The San Francisco call., 1904-06-20
GIVES ADDRESS
ON SACRED SPOT
Nations Chief Dedicates
the Project Outlined for
Memorial at Valley Forge
MAKES OBSERVATIONS
Magistrate Delivers an I'M
pressive Speech, Taking
Patriotism as His Theme
Special Dispatch to The can.


PHILADELPHIA, June 19.-On the
Washington and his gallant boys of
'76' suffered in order that the United
States might become a nation. Presi-
dent Roosevelt to-day delivered no
table address. This was evacuation
day. and the anniversary was cele-
brated appropriately in the. little edi-
flee that has been erected on what is to
be the spot of the Washington Memo
rial Church. 1t was to add his sympa-
thy and encourag cement TO the project
of marking the spot by suitable me
mortal that President Roosevelt made
his address.
For the President the day was busy
one. He spent the morning in COM
pany with Attorney General Knox,
Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Knox in driv-
ing over the ground made historic by
Washington and mis- men. They visited
the headquarters of Washington, the
President insisting on paying the small
fee which all visitors are charged for
viewing the place.
The camp ground and battlefield
were examined carefully. A visit also
was paid to the first house in this coun-
try occupied by Audubon, the natural
list.
From Valley Forge the President and
party returned directly to Attorney
General Knox's home.
The night was passed without note
worthy incident at Valley Forge farm.
The President and party will leave the
farm tomorrow morning, taking their
special train for Washington.
Several hundred persons had assem-
bled at the Washington Memorial
Chapel, where President Roosevelt
spoke this afternoon, but only part
OF them could gain entrance, as it's ca
pacity is very limited. The President
said in part:
1t is a noteworthy thing that this State Of
Pennsylvania should have within its borders
the place which marks the two turning points
in MISUNDERSTANDING, which saw the
high tide of the rebellion, and Valley Forge,
which saw the getting beyond the danger
point of the Revolution
There have been two great crises in our
history, two crises. where failure meant the
absolute breaking asunder Of the nation, one
the Revolutionary war, one the CIVIL war
." There have been other crises than
that which eliminated in the great war for
independence and the great Civil war; there
have been great statesmen and great men
other periods Of our national history, but
there has never been another deed vital to
the welfare of the nation save the two, the
deeds OF those who founded and the deeds
of those who saved the republic. There never
has been another whose life has been
vital to the republic save Washington and
Lincoln. 1t Is SOO0 Inlns OF Lnese
landmarks Of our history-Ciettysburg and
Valley Forge-one should commemorate a sin
gle tremendous effort and the other what We
need on the whole much more commonly anu
what I think is on the whole rather more
difficult TO do. long sustained effort. Only
men with touch of the heroic in them could
have lasted out that three days struggle at
Gettysburg. Only men fit to rank with the
great men Of all time could have beaten back
the mighty onslaught Of that gallant and Won
derfuI army Of Northern Virginia. whose final.
supreme effort faded at the stone wall on
Cemetery Ridge that July day forty-one
years ago.
But after ALL hard though il is to rise to the
supreme height OF self-sacridce and Of effort
al a time OF crisis that is shortly to rise
TO it, for 2 single great effort. it is harder
vet TO rise 10 the level Of crisis when that
crisis takes the form Of needing constant.
pstient steady work. month after month. year
after year when, too. ii does not end after
terrible struggle in glorious day. when 1t
dured and triumph wrested only at the very
end. .
When two lessons are both INDISPENSABLE II
seems hardly worth while TO dwell more on
one than on the other. Yet I think that as
a people we need more to learn the lesson Of
Valley Forge even than that of Gettysburg
I have not the slightest anxiety that this
Deople il the need should come in the future
will be able to show the heroism. the supreme
effort that was shown at Gettysburg, though
II may he well that It would mean simple
two years of effort checkered by disaster to
lead up to it.
to steadily cultivate the quality which Wash