The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-18
PRESIDENT BEGINS
TRIP THRU SOUTH
Delivers Address at Richmond,
Reaffirming Nations Policy
Toward Foreign People.

49, 4oW0A VI V1SA OOP4Os
Washington, Oct. 1s.-In redemption
ago, President Roosevelt started today
on an extended trip thru the states Of
the south. He will visit in the course
of his tour all of the Atlantic coast
states, Alabama, Arkansas and Louisi-
ana. On the completion of his trip he
4 will have visited, during his admins
tration as president, every state in the
union. .-' . s..'~ .-. d.. Fl ~ .%=t
After tentative arrangements for the
trip had been completed the epidemic
of yellow fever broke out in New Or
leans, one, of the principal points of the
president s itinerary. He was urged by
friends that he ought not to visit New
Orleans at the time scheduled lest he
be exposed to the fever. To people Of
that if they preferred, he would post
pone his visit to that city until later
date. Assurances were given him, how
ever, by Mayor Behrman and by Off
Gals Of the marine hospital service, that
at the time of his proposed visit dan
ger from fever infection practically
would be past.
80 New Orleans Last. ..
The quarantine of other southern states
still is in force, however, and in order
not to violate the quarantine regula-
tions, the president changed his timer
2hry SO. as to make New Orleans the
last place he should visit.
= It is his intention, after spending the
day of Oct. 26 in that city, to board
The armored cruiser West Virginia and
make the return trip to Washington by
sea. He will make the trip from New
Orleans to Norfolk, Va, on the West
Virginia and the journey up the Poto-
mac river from Norfolk to Washington
In the Mayfower.
The Presidents Party.
The president left Washingto on a
special train over the Southern railway
at $3.50 this morning. In the president 8
party were Mrs. Roosevelt, Secretary
William Loeb, Jr., DR.. P. M. Rixey,
surgeon general of the navy. John A.
McIlhenny of Louisiana, member of
the president regiment of roughrid.
grs; John G. Greenwaay. of Michigan;
John S. Elliott, commissioner of the in.
terror for Porto Rico; M. G.. Latta and
John L. McGrew, stenographers; Henry
A. Strohmeyer, photographer: Colonel
L. S. Brown, general agent Of the South.
brn railway; representatives of the
three press associations, two secret
service officers and corps Of messen.
GERS.
Mrs. Roosevelt and Mr.. Elliott will
leave the party at Atlanta after hav.
ing visited Roswell, the home of the
presidents mother, and return to Wash
lngton.
Speech at Richmond.
The program Of the day at Richmond
included luncheon by the citizens, a
drive to the city's places Of special in
OF nd OBJ al
After paying high tribute to the
Nheroic people Of the south who bat
lied successfully against the conditions
with which they found themselves face
to face at the end of the civil war
the president said:
And now, my fellow citizens, my fel
low Americans, exactly as all Of us
whether we live in the. east or tn
west, in the north or the south, have tn
right merely as Americans, to feel prid
In every great deed done by any Ameri
can in the past, and exactly as we kni
together by this common heritage O
memories, so we are knit together by tn
bond of our common duties in the pres
ent our common interests in the future
Many and great problems lie before us
II we treat the mighty memories of tn
past merely as excuses for sitting lazil
down in the present, OR Outstanding asid
from the rough work Of the world, the
these memories will prove a curse IN
stead Of a blessing. But If we treat Their
hs believe we shall treat them, not a
excuses for inaction, but as incentives
make us show that we are worthy of GU
fathers and our fathers fathers then
truth the deeds Of the past will not hav
p. been wasted, for they shall bring fort
fruit hundred fold in the present ger
GRAFTON. We Of this nation we the cit
liens Of this mighty and wonderful re
public, stretching across a continent be
tween the two greatest oceans, enjoy e2
traordinary privileges, and as our oppol
tunity Is great, therefore our responsible
lty is great. We have duties to perfor1
both abroad and at home, and we eannt
shirl1 either set Of duties and fully re
tain our self-respect. J: :
N.u America Has Great Role. !, IT,
n In foreign affairs we must make up o,
minds that whether we wish it or no
we are a great people and must play
great part in the world. It is" not ope
to to choose whether we will pie
that great part or not. We have to pls
It.; all we can decide is whether we shs
play it well or ILL. And have too mug
confidence in my countrymen to dou
what the decision will be Our missit
In the world should be one Of peace, b
not the peace Of cravens, the pea
granted contemptuously to those who pu
chase it by surrendering the right. N
Our voice must be effective for pea
because it Is raised for righteousne
first and for peace only as the han
maiden of Righteousness.
We must be scrupulous in respecti,
the rights Of the weak, and no less car
full to make 1t evident that we do not a
thru fear Of the strong. We must
scrupulous in doing justice to others a,
scrupulous in exacting Justice for OF
selves We must beware equally Of tn
sinister and cynical teaching which wou
persuade us to disregard ethical stan
ards in International relations and
the no less hurtful folly which wou
stop the whole work Of civilization by
well-meant but silly presidency in tryi
to apply to people untitled for them the
theories of government and Of natio1
action which are only suited for
most advanced races. .... p.
Our Duty in Caribbean.
In particular we must remember tt
"a undertaking to build the Pana1
canal we have necessarily undertak
CD police the seas at either end Of
and this means that we have pecul
interest In the preservation of order