The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-26
President Roosevelt SpeakStO Span
iSh War Veterans Rendered Ban
Quet by international League
of Press Clubs.

Boston. June 26.-on President Roose-
Ielts return TO his hotel last evening he
found there n bcdy OF officers who had
come TO escort him TO the bsrqust in hts
honor given by the Commandeiy of Mas
sacLusetts. Naval and Military Order OF
tha Spanish American war. This ban
ouet was held at the Algonquin club
fCuse and was entirely military. The
company at the tables was made up OF
officers of the Massachusetts commands
OF both the military and naval arms who
had served I'm the Cuban. Porto Rico and
Philippine wars.
The guests beside the president were:
Governor w. Murray Crane. Mayor p. A.
Collins. Hon. John ID. Long. Hon. George
III. Lyman. collector OF the port OF Bos-
ton Rear Admiral Mortimer l.. Johnson.
u. s. N, con,mandant of the Charlestown
navy yard: Col. John l.. Tiernon, u. S.
A; Major Ge1eral Samuel Dalton. adJu-
tant general OF the state; Major Charles
u. Amory. ". &. ". senior vice comman-
der of the Massachusetts commandery OF
the Loyal Legion: Major General William
A. Bancroft and Major General L. III.
Murray, u. 3. V.
The guests and comrades of the order
were greeted by Surgeon Major Otis II.
Marion, who especially welcomed Presi-
dent Roosevelt to the gathering. Briga-
der General Curtis Guild was presented
as toas tmaster, and In speech which
again and again created wild enthusiasm
he told TO the president the story of the
part taken by Massachusetts, volunteers in.
lhe Spanish war. He closed with propos-
ing another toast to the president.
In response the president said:
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH
Mr.. Toastmaster. Mr.. Chairman and
comrades
have a special right Of comradeship
with the men Of the second and tho ninth
who were down at Santiago where i
served also. Some Of your number here
fought in the great war. the war where
there was quito enough lighting TO so
around. daughter and applause.) Where
there were even certain moments when
you eeemed likely TO be troubled wfth the
opposite condition. Uaushter.) You, OF
course. saw the real fight. the days that
tried mems souls, All the chance that
dame TO us was 10 show that wo were
willing and anxious TO try 10 do our duty
IN a way not to make the elder feel that
tho younger generation had been unwor-
my Of Il. (Applause.)
And really this Is not exactly the au-
lienoe TO which / would like TO say one
- TWO OF bHt diu 6Oblb W ety
because am sure ! have got you with
ne. daughter and loud and continuous
applause,)
Now there has been Q good deal OF
vfticism. and some OF Il of an exceed
hg1y intemperate kind, about the actions
OF the army IN the Philippines. That
army is composed Of exactly such men "a
those see here. loud npplause.) Some
Of you went TO Cuba, some went to Por-
% Rico some 10 the PhilippineS
CRUELTY CONDEMNED.
Within the last fortnight there has been
On appalling outrage committed In the
Philippine Islands.
Pour men were captured and after be-
mg kept for a little while were put to
death by torture. You have heard very
tttle mention OF H. have seen very little
0ention OF 10. and the reason Is because
NOSE four men wore the United States
0niforrn (Cries OF Yes, yes, that is
Skyht'O For that deed, 81 IL Is possible 20
exact punishment punishment will be ex-
acted. cloud applause and waving OF
Aandkerchiefs) Don't misunderstood me.
tCries OF mo no.'D
I do not have TO say thai I am speak
ing 10 soldiers. You know that any In
ffineement Of the laws OF war Will not
be tolerated for o moment. and that any
man wearing our uniform who discrodits
q by torture shall not be saved from pun
Shnent by any record OF excellence In
the past You know that (Cries OF Yes.
ycs."D
IL IN unnecessary TO say 10, but let the
other side OF the metal be kept I'm view
also. Let ~ be remembered that OF all
forms % erbdty, the woryt course, the