The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-13
Says Obstacles Will Arise but
They Will All be Overcome
Failure Impossible
TALKS To PHYSICIANS
ON LONG ISLAND
PRAISES HIS FRIEND, GENERAL
LEONARD WOOD, WHO
CLEANED UP CUBA AND
HAS NOT BEEN
REWARDED.

Oyster Bay, July 12.-President
Roosevelt delivered an address this
afternoon before the Associated PLY
s.cians of Long Island He discussed,
in the course of his speech, the reIa-
tons the physician sustains with the
people OF the communities in which
they reside and the work to be done
by medical experts in connection with
the construction of the Panama canal,
declaring that despite all difficulties
on the sthmus and here in the Unit.
ed States the canal would be a sue
cess.
Sanitary Work in Cuba.
He referred TO the achievements of
sanitary engineers who cleaned the
cities Of Cuba for the first time in
four hundred years and closed by
paying tribute TO the services OF
General Leonard Wood, whose care as
a military officer, he said was flouted
by some critics because he had once
had been a doctor,
The president was accorded a COR
dial reception by the physicians. AT
the conclusion of the presidents ad-
dress and at Rocsevelts own sugges
tion an informal reception was held
each member Of the association being
presented to the president After the
president retired from the hall the
association unanimously elected him
and Gen. Leonard Wood honorary
members Of the association
Straight Talk as to Panama.
Speaking of the especial reference
to the Panama canal, the president
after referring to the necessity OF
having proper type of medical work
as a preliminary said. THAT Is the
first condition upon which depends
our success in solving engineering
and administrative problems Of the
work itself. | am happy to say the
work Is being admirably done and |
am glad to have the chance of say
ing 1t.
Talks Sarcastically Of Cutters.
Now and then some alarmist report
will come from Panama. Just couple
OF weeks ago there seemed to be a
succession Of people coming up from
Panama each one of whom had some
tale or other to tell. You will always
find in any battle, even If 1t is vic
torious battle, that in the rear you
will meet number of gentlemen who
,rIn fhaF Il
front, who, If they have unfortunately
gotten at the front, have come away
and who justify their absence at the
front by telling tales Of how every
thing has gone wrong there.
Those Who Stay at Their Posts.
Now, the people who flee Panama
will carry up here just such stories
as people who flee from the forefron
of battle carry to the rear will
them. The people to whom this coun
try owes and will owe so much are
those who stay down there and do moi
talk. but their work and do 1t we'll
OF courses, in doing a great work like
that in the tropics in region which
until this government took posses
sion OF 1t, was accounted to be a re
gion exceptionally unhealthy, we art
going to have trouble, have some vel
low fever. have good deal OF ma
larial fever. and suffer more from thu
latter than from yellow fever al
though we will hear nothing like thu
talk about It.
Will Not ne a Failure.
I'VE have now and then troubles al
regards hygiene, just as we will hav,
trouble In engineering problems, jus
as occasionally we will have trouble
In the administrative work. When
ever one Of these troubles come
there will be large number Of excel
lent but timid men who will at ono,
say what a calamity It Is, and expires
deepest sorrow and concern, and b
rather inclined to the belief that tn
whole thing is failure. 1t will no
be failure. 1t will be success; an
1t will be a success because we shal
treat every little check not as res
son for abandoning the work, but a
reason for changing and betterin
our plans 50 as to make II Impossible
that particular check shall happe
again
Praise For my Friend Wood"
The president then spoke Of Genera
WOODS successful sanitary work |
Cuba and added
This country has never done be
\ ter work. that Is. work that Is refec
ing more than honor upon the countr
or for humanity at large than tn
work done In Cuba And the ma
who above all others who Is respon
ible for doing that work 20 well, wa
member of your profession, WI
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