The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-05-31
Country, United in Peace,
Should Not Differ on
the Philippines.
DISGRACE OF LYNCHINGS
AN OBJECT LESSON
Examples of humanity at Our Very
Doors Should Temper Stay-at- Homes
Harsh Criticism of Courageous Broth
ers UNFOLDING the Same Flag in
Tropical Jungles.

President Roosevelt delivered a nota.
bic address yesterday. at Arlington, the
nations beautiful City of the Dead, be.
fore an assembled host which included
thousands of veterans-the ever thin.
ming blue line of the G. a. R., the Span
fish war and kindred associations and
citizens without numbers. The scene
was a most impressive one.
The President said:
at is a good custom for our country
to have certain solemn holidays in COM
menoration of our greatest men and of
the greatest crises In our history.
There should he but few such holidays.
To increase their number is TO cheaper
them. Washington and Lincoln-the
man who did most to found the Union,
and the man who did most to preserve
it-stand head and shoulders above all
Our other public men, and have by COM
mon consent won the right to this pre-
eminence. Among the holidays which
commemorate the turning points in
American history, Thanksgiving has a
significance peculiarly It's own. On
July we celebrate the birth of the ma
ton; on this day, the both of May, we
cali to mind the deaths of those who
died that the hation might live. who
wagered all that life holds dear for the
great prize Of death in battle, who
poured out their blood like water in
order that the mighty national struct-
ure raised by the far-seeing patriotism
of Washington, Franklin, Marshall.
Hamilton, and the other great leaders
of the Revolution, great trainers Of the
Constitution. should not crumble into
meaningless ruins.
Nations Debt to Union Soldiers.
You whom l address today and your
comrades who wore the blue beside you
in the perilous years during which
strong. sad, patient Lincoln bore the
crushing load of national leadership,
performed the one feat the failure to
perform which would have meant de-
struction to everything which makes the
name America a symbol Of hope among
the nations of mankind. You did the
greatest and most necessary task which
has ever fallen to the lot of any men
on this Western Hemisphere.
Nearly three centuries have passed
since the waters of our coasts were first
furrowed by the keels of the men whose
childrens children were to inherit this
fair land. Over century and a half
OF colonial growth followed the settle
ment; and now for over a century and a
quarter we have been a nation.
During our four generations of ma
tional life we have had to DO many tasks,
and some of them of far-reaching i'm
portance; but the only really vital task
was the one you did. the task OF saving
the Union. There were other crises in
which to have gone wrong would have
meant disaster; but this was the one
crisis in which TO have gone wrong
would have meant not merely disaster
but humiliation. For failure at any
other point atonement could have been
made; but had you failed in the iron
days the loss would have been irrepar
able, the defeat irretrieyable. Upon
your success depended all the future OF
the people on this continent, and much
of the future of mankind as a whole.
Brotherhood With the Men in Gray.
you left US a reunited country. You
left us the right of brotherhood with the
men in gray, who with such courage,
and such devotion for what they deemed
the right, fought against you. But you
left US much more even than your
achievement, for you left us the mem
DRY OF how Il was achieved. You, who
made good by your valor and patriotism
the craftsmanship OF Lincoln and the |
soldiership of Grant, have get as the 1
standards for our efforts in the future |
both the way you did your work in war
and the way ia which, when the war was
over, you turned again to the work of
peace. In war and In peace alike your
example viii stand as the wisest OF les |
sons to us and our children and our chill |
drep's children.
The Philippine Campaign.
lust at this moment the army of the
United States. led by men who served
among you in the great war is carrying |
10 completion small but peculiarly try
ne and difficult war In which is involved |
,ot only the honor OF the flag but the |
triumph OF civilization over forces |
which stand for the black chaos Of saw
lgery and barbarism. The task has not |
been az difficult or as important as |
rours. but. Oh my comrades. the men |
q the uniform Of the United States, who |
ave for the last three years patiently
md uncomplainingly champicned the
American cause in the Philippine ISL
lnds, are your younger brothers. your
ons. They have shown themselves not
Unworthy OF you, and they are entitled
o tho support OF all men who are proud
what you did.
These younger comrades of yours
ave fought under terrible difficulties
nd have received terrible proyocation
rom a very cruel and very treacherous
,perny. Under the strain Of these
rovocations ! deeply deplore TO say
hat some among them have SO far for l.