Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-15
PRESIDENT FIRM
FOR EXPANSION
Delivers important Address at
Mechanics Pavilion, San
Francisco.
COMMERCE OF THE PACIFIC
Declares America, With Her New Posses
sions, Must Maintain Domination OF
the Waters Of the Great Ocean on Our
West.

San Francisco, May 14.-Last night
at the Mechanics pavilion President
Roosevelt made the most important
speech he has delivered since he left
st. Louis. His subject, Expansion
and Trade Development and Frotec-
ton of the COuntry's Newly Acquired
Possessions in the Pacific" together
with the advocacy of a greater navy,
was one that made his discourse OF
particular interest to the Californians,
and he aroused his auditors to high
pitch of enthusiasm. 1t was mighty
gathering that listened to the presi-
dent.
The president said: Before l saw
the Pacific slope was an expansionist
and after having seen it fail to under
stand how any man confident 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 civilized man, bids fair
to become in it's turn the first in point
of Importance. Our mighty republic
has stretched across the ocean and
now in California, Oregon and Wash
ington, in Alaska and Hawaii and the
Philippines, holds an extent of coast
line which makes it of necessity a
power of the first-class on the Pacific.
1.-THE extension in the area of our
domain has been immense; the exten.
sion in area of our influences even
greater Americas geographical posi-
ton on the Pacific is such as to insure
our peaceful domination of it's waters
in the future if only we grasp with suf-
fcent resolution the advantages of this
position.
'We are taking long strides in this
direction: witness the cables we are
laying down and the great steamship
lines we are starting lines,
some of whose vessels are larger than
any freight carriers the world has yet
seen. We have taken the first steps
toward digging an isthminal canal to be
under our own control, canal which
will make our Atlantic and Pacific coast
lines to all intents and purposes con-
tinuous, and will add immensely alike
to our commercial and our military
and naval strength. The inevitable
march Of events gave us the control of
the Philippines at time so opport,,ne
that it may without irreverence be
held providental. Unless we show our
selves weak, unless we show ourselves
degenerate sons of the sires from
whose loins we sprang, we must 60 on
with the work that we have begun. +
earnestly hope that this work will al
ways be peaceful in character We
infinitely desire peace. and the surest
way to obtain it is to show that we are
not afraid Of war.
1--WE should deal in the spirit of fair |
ness and justice with all weaker ma. |
lions: we should show to the strongest
that we are able to maintain our
rights. Such showing cannot be made
by buster, for buster merely invites
contempt. Let us speak courteously. |
deal fairly and keep ourselves armed |
Many 6uigarians Killed in Battle. /
Salonica, European Turkey, Nav
I'm an engagement between Bull
garians and Turkish troops recently
fought at lgapari, near Monastir, many
Bulgarians were killed and "a were
made prisoners.
Another fight is reported to have
occurred at the village of Gorestrovo.
near Demir-H issar. The village was
burned. The panic in the Monastir
district has not abated.
Statistics show that the standing
timber OF Canada equals that Of the
entire continent OF Europe and il
nearly double that Of the UnitedI
Staten