Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14
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EsfvFlT STATES PHILIPPINE POLICY
Executive Addresses War Veterans at
Gooton and Defines Attitude of Govern
meot Regarding New Possessions.
Observation-Disclosures

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lasf - ,eSTDENT ROOSEVELT spoke
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~ r5Ip the occasion was the an
s.s'sss ,5pte of love to the soldier
e ii IN the national cemetery, ex-
OH 1903, AIRY interest was shown in the
erlal riserts speech owing to the fact
zen new ras current report in the capt.
~ pas rouId touch on subjects close to
sIeIiva-s 5l8 heart
ceabIe d rng is the full text Of the Pres
Nay sup iIreSS:
Jasksl lurmnander, Comrades and you men
Dat shtrn Of the United States, who owe
larsa a. 1g here to what was done by the
~ s.zef The great Civil War:-I greet you
- n01 rs you for the honor done me In
'NeKH ne De to be present this day.
Owing Il rood custom for our country to have
Il 81 Il, samn holidays in commemoration
E. z raeSt men and Of the greatest
5s1saAskes our history. There should be but
e Qu0fa holidays. To increase their num-
l0us con cheapen them. Washington and
Nntk.s the man who did most to found the
7. I'd the man who did most to preserve
7 p4 eokt head and shoulders above all our
| blIshins bic men, and have by common con-
,rflfHc q the right to this pre-eminence.
cent s POINTS Di"S in " Amercan hiStorv
Tins has a significance peculiarly
3oadipS On July we celebrate the birth
- mai alton; on this day, the Both Of May,
mind the deaths Of those who died
e SSAg nation might live, who wagered all
wen holds dear for the great prize of
reme battle who poured out their blood
ks 4Gin order that the mighty national
~ 81 raised by the far-seeing patriot
1k0gee4 Washington, Franklin, Marshall,
and the other great leaders of the
great trainers of the COnstitu-
Id not crumble Into meaningless
M address today and your COM
western wore the blue beside you in the
i trade ears during which strong, sad, pa,
eyed d I 3nR pore the crushing load OF ma ma.
" lie to perform which would have
sidencs 5srructton to everything which
sa hal he name Of America a symbol of
bong the nations of mankind. You
IaIlness s ever fallen to the lot of any men
! light Western hemisphere.
GO per Tasks Ably Performed.
co. she three centuries have passed since
snow our coasts a We're nrst LTTFGwee
q eens vere to Inherit this fair land. Over
IS per iy and half of colonial growth fol-
se3eh tie settlement, and now for over a
B onlg "DU " quarter we nave Oeen d
81 y our four generations Of national
noull1 llyc had to do many tasks, and some
.ang Isl Of tarreaChing Importance, but the
ally vital task was the one you did,
81 Of saving the Union. There were
~ Us rises in which to have gone wrong
Ish at lave meant disaster, but this was the
snanea Uses In which to have gone wrong
xsts nave meant not merely disaster but
Hzssss -lon. For failure at any other point
Aa 81 It could have been made, but had
week -0 In the iron days the loss would
= 4ba el irreparable, the defeat irretriey-
pom your success depended all the
9p Ee t the people on this continent, and
akens the future of mankind as a whole.
kps e,t US a reunited country. Yeo left
~ 4sAt Of brotherhood with the men in
sstsse '1o for such courage, and such devo-
VI IL what they deemed the right, fought
fher8 You. But YOU left us much more
Nx4 IAN Your achievement, for you left US
emory Of how 1t was achieved.
sassss.s Who made good by your vaIor and
Hlth 5n the craftsmanship of Lincoln and
II H. .erShIp of Grant, have set as the
AUS Of our efforts in the future both
you did your work in war and the
- "4ch when the war was over you
4 again TO the work of peace, In war
~ grace alike your example Will stand
i'll ,NeSt Of lessons to US and our chill
sss -l our chiIdren'S children.
4, ms moment the army of the
sS4sa Mates, led 10y men who served among
,-s great war, is carrying to compile
- -@.! nut peculiarly trying and diff
'&NU u ID which is involved not only the
3Dns .4s Tag but the triumph of ,ivili-
Ia s| FORCES which stand for the black
-. l>WaSery and barbarism. The task
49, ovth rs difficult or as important as
n.
vi Tie United States who have for
4fee years patiently and uncom-
49, IN rhaMpioned the American cause
IN |4!lQIne Islands are your younger
b Ia > your sons. They have shown them
ss.l "' unworthy Of you, and they are en-,
- ',e support of all men who are
~ "Aat you did.
p}pIores the Atrocities.
FASl sga&ger comrades of yours have
'.gE terrible difficulties and have
aes IN, E.y'o.e provocation from a very
lssS an very Ueacherous enemy. Under
Ia S, WI JueSe proYOcationS l deeply de-
,,.,} mat some among them have so
.Fe, wen themselves as to counsel and
ID. Ietauatton, acts of cruelty.
Itr' mat for every guilty act COM
,a .Ne q our troops q hundred acts
ssl G,,.f". atrocity have b>en committed
IL ,N"'e natives upon our troops, or
ssEfs Il IA fr... ''-'S anu ldN-dpluluS nuIlNeS
,g1dly TO us, cannot be held to ex-
IN "toAs0oer on our side. Deter
~ An. >>"erYing effort must be made,
I* . -e made, to find out every instance
|5 on the part of our troops, to
Ss SuIlty Of it, and to take, If
fN |y" stronger measures than have
n,1 taken to minimize or prevent
's-ge Of all such instances in the
~ IN the army of tha PbilinDInns
M IA ans sometimes do acts that
,,r, .,>y Of America regret? From
"a. =. Ia r,,, mere occur in our country, to
- ss ..r lasting shame of our people.
- Ri ~.Iied on under circumstances of
e ~ n-HH..N and barharity-a cruelty