The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-05-07
ROOSEVELT AT OMAHA
Greeted by Over Sc, 900 People, Who
Lined the Streets.
CITY ELAsoRATELY DECORATED
MIR. Roosevelt Advised Business Men
and Workingmen of Omaha to Read
Coal Commissions Findings to
Avoid Big Strike.

Omaha, Neb., April 2s. - Much
preparation had been made in
this city for the presidents coming
and he was greeted by over $4,000
people, who lined the streets on both
sides for mile and half along the
route of the carriage drive. The mill.
tary escort was a large one, headed
by a platoon of police. 1t was COM
posed OF the Thurston Rifles, Omaha
Guards, Millard Rifles, South Omaha
Troop of Cavalry and six companies
of 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 drive
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 disappointed
last fall when his western trip 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.
His train left at 3 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 it was crowded
to its capacity. The building was elab.
orately decorated in national and Ak
Sar-Ben colors. The presidents I'D.
dress in part was at follows:
He 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 a
brief eulogy on the life of General
U. S. Grant, it being the anniversary
OF his birth.
Omaha is threatened with an In.
dustrial strike on May /, and the pres
ident was asked to say something
bearing on the subject. The following
was delivered in response to this re-
quest: 'If might give word of ad-
vice to Omaha, l 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 spe.
hto1 -canoa tho Ab~ ~, piop ~ tho ua o.
wnrl4ar- AMI by those IN O. apecial
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 to see right and justice
prevail. Cheers and applause) No
one quality will get us out Of any
difficulty; we need more than one,
we need a good many. We need, as
said. the power, first Of each man
honestly trying to look at the prob.
lem from his fellows standpoint. Look
at the report signed by those men !;
look at 1t in the spirit in which they
wrote it. 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"