Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-01
PRESIDENTS TRIP IS ENDED
Returns to Washing on at Noon from His
Tour Of Dixie Land.
HAS NOW VISITED EVERY STATE
First Executive to speak I'm Every
Commonwealth During His Term
speech 60 Crew OF West
virginia.

WASHINGTON, oct. g.-President Roose-
welt came ashore from the Dolphin at the
Washington navy yard at 11:55 o'clock this
forenoon and FIVE minutes later he had left
the yard for the White House in a car
riage with Mrs Roosevelt, and the trip was
at an end. which rouded out his tour Of the
entire United States during his presidency.
The president will go to the executive
Office after luncheon.
Two hours before the Dolphin reached
its noorings people began to gather at the
navy yard wharf For an hour an escort
of marines, headed by the marine band
were in line facing the wharf. Ten min
utes before the landing was made salute
of twenty-one guns was fired from the
yard battery and was Immediately an
swered by the Dolphin.
AS the president stepped ashore the
bugles sounded and the marine band played
THE star-spangled Banner" The presl-
dent stood uncovered and the officers and
marines stopped at attention"
It was intended that the marines should
escort the president out Of the yard, but
at the conclusion OF the tribute to the
flag Mrs. Roosevelt drove up from behind
the guard the president entered the car
riage, warmly grasped the hand of his
wife and his carriage proceeded out of the
yard The crowd voiced it's sentiment of
welcome and as the many huge shops
were passed the workmen rushed out and
chee=ed.
Glad to see you," shouted the president
as he drove on: Glad to see you back"
came the voices from the shops.
President Roosevelt devoted several hours
TO business during the afternoon. His first
caller was Secretary Hitchcock, who was
followed by Postmaster General Cortelyou
and Secretary Root. 1t was announced
upon the pres dents return to the White
House that no cabinet meeting would be
held during the day.
Private information was in the hands
of the president before he left New Or
leans of important changes in the Russian
government. This change is viewed with
the utmost satisfaction from an American
standpoint.
President Enjoys Trip.
President Roosevelt regards his southern
trip Just ended as a most enjoyable and
profitable experience. Particularly did he
enjoy the sea voyage. and the president
expressed himself in the most enthusiastic
terms regarding the ships, officers and men
of the squadron
While at sea Sunday the president made
a speech to the officers and men of the
West Virginia. He had Just completed an
inspection of the entire ship In the boiler
room profusely decorated shovel was put
Z into his hands and be was asked to throw.
shovsl os cosl into particular boiIer.
He threw in two. and the boiler was inn
mediately christened the Roosevelt boiler"
The shovel was passed around that every
stoker might shovel coal with it, It was
then speedily demolishe into bits. each
bit being kept as a souvenir.
| Address To Crew of West virginia.
At the conclusion of the speech the presi-
dent was given three rousing cheers BY
the officers and men
The presidents speech follows:
| It is a privilege for any president to come
| on board squadron of American warships
such as these, not alone TO see the ships,
| but to see the men who handle them
J From the admiral down through the entire
ships company every American should be
proud of what ] have seen aboard this
/ tion Of each man, whether officer or en-
listed man, to duty; the care taken of the
men, and the eager, intelligent, self-respect-
ing zeal of each man in doing his work
What must impress especially any observer
is how essential II is that every individual
on a ship like these should know his whole
duty and in any crisis more than his duty.
| The result as ! see 1t in this ship is a
! triumph not only of organization and dis
I cipline, but of the ready zeal with which
} each individual performs his allotted task
At any time some emergency may arise in
/ which the safety of the entire ship will
depend upon the vigilance, Intelligence and
! cool courage of some one man among Won
| perhaps an officer, perhaps an enlisted man
| Any man in the whole ships company who
/ does his full duty can claim as his own
| the honor and repute of the ship and has
a right to feel personal pride in all IL
| nd Won felt f,,
and in its sister service, the army, occupy
| a position different from that of any other
| set of men in our country.
Every Man I'm His Place,
Going through the ship yesterday, in the
! engtne-room, store rooms turrets every
was the all-importance of each man In his
( place. All through the ship | have seen
the same purpose - the purpose to learn
| exactly what the duty to be done was. and
| then TO do IL; and the power to do pre-
| supposes the possession by each of YOU of
/ Intelligence, courage and physical address.
| believe that this attitude of yours is
! typical of the attitude of the men of our
, navy and of the army also. Now, on the
one hand, this should make our country
feel towards Uncle Sans men in our army
and in our navy sense OF obligation and
gratitude such as they feel towards no
others; and on the other hand it should
make you feel that no other American
rest under so great an obligation 70 do
their duty well; for IN your hand lies the
credit, the honor and the interest of the
entire nation You are doing your duty
well and faithfully in peace. Remember
that If ever. which may heaven forbid.
war comes, II will depend upon you and
those like you whether the people OF this
| country are to hold their heads even
higher or to hang them in shame / hone
that no such crisis will ever occur. but 7
have entire faith that II II ever does occur
you will rise level to any demand that
may be made upon you, and that by me
way you train yourselves and are trained
in time Of peace, you will Mt yourselves to
do well, should war arise.
Word to Officers.
Now, a special word to the officers. Can-
! tain Arnold, as boy you witnessed a zgreat
| fight of the Merrimac when il came out
/ To Hampton roads, sunk the Congress ana
the Cumberland and the next day met its
match in the Monitor That was a ig6t
fought with great honor for our peODIe
The Cumberland sank with its dags nVine
and guns firing while its decks were aWas6
and. as The MaLer was sLalInM- M 81 !.