The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06
MEMORIAL DAY.
The Presidents Address at Ar
Iinufou.

The Presidents Address t A'-
IinRton.
From all parts of the country reports
show that the weather was beautliul
aud the ceremonies OF Memorial Day
wherever held largely attended. In
Washington the observance was more
general than ever before. President
Roosevelt delivered the Grafton a. Ar
lington. where the graves OF the Con
fcdcratp as well as Union soldiers were
strcwn with flowers The president Ina
his address said:
Just at tins moment the army of tho
United states Is arrying TO cnmp.sllVu
"a small but Peculiarly trying ana dlnhcuit
war in which ~ involved "o. only 'hgg
honor OF the nag. but the triumph OF
civilization over forces which SAND TOT
the bia chaos OF saNagery ana par
harism."
riblc prOyocution from "A very cruel ana
trcacherous enemy some OF the SOL
dicrs have 80 far forgotten themselves
aS 90 counsel and commit, va Fetalhtloh,
acts of cruelty" Far greater atrocities
have been .ommitted by the natives, but
that does not excuse American wrong
doors. and they should hc punished
From time 10 time there occur 40 oar
country. 20 the deep and lasting shainc
of orr people, 'ynC niugN, cattitu on A'u't
circumstances of iuhumnu cruelty ana
bHrbarity-a rue.ty Infinitely worse than
any that has ever been committed by our
troops in tho Philippines; worse To
TO those guilty of H. The men
who fail to condemn these lyuchings. anG
yet clumor about what has been done ia
the, Philippines are indeed sll.iy 0t
while taunung their brother about the
mote in hts
The president elites the rules OF warfare
aid down by Lincoln. VIII y provide Tor
the "iuFt severity necessary IN war, aud
adds. THE most destructive OF all forms
~ cruelty would be 10 show weakness
where stcruuess o. demanded By iron
need Hut all cruelty h. forbd'e ana
all harshncss beyond what Is called Tor
by need
Furnishing them. let those who SIT AZ ease
~ home who walk dclicntely ana i've
IN the soft PAGES 81 the earth. remember
also 90 do them Common justice. Let no,
the "frurtless and the interrupted rill
uver-much az strorg men. who. VIII,
blood and sweat face years OF ton anu
days and nights OF agony. and al need
law down their lives ip remote troplc
iung.cs 10 bring the light 81 civilization
into the worlds dark places.
/ Thc president rtcites tho charges OF
butchory raplne. hwless c-ucitv. etc;
which were hurled arainst Lincoln ana
Grant by the opponents OF the civil war,
and adds. 'Nprilv. these men who mus
gorI'g s'4rarr.d vou have their hsirs
TODAY in those who trudu our armies
IN fhv mi lur'urs. who TX their eye. on
Individual DEEDS of NTouk 80 h'thi9 NN".
3 20 '1Et fhTv nrr't.n1" 'l.'' y. we gre -
I wor't or rsace and freedom that has al
| ready been accomplished.
't-rbr rrn~rt~s of me American arms
MONS tho abelisiuo Of Cruelty. the b. ng-
tng o. t.acs and fNe -ilr ~ 'nw ana or-
/ dr. under the civl' government o'her
I ratirrs have .ouque~e1 - create irro-
I spousIlte military rule We couuuer to
! ring Just and r"r~o"s. hlc ciVil govern
I mott 700 fNa soruff""r'
| ''N'-ta~s.vsr in 49,. pNinup'uer 'Ne irs"r-
| rsc.Iou has been drorite'v and 0uRllv nut
| iew.t. tNsr. ~. irfi~'d"a' Fl'i~ino A.
| ~r1gv -r te,.s stoh f-aedoTn. euCh roraonnl
liberty under our rulc as NJ" cOw'd never
even d~e8m Of uudrr the r'lle cf an IN
n a, ....ifrfs Art'issn'fi0v o''~f -rhv.
"V-Nrn thsv have shown tN"lr cana ~
'cr ra1I Freedom hv fhsir p0vrr ~ se'f-
| ovsrnr~frt. then. Hnd not ~ tNcn. WI
~ l,s ,a-.sf'is 80 .ta~its --hnshe- tNev n~f
10 evfsf t',1rre n"nnt'v ~ ~ ~ - ~ WIT
| g., 49, NV ttog ~ COMMON '-ir"fsh'p "nd
interest when thpt dav viii com" u u
not in hufnlv Weldon VOW go ioretcll.