Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-02
PRESIDENT HONORED.
Harvard COnferS Degree on Mr..
RoOsevelt-An Address to Span
iSh War Veterans.

Boston, June 26.-President Roose-
welt, who comes to Boston to attend
the commencement exercises of his
alma mater, Harvard university, ar
rived here Wednesday morning. He
was received at the railway station by
Gov. Crane. The presidents visit had
been anticipated and a committee rep
resenting the commonwealth, includ-
ing Adjt. Gen. Dalton and Col. w. II.
Brigham, of the governors staff, and
Gen. Curtis Guild, Jr., met President
Roosevelt as he crossed the borders Of
the state. At the station in Boston
the governo or greeted the president land,
| under escort Of the First battalion of
cavalry, the governors body guard, he
was accompanied to his hotel.
The president breakfasted with Gov.
Crane and his staff. Mayor Collins
and other guests were present. The
start for Cambridge was made at nine
o'clock
Inc same escort which had conduct
ed the president from the station to
the hotel preceded the party on the
way to Cambridge.
Arriving at Cambridge, the presi-
dent was at once conducted to Sanders
theater, where the commencement ex-
ercises were held. After the addresses
OF the commencement speakers, the
honorary degree of LII. D. was con-
ferred upon President Roosevelt and
also upon Secretary of State John
Hay.
At the alumni banquent in the af-
ternoon President Roosevelt deliv-
cred an address in which he paid
tribute to 'the services rendered the
country by Gen. Wood, Gov. Taft and
Secretary Root. He denounced those
who would calumniate them and de-
clared he would stand by them to the
end.
President Roosevelt attended the
banquet of the Spanish war veterans
at the Algonquin club and the banquet
of the 1nterna tional association of
press clubs. At the Alpha Delta Phi
club President Roosevelt presented
Edward Everett Hale with a medal
from the club. He left at night for
New London to see the race between
Yale and Harvard crews on the
Thames. At the Spanish war banquet
the president spoke in part as fol-
lows:
REALLY. this is rot exactly the audience
to which l would like to say one or two
Of the things l am going to say, because I
am sure l have got you with me. There
mas been good Ceal of criticism ard some
| of it Of an excee dinly intemper rate kind,
about the actions of tina army over in the
philippines. That army is composed Of
| exactly such mer as those I see here to-
night. Some of you went to Cuba. some to
Porto Rico, some to the Philippines and
the regulars whom join with YOU in greet
| Ing here have served simply wherever they
happened to be sent. 1t is exactly that army
that went to Santiago, that went to Porto
Rico, that stayed in Chickamauga, be-
cause it was its DUTY to stay there, and if
praised or blamed, it must stand as our
| representative. and we share the praise or
! the blame with it.
! within the last fortnight there has been
an appalling outrage committed in the Phil
ipplne islands. Four men were captured
and, after being kept for a little while, were
put to death by torture. You have heard
very. little CT it, and the reason is be-
cause those four men wore the United
States uniform. For that deed, if it is pos
sible to exact punishment. punishment will
| be exacted. Cloud applause and waving of
lfdHuhtIcLl6lS). GU knO" that any in
| fringement of the laws of war will not be
| tolerated for a moment, and that any man
| wearing our uniform who discredits it by
| torture shall not be saved from punishment
by any record of excellence in the past But
| let the other side of the case be kept in
| view also. Let it be remembered that of
| all forms of cruelty the worst is thdweak-
ness which hesitates to use a just severity
| when just proper severity is needed
| Loud applause).
| peace has almost come in the Philip
! pines. We have trouble with the uncivilized
! tribes in small part of the archipelago,
but outside of that peace has almost come
because the officers and enlisted men wear
| ing the national uniform bravely, quietly.
! uncompainingly and with an iron resolu-
| tion have gone about their duty, needing
the foe in front as long they needed the
| advancement of those who should have
known better behind. The army has gone
| forward until now, throughout the Philip
pine islands, there is condition of greater
| peace than has obtained in them from the
| time when the kee!s of the Spanish ships
| hrst furroWed the waters of Manila bay:
| and, more than that, remember that the
| army has conquered, not to bring military
rule, but in order that the sphere of civil
| government should be constantly extended
| at the expense of military rule" (Con-
! tinuous applause)