Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-30

disappear the measurement that they
make Of progress, noticed as 1t Is In
the history of the world. become n
benefit TO mankind, the value Of which
cannot be exaggerated. Ii reduces the
size Of our world In that II brings all
nations into one small locality for a
time, but II increases enormously the
efficiency of those engaged In carry
Ing on the worlds progress, by enabling
each TO gather the benefit OF the others
work.
4 YEAR AGO.
Speaking today on behalf OF the
president of the United States ] cannot
but recall the admirable and dlscrlm-
mating address which he delivered
here year ago upon the historical and
political Importance OF that great puf-
chase. He pointed out how new II was
when this government began and yet
how quietly successful had been It's OPP
Grafton until II seems now so natural
n To Involve no surprise or admiration
az all. am sure | may be pardoned II
! invoke attention to the fact that we
have at this, the centenary of the pur-
chase Of Louisiana, entered upon an
other and different kind Of expansion,
which involves the solution OF other
and different problems from those pre-
sented In the Louisiana purchase
Thy have been forced upon us without
our seeking, and they must be solved
with the same high sense of duty tn
same fearlessness and courage with
which our ancestors met the very
startling problems that were presented
by the addition Of this wide expanse Of
territory Of Louisiana. That they may
not and probably will not be solved by
comforting statehood upon the territory
Is probable, Augurs Of III and ruin Ia
follow from the expense and the solu-
ton OF this problem are not wanting
but they never have been wanting In
the history Of this country, and they
never have been allowed to control the
fearless graphing Of new problems by
Americans, We have probably reached
"A period I'm the great wealth and power
which we have achieved as nation.
In which We find ourselves burdened
with the necessity Of aiding another
people to stand upon It's feet and take
a short cut 10 the freedom and the civil
liberty which we and our ancestors
have hammered out,
GREAT PHILIPPINE PROBLEM.
"For the reason that this centennial
Of the Louisiana purchase marks the
beginning Of the great Philippine prob
lem the government Of the Philippine
lands has felt justified In expanding n
very large sum of money to make the
people who come here To commemorate
the yndication the great effort Of
American enterprise and expansion
understand the conditions which sur
round the beginning Of another Those
who look forward with dark forebod-
lng to the result of this new adventure
base their prophesles OF disaster on
what they think Is the weakness Of
the American people. Those who look
forward TO It's success base their judg-
nlent and their optimism on what has
aleady been accomplished In the ISL
ands and what they know the American
nation can do when an emergency ana
an Inevitable necessity present them
selves. Without being blind to the
difficulties or the dangers, II gives me
the greatest happiness TO know and to
say that the president Of the United
states whom ! unWorthlly represent
today Is glad to take his stand among
those who believe IN the capacity OF
tho American people, when aroused by
the call Of duty TO solve any problem
of government. however new, which
depends solely on the olear-headcd, the
honest and tho courage, the generosity
and the selt-restraint Of the American
people
PRESIDENT STARTS MACHINERY,
The conclusion Of the speech OF secy.
TAFT was the signal for the opening OF
the fair In the White House AT Wash.
ington, President Roosevelt was walt
INK for the signal which was 20 tell him
that the proper moment had arrived
10 touch the golden key that would
oUcn the fair I'm earnest and set ts
manifold machinery IN full operation
Secy TAFT had not turned TO resume
his seat after concluding hs speech,
before the signal had been flashed to
Washington over the wires Of the Pos.
tai telegraph company Instantly there
was q returning fash which started
The machinery In Machinery hall in
operation.
Strictly speaking this was all that
was accomplished by the presidential
touch on the button az Washington
Operators here were watching for the
fash from The White House and as
quickly as Il came they touched.
BANNERS UNFURLED.
AS II came they touched the keys
which released the fastenngs of thou
sands OF banners that were secured To
the STAINS ON the roofs Of all the large
exhibition palaces This portion Of the
work ms far as could be seen from any
one section Of the grounds. was perfect.
Every banner apparently caught the