Evening journal., 1903-04-28
OMAHkDECORATED
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F0RTHEPRESIDEN'1I
Greeted and Cheered in the
Western City by Over
5o,ooosPeople
HIS MILITARY ESCORT A LARGE ONE

"T' roosevelt Advised Business Men
and Workingmen Of Omaha to Read
Coal Commissions Findings to
Avoid Big Strike.
I Omaha, Neb., April 2s. - Much
preparation had been made in
this city for the presidents coming
and he was greeted by over $4,000
people, who lined the streets on both
sides for mile and a half along the
route of the carriage drive. The mill
tary escort was a large one, headed
by platoon of police. II was com.
posed of the Thurston Rifles, Omaha
Guards, Millard Rifles, South Omaha
Troop Of Cavalry and six companies
OF the high school cadets. The drive
through the city lasted half an hour,
several Of the downtown business
streets being traversed The entire
distance was lined with thousands OF
people, who gave the president a most
hearty welcome From his carriage
he nodded his approval. The drive
ended at the Omaha Club, where a
banquet, lasting an hour and a half
was given.
The visit of President Roosevelt
has been long anticipated by the peo
pie Of Omaha, who we're disappointed
last fall when his western trip was
cut short at Indianapolis. Much prep
aration had been made for his visit
at this time, and the people turned
out in great numbers to welcome him
His train left at O'Clock this morn
ing for a trip through Iowa.
After the banquet at the club the
president and his party were escorted
TO the Coliseum When he reached
the big auditorium Il was crowded
70 IT'S capacity. The building was elab
Ora;cly decoratol in nationai and Ak
Sar-Ben colors. The presidents ad
d-css in part was at follows:
He devoted much Of his speech t
the question of good citizenship, anC
went over very fully and thorough!
the ground he has heretofore covered
on this subject He also delivered ;
brief eulogy on the life Of Genera
U. S. Grant, il being the anniversar!
of his birth.
Omaha is threatened with an in
dustrial strike on May /, and the pres
ident was asked to say something
bearing ON the subject. The following
was delivered in response to this re
quest: IF might give a word of ad
vice to Omaha, I should like to SCI
your daily press publish in full th'
concluding part Of the anthracite Goa
strike commission. signed by all TIL
members thereof, by those in a spe
cisl sense the champion OF the wagi
worker, and by those in a specia
sense identified with capital, organ
ized OF unorganized, because, men an,
women of Omaha, those people did no
speak first as capitalist or as laboreT
did not speak first as judge, as arm.
man, as churchman, but they spoke
all of them, unanimously signed tha
report, all of them, as American citi
zens anxious to see right and justic
prevail. (Cheers and applause) NJ
one quality will get us out of an.
difficulty; we need more than one
we need a good many. We need. a
said. the power, first of each maj
honestly trying to look at the prof.
lem from his fellows standpoint Lool
at the report signed by those men
look at IL in the spirit in which the,
wrote It. and if you can only max
yourselves, make the community az
proach the problems of today in tn
spirit that these men. your fellows
showed in approaching the great prob
lem of yesterday. and problem o
problems will be solved.
"Any man who tries to excite clas
hatred. sectional hate. hate Of creeds
any kind Of hatred in our community
though he may affect to do it in tn
interest of the class he is addressing
Is. in the long run, with absolute Ger
tainty that class own worst enemy
(Applause) In the long run and as
whole. we are going to go up or g
down together. of course, there viii
be individual exceptions but as
whole. If the commonwealth prospers
some measure Of the prosperity come
to all of us. If it is not prosperity
then the adversely, though it may b
unequally upon us, will weigh more o
less upon all. It lies upon ourselves 4
determine our own fate"