Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-10
After Absence Of Sixty-Five Days
President Roosevelt Returns
to Washington.
TRAIN ARRIVES PROMPTLY ON TINE.
He Receives a Cordial Welcome and
Responds with a Brief Speech-Trip
In Most Remarkable One Ever
Made by a Chief Executive-Cab-
met Meeting Held.


lined the sidewalks as his carriage, es-
corted by the battalion of high school
cadets, was driven to the white house.
The president cordially responded to
the greetings given him and repeated
ly stood up in his carriage and waved
his hat and bowed his acknowledge
ments. He looked the picture of
health.
Promptly at seven o'clock the train
bearing the president and his party
rolled into the station. There was a
shout of welcome home as Mr.. Roose-
velt made his appearance on the plat
form, and it continued while the presi-
dent was in or about the station. The
president spent a very few minutes in
exchanging greetings with the assem-
bled officials. He talked longer with
Postmaster General Payne than any
of the others, the latter throwing his
arms about the president and appa-
rently whispering to him.
The president, accompanied by Capt.
Cowles in full uniform. then entered a
carriage and with his party. which, be-
sides the officials at the station, in
cluded Attorney General Knox, Secre-
tary Wilson and Senator Fairbanks, of
Indiana, were escorted by battalion
of high school cadets along Pennsyl-
vania avenue to the white house
grounds. At the entrance to the white
house grounds the cadets halted and
the president and his party passed
them in review. The avenue was lined
with people and the applause which
greeted the president on every hand
was outspoken and cordial.
While the review of the cadets was
taking place large crowd of people
repaired to the rear of the white
house, where the Marine band gave
of the chief executive. They expected
that the president would appear for a
moment to acknowledge the greeting
home that had been given him and in
this they were not disappointed. The
band played the "Star Spangled Ban
ner" and then, as the president APP
peared on the portico. struck up ''Hail
to the Chief" The president made
a brief speech to the gathering, say
ing:
A Brief Address.
my friends and neighbors, I thank
you very very much for coming here
to greet me and I have appreciated
more than can say the welcome back
home that have received. Ihave been
absent over two months and I have
travelled many miles. During that
time only one thing has struck me and
that is the substantialness of the
American people. One can travel
from ocean to ocean and from Canada
to the gulf and always be at home
among ones fellow Americans. I
thank you again, my friends. and now
I am going in to my own folks"
A Remarkable Trip.
The trip just completed has been in
some respects the most remarka bic a
president ever took. Roosevelt and
his party travelled over $4,000 miles on
railroads and several hundred miles in
stage coaches and carriages, but not
an accident marred their journey. Not
five minutes delay was occasioned dur
ing the whole trip on account of train
conditions, and the schedule adopted
by Secretary Loeb before the party
left Washington was carried out with
military precision. Rarely was the
train late in reaching its destination,
Notwithstanding that it passed
through the flooded district in Iowa.
The health of the president and his
party, too, was remarkable. Not one
member of the party was seriously ill.
and few calls were made on the ply
stefan on the train.
Made Many Speeches..
During the 65 days that the presi-
dent spent on the road he made 265
speeches, and had it not been for Sec-
rotary Loeb's firmness he would have
made nearly double that number.
From the day the president left Wash
ington requests began to pour in for
changes in his programme and for ad-
ditional addresses, but Secretary Loeb
in most every case said no. The sue
cessful manner in which Mr.. Loeb man
aged the trip was very pleasing to the
president and he warmly congratu-
lated his secretary on the successful
outcome Of it. The other members of
the party also gave Mr. Loeb vote of
thanks for the able manner in which
he had conducted affairs One of the
remarkable features. of the trip was
the nonpartisan spirit displayed in the
reception of the president everywhere.
Democratic as we'll as republican NAV
OTIS united in extending him welcom-
ing hand.
Cabinet Meeting Held.
Washington, June s.-President
Roosevelt, refreshed and vigorous
from his long western trip, appeared
at his Office in the executive BUILDING
early Saturday morning. He plunged
at once into the mass of business
awaiting him, excusing himself to all
callers except those who had urgent
business with him.
To members of his cabinet ha an
nounced, personally Friday night that
10 desired to have 4 meeting with