The Atlanta constitution., 1902-07-07

persons greeted President Theodore
Roosevelt In Pittsburg today. They came
not only from Pittsburg and Allegheny.
but from the scores Of industrial towns
within a hundred miles Of the city. II
was the distinguished guests first visit
10 Pittsburg as president and his wei
tome was most enthusiastic. From the
union station to the speakers stand In
scheniy park. near Z miles away. II was
rne continuous cheer.
When the president stepped from his
rzr at union station ne WAS escorted to
the main entrance. where his carriage
and those provided for the reception
committee were standing
Those who entered the carriage with
President Roosevelt were city Recorder
IL. -. Brown. United States Attorney
General =. =. Knox and George B. Cor
teIyou. secretary to the president
The other carriages in waiting were
promptly filed by the reception commit
tee. The bugler OF Sheridan troop
sounded the assembly call. which was
signal for Rrigadier General John ~
wyIie. commander Of the military escort
60 order the movement of the column
The marchers numbered 30" men,
Flags and Bunting.
Flag, and bunting iiIttered every
9hr~s as.uE the course II parade REQ
pla hung from windows of tail SKY
srrluers. yelling themselves hoarSe IN
greeting NJ the nations chiei executive
The greatest ovation came as the me
-tss.F mn ,..tr,vaulike Fifth aTenue 10
ta.. tep II Grants hill. Tall buildings
On either side of the street offered hhe
Vantage points for spectators Every
window i'm tn. immense buildings was
filled with enthusiastic people. women
pr.4iaminatius. When the head oi the
military escort reached a position oppo-
sfts. the ST,aIizers' stand it Was hati"d
lrI stood in company front. with arms
a. present A. the PRECEDENT and those
In carriages passed lr review the band
struck up th,. siirring strains Of Hail
n th.. Chief The music was fairly
srav-n.,I i,y tn. cheering of the multitude
81 -uwa persons IN the stand and occu-
pyirg vautag,. points on the amphithea-
tsrsskt hillside. which rose in front.
Tho United German Societies Of Ale
Ghauv. stationed n one side Of the
stand aud made up ~ "a voices, then
sanr eth. star Spangisd Banner. At
the close 80 th,. song the invocation was
pronounced ly Rev john H. Ptush- The
Defamation nt Independence WAS read by
Hr.Eadi.r t;eucrtl Willis J. Hulings. ami
then f,lrnv.d Oh, graii"u OF the day by
The president
The President Speaks.
Nrr. Roosevelt said in parts
~, pave had our tasks to Do IN the
last tcu- -tsrs. o- rather We have had.
as every generation must have many
tasks n do. tasizs aifc, 'ng us abroad.
and one ~ those tasks having been done
a. IL has been. has sigudiied our entry
into a larger world 6ApplauseD
And Il IS most appropriate that on
this Fourth al july. this anniversary
q the birth II tine nation. Il should he
cur good fortune u have promulgated
TIE declaration establishing peace in the
Philippines and the acknowls igment to
the army % Jhe praise SO richly due.
tC0utluGsd applause and cheers,
We sr'f cuba should become a free
repuhlic. and We have kept our word
tL1ud applause To nav. turned Cuoa
ever - tLe hands ~ its own people inn
~. tiately after the withdrawal OF the
Spanish ing would have meant rum and
chaos We established "a government IA
lie islands. We established peace aud
order And then. when in the iuiiness
e.. time we fcIt they could walk alone.
We turned over the -1yeflmeut - them,
anu EIw rhe beautiful Queen Il the An
tlies has started ou her course as 4
fee republic among Jhr nations o; the
,artl- tArpiause-J
But there Is one thing-Our pol
Icy toward Cuba has not yet met with
It's entire fruition- 1t will meet with
it. (Applause.) Cuba must occupy
a peculiar relation to us in the field
CT international politics. She must.
in the larger sense. be a part of the
general political system in interna-
tionaI affairs OF which this republic
stands as the head. She has assent
ed 70 that view. and in return this
nation is bound TO give her special
privileges not given to
other nations Cloud applause.)
= rerrat that a measure II reciprocity
uitI glll is NOT already embodied in
statute or in treaty. bgt II VIII he Just
a. sure as fate. u.oud applause.
Word as 70 Philippines.
and no7s word as To the Philippines.
Their aye ye- troubles iu the Moro
country. tht country ~ the Moham-
me,lau trihes but in the Philippines.
among TIRE F5iipiuos. among the people
rhe have besr in iusurrecilon. peace
rnW r-iEuS. GApplausel
1T may he. J think unlikely. hut II Is
possible. that here and there some seem
Ing deaG coal ~ insurrection may for
the moment he famed into a I've niece
cf cmher and burst into a ntfIl fame.
If 81. that flame will be stamped out.
tLsauf aUplauscJ
Put speaking broadly and generally
peace has come our army has received
fts reward applause And what was
the reward - our army2 The reward
of the consciousness of duty well done
uouI anpllusc1 our soldiers have
fought have toiied have struggled. have
bled. So that when victory came they
mi Eht turn over the government To the
civil authorities (ApplaUseb Victory
came Today the proclamation Of peace
and amnesty has been promulgated and
a. the same time our generals have been