The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-03
President Roosevelt Believes
1t Should Be Built Up and
Maintained to Highest Point
of Efficiency.
NU NEED FOR ARMY TO
BE MUCH INCREASED.
The First Need at the Present
Time, in Domestic Affairs,
Is to Exercise Federal Con-
troll Over Railroads.

Is Cairo, If, Oct. 3.-Presidont Roose-
welt and party arrived here this morn
ing and were taken in carriages to st.
Mary's park, where Mayor George
Parsons introduced Governor Deneen
of Illinois, who in turn introduced the
president The president spoke for
about an hour after which the party
returned to the boats and left for
Memphis. The city is a mass OF flags
and decorations and many thousands
of visitors were present.
In the first portion of his address
President Roosevelt spoke more par
ticularly on subjects of local interest
to residents of Illinois, Kentucky and
Missouri, pointing out the Wonderfui
progress that has been made in these
great states, and then speaking OF the
value of proper personal conduct. Al
ter this he took up the foreign policy
and advocated a great navy as a
means to permanent peace and stlll
later he discussed the domestic pollcy,
emphasizing the importance of nation
al supervision of certain interest that
involve the welfare of the republic.
ARGUES FOR GREAT NAVY.
President Roosevelt 81 i'd in part:
The only safe and honorable rule OF
foreign policy for the United States
is TO show itself courteous toward 9TH
er nations, scrupuIous not 10 infringe
uoon their rights. anG yet able and
ready 10 defend it's oeHo.. This nation
ii now on terms of the most cordial
good will with all other nations. Let
us make 1t a prim9 object Of our poll
cy to preserve these conditions To
30 so ii is necessary Oh tae one hand TO
Irete out a generous justice 10 all 9th
err peoples ana show them courtesy and
respect: and on the other hand. DIS we
are yet good way off from the mil
Ienium, to keep ourselves in such shape
at TO make 1t evident to ali men that
we desire peace because we think it is
just and right and not from motives oi
weakness or timidity. AS for the
first requisite, this means that not only
the government but the people as a
whole shall act in the needed spirit
for otherwise the folly Of few indi
ylduals may work lasting discredit tc
the whole nation The second requisite
is more easily secured.-let us build VI
and maintain at the highest point o1
efficiency the United States navy. II
any great war on and we have to rely
in the future as we have relied in tht
past chiefly upon volunteer soldiers
AID although II is Indispensable thai
orr little army, an. army ludicrously
small relatively 10 the wealth and pop
u,ation Of this mighty nation, shousf
itself be trained To the highest poi1
and should be valued anG respected az
IL demanded by the worth Of the Off
GERS and enlisted men. Yet 1t is not nee
essary that this army should be large
rs compared to the armies of other
great nations. But as regards the navy
all this is different. We have an
enormous coast line, and our coast line
is on two great oceans. To repel hos
tile attacks the Notifications, and not
the navy must be used; but the best
way TO parry is to hit-no fight can
ever be won except by hitting-and we
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