Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-07
President Roosevelt Defines Position of
United States to European Nations.
CLIMAX OF DAYS PROGRAM IN CHICAGO
is GIVEN OVATION AS HE APPEARED THE PLAT.
FORM OF THE AUDITORIUM LAST EVENING" BY THE CROWD
WHICH THRoMGED THE LARGE AUDIENCE ROOM
TO ITS UTMOST CAPACITY.
Chicago, April 3.-The climax of the

Chicago, April 3-The climax of the
visit of President Roosevelt to this
city came last evening when before an
audience which filled the Auditorium
to its fullest capacity he discussed the
doctrine first promulgated by Presl-
dent Monroe and it's Interpretation as
applied to the present conditions that
confront this nation in its relations
with the powers of the world.
After day of hurrying here and
there in compliance with the arrange
ments of the committee in which the
President was greeted by the people
of Chicago, he was at midnight hurry
ing away from the metropolis OF the
west on his $4,000 mile trip through
the west.
At the Auditorium.
1t was nearly o'clock last evening
when the President made his appear
ance at the Auditorium. AS he came
upon the platform there broke from the
assembled throng one mighty volume
of cheers, that seemed to pierce the
roof. and the air was white with wav-
ing nandkerchiefs. Mayor Harrison,
in short address, presented the Presl-
dent to the audience. who listened with
intense interest to the address
Roosevelt's Address.
President Roosevelt said:
Mr. Chairman. Ladies and Gentle
men. Today wish to speak to you,
not merely about the Monroe doctrine,
hut about our entire position in the
western hemisphere position SO pc
culiar and predominant that out OF IL
has grown the acceptance OF the Mon.
roe doctrine as a cardinal feature OF
our foreign policy; and in particular
wish to point out what has been done
during the. lifetime of the last con
gress to moke good our position IN &C
cordance with this historic policy.
A Nation of Responsibilities.
Ever since the time when we def
ritely extended our boundaries west
ward to the Pacific and southwark te
the Gulf. since the time when the Ole
snanish and Portuguese colonies to TIT
so,th of us asserted their indepen
donce.. our nation has insisted tina
because of it's primacy in strength
among the nations OF the western
hemisphere it has certain duties an
RESPONSIBILITIES which ought TIC obllg
IT to take a leading part thereon. w
hold that our interests in TINS nem1
snhere are greater than those OF an
- E,tropean power possibly can be, an
that our duty to ourselves and to tn
weaker republics who are our nelSf
bcrs requires us to see that none G
the great military powers from acfos
tho seas shall encroach upon the teri
tory of the American republics or al
quire control thereover.
Forbids Acquisition of Territory.
This policy, therefore, not only TO
bids us to acquiesce in such terrific
ial ACQUISITION, but also causes us
object to the requirement OF contr'
which would in it's effect be equal
territorial aggrandizement This
why the United States has steadily b
lieyed that the construction OF tt
great Isthmian canal, the building
which is to stand as the greatest m
terial feat of the twentieth century
/, greater than any similar feat in al
preceding century-shonld be done
no foreign nation but by ourselve
The canal must of necessity go throus
the territory of one OF our smaller s.
ter republics. We have been scrup
lously careful to abstain from PERI
trating any wrong upon any OF the
REPUBLICS in this matter We do n
wish to interfere with their rights
the least; but, while carefully sal
guarding them, to build the canal OF
selves under provisions which Will
able us, if necessary, TO police and pl
tect 1T, and to guarantee its neutrall'
we being the sole guarantor. our
tention was steadfast; we desired
ton taken so that the canal could
ways be used by us in time OF pea
and war alike, and in time of war col
never be used to our detriment by a
nation which was hostile to us. Su
action, by the circumstances S
rounding it, was necessarily Tor I
benefit and not the detriment OF
adjacent American republics.
Objects Fulfilled.
After considerably more than h
of century these objects have be
exactly fulfilled by the legislation a
treaties of the last two years
years ago we were no further adva
ed toward the construction OF the Is
mian canal on our terms than we
been during the preceding eigl
years. BY the Hay-Pauncefote tres
ratified in December, 1901, an
treaty with Great Britain, which
been held to stand in the way, was
rogated and it was agreed that the
al should be constructed under
auspices of the Government OF
United States, and that this COVE
ment should have the exclusive ii
to regulate and manage it, becom
the sole guarantor of its neutrality
The Colombian Canal.
1t was expressly stipulated, furt
more. that this guaranty of neura
should not prevent the United ST.
from taking any measures which TO
it necessary in order to esecure by
own forces the defense OF the I'm
States and the maintenance OF pu
order. Immediately following
treaty, congress passed law III
which the President was author
to endeavor to secure treaty for
curing the right to finish the consi
ton of, and to operate, the Pan
canal, which has already been be
in the territory OF Colombia by
French company.
A Triumph of American Diploma
The rights Of this company wer'