New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-07
NEEDS OF ARMY AND NAVY
GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT URGES THAT
THEY BE NOT NEGLECTED.

PLEA IN THE ADMRALs PRESENCE
MUST UPHOLD MONROE DOCTRINE
POLITICIANS AND ACID DE-
CADENTs"
The Dewey Arch concert the entire proceeds of
which go to perpetuating the Dewey Arch. took
place last evening in Carnegie Hall. Miss Laura
j. Post. the secretary of the Ladies' Committee
said that the concert Melted more than 5000 All
the artists except the orchestra volunteered. The
decorators. the printers, the ushers-in fact nearly
all those taking part-volunteered.
The hall was beautifully decorated. The concert
a sort of welcome to Admiral Dewey and Gov
ernor Roosevelt both of whom were present. on
the right of house the box reserved for the
Admiral and the left the box Of the Gov
ernor The Admiral and his wife had been enter
tanned early in the evening by Mr.. and Mrs. Doug
las Robinson at their home in Madison-ave. Gov
ernor Roosevelt dined with them.
1t was $50 o'clock when the carriage containing
Admiral Dewey, Mrs Dewey, George G.. Dewey
the Admirars son, and Lieutenant Caldwell drove
up to Carnegie Hall. The party walked into the
lobby and were shown to their box. Soon after
ward Governor Roosevelt, Mr.. and Mrs
Douglas Robinson and the Misses Robinson
CHEERS FOR ADMIRAL AND GOVERNOR
When Admiral Dewey pushed aside the curtains
of his box he Immediately recognized, and.
some one cried, Three cheers for Dewey! They
were given with will. The IT'S women in the
all dressed IN White, rose ana ShOOR tnelr
handkerchiefs. The audience did the same. Just
then Governor Roosevelt pushed aside the curtains
Of the box on the other side of the house. Some
man cried Three cheers for Governor Roosevelt"
These also given. Admiral Dewey bowed right
and left at his greeting, and Governor Roosevelt
did the same.
Levi P. Morton and Mrs. Morton occupied the
box the right OF the Deweys, and there was
much visiting between them.
After the rendition of the Manila TIE Deum,"
nv al in n
victory at Manila, Governor Roosevelt appeared
on the platform. He was received with cheers.
The Governor looked about for some place to stand
After hesitation he assembled the raised
dais and began to speak He said in part:
whose name stands second to that of Farragut
alone in our naval annals, the Admiral, who has
name WIG has written fresh page in the glorious
we have come to do even more than that, for we
Reee 10 s NJ DoI9 Of MRa hs beh In
Will insprit us to exercise the care and the fore
antee that the future shall reproduce the past
In no way can we better please Admiral Dewey
debt not only to him, not only to the men with him
Bay to strike the last shattering stroke against
SPANS empire in the tropie East, but also to the
Congressmen the shipwrights, the gunsmths, the
own way and according to his own capacity, had
Curing the fifteen preceding years built up the
Pay al honor to the greet ma Who used aTgh
whom, or another as good, the instrument would
have been useless, but pay all honor also to those
even Dewey's daring and seamanship could not
If in 1883, before the new Navy was built we had
gone to war, not all the great admiras who
those Of iSs for in ISIS we n9d with sunne ndf
ference permitted our navy to rot into useessness
long and hard work before we could get it up.
those who insisted that we We're peacefui peo-
PIE and that to build navy would provoke posi-
navy mere waste of money, and the cold heart
of b0 Te bopsh 62 fa fonS an
spect which, with nation with an individual,
y 9n hold own wh rong hahd
against insult and wrongdoing:
with the work of upbuilding the navy, against
have it. Of peTfecng its organization and efciency
WAS ien I'm maze agnst Dur nae8 sne new navy
prevailed in the councils of the Nation, had
sbond nave ba m ne 81 gdTaG
memories of Manila and Santiago to look back upon.
lesson of the Immediate past. Above all, let US keep
intend to carry out Bluff is very bad thing nm in
either nation or
UNFOLDING THE MONROE DOCTRINE
i most heartily believe in the Monroe Doctrine
nation from from acquiring under any pretext whatso
ever a loot OF American soil. north or south, be-
Nation win uphold this doctrine unfinchingiy and
intend to make our words good by deeds if the
heed snould arise, and to do this must be pre-
pared otherwise shall bring disaster upon our
selves, and when The disaster comes shall have
10 thank, not the men under whom it chance
70 come, but ourselves. the people of the United
preparation in advance.
If we intend. as earnestly hope and believe
4o, 70 keep the Monroe Doctrine as the cardinal
feature or American foreign policy, must never
permit our naval rank among the nations of the
world 10 De any lower than Ii is, and If possible
should make II higher, and, while we do not need
wb1cgg army we DO need one Of the present size
wealth and the needs of the Nation And we
ing efficiency.
The SECRETARIES of the Navy-Chandler Whitney
Tracy, Herbert and Long-and the Senators and
congressman who backed them up have a right TO
feel personal pride in Admiral Dewey's victory
Tor without them II could not have been obtained
" must continue to build up and to exercise the
SHIPS, the guns and the machinery, that no pos
slble foe can cause us just alarm. We must do the
same for the Army.
There were some excellent people who decried
the building OF big Navy. They said this was the
Surest way 10 invite war We heard them. The
last we heard of them was when they were de-
nira), because you didn't speak words of praise
for Aguinaldo Yes these excellent people are
very shortsghted
Interest manifested when Governor Roose-
welt referred to the politicians. In doing so, he
made of the phrase "acid decadent" He
said
The politicians will do what you wish them
| do If they find that your wish is effective You
| don't want to sit supine; careful of yourselves
! some acid decadent. complaining OF how bad
! things are and whining over existing conditions
! The way TO do is TO show that you have some
public spirit. You have yourselves to blame if
! you do not stir yourselves.
! RROOKTYN'S FPEEDOH FOP DEWEY