The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-23
RECIPROCITY WITH CUBA,
The President Treats 1t at Length In His
Detroit Speech.
Results of the War,
Detroit, Sept. 23.--In his speech at the
banquet the president said:


Detroit. Sept. 23.-In his speech at the
banquet the president said:
Results of the War.
1.-The war with Spain, though from it
such great consequences have followed
was In itself but a small war; and in the
presence Of the veterans Of the Grand Ar
my, all we can say Is that we hope that
we of the younger generation showed a de-
sire to come up to the standard set by our
fathers, the men of 81 to '65 Yet
though the actual deeds done were trivial
when measured with the giant struggle in
which Grant and Sherman and Thomas
and Sheridan and Farragut and Porter
won imperishable renown, it. still remains
true that the way in which these deeds
were done was Of good omen to the coun-
try.
1T emphasized in peculiar fashion the
fundamental unity of our people. 1t
brought home to us what should be the
ever-present fact in our minds that good
deed done by an American is put down
to the credit Of all Americans: and that
therefore conversely no act Of wrong
doing can be performed by any Of our
number without the evil effects being felt
to greater or less degree by all Of US.
Here in Detroit, in Michigan, you had the
good fortune most signally to ilustra tie
this national unity.
II myself served in the army and there
fore at Santiago I served beside two regi-
ments of Michigan volunteers, the Thirty
third and the Thirty fourth, so that with
many Of your sons can claim that right
Of companionship which comes to those
who knew one another under the close
intimacy Of such conditions. But Michi-
gan also performed the unique feat for ar
inland state of manning one Of the wal
vessels Of the nation.
"a more striking tribute to the nationa
militia Of the state could not be paid thar
was paid when in their custody was placed
the honor and interest Of the United
States; for there Is no part of our honor
and interest which we more jealousy
guard than that bound up in the fate O.
any one Of the war vessels Of the nation
1t has been my good fortune while as
sistant secretary Of the navy to com.
here and witness for myself the zeal ant
workmanlike efficiency Of the officers ant
enlisted men of your naval militia.
did not need a long acquaintance will
them to convince any one that they mean
business; that they had in them the stuf
that would make it safe to trust them il
time of trial and that they had diligentl.
and assiduously improved their opoprtuni
ties in learning all that they could Of thei
profession. Until the period arose to uti
lie as many as possible of our people VIII
were trained to go down to sea in ships
it was natural and fitting that one of on
war craft should be manned by your ma
val militia
The Philippine Problem.
1.-THE war itself was an easy one. TIL
tasks left behind us, though glorious
have been hard. You, the men of tn
Spanish war. you and your comrades il
arms who have fought in Cuba, Port
Rico and the Philippines, won renown t
the country, added to it's moral grandeu
and to its material prosperity, but yo
also left duties to be done by those VIII
came after you. In Porto Rico, the dut
has been merely administrative and
has been SO we'll done that very little nee
be said about it,
I'm the Philippines the problem wa
one Of extreme difficulty. But after tire
years Of bitter fighting the victory ha
been won by the valor of our soldier
and civil government has been introduce
SO that the islanders have now create
opportunities for life, liberty and the pur
suit Of happiness than ever they have en-
joyed before during their recorded histor,
Last week ordered a taking Of the cen
gus Of the islands. and two years hence
according to the law of congress, the frs
step will be taken in the direction of Civ