Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15
PRESIDENT TALKS OF NAVY
Head Of Nation Speaks at Dedication Of
Monument to Manila Victory.
SHOWS NECESSITY OF BEING PREPARED
Chief Executive IL Escorted from san
Francisco Hotel by Marines
from B~attIeships In
Harbor.

SAN FRANCISCO. May h-Under n
balmy sky and on the green sward OF
Union square President Roosevelt this
morning participated in the dedication
OF the magnificent monument erected IN
commemoration of the victory of tho
American navy at Manila. The monu-
ment consists of a high shaft OF white
California granite, surmounted by a bronze
figure Of Victory. holding in one out
stretched han a wreath and in another
a trident.
The president was escorted from the
hotel to the square by all Of the marines
Of the warshlps in the harbor. On the
stand from which he addressed the as
sembled multitude were the officers Of the
warships in San Francisco bay and vicinity
and the officers of the cruiser Grafton, the
flagship of the British Pacific squadron.
Chairman James @. Phelan presented the
monument to the city and II was accepted
by Mayor Schmitz on behalf of the munic-
ipality.
President Roosevelt said San Francisco
should glory in concentrating the navy
victory at Manila, as II had opened the
Pacific ocean to American ana
more than any other event had con-
tributed to give the United States a high
place among the naval powers. He dwelt
on the necessity OF preparing ships, arma-
ment n men for the navy. Naval bat
ties, he said, are fought in advance ana
the Americans won at Manila because they
had made ready for the strike. The ne
cessity Of improving the navy was FIRST
made apparent in 1882 and all the warships
we now have were built since that time.
Since the last war the naval strength OF
the United States has been rapidly increas-
ing and under the wise provisions of the
last congress has particularly advanced.
He urged practical work at sea, %particu-
iarly in craftsmanship, saying:
Der that the shots that count in war are
the ones that hit"
President becomes n IL. ID.
BERKELEY. Cal, May 1.-The presi-
Dental train arrived at Berkeley at 1880
and Mr.. Roosevelt was at once driven TO
the new amphitheater at the university,
where commencement exercises were held.
After the cheers had subsidized the rulers
OF the student body greeted the president
with the Harvard yell.
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler then
conferred degrees upon the 400 collegians
who sat on the stage with cap and gown.
After this the president was introduced
by DR., Wheeler, who simply said:
Theodore Roosevelt, president of the
United States"
Then, as the chief executive, attired in a
black academic robe, trimmed with purple,
stepped into the sunlight, DR.. Wheeler
said:
Theodore Roosevelt, by authority of the
regents Of the University OF California !
confer upon you the degree of doctor OF
laws. This is the highest honor the state
knows how to confer on you. Its best II
gives gladly.
President Roosevelt then addressed the
assemblage, eulogizing the state. its people
and the university.
AT the close Of the exercises the president
left for Oakland, where he was driven
through the principal streets, accompanied
by Governor Pardee, Senator Perkins and
the reception committee.
He was then driven to the water front,
en- route to the Mare Island navy yard
which he inspected before returning 10
San Francisco for a banquet at the Union
League club. After dinner he left for the
Yosemite.