The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-14
MANIFEST De- TINY
President . Greater Expansionist1
Than Ever Since His Trip
to Pacific Coast.
Good Work Commenced in the Phil
ippines Must Be Continued
to Logical End.

to Logical End.
San Francisco, May 14.--At the Me-
chanics' pavilion last night President
Roosevelt made the most important
speech he has delivered since he left st. |
Louis. s.5sf]
His subject, Expansion and True De-
velopment and Protection Of the Coun-4|
try's Newly Acquired Possessions in the
Pacific" together with the advocacy of a
greater navy,sswas one that made his dis
course OF particular interest to the Call
fornians and he aroused his audience to
high pitch Of enthusiasm. So
It was mighty gathering that listened
to the president. The doors Of the pa
vilion were thrown open to the public at
an early hour and thousands Of citizens
thronged the building long before the time
scheduled for the arrival Of the presi-
DENTAL party.
M. H. De Young, president Of the sciti-
zens' reception committee, opened the
meeting and Mayor Schn1itz formally iii
troduced the president to the people Of
San Francisco It was some minutes be-
fore the cheering subsidized and the presi-
dent was able to make himself heard. He
said:
Expansion.
Before I saw the Pacific slope I was
an expansionist, and after having seen it
/ fail to understand how any man, con-
f1dent of his country,s greatness and glad
that his country should challenge with
proud confidence our mighty future, can
be anything but an expansionist. In the
century that Is opening the commerce and
the progress Of the Pacific will be factors
Of incalculable moment in the history OF
the world. Now, in our day, the greatest
Of all the oceans, of all the seas and the
last to be used on a large scale by civil
lized man, bids fair to become in its turn
the first in point Of Importance.
Our mighty republic has stretched
across the Pacific, and now In California,
Oregon and Washington, in Alaska and
Hawaii and the Philippines, holds an ex
tent of coast line which makes it Of ne
cessity a power Of the first class on the
Pacific. The extension in the area Of our
domain has been immense, the extension
in the area of our influence even greater.
Americas geographical position! on the
Pacific is such as to insure our peaceful
domination of It's waters in the future If
only we grasp with sufficient resolution
the advantages of this position. We are
| taking long strfdges in this direction;
witness the cables we are laying down
and the great steamship lines we are
misunderstanding lines some of whose
vessels are larger than any freight car
riers the world has yet SEEN We have
|. taken the first step toward digging an
| isthmian canal, to be under our own con-
troll, canal which will make our Atlantic
and Pacific coast lines to all intent and
purpose continuous, and will add i'm
mensely alike to our commercial and our
military and naval strength.
Duty to the Philippines.
Inevitable march OF events gave us the
control OF the Philippines at time so
| opportune that it may without irreverence
! be held providential. Unless we show
ourselves weak, unless we show. ourselves
/ degenerate sons ofAthe sires from whose
! loins we spring, we must go on with the
work that we have abegnn.f445I earnestly
! hope that this work always will be peace
I'VE infinitely desire, peace, and the
surest way to- obtain ittis to show that
we are not afraid Of war. We should
deal in q. spirit of fairness and justice
with all weaker nations; we should show
to the strongest that we are able to main
tain our rights. Such showing cannot be
made by bluster. for buster merely In
yites contempt. Letsus speak courteously.
| deal fairly and keep ourselves armed and
ready. II we do these things we can
count on the peace that comes only to
| the just man armed, to the just man
who neither fears nor inf1icts with wrong.
I'VE must keep on building and main
tanning thoroly. efficient navy, with
plenty Of the best and most formidable
ships, with an ample supply of officers and
4 of men, and with these officers and men
trained in the most thoro way to the best
} possible performance OF their duty. Only
thus can we assure our position In the
world at large and in particular our posi-
ton here on the Pacific.
Place Among Nations.
4 TT behooves all men Of lofty soul who
tare proud to belong to mighty nation
to see to it that we fit ourselves to take
and keep a great position in the world
for our. proper place it with the expand
ing nations and the nations that are tt
be great, that accept with confidence q
place Of leadership in the world.
my countrymen. believe in you witt
all my heart and I am proud that it has
! been granted me to be citizen in ma
ton Of such glorious opportunities and
with the wisdom, the hardihood and the
courage to rise to the level of its oppor
tunities.''
Monument to Mckinley.
A o'clock a. m. yesterday Presiden
Roosevelt vas In his carriage, accom-
panied by Mayor Schmitz, and few
moments later, assorted by squadron
of cavalry and members Of the executiv,
committee, proceed to the Native Sons
hall on Mason street. A hearty Californi,
z welcome was given the nations chief ex
ecutive by the assembled sons and daugh
tiers Of the golden west, aided by a bi,
delegation Of pioneers.
The president then proceeded to tn
Presidio military reservation. facing tn
lGolden Gate, where he reviewed tn
troops Later In Golden Gate park h
broke ground for a monument to the lat
3 President Mckinley, to be erected by tn
citizens of San Francisco. Veterans q
the Mexican, civil and Spanish wars wer
assembled, and they were especially re
lferred to In the presidents address whic
Twas eulogistic of President Mckinley.
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