The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-21
PRES. ROOSEVELT SPEAKS.

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 who, whatever their shortcomings, are doing strong mems work as they bring the light of civilization into the worlds dark places. The criticism of those who live softly, remote from the strife, is of little value: but it would be diff ficult to overestimate the value of the missionary work by those who go out to share the hardship and while shar- ing it to wage war against the myriad forms of brutality. It Is such misson- ary work which saves the pioneers from sinking perilously near the level of the savagery against which they contend. Without it the conquest of this continent would have had little but an animal side. Without it the pioneers fierce and rude virtues and sombre faults would have been left un- lit by the flame of pure and loving as- piration. Without it the life of this country would have been life of in- conceivable hard and barren material ism Because of it deep beneath and through the national character there runs that power of firm adherence ot q lofty ideal upon which the safety Of the nation will ultimately depend. Honor thrice honor to those who for three generations, during the period of this peoples great expansion, have seen that the force of the living truth expanded as the nation expanded. They bore the burden and heat of the day, they toiled obscurely and died un- known, that we might come into glorious heritage. Let us prove the sincerity of our homage to their faith and their works by the way in which we manfully carry toward completion what under them was so well begun.
 Coming up here tonight l made up my mind to speak to you of the mani festations of the spirit of national righteousness, of something that has taken place this day and of something that has happened within ten days; of the action of this nation which culmin- ated in the creation to-day and Tn start ing a new republic on its course. That has represented four years work-there were men of little faith who only saw the shortcomings-but it represents work triumphantly done.
 "We have the right to feel proud that we have kept every pledge to the letter and abIished a new national prece- dent. I don't remember another such ,ase-and I have looked for one with ,are-a case where, as the results Of such war. the victorious nation has ,ontented itself by starting new na- ion. free on the difficult path of self government.
 Mere anarchy and ruin would have been before the island if we had been satisfied with the victories of war and left it's people to shift for themselves. For four years our representatives in the island have been representatives largely of the army. I sometimes hear the army attacked, and l have even heard missionaries attacked. Still, when great dork is to be done Tn peace lr war, 1t is good to have the army to depend upon. Our representatives worked to build up the school system, .o establish sanitary meas sures, to pre- serve order and to prepare for the starting of industries that the new gov ernment might begin with the chances n it's favor.
 ''Now as a nation, we bid 1t God speed, and I trust and believe our peo- oIe In the national legislature will see o it shortly that they have the advan- age of entering into peculiarly close re- ations with our economic system.
 "That is one deed consummated to- lay. Now for the other. Ten days ago m appalling calamity befell another ,ortion of the West Indian islands, ter 'itory belonging to two different na- ions; island not under our flag, but heir need was great and this people saw the need and met it as speedily as possible. Congress at once appropriat- sd large sums of money. They were augmented by private gifts. And the minute they wanted they turned to the lrmy and the navy. I'm sure you all eel proud that ships bearing the Amer can flag should be among the first to ake relief to those overtaken by so ap- 1alling a disaster.
 Tt is fine thing to have at the open ng of this century such omens of right