The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-30
PRESIDENT At OMAHA
Greeted by Over so, 900 People, Who
Lined the Streets.
CITY eLAsoRATELY DECORATED
Mr.. Roosevelt Advised Business Men
and Werl<ingnen of Omaha to Read
Coal Commissions Findings to
Avoid Bic Strike.

ana Werklngren of Omaha to Read
Coal Commissions Findinqs to
Avoid BIG Strike.
Omaha. Nob., April %. - Much
preparation had been made in
this city Tor the presidents coming
and he was greeted by over 10000
people. who lined the streets on both
sizes Tor mile and a half along the
quite OF the carriage drive. The mill
taiy escort was a large one. headed
oy platoon OF police. II was com
posed of the Thurston Rides. Omaha
Guards Willard Rifles, South Omaha
Troop o, Cavalry and six companies
or the high school cadets. The drive
through the city lasted half an hour.
several OF the downtown business
streets being traversed. The entire
distance was lined with thousands of
people. who gave the president most
hearty welcome. From his carriage
he nodded his approval The driYe
ended at the Omaha Club. where a
banquet. lasting an hour and a half
was given.
The visit of President Roosevelt
has been long anticipated by the peo-
PIE OF Omaha. who were Gisappointed
last fall when his western trim was
cut short at indianapolis. Much prep
aration had been made for his visit
at this time. and the people turned
out IN great numbers to welcome him.
Ills train LETT at ? o'clock this morn
ing for trip through Iowa.
After the banquet at the club the
president and his party were escorted
to the Coliseum When he reached
the big auditorium II was crowded
to its capacity. The building was elab.
orately decorated in national and Ak.
Sar-Ben colors. The presidents ad.
dress in part was at follows:
lie devoted much of his speech to
the question of good citizenship and
went over very fully and thoroughly
the ground he has heretofore covered
on this subject. He also delivered n
brief eulogy on the life of General
u. ). Grant, II being the anniversary
OF his birth.
Omaha is threatened with an In.
dustrial strike on May /, and the pres
ident was asked TO say sometime
bearing on the subject. The following
was delivered in response to this re-
quest: IF | might give n word OF ad-
vice to Omaha. I should like to see
your daily press publish in full the
concluding part OF the anthracite coal
strike commission. signed by all the
members thereof. by those in a spe-
cial sense the champion OF the wage
worker. and by those In a special
sense identified with capital. organ
lied or unorganized. because. men and
women of Omaha, those people did not
speak first as capitalist or as laborer
did not speak first as Judge. as army
man, as churchman. but they spoke
all of them, unanimously signed that
report. all OF them, as American citi-
zens anxious 10 see right and justice
prevail Cheers and applause) No
one quality will get us out of anv
difficulty; we need more than one
we need n good many. We need. as
| said. the power first of each man
honestly trying 10 look at the prob
lem from his fellows standpoint. Look
at the report signed by those men:
look at II in the spirit in which they
wrote II. and If you can only make
yourselves. make the community ap-
proach the problems of today in the
spirit that these men, your fellows.
showed in approaching the great prob
lem of yesterday, and problem or
problems will be solved.
ANY man who tries to excite class
hatred. sectional hate. hate of creeds
any kind of hatred in om community.
though he may affect to do il in the
interest of the class ne is addressing.
is. in the long run, with absolute GER
tainty that class own worst enemy.
(Applause) In the long run and as a
whole, we are going to go I'D or go
down together. OF course, there will
be individual exceptions, but as
whole, If the commonwealth prospers.
some measure Of the prosperity comes
to all of MS. If il is not prosperity.
then the adversely, though IL may be
unequalty upon rs. will weigh more or
less upon all. II lies upon ourselves TO
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