Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-04-03

W
y. .reeting to President Roosevelt,
~. nssn he stepped upon the stage 0.
the Auditorium last night. fhe gree" .
, ,,,1 has held many throng' ou,
n u one that was more hearty anu
nnstinted in its applause Tor any
uns .har the crowd that nllea ~
, nsn n;rht From the first hoor 10
10. .ha rnof # was packed to its utmos'
capacity. 49,, nros,dent dealt
with the Monroe doctrine ana mo
nosition of the United states ~ 'i
Western Hemisphere. he sa'a !"
part: ..o ,,or We de.
eritalv extended our boundaries west
wsm To the Pacific and SOUTHWARK
70 tho gulf. since the time when tne
old Snanish and Portuguese colonies "
tba south of us asserted their lnoe.
pendeuce our nation has insisted tnas
because of its primacy IN stlenssn
among the nations Of the western
hemisphere 1t has certain duties anu
responsibilities which oblige It to Jake
a leading part thereon. we nola
that our interests in this hemisphere
are greater than those of any EURO
mean power possibly can be, and tna1
our duty to ourselves and to the
weaker republics who are our nelgn.
bors requires us to see that none VI
the great military powers from across
the seas shall encroach upon the ter
ritory of the American republics OF
acquire control thereover.
"Tnis policy, therefore, not only LOT,
bids us to acquiesce in such TERRITORIAL
ACQUISITION, but also causes US to CD.
ject to the requirement Of control
which would in it's effect be equal to
territorial aggrandizement. This IS
why the United States has steadily BE-
lieved that the construction OF the
great isthmian canal, the building
of which is to stand as the greatest
material feat of the twentieth CEN
! tury-greater than any similar feat
in any preceding century-should be
done by no foreign nation but by our
| selves"
The president here referred to the
different steps taken to secure the
canal, and then discussed the course
of the United States in the recent
Venezuelan trouble, asserting that
both Germany and Great Britain
assured us in explicit terms that
there was not the slightest intention
on Lheir part to violate ~-.e principles
of the Monroe doctrine, and this as
surance was kept with an honorable
good faith which merits full acknowl
edgement on our part"
1.-THE Monroe doctrine" he d.
clared, 'is not international law, an
though l think one day it may b
come such, this is not necessary a
long as it remains cardinal featur
o. our foreign policy and as long q
we possess both the will and tn
strength to make it effective. Thi
last point, my fellow citizens, is al
important, and is one which as |
people we can never afford to forget
/ believe in the Monroe doctrine will
all my heart and soul; am convinc
ed that the immense majority Of ou
fellow country men so believe in it
but I would infinitely prefer to see Vi
abandon it than to see US put it for
ward and buster about it, and yet fai
to build up the efficient fightin.
strength which in the last resort cal
alone make it respected by any strong
foreign power whose interest it ma!
ever happen to be to violate it.
Boosting and clustering are as oh
jectionable among nations as amoas
individuals, and the public men of ;
great nation owe it to their sense O
national self.respect to speak courte
ously of foreign powers just as F;
brave and self-respecting man treat!
all around him courteously Blu
though to boast is bad, and cause
lessly to insult another, worse: We
worse than all is it to be guilty O.
Boosting, even without insult, ant
when called to the proof to be I'm
able to make such boasting good"
In conclusion the president said
1--WE wish a powerful and efticien1
navy, not for the purposes of war
but as the surest guaranty of peace
If we have such a navy-if we keer
on building it up-we may rest as
sured that there is but the smallest
chance that trouble will ever come
to this nation; and we may likewise
rest assured that no foreign powe,
will ever quarrel with us about the
Monroe doctrine"
In his Random "reminiscences ="
Charles II. E. Brookfield says that his
great uncle, Henry Hallam, the his.
torian, was invited by Tennyson to be
godfather to his first boy. Hallam
readily consented. As they were
up the church-yard, side by
side, the historian inquired of Tenny.
SON: What name do you mean to
give him. I'VE thought Of calling
lim Eallam,' said the poet. ooh, had
'ou not better call him Alfredo" mod.
sstly suggested the historian. "Aye!'
'eplied the bard, but if ne should
urn out a fool?"
The farmers of Indiana, when fuel
8 scarce, cook an egg without fire
me egg Is placed in sling and whirl.
"a around for about five minutes, until
ne heat generated by the motion has
cooked it. 9s@ ! ! - : -
A popular dining saloon in the Brit.
sh metropolis has sign outside the
loot conveying information Of ar
farming character: This is the hest
restaurant in London Nur 6cb no.,