Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-03

not in my power to say know. When
talk to you Of my own executive
duties, can tell you definitely what
Will and what will not be done. When
l speak of the actions of anyone else
! can only say that I believe some
thing more can be done by national leg
islation. ! believe II will be done. l
think We can get laws which will
measurably increase the power Of the
federal government over corporations,
but, gentlemen, l believe firmly that in
the end there will have to be an
amendment TO the Constitution Of the
nation comforting additional power up
on the federal government to deal with
corporations. To get that will be a
matter Of difficulty and matter OIL
time.
~ want you to think OF what have
said, because II represents all of the
sincerity and earnestness that | have.
and | say to you here from this plat
form nothing that I have not already
stated and nothing that I would not
say at private table with any Of the
biggest corporation managers OF the
land"
In the afternoon at Worcester the
president lunched with Senator Hoar
and while al the house stood for "a
photographer with his two little Ar.
menian children whom he had through
the influence OF Senator Hoar, saved
from being deported.
At Springfield a hearty greeting was
given the president. The streets were
jammed with people and he was driven
to Court square, where about $4,000
people were gathered. Directly in front
of the stand stood three companies OF
Rough Riders at Santiago. To these the
president spoke directly many times,
He dwelt particularly on the duty OF
American citizens to respect soldiers
fighting the warfare Of q tropical jun
gle and subject to many temptations,
taking his subject because Springfield
Is the home of some Of the wei! known
critics of the Philippine campaign. The
president said In part;
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
II thank you from my heart for your
greeting, and l know you will not
grudge my saying that of all of those
present feel peculiarly pleased TO meet
here my comrades. the men of your
Massachusetts regiment behind and be-
side whom served at Santiago.
Ladies and gentlemen, the men who
went to Cuba were your brothers. sons,
kindred and neighbors. The men who
served In the Philippines in the uniform
OF the American army have been again
your brothers, sons and neighbors.
Last night I spent at Mortified.
Two centuries and over ago Mortified
was the frontier, and We have Massa-
chusetts now because we were not
afraid TO expand then. and we are not
afraid to expand now,
Our destiny unexpectedly took us
10 the Philippines. do not suppose
any Of us when you and /, my COM
rades, who were down in Cuba. thought
OF the Philippines and did not know
much about them. did not. When we
got there we found that we had Job
to do and we did II. and did It well.
That Is good and much more. We have
no apologies TO make for II.
Our soldiers In the Philippines have
been attacked because occasionally one
OF them did something wrong. Wher-
ever II has been possible to find them
out the offenders have beeu punished.
and / ask you when they blame over
much Uncle Sans boys In blue fighting
for their lives against treacherous foe
In the heart-breaking work OF jungle
warfare II our critics remember In
speaking Of the occasional shortcom-
ings of the men who did wrong under
the stress of such terrible temptation.
that we are not altogether immaculate
at home.
II would be sorry to have anyone OF
our cities, even the best, even SPRING