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dwelling in Arlington Cemetery of a
Memorial Erected by the CO.
JOniai DANES.
BY THE PRESIDENT
WHO SPOKE OF THE NATIONS
GREAT WORK IN FREEING CUBA,
And of the Fulfllment of Pledges
Made to the PeopIe-A word to
Surviving Veterans.

WASHINGTON, May n. President
Roosevelt to-day unveiled the memorial
shaft erected at Arlington by the National
Society of Colonial Danes in memory of
the veterans who fell in the recent struggle
between Spain and the United States
Around the platform an immense crowd
gathered, among whom were many who
saw service in Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines. The ceremonies were in charge
of Maj Gen. John r. Brooke. commander
of the Department Of the East, the military
establishment being represented by bat
talon of engineers, a battalion Of Marines
light battery Fourth Artillery, two squad
rons of the Second Cavalry and over 500
veterans of the Spanish-American war. The
services began with the playing of the
Dead March from SAUL" followed by a
surpliced choir singing Onward Christian
Soldiers" Prayer was said by Bishop Sat
terlee and Catholic priest, and the entire
audience joined in singing the national
hymn Lieut.. Gen. John NJ. Schofeld, L.
S. A, retired, then read the address of the
president of the National Society," Mrs. Jus
tin V. r. Townsend, at the conclusion Of
which the shaft was unveiled amid the
cheers of the thousands who had sur
rounded the stand.
AS the shaft was unveiled the artillery
fired the national salute. after which Pres
ident Roosevelt delivered the following ad-
dress:
Mrs. President and members of the So
ciety. and you, my comrades. and finally
we took as our models in the war four
years ago: L is a pleasure to be here this
afternoon to accept in the name of the
No. no f10n hN
ciety TO the memory of those who fell in
the war with Spain-a short war. a war
that called for the exertion of only the
merest fraction of the giant strength Of
this Nation, but a war the effects of which
will be felt through the centuries TO come
because of the changes ii wrought. 1t is
eminently appropriate that the monument
should be unveiled tD-day the day sue
ceeding that on which the free Republic Of
Cuba took its place among the nations of
the world as a sequel 10 what was done
bv those men who fell and by their COM
rades in 1898.
REDEEMED THE PLEDGE.
1--WE went to war for specific purpose
We made for Cuba a specific pledge, and
we redeemed that pledge to the letter
And think. my comrades of the war that
we have peculiar reason TO be proud of
one of our fellows who served with us in
that war. and under whom, during the
last years Cuba has been; under whose ad-
ministration Cuba has taken those strides
forward which have fitted il TO stand alone
= speak of General Leonard Wood. And
great though the services were that Gen
eral Wood rendered during the war they
have been surpassed by the inestimab bic
service he has rendered in peace for Cuba,
and therefore 10 our Nation. for our in
ter,st was bound UP in the success and
welfare OF Cuba.
And a word here where we meet TO
honor the memory OF those who drew the
great prize OF death In battle. word in
reference 10 the survivors. l think that
one lesson every one who was capable Of
I learning anything learned from his exper-
ience in that war was the old. old lesson
that We need 10 apply in peace quite as
/ much-the lesson that the man who does
not care 10 do any act until the time for
heroic action comes, does not do the