Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-27
President Roosevelt Issues a
Proclamation Naming The Last
Thursday 10 The Eollh
why NATION SHOULD De GRATEFUL
Country Has Been Spared From Fam
inc, Pes,Ilenco aud War and Our
Natural Resources Are as Great as
Any other-Darocr in Prosperity
Unless IT is Guarded Against.
(py AssocIntcd rrcasl


WASHINGTON. u. c., Oct. 20 r.
President Roosevelt today issued his
Thanksgiving proclamation, through
tho Secretary of Safe. naming tho
last Thursday IN November. the 2Sth
The Misunderstanding proclamation fol-
lows:
Once more the season OF the year
mas como when in accordance with
ne custom of our foroia,hers for gen
orauons past, the President appoints
day as the especial occasion for all
our people TO give praise and thanks.
giving 10 God.
During the past year We have been
free from famine, from pcstilencc.
from war. We are nj peace with all
the rest OF mankind. Our natural re-
sources are at least MS great as those
OF any other nation. We believe that
III ability 10 develop and take advan-
tnsc OF these resources the average
man OF this nation stands at least MS
nigh ms the average man OF any 9TH
or. Nowhere In the world is there
such an opportunity for n free people
to develop TO tho fullest extent all lts
powets of body, OF mind. and of thar
which stands above both body and
mind-charactcr.
Much has been given lis from OH
nigh and much Will rightly he OK
pectcd of MS In return. Into our care
the ten talents have been entrusted
and We are 10 be pnrdoncd neither if
we sQuander and waste them. nor il
we hide them In n napkin for they
must be fruitful in our hands. Ever
throughout the ages at all times and
among all people, prosperity has been
iraught with danger. and it behoovea
us TO besecch the Giver of All Things
That we may not fall into love OF ease
and luxury; that we may not lose our
sense of moral responsibility; that we
may not forget oud duty TO God ana
TO our nelghbor.
How Country Can DC Perpetua.cd.
"A great democracy like ours
democracy based upon the principles
OF orderly liberty, can be perpetuatcd
only if in the heart OF the ordinary
citizen there dwells a sense of right
eousncss and Justice. We should ear
! nestly pray that this spirit OF righte-
BUSINESS and justice may grow ever
greater in the hearts of all of lis ana
tha' our souls may be inclined ever
more both toward the virtues that
tell for gentleness and tenderness, for
loving Kindness and forbearance, one
with another, and toward those no
less necessary virtues that make our
manliness and rugged hardihood--for
without these qualities neither nation
nor individual cnn raise to the level
| of greatness.
Nov. therefore, |. Theodore Roos-
evelt President OF the United States.
do set apart Thursday, the 2Sth day
of November, MS Il day OF general
Thanksgiving ana prayer and on that
day recommend that the people
shall cease from their daily work
aud, IN their homes or in their church
es, devoutly thank the Almighty for
the many and great blessings they
have received in the past. and 90
pray that they may be given the
strength so to order their nvcs as TO
deserve a continuation of these bless
ings in the future.
In witness whereof | have hcreun-
10 set my hand and caused the seni
of the United States 10 be affixed
Done a. The city Of Wssh.ngtor.
this twenty-hfth day of October in the
year of our Lord one thousand ninr
hundred and seven, and OF me indie
pendencc of the United States the
one hundred and thirty-second.
(Signed)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
| By the President:
ILlIIU ROOT.
Secretary of State.