New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-11
U'KTNLEY AT PHILADELPHIA.
HE POINTS OFT THE MERGING OF NATION
ALITIES n AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP
PLEASED WITH THE POPULAR
TNDORsEMENT OF HIS

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Phlaaelnhia. Sept 20 Special The President 10
his mingling among the people mas the happy rae
u,ty NJ making every one feel that ne Is quite as
much delighted win his surroundings az his hosts
arc enthusiastic IN extending welcome and hospi-
tality Although somewhat sententious In his form
u speech tho President makes himself entertain
Ing tn conversation with those about him IN
speaking with ono ~ The members ~ the commit
toe he said
IT IS very interestiug-n fact. an object lesson
in the complete fusion Of natonalitles into what Is
known to-day the world over as an American ciu-
zer- 20 note IN. difference between the Union
Army ~ f.1-+5 and the United states Army or
l'es- % W can recall with pride no" ne GERMAN
Irish sco,.h and Swiss Americans formed battal-
ions and even regiments, IN fact me 'erman
Americans formed q German corps and the French.
Scandnavans Swedcs. italians and Poles organ
izof companies ~ foreign born American ciu-
zens or subjects - those nauonali'ies. AL hsnt-
ing for the Union with equa valor side oy sioe
with our native born fellow colnfrymen. II seemed
Ike concert u nati0na.l'ies rallyng In defence or
the great heritaE. Of The American people the
Constitution Of the United states
Look AZ ,he conditions in The late war With
Spain Tho Sons % theso veterans. ~ almost every
nationality - Europe took 30 the heroic services
81 their fathers As "" are also proud 70 say. old
The sons = tho South and under one union OF
States and In ono union NJ blood they made UP. not
the German corps tho Swiss battalion. the Irish
or Hiehlard regiments The Louisiana Tigers. the
PuiasN Guards and tho Scotch Fusliers bur All
were United states volunteers citizen soldiers
The veterans celebrating he thrty-third ami
ve-sarv ~ their commemorative ORGANIZATION IN
this beautiful citf rightfliy proud ~ their ser
vices p generation ago can look with equal pride
upon their sons lighting shoulder 20 shoulder IN the
late var with tho sons ~ tne mon ~ me >outn'
and al as Americans without lines ~ nationality
THAT is what has been attained I'm he military
career ~ tho Nation Sow ~ look forward ~ ms
conquas's ~ peace wifh ur'fed front
N 4 subsequent conversation me President e1-
a1r~0vsI ~ ff- Piff-hurs speech and other pIpNc
ufteranc4s concernlne The Administering policy
with respect 20 th~ possessions acquired IN mo
war vita spain He sad
THE American people know what they want.
Thee b, 40 doubr they IRE IN favor ~ holdns on
70 what has fallen ~ them and AmericaniLing ~
Although war t. possibility groVlnS ou' ~ over
excitement and ~ I'D impulse. 'fe tendency grows
-,roms5~T r,e,fode r.is does not mean hat
nations mus 0ot 10 prepared - meet eFsry re-
snorsifift, ~ National l.Se right and honor That
rather S-inul4res peaceful H. tto1s ot sett4ement
THIS disposition among nations inerefore, opens
the field 70 trade ar ! commerce. win tne enor,
nous deFe,ot o eH ss,r,-ss.',r,rg ye mus;
Aave markets or We vii - parayzed BY over
productions That Wa o4r troeD- ID ne %. gysr
Drecedi1g tho late war The corgsstioh Ok . over
production has been much iessenec Il must cisap-
pear entirely II Ne make proper use OF OUT oPpos-
tuniries 7 cannot tank that American capital n
du-try and wsgeworHers viii thro" away tho
cia0d oreninC before them
I'M referring n the export exposition 20 open In
PHILADELPHIA rov' week The President SAID
.'rhs ls an important move IA our new and
greater industrial. l.fe Other nations are now
9 .ass. & we way "a mus not only soow bit
lead There s no reason why American PRODUCTS
great mars Of trade IN South America Europe and
Asia