The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-05
ROOSEVELT SPEAKS
,rrTED BY GREAT HOST AT
PTTTSBURG.
ItuDS HIS ADMINISTRATION.
,vr,I,s UPON THE WORK III HAS
ACCOMPLISHED

.- I.nid Upon the Freedom Given
-. Cuba and the Declaration or
,,a.,ce in the PhiIippines-Says Re
.ocitv Is as Sure as Fate-Lib-
III Praise for the Army and Its
1,orL--Neyv Trust Legislation, But
-. a., Gone at Very Gently Said
rsident-DestructiO of COrpOr-
iona would Bring Disaster-A
49,. Rououet for Mr.. Knox.
D.++sbnrg. July 4.-Half a million
.sors greeted President Roosevelt
= pittsburg to-day. They came, not
a,,, from Pittsburg and Allegheny
INIT from the scores of industrial towns
,,t+bin hundred miles of the city. 1t
was the distinguished guests first Visit
A. pittsbi1rg as President, and his well
.on,o was most enthusiastic. From
40 nnion station to the speakers stand
8, schenley Park, nearly four miles
away it .was one continuous cheer.
When the President stepped from his
COR at Union Station he was escorted
70 the main entrance. where his car
riage and those provided for the Re
osrtion Committee were standing.
Those who entered the carriage with
President Roosevelt were City Recorder
O Brown. United States Attorney
General P C. Knox, and George b.
Corteyou, secretary to the President.
The other carriages in waiting were
promptly filled by the Reception Com
mittee. The bugler of Sheridan troop
sounded the assembly call, which was
signal for Brig. Gen. john A. Wyiie,
commander of the military escort, to
order the movement of the column.
The marchers numbered 5000 men.
Flags and bunting fluttered every
where along the course of parade. Peo-
pie hung from windows of tall sky
scrapers, yelling themselves hoarse in
greeting the chief executive. The great
est ovation came as the line passed
up. canyon-like, Fifth avenue to the
top of Grants Hill Tall buildings on
either side of the street offered fine
vantage points for spectators. Every
window in the immense buildings was
filled with enthusiastic people, wo-
men predominating. When the head
of the military escort reached a posi-
tiUn opposite the~speaker's stand lit
was halted and stood in company
front with arms at present. At the
II President and those in carriages pass
ed in review the band struck up the
4 stirring strains of Hail to the Chief"
The music was fairly drowned by the
cheering of the multitude of 100000
persons in the stand and occupying
vantage points on the amphitheater-
Ike hillside, which rose in front.
The United German Societies of Ale
slary, stationed at the side of the
sand and made up of 600 voices, then
sang The Star Spangled Banner" At
the close of the sons the invocation
Was pronounced by Rev. John II
Prugh. The Declaration of Independ-
eeee was read by Brig. Gen. Willis j.
Hullngs, and then followed the ora
Iion Of the day by the President.
Mr. Roosevelt said in part
The Presidents Grafton.
We have had our tasks to do in the
last four years, or rather we have had
N''-+J oCiCI lIOil IiluSl nave, UldIlY
tasks to do, tasks affecting us abroad
ana one of thOse tasks being done as it
mas been, has signalled our entry into
a larger world.
ana II is most appropriate that on
ms fourth of July, this anniversary
VI lhe birth of the nation it should
pe our good fortune to have promul-
sdIed the declaration establishing peace
III the Philippines and the acknowledge
inent TO the army of the praise so rich
y due. (Applause.)
we said Cuba should become free
republic and we have kept our word
~ nave turned Cuba over to the hands
VI us own people Immediately after
elie withdrawal of the Spanish flag
Nould nave meant ruin and chaos. We
established a government in the ISL
anus we established peace and order
ana then when in the fullness of time
we lett they could walk alone, we turn
ca over the government to them and
NV The beautiful Queen of the Antil-
!ea mas started on her course as a free
Iepublc among the nations of the
earth.
Must Give Cuba Reciprocity.
But there is one thing-our policy
toward Cuba has not yet met with it's
ehtlre fruition. 1t will meet with it.
tuoa must occupy a peculiar relation
70 US IN the field of international poll
tlcs' She must in the larger sense be
a part of the general political system
~ International affairs of which this
republic stands as the head She has
aSsented to that view, and in return
ms .i nation is bound to give her spe-
o!di economic privileges not given to
otner nations. (Applause.)
a.. regret that a measure of reciproc-
iiS with Cuba is not already embodied
a.! a.. statute or in treaty, but it will be
JUST as sure as fate. (Applause.)
Peace in Philippines.
And now a word as to the Philip
~ pIhes- There are yet troubles in the
Suofo country, the country of the Mo-
!, aInrnmedan tribes, but in the Philip
pines among the Filipinos, among the
people who have been in instruction,
peace now reigns.
IL may be, 1 think unlikely, but it
is possible, that here and there some
seeming dead coal OF instruction may
ior the moment be famed into a live
eIece of ember and burst into a fltful
me. If so, that flame will be stamp
cd out. (Applause)
/. But speaking broadly and general
y peace has come. Our army has
4ecelved its reward. And what was
me reward OF our army? The reward
VI the consciousness of duty well
zone Our soldiers have fought, have
t,oiled, have struggled, have bled, so
mat when victory came they might
urn over the government to the civil