The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-14
GIVES THEM ADVICE.
President Addresses the New York
Press Club

New York, Feb. 14-At the thirty
second annual dinner of the New York
Press club last night at the Hotel
Aston, President Roosevelt was the
guest of honor. Six hundred or more
men gathered about the tables in the
main ball room. while the balconies
were field with ladies.
George H. Rowe presided. To his
right sat President Roosevelt and on
his left the German ambassador
Baron Speck Won Sternberg. Next to
President Roosevelt was Mgr. Fall
COMO, papal delegate to the United
The German ambassad dor in his ad-
dress said that during his recent visit
to Germany he was struck by the
rapidly growing interest which the
! fairs of the United States. This inter
est which in former years was only
confined to certain quarters has now
become universal.
President Roosevelt arrived at the
Hotel Astor about 1915 and n few
minutes later he was introduced. His
entrance to the banquet room was the
signal for an Outburst of enthusiasm,
followed by second demonstration
when he was introduced. 1t was about
1885 when he finished and an in
formal reception followed.
President Roosevelt said in part:
II am glad to see that you have our
good friend, the German ambassador
here tonight. 1 am glad that you in
vited the representatives of the various
foreign countries and I want to say
just a word about the general attitude
of our people in their foreign policy
as to what it should be. Fundamental
ly it ought to be based on just about
the principle that ought to govern
each private individual citizen dealing
with his fellow on the principle of
trying to act square by every other
nation and of exacting square treat
ment in return
And there is another point Beside
acting squarely, talk politely" a
voice: How about the big stick ?')
Yes, and have that too, but do not
brandish it. In private life not only
do we object to being wrOnged but we
object almost as much to being in
suited. Isn't that true? exactly. Now
let US apply it to the public in the
same way And this applies, gentle
men. not only to public men but to
writer's for the public press. I do
wish that every public man and every
public writer could realize the ex-
treme desirability of speaking court
eously and considerably of all foreign
nations. of all outside powers. To
speak discourteously does not do them
any harm, it may irritate them and
therefore it may do US some harm
you remember that Abra ham Lin
coin said that there is a deal of hui
man nature in mankind. Now other
nations are very human also, and
some of their public men or the public |
newspapers will occasionally speak |
unpleasantly of US. In such case it
does no earthly good to answer back !
Not the least Apply it in private life
again If one man says something to
another the stronger the other man
the less he finds it necessary to an
Swer back he does not want to talk
at all until he has to act, and then !
he wants to act with decision The
most susceptible of attitudes to be IN
is to talk loudly and then act with in
decision.
Now, just so with the nations. Do
they speak i'll of US keep on not
speaking i'll of them. In the first
place it Will irritate them more than |
anything else would to pay no heed to
their comment. In the next place it |
won't help. if they have made errors, |
for us to make errors too"
In presenting figures showing Il de- |
months the president said: These are /
striking figures and / take a certain |
satisfaction in them in view Of the |
gloomy f0rebodings of last summer"
there was a slight delay in the arrival (
of the carriages. Turning to the mount /
ed policemen who We're acting as his /
escort he thanked them and added
You look great deal better than |
you did in my day.
President Roosevelt left the Hotel |
Aston and entered his cab with Score !
tary Loeb. His escort of twelve mount
ed policemen surrounded the carriage |
which was driven rapidly to Madison |
avenue, thence to the house OF the pres
lcentS brother-in-law. Douglas Robin
son. where Mr. Roosevelt spent the
night In accordance with their usual |
custom the secret service men exercised 1
surveillance of the house throughout |
the night It is said there were mem |
bers of the detective force within close |
call.