The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-26
SUCCESS NOT
SENSATIONAL
The Presidents Neat Compliment
for Ex-Governor Allen of
Porto Rico.
Two Happy Addresses Given at Low.
ell and at Haverhill, Mass,
Today.
The President Makes Strong Plea
for Justice for Cuba on Trade
Relations.

Boston, Aug. 26,-After a night Of re-
freshing sleep President Roosevelt lett at
s:35 over the Boston & Maine to continue
his tour of New England. He will trav-
erse New Hampshire to-day speaking at
Dover and going into Maine as far as
Augusta where he will be the guest OF
Governor Hill tonight.
Lowell, Mass, Aug. 26.-For twenty-five
minutes to-day this city entertained the
president of the United States and then
watched him depart for New Hampshire
and Maine, giving him a hearty cheer as
the train pulled out. On the run to this
place the towns of West Medford, Win
chester and North Billerica turned out i'm
mense crowds and gave rousing cheers as
the train passed by. At each place the
president appeared on the platform and
acknowledged the greetings.
The special train arrived here at 9:19
a. m. and its arrival was signaled by the
firing of a presidential salute by the local
militia. The G. "A. r. performed guard
duty. The sidewalks about the station
were thronged and the common which was
the scene Of the reception was black with
people. Acting Mayor Badger and COM
nittee Of the city government met the
president and party at the station and
We're presented by Charles M. Allen, form
er governor Of Porto Rico. After a few
words Of welcome the party took car
riages and drove rapidly to the common
through streets arched with bunting and
lined with cheering people.
Arriving at the speakers stand the
president was presented In brief SEN
tence by the acting mayor.
A sentry, a Spanish war veteran, stood
on either side of the president as he rose
to speak. Cheers and applause greeted
him.
The president first said he wished to
iey especial stress upon the greeting Of
the men of the G. A. r. and to his COM
rades of the Ninth regiment beside whom
he said Il myself served at Santiago"
(Cheers and applause.)
when got the train this morning, the
president continued, lone of the first to
greet me was Ex-Governor Allen of Porto
Rico, your fellow tOWnSman (applause).
Now you don't hear much about our gov
eminent of Porto Rico because there is
nothing sensational in a complete success.
fLaughter and applause.) Under Gov
ernor Allen, and since under his successor,
Porto Rico has been governed so well that
it is not entitledsto any space in the news
papers. Uaughter.)
Now, gentlemen, whe have done ollI
full duty by oPrto Rico. We have dore
duty by Cuba. But I want to ask
this people to act further than under &
sense Of bare duty. TO act in a spirit Of
generosity such as BELTS a great republic
In dealing with a new and weaker republic
which itself has started on the career o
important self-government.
And 1 want Furthermore that our peo-
pie should be awake to their own inter-
ests in the seas and land south of our
country We drive out those who had
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house for them. Not an easy task for
many of those cities had never before
been cleaned in their entire history. We
introduced a school system. We made
justice in fact as well as In name. We
stamped out the plague of yellow fever.
plague which was a menace not merely
to Cuba but to Our own southern states.
and then left them independent.
But from the very necessity Of the
case we are bound to have intimate rela-
tions with them. Cuba has got to be in
a sense part of our international policy
system and I ask most earnestly that ir
return we make her part of our economic
system by establishing reciprocal trade
relations with her. Applause, cheers
and cries of rightly ask it in hel
interest and ask it in ours. There is {
great market in Cuba and 1 wish to see il
controlled in the interest Of our own peo
pie. I am speaking in one of the oldes
one Of the places in which modern indus
trialism in America took it's rise. 1 an
speaking in a place which, in addition tt
being Industrial center, has alway
been willing to devote it's best blood anC
it's effort on behalf Of any moral ques
tion that touched the consciences of it.
citizens.''
I'VE did wei in Porto Rico. That il
because we could count on the services O
me Mike Governor Allen, services whicl
should be both interested and intelligent
Mind you, both. You have got to hav
morality first. but if morality has not 20
common sense with it, the result will b.
unhappy. And now in dealing witt
Cuba, in dealing with the isthum wher
We are. now to build the great interoceani
canal we must remember that we can d
good to ourselves permanently, only if w
do good to those with whom we ar
brought in contact, that we must kee
both facts we'll in mind. We must kee
our own interests as we'll as the interest
OF the weaker peoples whose destiny
now inextricably interviewer with ours.
ask you, then, to see to it that we Civ
Cuba reciprocity with this country, pri
marily in Cuba's interests, but also fo
our own great benefit. 1 thank you."
At the close of his speech the presider
passed to his carriage. At the rear of tn
platform he found the local camp
Spanish war veterans drawn up at
"presents" The president smiled an
standing up in his carriage spoke a fe
words to them, concluding:
And I'm mighty glad to see you"
He was then driven back to the static
and in ten minutes the train started ou