Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-05-02
THE GUNS Of FIVE
NATIONS ROAR
THE JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION
IS OPENED BY THE
PRESIDENT.
LAND, WATER DISPLAY
Roosevelt's Address For a Square
Deal"-Seenes and Incidents of the
Great Opening.

The jamestown ter-centennial ex-
position-a land and water display
such as never was attempted in this
country or on foreign shores-was
opened Friday with that pomp and
ceremony which always attends an
event where the president of the
United States is central figure and
diplomatic representatives of foreign
nations, governors of states and like
dignitaries are honored guests and
participants.
The trim Mayfiower, bearing the
president and Mrs. Roosevelt, Secre-
tary Loeb and a few invited guests,
arrived at the head of the column OF
war vessels in Hampton Roads this
morning almost an hour before the
usual call for quarters is sounded
aboard a man-of-war. As she APP
preached with rainbow nags afutter
the American flagship doomed out the
first gun of the presidential salute. In
flash the other American ships and
the foreign vessels had manned their
cannon and roar OF 81 guns, fired
from each vessel OF the feet, sounded
almost simultaneously.
the roads toward Norfolk. passing
along the outer line of foreign ships,
CLOSE aboard" AS she cleared the
first of these, the visiting vessel
opened fire with new series of sa-
lutes, repeated in turn by every hat
tleship and cruiser OF the big feet.
The Mayfiower's way had been kept
clear by steam guard launches, which
acted as pickets. These little police.
men" of the roads were unique and
interesting feature
Each foreign and American ship
manned the rails as the president
passed in review. The crews were
drawn up in close order along the
forward and quarter-decks and eleva-
tions OF the superstructure, and stood
at attention as the Mayffower skinned
by.
On coming to anchor the president
received on board the Mayfiower the
officers of the Atlantic fleet and of
the foreign ships, after which the
party went TO the parade grounds
where President Tucker welcomed the
nations executive
When the president began TO speak
he mounted table SO that everyone
might see him He was greatly con-
cerned by the danger in the crowd to
women and children and requested
that enthusiasm be kept down He
asked that there be no crowding, say
ing:
IF there is one thing that marks
body of Americans, and especially
body OF Virginians, it is that they
take good care OF women and chill
dren." This stopped the danger for a
time, but it was not long before the
peoples enthusiasm again swept away
all semblance of order Gen. Grant
then sent squad of cavalry into the
throng, and saved 1T from breaking
through the ropes, in which event
there must have been many casual
ties.
Some of the special points of the
address follow:
1t was men of English stock who
did the most in molding our nation
al character. -
Reforms are needed. but he bears
in mind Burke's statement: There
is a state TO preserve as well as
state to, reform
The man who swindles or cheats
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scale will be treated like any GRIM
inal by Americans.
We are not looking for indiscrim-
mate vengeance on any class. We are
building up, rather than tearing down.
We will not tolerate the abuse of
wealth.
We will fight any tendency to re-
duce the people to economic servi-
tude
This government will never become
a plutocracy. Neither will it ever be-
come a government of a mob.