The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-26

der senee of bare duty. To act In a
spirit of generosity such as BELTS a great
republic IN dealing with q new and weak
republic which itself has started On the
career OF important self-government
And i want Furthermore that our peo-
pie should be awake TO their own interest
In the seas and lands south OF our counr
try. We drove out those who had been
expressing Cuba and we cleaned house for
them. Not an easy task for mAhy OF
those cities had never before been cleaned
in their entire history.
We introduced school system. We
made justice In fact as well as In name
We stamped out the plague OF yellow
fever. q plague which was a menace
not merely to Cuba. but our own south
ern states and then We left
RELATIONS MUST BE INTIMATE.
But from the very necessities of the
case. We are bound to have intimate re-
lations with them. Cuba has got to be
in a sense a part OF our international po-
litical system and / ask most earnestly
that In return We make her part OF our
economic system by establishing recipro-
cal trade relations with her Applause.
cheers and cries Of "rightD
There is a great market there In Cuba
and / wish to see II controlled In the In
tereet OF our own people.
II am speaking in one Of the oldest in
dustrial centres Of this country and one
Of the places In which modern Industrial
ism In America took Its rise. l am speak
ing I'm a place which has In addition TO
being an Industrial centre. always been
willing to devote it's best blood and its
best effort on behalf OF any moral ques-
ton that touched the consciences Of Its
citizens. Applause and cries Of good }.
think, men and women Of Lowell, that
you are In those two points, typical OF the
best American citizenship we pride our
selves upon, combining both practical ca
paoity. both the power to do our business
well (and II you don't do IL well no one
elee will do IL for you welD. and the
power to recognise that business Is not
all--that Is II is essential. but that there
is something beyond II.
WHAT LOWELL HAS DONE.
You have done your part in the world
by paying heed TO both those facts, by
building UP this city through the devel-
opment Of your factories, through the
business skill and enterprise and the
your sons. You have done that and when
the country called you. you sent your
sons 70 answer the call. You have felt
tn need Of doing Ia sas a1 grsctoaa
also responded TO every call to do more
than that work.
Now l ask that you show both traite
tho isthmus south OF US, with which we
have been brought into such close rela-
ttpns as the result OF the Spanish war
We did well I'm Cuba. We did we'll In
Porto Rico. That was because we could
count on the services OF men like Gov
ernor Allen. services which should Dc
both interested and Intelligent. Mind
you, both. You have got to have mo-
rolity first, but IL morality has not gus
common sense with II. the result will be
unhappy. daughter and applause.l
And pow. In dealing With cuba, IN
are now TO build the great interoceaniC
canal we must remember that we car
DO good for ourselves permanently. only
IL we do good to those with whom we
are brought In contact: we must keeI
both facts we'll I'm mind We must keeI
our own interests. as well as the interests
OF the weaker peoples, whose destiny Is
now inextricably interviewer with ours.
II ask you, then. to see 10 II that we
give Cuba reciprocity with this country.
primarily In Cubas Interests, but also for
our own great benefit thank you"
Loud and prolonged applause.l
ANOTHER SPEECH.
At the close OF his speech the president
passed 20 his carriage.
At the rear Of the platform he found
the local camp OF Spanish War Veterans
drawn up at a present" The president
smiled. and standing up In his carriage
spoke a few words 10 them. concluding.
And I'm mighty glad 20 see you"
Then. through a human avenue. bright
cned BY the waving OF thousands OF hand
kerchiefs, the four-horse landau began
its Journey back to the station. Before