
miral Erben for the navy and Gov VOL
colt. of Massachusetts.
After few sentences concerning the
pleasant relations between Great Britain
and this country, Mr.. Choate introduced
Capt Paget, and as the representative
of the mother country arose, the entire
house rose with him and greeted him
with tremendous cheers. Capt Paget was
obviously surprised, and. perhaps, little
confused at the warmth of his greeting,
but after little hesitation he got fairly
under way with his response and said:
1T gives me the greatest pleasure TO
be here tonight, an alien and yet greeted
as friend. The fate of your nation is
now TO be decided in the matter of its
future policy.
NO precedents can check your expan-
sion except for a short time I can say
that expansion win be heartily well
coined by the mother country"
Governor RushnefI nf Ohio u-aS paxf
introduced, and in a brief speech. claim
ed Gen. Miles as one OF the long list
of Ohio's sons who had distinguished
themselves in the service of the nation
by virtue of the fact that the general
married an Ohio woman
Mr.. Choate next read a letter OF regret
from Gen. Shafter, and added:
AT the special request of Gen Miles /
propose the health of Gen. William R.
Shafter"
There were shouts of good. good" as
the company arose and drank the toast
Mr.. Choate then introduced Col Roose-
welt. who said:
I'm Gen. Miles, the hero of the Civil
War. do not forget Gen. Miles, the hero
of the long and weary campaigns against
the Sioux. the Cheyennes. and the Black
feet. And do not forget the men with
him who had to face the Arctic cold, a
heat worse than the tropic, hunger and
thirst and the cruelest Of foes-and all
this without hope OF reward other than
the knowledge that they are serving the
nation and upholding the flag. That's
the sort of thing they have been doing
all these years. and are you men here
going TO do nothing more than cheer for
them on such occasions as this when you
sit down to dinner together. or are you
going TO see to it that they get their de-
serts. that they get the equipment they
should have?
After this / hope We'll have large
enough army and that we'll give them
enough money TO meet their needs, and
once year, or anyway, once in two
years l hope that well gather that army
say 1900 of them. at San Antonio. send
them on to the coast, put them on trans
ports, take them over TO Cuba or some
where else. and disembark them. and in
that way we viii give to the quartermas-
ter's department and to the commissary
departments the actual training so much
needed, and you won't have the com
plants in time of war which we have just
experienced. Nor will you have to call
upon the uncomplaining vaIor Of the line
officers to make good those defects of the
staff due solely to the fact that the peo-
pie would not stand by the army
Il wish that you could realize the
bravery, devotion and endurance of pain
and peril of the American regular officers
and the regular soldier. If you had seen
that you would feel that too much cannot
be done for the regulars. l say you would
feel that too much could not be done for
the men of the regular army, and woe,
woe to the congressman, and woe TO the
representative, who dares to seek cheap
glory by niggardly economy in expense
that may mean the life blood of our SOL
diers."