Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-04
Don't Boast Don't Insult Any 0nej
Say What is Necessary,
HAVING SAID 1T, STANDBY 1T
Whatever the Consequences Might be
Americans Want Friendship Of
All Mankind.

Waukesha, Wis, April S--Notwlth-
standing the fact that the weather was
disagreeable, the greeting accorded
President Roosevelt by the citizens OF
Waukesha county when he arrived
here ut 1850 p. m. was enthusiastic A
spacious platform had been erected at
the depot, and on the arrival OF the
train the great throng cheered Justify.
The party were received by delega-
tion Of citizens, headed by Mayor
Harding, The mayor introduced the
president, who spoke OF the varied in
terests In Wisconsin. He said the
state had produced much, but the best
things It had produced were decent men
and women, and that Is what counts.
u believe We are face TO face with
great world problems said the presi-
dent, and that We cannot help playing
the part Of q great world power All
we can decide is whether we can play
II well or Ill. | DO not want to see us
shrinking IN the least bit from our
duty We have got 20 hold our own
The president said he was sorry TO
see reflections in the press or elsewhere
from America on any foreign nation,
Il do not believe the United States
should even suffer a wrong he con
tinued Il would be the first that would
resent q wrong from the strong as |
would be the first 10 insist that We
do not wrong the weak. | believe I'm
the Monroe doctrine, and as long as !
am president It shall be lived up TO-
] do not intend Ia make that excuse Of
fertilization for being unpleasant 20
the other powers We want the friend.
ship OF all mankind We want peace
We wish well to the nations Of man
kind"
In substance he said his foreign poll
oy is this.
Don't boast, don't insult any one
make up your minds coolly what is
necessary for US to say, say II, and then
stand by 1t, whatever the consequences
might be-
HOW RECEIVED IN EUROPE.
New York. April 4.--The strenuous
note OF President Rooseyelt's Chicago
speech rises above the tumult OF tho
Balkans and court functions at Lisbon
and Copenhagen, cables the Tribune's
London correspondent. The speech Is
reported fully In the general press dis
patches and commented upon favorably
as an authoritative exposition OF the
policy Of the United States government
The closeness ana impartiality with
which the president balances the good
faith Of the British and German gov
ernments in the Venezuelan AFFAIR caus-
es disappointment among those anxious
10 secure preferential treatment in ia
vor Of England but the passages deal
ing with the inter-oceanic canal ana
the development OF American naval
power are welcomed as proofs that
buncombe has gone out Of favor and
that action has taken the place OF
vague clustering. The altruism Of the
presidents speech IS not understood In
tho capital OF an empire which has been
built up on the principle Of enlightened
self interest The objection Is raised
by some writer's that the trouble viii
arise whenever an European power
finds itself powerless TO obtain re-
dress in Spanish America, unless by
the seizure Of territory, and the little
England" controyersalists are puzzled
by the demand for stronger navy
when the Monroe doctrine has been
sanctioned by Great Britain and Ger
many. This as a whole, greatly in
creases the presidents prestige abroad,
and It was already unique.