New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-24
SPEAKS TO VETERANS.
THE PRESIDENT DWELLS ON THE Nrrn
OF PREPAREDNESS FOR WAR

Indianapolis. Sept Z3-Presdent Roosevelt,s s,s.,,
train arrived in this city shortly before moor, IT,
party was driven directly TO Tominson Hall W..
the President addressed the -An1Arica NJ
veterans now holding their annual reunion h4rs
The weather was fine, and long before the arrival .
the train Washington-st., which had hes, -.
on to prevent the crowd from surging toyvarS 80
centre of the thoroughfare, was packed with 49,
eager TO see and hear the President All s1o,. -,
route 20 Tomlinson Hall the Executive OF +be =.
ton was kept busy bowling his aclnowIedgr,.~.
to the cheers A great reception was given 10 hin,
at the han. Senator Beveridge introduced the p-s-
ident. who spoke 5 follows:
In speaking 70 the men who volunteered for tbs
need Of %iSn to lay PARTICULAR stress on the
IS determined quite much by what the snHa .ou
what they do afterward. Modern condirio5s d Spy oy
nTouSnt al parts of the world closer together s69
at times tell for evil also For ali f prscfcd II may
poses our frontier is rnanv times nearer Europe on
me me one hand and Asia on the other than If w9a
IN tne days of sailing ships Moreover a ras Tas
count the cost and he willing 10 paw ' Il word
u Is content 70 accept humiliation As resII- -
had never hitherto been ours We now have b ~4cn
US destiny which must be one Of great faiTrssO 20
world matter how much We might wish SIT to- Ne Ne
small ne obliged willingly or unwillingy. to plav a
large PARE all that We determine is whether ~
VIII play that largest part well or Ill.
regular army. Two or three years ago Won Ter1sy,
per now IT was prophesied by certain perhaps not
tsntl9n OF those in power continually 70 increase
a menace to our people at home How conic fbe
pIopilecy now seems As matter OF fact at
Philippine peace to reduce the army to but uttis
i re I IlI.h lwo-thlrds OF the number allowed by
composing it We believe 10 be not inferioT ~ ms
DTr OF nose or any foreign nation. And it is our
tute series Of manoeuvres which shall offer some
Opportunity for training our officers handle their
M: N9r NAL however in any contest must ex-
or the American army will be composed Of voun-
eeeTs II shouId be our object in every way TO
10 oHlid them up to the highest point Of efficiency:
these arms and how to take care of themselves
But as regards the navy there is no chance Of
dolnS what can be done with the army. The aver
aEe american is We believe man offering
a man who already possesses the fighting edge and
Isarns now 70 march, 70 shoot, and 10 take care
OF himself in the open But in short
aboard great modern warsh1ps one Of these
ships cannot be built under three years. and the
absolutely helpless to make use Of the formidable
they had enjoyed periods of training ranging in
accordance to the station of the man from dozen
ghns vessel STG and still h less sa Effective gStn
crew. can be improvised after the outbreak Of a
Therefore any war in which we could Possibly be
there is not the sghIe h h9Pe aa Of or be1 ' a
gagged IN such war-wouId probably be determined
would depend absolutely upon the condition in
which II al the outbreak of the The fight
ance and the crews which had already been care
fully trained In other words. our success would
II peace. upon the forethonght shown When there
was no immediate enemy 70 fear
deeds. It is far better omit the words believe
in the Monroe Doctrine with all my heart. I be-
Iieve IN asserting il because believe the Amer
can be backed Up by words alone If II became
the interest Of some great power 70 violate Il
most assured!y tnat great power would do so. II
it was thought that would only buster and
threaten. or II II was believed our force was too
absolutely essential If intend treat the Mon
roe Doctrine as We should treat it-that is. as the
cardinal feature OF our foreign policy. The feet
is in a peculiar sense the property Of the nation
as a whole Every American. whether inland or
on the seaCoast If he is both farsighted and patr-
otto should be particularly Jealous about the eff
cheney OF the navy It would be the right OF
to it would send thrill OF mortal anguish through
the heart OF every good citizen: and the trturphS
won by ii would in the future as they have in the
past make every American hold his head higher
IN pride and JOY The navy must be ou1ir up.
so that rhe oficeIs and men NAV attain the highest
degree OF excellence in handling the great war en-
gines intrusted 70 their care
Immediately after the speech at Tomlinson Hall
the Presidents party entered carriages and was
escorted by military parade 70 Columbia Hail.
where luncheon was served. When the President
appeared on the balcony. accompanied by Senator
Fairbanks, who introduced him the great crowd
ga thered around the soldiers and sailors ronu-
rent, the enthusiasm was unbounded- II was sew
eral minutes before the President could SPEAK, rs
the people OF Indiana on the completion Of the
great monument erected in Cornmerorauon or the
the preservation of the Union. His speech in the
main was eulogistic OF the dead heroes OF the CNI
and Spauish-American wars
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