Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-11
Liability Of Corporations to Employees splendid Navy
Would Ensure Peace Enthusiastic Greeting at
the Jamestown Exposition Monday.

The foreign vessels had the position
of honor in line nearest and parallel
70 the Exposition grounds and were
reached first by the Mayfiower 50 that
their guns were the first to be heard
in sounding their salutation. Either
black or dark drab, the vessels of Aus
tria- Hungary, Brazil, France. Italy,
The Netherlands, and Portugal, APP
peared in sharp contrast to the Allan
ne fleet of IS vessels under the COM
mand of Rear Admiral Evans, the ships
being dressed in the usual white hulls
and buff for the superstructure. Each
ship manned the rails as the President
passed in review. After completing the
circle the Mayflower came to her an
chorage within the grounds near the
flag ship and Immediately the President
received on board the flag officers Of
the Atlantic fleet.
The foreign flag and commanding Of
licers were then received and in de-
parting they proceeded to the EXPOSE
ton grounds. A little later they were
followed by the President and members
of his party
President Roosevelt did not hesitate
10 commend the progress that had been
made in improving the appearance OF
the grounds.
On landing the President and his
PARTY marched to carriages and drove
through guard of honor formed by
the Georgia troops, the cadets OF the
United States Military and Naval
Academies and the Virginia Military
Institute drawn up in open ranks The
great throng within the grounds
stretched from the waterfront to tho
auditorium.
on the reviewing stand with the
President ana his party was a distin-
"ili>hcd company.
Tho program incident to the Georgia
day celebration was opened by Gov
crnor Terrell, who introduced w. n.
Mitchell, president Of the Georgia COM
mission, the master of ceremonies. Mr..
Mitchell presented Cardinal Gibbons.
who offered the Invocation. The band
played The Star Spanglcd Banner"
after which Mr.. Mitchell introduced
President Roosevelt. who delivered his
first address. He was chcCred through
out. his entire speech.
l cannot express how deeply touched
| am ut the action of the state of
Georgia. my mothers state, tho state
| from which | draw half the blood in
| InH veins, il, erecting as the Georgia
| state House at the jamestown EXPOSE
ton a replica Of my grandfather
| house at Roswell. Ga: the house III
which NY mother passed Ecr youth
| End where she was married to my
| father 1t is an act of gracious Cour-
| tcSy and consideration which ! very
deeply appreciates; and through the
| governor ana other representatives. oi
| Georgia ! desire from my heart &c
| thank All her citizens. Gc"rgi.ta his
| tory il unique for she alone among tho
| original thirteen colonies and tho sub
| Sc,ucnt ncW states added thereto. was
founded with q consciously benevolent
| purpose, with the deliberate intent t
benefit mankind by upbuildirE com
| mnnWcalth along carefully pIannct
lines of social, political, and religion:
| liberty and justice. CGlcthorpr. tho
| founder Of Georgia, was true apostle
of philanthropy and of equality of op
rortunity for all His set ptirpnS'
was to found state the gates Of which
| should he open to the oppressed Q
every land ANA creed, and closed L
every form Of political, religious, or in
dustrial bondage or persecution. III
| colony welcomed alike thos" who fee
| from political or social tyranny, AM
| those, whether Christian or jew, Wh
| sought liberty for conscicnces sake
1t was a high and honorable beginning
ana | am proud, indeed, of my Geor
gian ancestry, and of the fact that m
grandrathcr's grandfather. Archibald
13ulloch. was the first governor. or q
the title then went, President Of tn