The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-06-21

IIAISAAo3 NOASAS M oAAS AStSoOAA oAACoO
all Americans are necessarily
and essentially sympathetic to
all nations OF whatever land,
who seek greaJer National unity
and a larger sphere OF usefulness.
You must not be disappointed
and you should not if the presi-
dent OF the United States fails to
grant the recognition which you
and Norway SO earnestly desire.
AS an American citizen, one
can express his views, but Theo.
dore Roosevelt, President of the
United States, occupies an entire
ly different position His avs
and hisexpressions must be care
fully guarded as they effect,
directly, the interests OF a great
nation containing S5,OOO,OOO
people.
You will recall that in the
Cuban struggle for independence
the whole people OF the United
States were in sympathy with
the hopes OF the Cnban people
but for years the government at
Washington was self poised and
unmoved. Recognition OF indie
pendence was not granted even
when the harsh methods
OF General Weyler had re-
duced the little island and
her people to starvation, and
the Cuban people held out their
gau'ft shriveled arms and cried to
us, Come or we perish Still
Washington took no official
action and it was not until the
hAttleship Maine entered the
harbor OF Havana and in the
name OF Peace, not until that
vessel was torn asunder by sub
marine mines, was action taken
by the government Of the United
States, with the result that
Spain was driven from the island
OF the sea aud the western Hem
isphere. In the Boer war, altho
that people were fighting for
their homes and against great
odds, and altho 80 per cent OF
the American people were deeply
interested il, their success, still
this government never granted
them recognition and for the
reason no doubt; that this
nation was under great obliga-
tions to England, who used every
power she possessed, to keep
other nations of while we admin
istered to Spain the licking she
deserved.
The American people are a
Just people and the President is
pre-enIi'lpntIy. just man, but
determining the recognition to
Norway. he must necessarily
and Justly weigh including the
rights and Interests OF Sweden
itself, no matter what his per-
sonal views may be. He must
weigh carefully what effect any
act he may perform will have
upon the interests of the whole
people OF the United States the
responsibilities for whose welfare
is within his keeping.
However you do well to gather
here upon this occasion, and for
this purpose. Any Norwegian
American who wouldn't if he
could, extend sympathy to the
land which gave him birth and
in the crisis through which the
Motherland is now passing
would in my Judgment be an
exceedingly poor Norwegian
American. III your gathering
here and passing resolutions you
have said to the Motherland "We
have not forgotten what we owe
to you and we have helped all we
cam"
You can now return to your
homes and farms, feeling abso-
lutely assured that the question
OF granting or not granting, the
recognition is in the keeping of
a Just, wise and liberty loving
government, with a just, righte-
Gus and fearless man as it's chief
ruler
After the conclusion of the ex-
ercises, the visiting guests re-
paired to Eagle hall where lunch
con was served. Mr.. Jacobson
deserves the thanks OF every body
fordonating the use OF the Opera
house for this occasion.
When President Roosevelt
visits his mothers old home
stead in Georgia he will be given
too interesting relics, receipts
his grand parents received for
the sale OF four negroes. for
81 800, which money was used
to defray the expenses OF the big