Evening journal., 1907-08-20
ROOSEVELT AT
PROVINCETOWN
Corner Stone Of the Pill
erimS' Monument Laid With
Elaborate Ceremonies
PRESIDENT AND
OTHERS SPEAK
BY THE JOURNALS Special wire

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
PROvNCETOwN. Mass, Aug. co.
salutes from battleships anchored in
the shelter Of Cape Gods iutting horn
shortly after o'clock today announced
the arrival Of the Maynower bringing
President Roosevelt and the opening OF
the biggest day in Provincetown's his-
tory. -u11u
ON board with the President were
Mrs. Roosevelt. Miss Ethel and Quentin
Roosevelt and Assistant Secretary
Latta.
The route 10 town hall was short
and the corner stone ceremonies began
as soon as the procession arrived. They
were performed by the grand officers
Of the Massachusetts Grand Lodge OF
Masons and by the officers of the Pill
grim Memorial Association. to whose
efforts the erection of the monument
IS due. The most inspiring feature
about the box had been placed In the
corner stone and the cap applied when
the vast audience of over 10000 people
rose and with barred heads sang
'Aferica."
President J. Henry Sears Of the Pill
grim's Memorial Society then introduc-
ed Governor Guild who in turn well
coined and introduced President Roose-
Welt.
After the President came Ambassa-
, dor Bryce, who received almost as
rousing an ovation as the President.
Q The speechmaking was wound up by
: Senator Lodge and Congressman Lover
ing and the party then marched to the
3 town hall where a banquet was served
} to the President and about 200 guests.
The function continued until far into
the afternoon. but the president and
r his immediate party were obliged to
e. leave before il was over.
e In addition TO his speech as printed
in another column, the President said:
. During the present trouble with the
r stock market 1 have, of course, re-
ceived countless requests and sugges-
- tions public and private, that I should
: say or do something TO ease the situa-
ton. There is world wide financial
disturbance; it is felt in the Bourses
= lof Paris, and Berlin, and British con-
? suls are lower than for a generation
a while British railway securities hav,
II also deprecated. on the New Yorl
Z, stock exchange the disturbance ha,
II been peculiarly severe. Most of IL
believe to be due 20 matters NOT pecu.
liar 10 the United States. and most o.
the remainder to matters wholly un.
connected with any governmental ac
tion; but it may well be that the de-
termination of the government in whicl
II gentlefen viii not waver, TO punish Ger
\ tain malefactors of great wealth, haI
been responsible for something of tn
trouble, believe to the extent of hav
IS ing caused these men to contrive [,
sr bring as much financial strife as pos
a sible in order to discredit the polio,
ID Of the government and thereby secure
IS reversal of that policy so that the.
r. may enjoy unmolested the fruits O
a their own evil doings. They have mis-
led many good people into the belle
that there has been such reversal o
"a policy if possible. II so / am sorry
VI but it will not alter my attitude One
a for all, let me say that as far as
I'd am concerned and for the eighteel
e months of my presidency that remail
in there viii be no change in the polio
"a we have steadily pursued or let up ii
Ie the efforts TO secure the honest oh
T. servance of the law, for 1 regard thi
"A contest as one TO determine who shal
I rule this free country-the peopl
few ruthless domineering men who's
< wealth makes them peculiarly formid
" able because they hid behind tn
I'll breastworks Of corporate organization
I'd fish ther to be no mistake on thi
yh point 1t is idle TO ask me not Z
r. prosecute criminals, rich or poor, bu
r. / desire no less emphatically TO hav
q. it understood that we have sanctione
e and will sanction no action of a win
dictive type and above all no actio
which shall innict great and unmerte
suffering upon innocent stockholder
and upon the public. AS a whole, ou
purpose is 10 act with minimum harsh
ness compatible with attaining on
end. In the man of great wealth VIII
ag has earned his wealth honestly an
a. used il wisely we recognize a good citi
m zen of the best type worthy OF all prais
rr and respect. Business can only be don
under modern circumstances throug
corporations and our purpose is heart
70 lily to favor the corporations that d
well. The administration appreciate
that liberal but honest profits for legii
20 innate promoting, good salaries for abb
Ia and upright management, and dividend
VS. for capital employed, either in foundin
Sc or continuing wholesome business yer
or lures are the factors necessary for sue
&C. cessful corporate activity. and ther,
e. fore. for generally prosperous bushes
n conditions.
cs All these are compatible with IA
on dealings as between man and man an
rigid obedience of the law. Our ali
is TO help every honest man. ever
honest corporation and our polio
les means in the ultimate analysis a hea
er thy and prosperous and expansion
We business activity or honest busine
re-. man and honest corporations
Ict
b" Cannon For Baltimore.
n Three car floats each loaded wi
gs. cannons were towed up the Delawa