Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-31

New York. May 3O.-In Il stirring adj
dress delivered at the unwilling of a
big statue of General Henry w. SlO-
cum in Brooklyn. today. President
Roosevelt paid a splendid tribute to the
mn who composed the Northern
armies. but did not forget those of the
Southern hosts.
Most notable in his speech was an
expression of his hope that as the
nation increased in strength, there
would come a corresponding increase
in its sense of responsibility which
should prevent it's people from either
injurng or insulting other people: his
declaration that the surest way for d
nation to invite disaster is to be opu-
lent, aggressive and unarmed.
Significant, in the light of recent
events, was his assertion that:
IF our navy is good enough, we have
a long career Of peace and prosperity
before us and the only likelihood of
trouble ever coming to us as nation
will arise if we let our navy become
too small or inefficient. A first-class
navy. first-ciass in point of size, above
all first-class in point of efficiency and
the Individual unit as units in combi-
nation, is the surest and cheapest
guarantee of peace"
The President was i'm New York City
five hours, but during that time did not
put his foot in Manhattan, passing
around the island in a ferry boat to the
Brooklyn side of the East river, and
after the exercises, returned in the
same fashion. The entire trip was
without an unhappy incident.
New York. May 30.-President Roose-
welt was the principal figure in New
Yorks Memorial day celebration and
the feature events of the day were
scheduled to take place in the Borough
OF Brooklyn. There the Chief ExeCu-
tive was to make the principal address
at the unwilling of statue to General
Slocum, review parade of veterans
and attend reception ut the Naval
Branch of the Young Mems Christian
Association.
His special train reached Jersey City
from Washington ut 7.03 A. NJ, and
WAS met by a d delegation from the
brooklyn organizations whose guest
the President was to be. This delega-
ton was headed by Former Mayor
Schieren Of brooklyn. and President
Gunnison of the Brooklyn Union
League Club. and was accompanied by
a heavy police guard which escorted
the party from the depot to ferry
boat which was to take them across
the river. The boat was Saily decked
in honor of the occasion and it was
given many a shrill salute during the
short trip between the shores.
on the brooklyn side the escort was
reinforced by Squadron c and the
President was taken ut once to the
Union League Club. where he had an
early breakfast. after which an infor-
NAL reception was held.
The program which had been ar
ranged for the President allowed for
little leisure time during his brlef
stay in the city. From the Union
League Club he was to go direct TO
Bedford avenue and Eastern parkway
to take part i'm the unwilling cereino-
MES of the General Slocum statue and
deliver the principal address. lmme-
diately after the close of these exer-
cises he was to review the parade of
the Kings county Grand Army from "A
stand which had been erected near the
statue and then go to the new club
house of the Naval Branch of the
Young Mems Christian Association
where he was scheduled to make an
other address.
The President remained at the Union
League Club several hours and was
then driven to the SlOcum mon'l-
ment.
At the statue. two immense stands
had been erected. one directly back oil
the statue and the other from which
the troops were to be reviewed. only a