Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-24
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
TO HlRvARDSTUDENTS
CONTINUED from Eleventh Page)

ACTIVITY. states rights should be
preserved when they mean the poo.
pies wrongs not. for instance
s when they are invoked to prevent
tho abolition of child labor, or TO
break force Of the laws which pro
hibit the importation of contract
I labor TO this country; in short, not
when they stand for wrong or OPP
preston of any kind or for national
weakness or impotencc at home or
abroad
Decade Of Achievement.
"rhc last ten years have been
years of great achievement for this
nation During that period we have
dealt ana are dealing with many
different matters of great moment
We have acquired tho right Is
build, and are ncw Building. the Pan
ANA canal. We have. given wise
government to the Philippines. We
have dealt with exceedingly complex
difficult, aud important questions M
Cuba and Santo Domingo We have
built ~, the navy; our s,rcst safe
guard OF neacr OF national honor. We
are making progress in dealing with
the questions of irrigation and for.
estrN. of preserving To the public
lnnds and of tho mineral wealth
Bronp of Vital questions which con.
corn thc propcr supervision OF tho
inmmcnse corporations doing an in.
ters'ate business, the proper control
OF the great highways Of Interstate
commerce the pr0Ocr rcGuln ion of In
dustries which. il left unreguiatcd
threaten d.snstcr to the body polite.
We have done many other things.
such rs securing the settlement Of
the Ainskn boundary Wc have
lnado progress IN securing better rc
lauions between capital and labor.
I Justice as between them and M
regards the general public; and
nuequate protection for wagc-work.
ers. We have done much In en-
forcing the law alike against great
and small; against crimes of greed
and cunning no less than against
crimes of vic'crcc ara nruiality.
We have wrought nightly for the
peace of Righteousness. both among
the nations and IN social and In.
t,ustrlal life here at home. Much
Chas boon done, and we are girdIng
UP our iolns to do more.
Criticism, and Obstruction.
In all these matters there have
been some men in public life and
some men In private life whose ac-
tion has been ut every point one
of barren criticism or Ruthless Oh.
struction. These mon have had no
part or lot IN the great record Of
achievement and success; the record
of good work worthly done. Some
Of these men have been college
graduates; but all of them have
Reen poor servants of the peopie
useless where they were not harm.
Sdul. All tho credit for tho good
thus accomplished IN the public life
of this decade belongs ia those
who have done Affirmative work In
such matters as those have cnum-
Grated above and not IN those who
4 With moe o. less futilitv. havc
sought to hamper ana CNstruct the
work that has thus been done.
In short, you college men. he
doors rather than critics OF the
ueeds that others do. Stand stoutly
Tor your ideas; hut keep in mind
that they can only bio realized.
even partially, by practical methods
OF achievement Remember always
thai this Republic of ours Is very
real democracy and that you can
only win success By showing that
You have. the right stun IN you.
The college man, the man or INTEL.
ect aud training, should tako tho
lead in every fight for civil and
social training, should take that
lead only If in spirit OF thor.
oughgoing democracy he takes his
place among his fellows. not stand.
ing alorf from them. but mixing
witi them. SO that he may know,
may feel may synpathiac with thoir
: hopes, their ambitions, their prnci
3nl4S--anl even thptv ,.niudicec-
as an American among Americans,
as man among men,"
Spoke over An Hour.
Mr.. Rousevelt's spoke over an hour
and ut the conclusion of his address
there was another great demonstra.
tion. Upon leaving the Union, Presi.
dent Roosevelt made personal call
at the home of President Charles w.
Elliott who. however, is absent ia
Canada. delivering a ,e:,u, Of adj.
dresses, Then he was quickly taken
IN an automobile to tho Hasty Pud.
tuing Club. where n reception was
held and after that he called upon
his son. in the latter's apartments in
the Dmsire dormitory
8 Tea With Il bishop.
The succeeding plans of the day in.
4 cliided return to Boston where the
s president was the guest of Bishop
4 Lawrence ut tea, then another visit
10 Cambridge, where the President
TOOK in another gathering at the
porcelain Club, which has bcsn ,,r.
scrihed ms Earvard's most exclusiy @
Z private club The Presidents son
2 VIII be initiated into membership to-
night.
asiNast.