The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-15
Spends n Busy Day I'm San Francisco
and in the Towns on the shores
OF the Bay.
MADE A IL. D. AT BERKELEY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA con-
FERS THE HONORARY DEGREE.
Dedication of q Monument Commence
rative of Dewey's victory-Other
Features of the Day.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. May 14.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt babe farewell to San Fran
cisco tonight and started for Yosemite val
ley to spend several days. His last day In
San Francisco. like the others, was so
completely taken up that it served to verify
the smiling remark he made yesterday that
the city of the open gate had given him
everything except sleep.
Early this morning the presidential party,
with an escort of sailors and marines. left
the Palace Hotel and participated in the
dedication of the monument commemora-
tive of the victory of Commodore Dewey
and his feet at Manila bay. Here the
President spoke strongly on the necessity
OF a stronger navy and of practical train
ing at sea. Then a trip was taken across
the bay to Berkeley, the home Of the Uni
versity of California. where the President
spoke at the commencement exercises and
received the degree of doctor of laws. The
citizens of Oakland next claimed Mr..
Roosevelt's presence. Following came a
visit to Vallejo. where the cornerstone Of
the Navy Y. NJ. c. A. building was laid.
Inspection was then made of the Mare
Island navy yard and the party returned
at o'clock to attend the Union League
Club banquet at the Palace Hotel. Covers
were laid for $50 and the guests included
most of the judges of the State Supreme
Court. President Roosevelt responded to an
address of welcome. The list of toasts was
then taken up follows: THE Army"
General Macarthur; THE Navy" Score
tary Moody; California" Governor Par
dee; THE Presidential Party United
States Senator Perkins; THE Citizens
Committee" NJ. III. De Young.
Shortly after midnight the President left
for the Yosemite valley
Under balmy sky and on the green sward
of Union square this morning President
Roosevelt participated In the dedication Of
the magnificent monument erected in COM
memoration of the victory of the American
navy at Manila. The monument consists
of high shaft of white California granite,
surmounted by bronze figure of Victory
holding in one outstretched hand a wreath
and in the other a trident. The President
was escorted from the hotel to the square
by all the marines of the warships in the
harbor. On the stand from which he adj
dressed the assembled multitude were the
officers of the warships in San Francisco
bay and vicinity and the officers of the
cruiser Grafton, the flagship of the British
In few words Chairman James G. Phe-
Ian presented the monument to the city of
San Francisco. and 1t was as briefly ac-
cepted by Mayor schmitz on behalf Of the the
Francisco should glory in concentrating
the navy's victory at Manila, as II had
opened the Pacific ocean to American COM
merce, and more than any other event had
contributed to give the United States a
high place among the naval powers.
He dwelt ON the necessity of preparing
ships, armament and men for the navy.
He urged practical work at sea. particularly
in craftsmanship. saying: Remember
that the shots that count in war are the
ones that hit"
The President was then driven to the
United States transport dock, whence the
party proceeded to Berkeley to take part
in the commencement exercises at the Uni
versity of California. The President has
been asked to assist native-born Chinese
children of San Francisco to obtain an edu-
cation in the public schools. The complaint
is made that the Chinese are confined in a
special school and are insufficiently in
structed To improve this condition the
President is requested to use his good
offices with the state and city boards OF edu-
cation to have the Chinese children admitted
to public schools on an equality with other
nationalities. A petition laying the matter
before the President was presented to him
to-day at Berkeley by President BENJAMIN
Ide Wheeler, of the University of Califor-
MA 1t bore the names of 1000 Chinese.