The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-14
OUR HOLD ON The PACIFIC.
PRESIDENT TALKS IN FRISCO or
ITS IMPORTANCE.
Must Go on With Our Work in the Far Fast.
Peacefully II We Can. but With a Strong
Fleet as the Best Guarantee Against
War-Re,icw OF Troops at the Preside.

War-Re,icw OF Troops NJ tho Presidio
SAN FRANCISCO, May l3.-Mr. Roosevelt's
second day in this city has been as bright
and cheerful as was his first He was the
principal figure In review OF the United
States troops at the Preeidio this morning
1t was as brilliant and imposing as any
function Of the sort in which he has ap-
peared. Attired in a long black coat /,
silk hat and the black riding trousers,
with side strips Of black satin. which he
uses on such occasions, he rode around
the three regiments and the three batteries
amid the cheers and applause Of the thou
sands of people who had gone out from
the city to see the spectacle.
The President also visited the Native Sons
and Daughters Of the Golden West, who pre-
scented to him solid gold reproduction
Of the statue by Douglas Tiden, the deaf
mute sculptor, representing two grizzly
bears fighting He also laid the cornerstone
OF a monument to President Mckinley.
Tonight he made speech at Mechanics
Pavilion. his subject being the Western ex-
panson of the nation. The pavilion is sup
posed to hold s 900 people Tonight about
is 900 tried to get in. and most OF them
did get in.
Before I sa W the Pacific Slope I was an eX
understand how any man, confident of his
countrys greatness and glad that his coun-
try should challenge with proud confidence
expansionist. In the century that Is opening.
the commerce and the command of the Pacific
viii be factors Of insalcuIa Die moment in the
The seat OF power ever shifts from land
to land and from sea to sen The earliest
those OF Mesopota mia and the Nile. had but
little to do with sea trafllc. But, with the
rise Of the PhGnicinns. the Mediterranean
antiquity. The war navies and merchant
es Of f aes m fnd Ksms tsSye
ness and the Roman became lord Of Western
civilization only when his Meets rode unchal.
lenged from the Egean to the Pillars OF
Then Rome fell. but for centuries there.
centred on its shores. and the control OF the
Mediterranean was the prime factor in favor
nx Or tn snd he other Italian mans
time cities rose to splendid and great power.
Gradually, the nations OF the earth grew
ssxHns u sHs IKE fss
Baltic and the Bay OF i'iscay sawS,radne cities
rise to greatness or become the pr3peItes OF
atlantic The cities Of the Sesheriands; the
2 The Cites ssd afoT
sent sent ff mercantile adyenturers to strive
'oT eape p pr Coca 'n Hop. doubled
America was discovered and the ATLANTIC
Ocean to the Sreatbe ad f3 besS ~o5 bs
Lesser world of antiquity.
Now in our own day Ihs Of ia all ss
ee scale s c mi bids to
take in it, turn first place OF mportance' When
sas atntRRGS 8se hsrt sSSas
OF the Pacific; but as whole It's lands and it,
SEst they had Seen the dim
Tyre. the IVORY q Lydia: ths .re q, ESQ. Of
and from the woody wilderness which
sn.n, h hs r wdSs era s Of the land
forth upon waste OF waters which only
their own can oes traverscd. Vow at the
40 vast that 1t Ia well nigh impossible for US
wholly to estimate its Importance the
South Sens the great commonwealth OF AUS
japan, shaking oil the lethargy Q! centuries.
has taken her rank among civilized modern
se}ves along the i eastern coast Of Asia while
China, by her misfortunes has given us an
object lesson in the utter folly OF attempting
ii
Mean While. our mighty republic has stretched
to dhS nna Ssk ana
and the Philippines holds an extent OF coast
line which makes It Of necessity Power OF
in the area Of our domain has been immense.
the extension in the area OF our IN fuence even
greater. Americas geogra phlcal pos lt,on on
the Pacific is such as to insure our peaceful
domination Of its waters in the future II
only We grasp with sufficient resolution the
OF this s p9dst9n we are ths
ables we are laying down and the great
steamship lines We are starting steamship
than any freight carriers the world has yet
We have taken stop, toward disEins an
canal which, will make our Atlantic and
Pacific coast lines to all inte1ts and pur.
Poses conmnnons nnr T ana apa our 1 ntsry
The ineyitab march Of , events d gave US
e en- S' be called proviential. Unless we show
wos an Se wos
that The 'R ~e have v" sesu sarnessy ps
char I Infinitely desire peace, md
the surest way to obtain it is to show that we
are no, b ai5ad d o. war ia spirit Of fairness, and
show to the strongest that we are able to
maintain our rights. Such showing can
not be made by bluster. for bluster merely
in vites contempt, Let us 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 intiicts wrong.
We must Keep on building and maintain
ing thorough navy. with plenty Of the best
and most formidable ships, with an ample
supply of officers and Of men. and with these
Officers and men trained in the most thorough
way to the best possible performance OF
their duty. Only this can assure our posi-
our position here on the Pacific
The President lunched to-day with the
Reception Committee at the Cliff House, at
the edge Of the Golden Gate. Admiral
Bjckford Of he British Navy sat at his RICH,
and was in conversation with him through
most Of the meal. number Of reasons
are given here regarding the failure of the
British iackies to respond to the invitation
TO get into vest erday's parade. The first
was hat they could not get permission from
London; the latest that the Irish societies
of San Francisco chilled the invit alton no
I hat il was not acceptable.
The busy opponents Of Gov. Pardee
have lost no time in circulating the yarn
that as Governor he refused to let them
land with arms The President dined
before going to the Pavilion tonight with
NJ. H. De Young at his home.
An accident occurred at the review to-
day when Capt. James Lindsay Of the
Thirteenth Cavalry lost control of his horse
II was scared by a little white poodle, which
ran out from the crowd. The horse reared
and the saddle slipped back and turned,