The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-08
SEE WHAT / HAVE DONE
The People Need Have no Fear Of
Imperialism.
THERE is NONE IN TIE UNITED STATES
/ Have Power to Increase the Army to 100, 600
But I'll Only Raise It to $4,000 lust
Now, He, Says in
Effect.
(Bv the Associated Press.)

i
Mexican flags were interviewed in the
decorations of the Plaza where the Of
fetal. greeting of President Mckinley
and his Cabinet took place this morn
ing. The presence on the stand of
General Hernandez, personal represen-
tative of President Diaz, and the Gov
ernor of the State of chihuahua, gave
an international significance to- the
event. There We're thousands of Mexi-
cans in the vast concourse of people
to whom the President spoke and their
enthusiasm was almost as wild as that
Of the Americans.
General Hernandez addressed the
President on behalf of his people, ex-
tending the latters congratulations and
President Mckinley in his response
paid hight tribute to- the PRESIDENT OF
the Mexican Republic and charged MS
enissary to convey to his chlef ms
warm regard and personal esteem, with
his best wishes for the continued pros
perity of our sister republic. the Presi-
dents speech was very happy and was
especially notable on account OF his IN
junction to the people not to be alarm
ed about imperialism" There was,
he said, no Imperialism except the i'm
periaI power of the sovereign people of
the United States.
His speech in full follows:
'This is the gateway to the Mexicau
Republic, and / want in this connec-
ton to express my qualification with
the cordial salutations rendered to me
by that great and distinguished Presi-
dent of our sister Republic, President
Diaz enthusiastic applause and cries
of 'bravo'O; thank his representative
for the cordial words with which he
has presented the feeling of respect
and regard of his illustr;ous President
to the Government of the United States,
and I beg that he will convey to his
President the warm regards and tho
personal esteem which l have for his
chief magistrate which is shared by
the whole American people (applause),
and my wish for still further prosperity
and advancement among his people.
applause and cries of ''bravo.'O
II cannot fail also to recognize the
cordial welcome which has been given
to me by the Governor of the neigh
boring State of the Mexican Republic.
/ cannot go over there, but they can
with open hearts. I can look over there
0aughter), but there is something in
the traditions of this republic. some
thing in it's precedents that does not
permit the President to 60 outside of
the United States during his term Of
office (Applause) But as we do not
hold office all the time here Qaughter)
we will have an opportunity of going
there in the future.
MY fellow citizens, if there ever was
any doubt about our being a united
people. if you could have travelled
with me $500 miles, from the capital
at Washington to the city of FL Paso,
that doubt would have been completely
dispelled. (Applause) There never
was such unity in the United States
as there is at this hour. There never
was so much for nation Of $4,000, O0]
of people to be proud of as at this
hour. {Applause.)
1--WE have sent our army and our navy
to distant seas and they have only added
gloryt 0 our flag They have brought nc
shame upon the American name. Cap
plause.) We sent them to China to res
cue our beleaguered representatives and
they did the work and did it magniicently
| (Applause)
but it is not in art of war that we
take our greater pride. We are not a
| warlike people. We are not a military
people. We never go to war unless we
have to make peace. (Applause.) Our cit
| liens take pride in the arts of peace, ma
terial and intellectual development, with
the growth of our country in the advance
ment of our civilization, in the arts, in
the sciences and in manufactures. This
is the great pride of the American peo-
pie (Applause.)
eve are dwelling in peace and amity,
causing peace on earth and peace toward
all men. Great applause) We want
to settle our differences, if we ever have
any with any powers of the world, by ar
bitration We want to exhaust every
peaceable means for settlement before we
go to war, and while we have authority
to raise a hundred thousand troops, the
necessity does not exist for that number
and we propose to raise but 10000.
Great applause.) So don't be alarmed
about militarism or Imperialism. We
know no Imperialism in the United States,
except imperialism of a sovereign people.
Continuous applause)"
Members of the Cabinet also spoke. At
the conclusion of the addresses. the par
ty, including the Mexican officials, went
for a drive.
The exercises in the Plaza were pre-
ceded by military parade. The ladies of
the Cabinet crossed the Rio Grande to
Juarez, where they were rendered a
breakfast by Juan Ouacha, prominent
Mexican banker.
Mrs. Mckinley did not attend the
breakfast but enjoyed a short drive in
the morning.
During the day the President express
ed a desire to take a look over into
Mexico and was driven down to the
international bridge. There at the office
of the American customs officials he
alighted and chatted for some time with