The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-02
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capital and Labor Destined 70 i Unless
g Common Il onestY Prevails.

iBy Associated Prcss) sS va
IL KANSAS CITY. MO Z. May 1.-The Pres
dental party arrived Ia the CITY from st..
z Louis at 0:10 this morning and was met
by e. reception commit ee "a = sr1rteentn
and gAske w Avenue. in tho southeastern
portion OF tho city. a great crowd was
on hand ana 1t cileered from the moment
the train came into sight unit the Pres--4
5ldents carriage moved away Tor q drive
d few minutes later, ut the Head 81 q
long limo OF carria ges. ~ detachhe ~, =.
mounted police, together with the Thlrd
p eeirnen /. Missouri National Guard. act
II The route started from the train. took
~ 9fiye miles OF Kansas City boulevard
system. Passing first through the Faxo,
h q driveway mile in length ana s!.a %
q hlock wide, the President was greet
81 hvS.oyer 1900 school children, white
and black from private and punnc
schoo,s who stood seven deep on Inc
.ras Mot between the two idriy eways ana
Formed q line that extended lot three
4 blocks. a :, 5t q. J, 4 -, roa Z
aoh ~ the children waved q tiny Amer
tca :, ~ J. cheering the while and finally
rs the President passed the thousanass, o4
noicns broke forth singing !" Ame rica. 9$s
st'}The party was driven through the pus-
7,,aas section to Convention Hail Where
the principal exercises Of the gay were
hal6 The Q6COEul4Ot1S
! nsa1 n Great fiags we're strung from
3 - - = Ss,,tar "a the sides Of the stage, back
20 hfch raised to q height Of twenty
o,,.' feet was an immense golden sAInerl-
nnr eagle. The boxes and tho sloes q, 81
INA balcony were draped WIFI REG. ."n a,.
md blue bunting ana from t'11 s,,s.
=, Sous banners Of huge size were sus-
nsnded. Every available foot Of SPACE a ~
r thn Nail. which has capacity Of ls.oV.
y t W. nnstnnniad. NJ AS President Roosevelt
wa n.ored on the stage, the band started
ngR' Star spangled Banner, s ana the
current was turned into TWO s!e .a e ua';
trio aass that form9a n prs' the crowd
; 'ns into tremenduous ohaerins, while
psuHe ia rva I'd graduates with Ayigor gave
s stn college cry. ending with the woFa
portions Of the hall were set apart tof
Federal and Contederate . s s'l = q
wn pras,dent roosevelt was introduced oy
nIa.,nr Reed "a great demonstrating i.,
49,, nIncA 3gs he arose TO speak, as = uo
t pras,d p smoke for fifteen minutes:
I II 4 e1 apnKD WORD OF GREETING,
nhs President spoke q word Of sreet-
10 "a his audience and then greetea ~,
I nec,ally tho men who wore 3t''el p'ue a' ~
4 those who wore the gray' \, Z, ], y
~ do not usually say anything sap U9,
our being q reunited county, Z \. ~ sa.a'
srbecause 1t Is not necessary " COURSE.
{ vye are I reunited country, and IN sysfs
Northern audience wherever sse q =
i eroup 81 men wearing the button o. Me
Grand Army Of the Republic, J am aeI.
+ tain to fnd a. group OF men reany to
cheer every allus!on to the gallan W Z
the men who wore the gray" \, & y,
{s5iTaking the lessons taught by the sol
diers Of sthe Civil War, tbs president
discussed the question Of good eltlzeh'
ship, SIN our complex relation 81 en-,
ployed and employer" he SAID, "Of ons
class With another class, Of one section
with another section, we can work 'out
really successful result only II those in'
terested will get together and make an
honest effort each to understand his
noIshbors, and an honest effort each
while working for his own interests to
avoid working to the detrlment Of his
neighbor. Wrong Is wrong. Just as much
II 1T Is done by the little man as by the
4 big man to the little man--to the capitals
ist by thu wage-worker or to the wage
worker by the capitalist s,,,,,.s' a
"Ir, the long run Wage-workers. and
capitalists will go down In common ruin
X II each does not honestly try to set on
with Justice to the other and work out
! scheme Of action which shall be to
their common advantage B. 4, !.
Shortly before noon q start was mad
for the Maltimore Hotel. where after a
brief reception In the parlors, an elabor
rate luncheon was served, The decorar
& tionssfw strikingly beautiful. ~ r.
4. Fsicharda and Governor Ds,ekery We're
" nealed on the right OF tbs Pyesjd emit ana