Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
TOURS OF NATIONS HEADS.


TOURS OF NATIONS HEADS.
President Roosevelt arrived In 81.
Louis yesterday afternoon. and the
country VIII hear something from him
now every day for several weeks that
viii be Of general Interest Incident
ally too tbe country and The world
VIII learn the difference between the
tours OF an American executive and
those Of the other great nations. One
of the Paris newspapers the other day
called attention TO the fact that white
President l.oubet Of France has
large guard with him ON bis present
Journey through frances dominions.
President Roosevelt has plunged in
thc wilderness in the YellUwstone
park region with only half dozen
companions, and has been Tor seyeraI
days at q time OIL, of communication
with the rest Of the country. Obyl-
ously. such Democratic usaEcs as ,his
would not be thought Of in the case
of European head Of the state when
on his travels.
Another difference between the
American and the other great nation
81 executives is that ours ~ free to
speak his mind on NIL issues of conse
auenee at any time. President toosc-
welt takes this liberty IN decidedly
literal way. Something distinctive
will be heard from him every day
when he spca0s. and he viii al least
speak once every day from this time
4. "a "a.
valley, except sundays The country
VIII hear national issues discussed
with admirable fulluoss and franhnesB
by the head OF the nation the man
who has good deal Of Influence In
shaping most u them. ana whn has
The predominant share IN shaping
some II tbrm President Loubct has
neither the power as an executive
which is posscsaed by President
Roosevelt. nor does etiquette permit
him 20 talk with the same comprchen.
slycncsa and cAndor OF coursc, all
that British king can do In the line
of uratory when he Is on his travels.
~ Edward WI ga now. IA 10 rcbearSc
few platiiudcs. which may mean any
thing or nothing. and which commonly
mean tho latter Nobody will be able
to tell from anything which Edward
has said In Portugal or which he may
say IN France or In Italy what he
thinks on any Of the gront Issues In
which the British empire Ia concerned
He has. In fact nothing 10 do In any
direct way with those Issues.
Moreover. the present head OF the
American government Is man who is
thoroughly acquainted with not only
the history uf his own country, but
with that Of the other prominent ma
tions. lie g. ihus able to throw nn at
mospbofe around every large question
which he discusses and to give II an
especial Interest and signifcanec for
| thoughifm pcraonR He can talk en-
Certainly too. lo those who are not
thoughifu Most OF the large quca.
lions which he deals with while on
his tour viii be given their appropriate
settling ns parts Of the worlds politi-
cal ar social developments Gt the day.
Ills address In ST Louis on the occa'
sion Of the dedication Of the Worlds
fair today ~ worthy Of n distinctive
| place ~ the pulilcul literature Oh Inv
time Edward VII. reflects the judg
mcni ana tho prepoRscasiors Of the
ministry Of the hour His addresses
IN opening parliament voice the Views,
80 far ss they voice anything that ia
| distinctive. of the cabinet OF the day
aud ncccssariiy change whcu a minis
scr of tho opposite party goes into Of
ace An addrcns OF the President OF
the United States is the word OF a
man who has a large share Ia the bus
mess Of government and when such
"a address Is delivered 10y president
nf the ability. the courage and the can.
dor Of the present head Of the Ameri'
ean government II stands chance
10 form variable contribution to the
sum of the literature OF the worlds
contemporary politics -GloheDcmo'
crat