Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-14
Presidents Reyly to Anti-Ex.
pansionists Regarded as
Most Important Speech
POWER ON THE
PACIFIC
CaIifornians Were Particularly Inter-
ested Because of the Importance of
the Commerce and Progress of the
acific-Hopes That Graspins of
Advantages Will be Peaceful.

saw the Pacific slope I was an expan.
sionist, and after having seen it l fai
to understand how any man confident
of his country's greatness and glad thai
| his country should challenge with
can be anything but an eXpansionist.'
This is President Roosevelt's repl.
TO the anti-expansionists. Before d
great throng last night at Mechanics
pavilion, the chief executive of the land
gave his views on the question of the
policy which the United States should
follow.
NJ. II. DeYoung. president of the
citizens reception committee, opened
ally introduced the president to the
people of San Francisco.
He made by far the most important
speech he has delivered since he lef,
ST. Louis. His subject, Expansion and
Trade Development and Protection OF
the Country's Newly Acquired Posses
sion 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.
IN the century that is opening" he
continued, the commerce and the pro-
gress of the Pacific will be factors OF
incalculable moment in the history of
the world. Now, in our day, the
greatest of all oceans, of all the seas,
and the last to be used on large scale
by civilized man, bids fair to become in
its turn the first in point of import
ance.
Our mighty republic has stretched
across the Pacific, and now, in Califor-
MIA, Oregon, and Washington, in Alaska
and Hawaii, and the Philippines, holds
an extent of coast line which makes
1t of necessity power of the first class
on the Pacific.
THE extension In the area of our do
main has been immense, the extension
in the area of our influence even great
err. Americas geographical position on
the Pacific is such as to insure our
peaceful domination OF its waters in the
future, If only we grasp with sufficient
resolution the advantages of this po-
sftion. The inevitable march of events
gave us the control of the Philippines
at time so opportune that it may
without irreperence be held providen-
tial. Unless we show ourselves weak,
unless we show ourselves degenerate
sons of the sires from whose loins we
sprang, We must go on with the work
that we have begun. / earnestly hope
that this work will always be peaceful
in character.
I'VE should deal in spirit of fairness
and justice with all weaker natons
we should show to the strongest that Wa
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 and ready.
IF we do these things we can count
on the peace that comes only to the just
unarmed, TO the just man who neither
fears nor infiicts wrong. We must
keep on building and maintaining i
thoroughly efficient navy, with plenty
of the best and most formidable ships.
with an ample supply of officers and
men and with these officers and men
trained in the most thorough way, to
the best possible performance of their
duty. Only thus can we assure our
position in the world at large, and IN
particular our position here on the
Pacific.
1T behooves all men of lofty soul,
who are proud TO belong to a mighty
nation to see TO it that we fit ourselves
to take and keep a great position in
the world, for our proper place is With
the expanding nations, and the nations
that dare to be great, that accept with
confidence a place of leadership in the
world.
"All our people should take this po-
sition, but especially you of California,
for much of our expansion must go
thru the Golden Gate, and the states of
the Pacific slope must inevitably be
those which would be most benefited
by and take the lead ins the growth
of American influence along the coasts
and islands of that mighty ocean where
east and west finally become one.
My countrymen, ! believe in you
with all my heart, and am proud that
it has been granted me to be, a citizen
in a nation of such glorious opportuni-
ties and with the wisdom, the hardi
hood, and the courage TO rise to the
levels of its opportunities.