Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-07

N
At President Roosevelt was
4 top, according to plans. The spe-
an arrived here during the early
4 .,s and at $3.50 the local reception
..a'tss waited on the president and
hrlsf and Informal reception at
,.sln escorted him in carriages
4 ..1 the business portion Of the city
- the features was the welcome
I.a.sby the children OF the city sew
+ Mousand Of whom were assembled
4 ,s.r where the president was able
meet them, After the drive the
i 'isnt was escorted to a stand in
N Of the Waldorf hotel, where he
,.,sed a large and enthusiastic
ii on the Philippines,
I'm Fellow Citizens'
u. northwest. whose sons In the
var added such brilliant pages to
4 h,nor roll OF the republic, likewise
full share IN the struggle Of
4 4 Inc war with Spain was the be.
rirg, a struggle slight indeed when
[.mrd with the gigantic death
sstIs which for four years stamped
Al fro across the southern states In
1y1 war. but struggle fraught
consequences 20 the nation. and
! = 10 the world, out of all proper
b the smallness of the effort upon
part
kggg AN DA HALF YEARS AGO,
rsree and a half years ago President
Lghley spoke In the adjoining state
minnesota on the occasion Of the re
of the Thirteenth Minnesota vol
4 In from the Philippine Islands,
n they had served with your own
art sons Of the North Dakota resl-
After heartily thanking the re-
! "a soldiers for their yalor and pa
3dsm. and their contemptuous re-
10 be daunted or misled by the
H. raised at home by the men of
faith who wished us TO abandon
Sands. he spoke Of the Islands
rNlyes as follows:
kTt2t Congress viii provide for them
tgHnment which will bring them
kshgs which VIII promote their ma
n interests as well as advance their
h IN the path OF civilization and |
] geice, confidently believe. They |
nj be governed as yassals or serfs
aes They win be given a govern
d 81 liberty, regulated by law, hon
administered without depressing |
aOrs, taxation without tyranny, |
H without bride, education with
astlnction Of social condition. free
d religious worship and protec-
10 life, liberty, and the pursuit Of |
1sss
Fat he said then lay in the realm
onise. New 1t lies in the realm OF
fte Performance.
GOOD TO LOOK BACK.
PISA good thing to look back upon
has been said and compare il with
las actually been done. II prom
Ae violated If plighted word Is not
lhen those who have failed in
illy should be held up to reproba-
L on the other hand, the prom
nave neen substantially made good:
aenleyement has kept pace and
4 laah Kept pace with the prophesy.
Key who made the one and are re-
4oe Tor the other are entitled Of |
lsnl 70 claim the credit which at
% those who serve the nation
4 ms credit / claim for the men
A'e managed so admirably the
f-g and the civil affairs of the
gsne Islands, and for those other
sno nave so heartily backed them
ls'es, and without whose aid and
~ a9l one thing could have been
THE FIRST DUTY.
\ i lea President Mckinley spoke, the
ivy was The restoration of order.
.nls END the use OF the army of
-'el sIates-an army composed
s,'~'s ana volunteers alike-was
~! 10 put down the insurrec-
.As restore peace 10 the islands
n Ivy not only to ourselves but
tts'asueIs also. We could not
.'ann,uoned the conflict without
- slis duty without proving our
M s'.leails 10 the memory OF our
i'aeis Moreover. il we had absn-
yh,,Ne would have inflicted upon
4 tf'nVs lhe most cruel wing and
n. "a,e uoomed them 10 a bloody
~, Y. anarchy and tyranny. Ii
sIaise looking back. that any
!. S s should have failed TO rec
nru,y SO obvious: but there was
~, Il" ana the government az
y, ~ SNll authorities In the Phil
Il s aHu above all our gallant army.
,,essS HgiF work amid a storm OF
VA The army In especial was
=. ~ way which finally did
M ~ ln The end IL aroused the
im ''ss,snlment Of the great body of
b In, s people not against the
e.f' ~, AGAINST the army's traducers.
y hs,''55''sahces Of the war made II {
l w. s.eullar difficulty. and our SOL
! NJ. exposed 10 peculiar wrongs
Is ~ .oes They fought In dense
. No. .unsles against enemies who |
AN ,,s ueacherous and very cruel. I
I iia naIu our own men. but TO- /
! ns s,s al numbers Of friendly ma 7
d M. llosl peaceable and most civ !
ns ag whom eagerly welcomed I
'''bLooDED YOUNG MEN {
a. s.si 81 such circumstances. among a .
ys5, .susand hot-blooded ana now q
nsp,s men serving IN small de- :
b h "a. ~ lhe other side of the T
he, M ,''up'sslble that occa sional
he a., ,.,9ngdolng should not oc- 7
Tn , s.'l that they occurred In re- a
b cs ny @ell-nlgh intolerable prov /
* h m. 4or one moment be adj
n An Wy OF excuse or iustiG-
n tier 'ol Americans regret ana
iiis, s,... aAa the war department n
y tie 80 step In its power 10 O
clse ths s'.shlers and to prevent or n
y, Aht chance 10 .--- ~ .