The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-25
Receives Hearty Welcome From
Citizens and Militia of New
Jersey at Sea Girt.
TALKS OF A SOLDIERS DUTY.
Nation Places Large Responsible
ties, He Says, on Its Citizen
Soldiers, When There Is
Danger of War.

Sea Girt, N. J.. July A.-No President
ever received q more hearty welcome than
that given President Roosevelt to-day by
the people OF New Jersey.
From the time he landed on New Jersey
soil at the Atlantic Highlands pier this
afternoon. until he departed IN his launch
for his yacht Meyiower, he was the re-
cipient OF a continuous ovation.
President Roosevelt and Governor Murphy
and stan reviewed the troops in camp, the
President being mounted on a magnificent
chestnut bay. At the close of the review.
Mr.. Roosevelt was escorted TO a stand
adjoining the parade ground and there ad-
dressed the assembled troops and citizens.
He said in part:
Guardsmen and Good Citizens.
A man is Of use as = National Gusrdsman for
Just exactly the same reasons he IS OF use es
q citizen: and that IS n he sets 10 work with his
whole heart TO DO his duty for the time being. to
make himself thoroughly proficient in the line OF
business he has taken up. A National Guards
who joins TO have a good time pretty gen
orally does not have a good time. aud certainly
makes a poor hand a Euardsman.
earnestly hope ana believe continued the
President you never viii get into battle but 10
you do. II is EoinE to be mighty Important 20 hit
the other fellow: and ycu are going TO be able TO
DO Il largely IN consequence OF the way YOU have
put in your time. knowing your rife until 81 Is
Just part OF yourself until you can handle IT.
take care OF II and use Il.
I think gentlemen that much help can be Civ
TO the national guards OF the States by the
action OF the United States Government I want
10 see the National Gusrd armed with the best
and most modern weapons. CApplsuse) want
TO the infantry with the Krag -Jorgensen. and
want TO the artillery with the three-poirt-
two gun OF the regular army. I am happy TO
say that a bill has been passed through the low
er house which VIII enable the national Govern
ment materially TO aid the National Guard Of
the different States. At the next session firmly
believe that We will get II through the United
States Senate. and then can guarantees the sig
nature OF the President. daughter and Ep-
plause)
Dependence on Citixen-soldiers.
think that our people have not always ap-
preciated the debt they were under TO the Ma
tional Guard. man who goes into the Nation
al Guard and does his duty fairly aud squereiy
there puts the whole country under oblisa-
tIon 10 him Always in our history IL has been
the case. Il will be IN the future. that II war
should arise II is TO be met mainly By the eiu-
-eoidier-she volunteer soldier. We have in
the regular army. otncered as It is and nllsd
with the type OF enlisted men we have In Il. an
army which I firmly believe. for Its sire, Is IN
equaIed in the civilized world.
But that army is. and OF necessity must be. 20
small that In the event OF serious trouble in the
future the great bulk of our troops must come.
In the past they have come, rom the ranks
of the people themselves: and in forming those
regiments the good done By the p7esence in them
OF men who have served faithfully in the National
Guard cannot be overestimated. These men are
ready They know what is expected Of them
They train Others TO the " x tnaI is n-v~--'
And another thing. ladies ana craftsmen the
same qualities tnaJ
make him do his duty dscently and honestly IN
q National Guard regiment are furdsnentally the
qualities that he needs TO make him . good eiti-
zen In private life.
Just as IL is in the army. 20 II is IN citizen
ship NCu are content 70 20 through life waiting
chance may not come. The way TO be good
citizen is 10 do well the ordinary. everyday. !.
humdrum work that comes TO citizenship Don
YOU think so? sure YOU DO. The man VINO
to be the good fighter: and the citizen who waits
for heroic times is likely to be q mighty bad
one
/ plead with you to do your duty as National
Guardsmen and citizens. Do your duty day
by day-the common. ordinary duty, which. when
done. makes in their the citizenship Of the
nation. Ladies' and gentlemen. thank you.
Secret-Service Men Barred.
The arrangements for the reception Of the
President at Seagirt were excellent in the
main, but for almost two hours Mr.. Rocse-
Welt was without his usual guard OF Secret
Service officers, five OF whom were with him
on the trip.
The military contingent absolutely refused
to recognize the authority OF the badges or
passes Of the Secret-Service operatives and
passes of the Secret-Service optratioves and
commands OF their officers.