The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-08
GiVe President Roosevelt ASsur-
 anCsS of Friendship
SPEAKS ON THE PHILIPPINES
Mir. Roosevelt Defends the Course of the Army in the Islands and Says the United States Has Pur-
 sued a Wise Policy.

Bismarck, N D., April 7.-standing in the private office of Governor White in the state capitol this afternoon Pres- dent Roosevelt received the assurance of the friendship and support of the great Sioux Indian tribe and smiled as- surances from the chiefs of the Indians and grosventres. Twenty of the most distinguished chleftains of the tribes had come from their agencies to see the great father" and assure him of their support and good will. There were many famous Indians in the assemblage. John | Grass, the orator and chief justice of the Sioux, made the presentation of the tribes good will In a translation of an address which had been agreed upon in l council of the chiefs. At the same time Grass presented the President with peace pipe of beautifully-carved pipe l stone in token of the good will and friend- ship of the Indians.
 We have been treated well by tho good great father" said Grass "and we hope he will again be made great father when his time Is over"
 Water. chief of the Mandan Indians. also presented written assurances of the good will of his people Tell him." said President Roosevelt, through the inter- l preter, 'I am glad to see him. The Man. dan Indians have always done we'll"
 Grunted Their Approval.
 Then the wrinkled old chieftains grasped the Presidents hand and solemnly grunt- ed their approval.
 The Presidents train reached the cap- ltal city of the state on schedule time, and the President and party were im- medlatey taken through lavishly deco rated streets to the state capitol, where brief reception was held. The President met and shook hands with many of the friends of his western days. Following the reception he delivered brief address from the balcony of the capitol building to a crowd of several thousand people, as- sembled from all parts of the Missouri slope.
 T am an old settler of this state" said the President T lived here twenty years ago and feel that am an old-timer. There two ways to know d man-by work ing with him by fighting with him, and on the ranges there are men with whom l have worked and with whom I have fought"
 Concluding, the President laid stress upon personal responsibility and personal effort, as the essentials in all well-dolng public life.
 Upon the conclusion of his address tha l President was called upon to meet q num- Der of old friends and after a five rnin- utes interview, the members of the party re-entered their carriages and were driven back to the depot.
 "Gentlemen' said the President, you have put cap sheaf of enjoyment upon my trip so far. l know so many of you here, and 1t seems good to breath this western air again. 1 cannot thank you too much for the pleasure you have given me-"
 The Presidents set speech today was delivered at Fargo. and he dis cussed the Philippines and the army. He spoke follows
 The Presidents Speech.
 My Fellow Citizens:
 The northwest whose sons in the civil var added such brilliant pages to the honor roll of the republic, likewise bore full share In the struggle of which the | war with Spain was the beginning. A struggle slight indeed when compared with the gigantic death wrestle which for four years stamped to and fro across the southern states in the civil war; but q struggle fraught with consequences to the nation, and inded to the world, out of l all proportion to the smallness of the ef- | fort upon our part.
 Three and half years ago President Mckinley spoke in the adjoining state of 1 Minnesota on the occasion of the return of the Thirteenth Minnesota volunteers l from the Philippine islands, where they had served with your own gallant sons of the North Dakota regiment After heartily thanking the returned soldiers for their valor and patriotism. and their | eontemptuous refusal to be daunted or misled by the outcry raised at home by the men of little faith who wished us to abandon the islands, he spoke of the | Islands themselves as follows:
 Quotes Mc-<inley.
 That congress will provide for them government which will bring them blessings. which will promote their ma teriai interests as we'll as advance their people in the path of civilization and in- telligence, 1 confidently believe. They will not be governed as vassals or serfs or slaves. They will be given a government of liberty. regulated by law. honestly ad- ministered without expressing exactions, taxation without tyranny, justice with out bribe, education without distinction of social condition, freedom of religious wor- ship, and protection in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" What he said then lay in the realm of promise. Now 1t lies in the realm of posi- | tive performance
 Promises Fulfilled. | It is a good thing to look back upon what has been said and compare it with the record of what has actually been done. If promises are violated, if plighted word is not kept then those who haye failed in their duty should be held up to reproduction. If, on the other hand the promises have been substantially made good If the achievement has kept pace and more than kept pace with the afa fhara and are responsible for the other ara entitled of just right to claim the credit which attaches to those who serve the nation well. This credit I claim for the men who have managed so admirably the military and the civil affairs of the Phil lppine islands, and for those other men who have so heartily backed them in congress. and without vvbose aid o..a