New-York tribune., 1903-05-08
Guest OF CALIFORNIA.
PRESIDENT WELCOMED.
No Danger of Race Suicide IN That
State, He Sags.

pedlsnds, Cal. May president Roosevelt
= so-Ynally welcomed TO California to-day be-
-. crowd estimated az ten thousand. The
.,..s;sent's special train left Barstow at $50
- and arrived here at noon, exactly on time.
: e.,,t Of The CesaIonaa Hotel was packed a
ss Of humanity which stretched for two
A,oc.s east and west. The enthusiasm displayed
-.rs. have assured the guest IN whose honor
-. demonstration had been planned that Cali
.,-nias hospitality was warm and genuine. At
.be east side Of the grounds Company G. Cali
sr,ia National Guard, was stationed. uniformed
a, b1ue with campaign hats. leggins and guns.
-hs NeE-York Society was at the south, and
,,,e the west were formed the Young Mems
rr-,st;sn Association cadets. in uniform. Car
-s.ses in waiting took the President TO the
cssalonla Hotel in the following order: Marshal
80 staff mounted escorts, President and party,
connsnv G. "Teddy's Terrors' and band, New
vo-t Society and Young Mems Christian Asso-
ciation cadets
Thousands gathered in the streets. On the
,,-,ar onposite the balcony from which the
p-oe,5sn, spoke fifteen hundred school children
=. sssta5 On a grandstand. AS the President
.-,roached the children waved flags cheered
- Gang national airs. President Roosevelt
rs presented 10 Governor Pardee and Lieu
,e,ant Governor Anderson. The party then took
their places or the balcony. where all the MEM
hers of the legislative committee, women and
the local committeeman were seated. Just be-
Low the balcony We're ranged the Grand Army
veterans while near by were 'fTeddy's Terrors"
,n uniform Mayor Fowler introduced Governor
Par6ee who in q brief address, welcomed the
President 10 California Assemblyman G. L
Johnson then delivered an address OF welcome
in behalf Of the State Legislature
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
The g-ea, fhrong cheered itself hoarse when
..A President rose TO deliver his address 1t was
several minutes before he could proceed He
said in part:
am glad indeed 10 have the chance to visit
this wonderful and beautiful State, but dio
.lot have TO come 10 know you OF Ike you, TOT
7 know what the sons and daughters OF the
state have done. If l did not appreciate their
achievements ! would indeed be poor Arnerl-
can But for the country itself. though / had
been told so much Of its beauty and Its won
dars ! had never realized OF could not realize
in advance all have seen
IRRIGATION AND FORESTRY.
Coming down over the moGntain 1 was i'm
pressed with the thought more ana more OF
what can be done with the wise use Of water
and the forests OF this State. The people have
grown 10 realize that it is indispensable TO the
future Of the country to conserve, properly TO
use the water and preserve the great mountain
forests. All this valley shows what can be ac-
complished by irrigation. and you are 10 pe
congratulated that your settlers had the Tore
sight to take advantage of it
The irrigation system should be extended ana
widened. Forest and stream should be used TO
build up the interests Of the homelnaker, 1of ne
is the man we want TO encourage in every pos
sible way. ] think our citizens are reallzlng
more and more that We want 10 perpetuate tie
things botn of use and beauty. Beauty surely
has its place, and you want 70 ma make ardaas inns
State more than it even now is-the garden
SPOT Of the continent congratulate you on the
way YOU have built up these new cities, IN d
vav TO illustrate the virtue of pioneer eltlzeh-
ship and at the same time, avoiding the roush-
ness characteristic Of so many new settlements
An example has been set for the coming gen
erations abide by
The Young men must be impressed with the
idea that whatever we have of SOIL climate or
conditions il must be the man VINO does lhe
most toward making States or natloh s
r,rorress and srea tuess j congratulate you on
your country, your oranges, your cltes' your
ranches your industry and agricultural oe-
velopment. and, above ALL on the quali'E oi your
PRAISES M'KINLEY TO VETERANS
of all x,,bo are here to greet me- prize most
the presence Of these men who fought in the
great war turning toward the Grand army
veteransl- Two years ago you WelcoIIleo 9eIe
vour cornrade and nay chief, the late President
Mckinley. He did his part in war as IN peace
and if il had not been for the efforts that you
and he put forth we would have had neItheT an
American country nor an American Ffesloeil
Today In war il is necessary TO have arms
and accoutrement but the fundamental neces-
sitv is TO have men. You sought Tor hoefty
under The law not license. You fought Tor that
freedom that makes every man free
NO FEAR OF RACE SUICIDE.
Next ] greet the future. The sight OF these
children convinces me of the truth OF a state
rnent Just made TO me by Governor PaFoee'
when ne said that in California there IS no DAN
ger Of race suicide. You have done Wen IN fals-
ing oranges and I believe you have done better
raising children. Children, 1 have JUST enc
word for YOU and il viii apply 10 the older peo-
Die as we'll II is this: When you play, play
hard and when you work don't play at al.
That's common sense for all Of you
What strikes me most OF ali on TINS tflp As
that good Americans are good Americans from
one END Of the land to the other
Immediately after the close Of his speech
President Roosevelt was escorted TO the dining
room by the legislative party and the local re-
oeption committee. Governor Pardee sat on the
Presidents right and Mayor Fowler on his lert-
The dinner was informal. and there were no ad-
dresses Half an hour later the President
PARTY The Governor and other guests again
entered the carriages and were driven over the
CITY The party left here at ) O'Clock TOT san
Bernardino. where a short stop was mace Inc
night win he spent AT Riverside