Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-10-21

Of Americans. OF necessity reflects cred.
upon al Americans Only heroic
people could have hattlcd successfully
against the conditions With which the
people Of the south found themselves
face % face a. the end of she civil war.
there had been utter destruction ana
disaster, and wholly new business and
social problems had 20 be- faced with the
acantiest means. The economic ana DO.
iitical fabric had 10 be roadjuatcd In the
midst uf dire want, OF grinding poverty
The Task Confronted.
Tho future OF the broken. wnr-awept
south seemed beyond hope and N her
sons and daughters had been of weaker
fiber there would Ia very truth have
bcen no hope. But the men aud the
sons % the men who had faced with un-
taitering front every alienation OF good
and evil fortune from Manassas 20 Aps
pomattoa. and the women, their wives
and mothers, whose courage aud endur-
nnce had reached an even higher heroic
level-these men ana these women Get
themselves undauntediy 10 the great
task before them. For twenty years the
struggle was hard and a. times doubt
fui, Then the splendid qualities OF your
manhood and womanh0ud told. as they
were hound 90 seii. and the wealth Of
your extraordinary natural resources be-
ean 10 be shown. Now she tceming rich-
- uf mine ana field and factory attest
the prosperity of those who arc All the
STRONGER borouae oi the trials aud strug-
Eirn through which this prosperity has
come, You stand Loyalty TO your tradi-
lions and mcmorieei YOU also stand 10y
any Tor our great common country ~ to-
day ana for our common flag. which
symbuhzcs an that ~ brightest ana most
hopeful for the future Of mankind; you
face the new age IN the spirit Of the age.
Aiikc ~ your material aud Ia Your splr-
ituai ana Intellectual development you
stand ehrrnst " thu foremost In the
Problems Of the Future.
And now. my fellow citizcns, my fell
low Americans. exactly as aii of us.
whether We I've in che east OF the west.
Ia the north or the sp.th have thc right
merely as Americans 10 feel pride IN eve
.fy greai decd done by any American in
the past and exactly aa We are Knit to-
gethef by thiH common heritage of mem
urieh, 80 we are knit together by the
bond o, cur common duties in the fut-
ure Mlnr aud srpat problems are be-
fore na. tf W. treat the iHlghty memo
rios uf the pHat Worriy ua EXCUSES for
sitting lazily down Ia the present. or for
HtnndinN aside from the rough work 0f
the world, thea those memories viii
prove curse Instead OF "a blessing. But
treat them, not na EXCUSES FOR insciinn,
bat aa incentives 90 make ua show that
We are worthy Of our fathers ana of our
fathers fathers, then IN truth the deeds
for they shall hFlng forth fruit humid
,ircd fold in the present generation we
uf this nation We the Citl1Uua of this
mighty and wonderful republic. stretch
ms across continent between the two
greatest oceans. enjoy extraordinary
privileges, and as our opportunity D.
rrCnt, therefore our responsibility ia
great We have duties 10 perform both
abroad and at home, and We cannot
ahirk either set OF duties ana fully re-
tain our self respect
Foreign Affairs to Meet.
IA foreign AFFAIRS we must make up
our minds that whether We wish lt or
not, We are great people and must
play q great part Ia the world ID Is not
open 70 un 10 choose whether W. viii |
play thar great part or not We have 20 |
play n. All Ne can decide is whether We
shall play Il well or IN. And / have too |
much confidence IN my countrymen 10 |
doubt what the decision Will be- Our
mission in the world should be one of
peace. but not the peace of crayeEs. the
peace granted cJntcmptnously 90 those |
" no purChase Il hy kurfcndeFing the |
right, MOI our voice must be- effective |
FOR peace because u "a raised for right
fllat and for peace only a. a
81 riRhteOusncnn we muE /
be- scrupuioua in respecting the rights 0f
tho weak. nnd no less careful 10 mako n 4
evident that We DO not aca through fear /
" the strong. We must BE- acruDulOuh in |
doing justice a. others and acrupuloun
In sxacting Justice for ourselves. We |
must beware equally ~ that nlnister ana !
cynical teaching which would persuade !
% 10 disregard ethical standards IN in.
tcfnatlonnl relations. and u the no lees
hurtful folly which would stop the whole
work of civilization BY a we'll meant but
SHY pefniatency m trylnr 10 apply 70
peoples untitled for them those thtorlea
of government ana of national act.a1
which are only suited for She most al
Nunced races In pariicultr We muat
remfmber that in undertaking to buifd
the Panama canal We have necessarily
90 police thn ssaa I'd slther
nnd - ~ ana this means that We have 4
pecuiisF Interest IN the preservation ~