Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03
Disorder and U1res gu | ed by
President Ro svelt
A REVIEW OF WARSHIPS
Officers of Ships of Several Nations
Received by the Chief Executive
President Formally Opens EXPOSE
ton After Delivering a Speech

NOIIOlk. AIlIll IL w nllt llt
town exposition, which is to remain
open until Nov. 80 next. is still far from
complete. the unfinished condition Of
buildings and grounds was not allowed
to interfere in any way with yesterdays
celebration of the 3O0th anniversary Of
the first English settlement in America.
Not he least impressive of the days
events was the quick action Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt i'm assuming command
of the situation in front of the crowded
graudstaud from which he spoke when
II panic seized the surging ,hrong of
spectators Pressed against the guard
ropes Ivy thousands of eager persons in
the rear of the gathering who We're fore
Ing their way forward, the safety Of life
ard limb OF those who had the more ia.
vCred positions were endangered.
President Roosevelt had just been in
troduccd 10y President Tucker of the
jamestown Exposition company when
the disorder ana unrest in the crowd
reached its height and the civil guards
i'll front OF the grlndstand seemed
about to b. swept from their posts.
The president jumped upon the table
which had been placed IN the speakers
balcony and waving his arms cried ont
to the men OF Virginia; to live mp 10 their
traditions of gdllautry ana cease the
pushing ANA croWdug which was
threatening the lives of the women and
children iu thc a>Scmblage.
The crowd needed the warning at
first. bur when the president had settled
down 30 his speech those on the out
skirts began To press forward again.
The president was interrupted and
mounted officers and United States cav
slrymeu were called to take charge
They rode up and down along the front
of the crowd and gradually opened il
Cr and relieved the pressure. \ de-
tachment OF artllerymen on foot. also,
was called and the crowd at last became
peaceful assemblage.
Apparently obliviouS to the unusual
position lie occupied on the top Of a
somewhat >haky table, not more than
two feet wide and four feet long pres-
dent Roosevelt made his speech ana die
rot allow The unsteady platform to in
terfcre in the slightest with the charac-
teristic vgor of his delivery. Striking
aragraph, of the presidents speech
were
81 believe that there is Il rising tide in
human thought which tends for right
eous internatona! peace"
1--WE cannot afford to forget the max
i'm upon which Washington insisted
that the Surest way to avert war is to
be prepared to meet it. Neverh eess
the duties that most concern us of this
generation ere not military, but social
and INDUSTRIAL
''ln industrial matters our enormous
prosperity has brought with it certain
grave evils. t Is our duty to try to cut
out these evils without ut the same
time destroying our well-being itself"
AT the moment the greatest problem
before us is how to exercise such con
troll over the business use o: vast
wealth. individual. but especially cor
porate. as will insure IFS not being used
agains, the interest IF the public, while
yet permitting such ample legitimate
profits as will encourage individual in.
itiative."
I'VE are unNlterabiy determined TO
prevent wrongdong in the future"
"The cornerstone Of the republic lies
IN our treating each man Oh hi worth
as man
This great republic of ours Shall
ntver become the government of a pll-
tocracy, ami it shall never become the
government of Il mob"
toristc vigor Of his delivery
a fairer day has never been seen than
that which attended to the opening of
the exposition. The heat at times was
uncomfortable. but it was always TEN.
pered by strong sea breeze.
The boom of ship cannon signalled
the beginning Of the review by the
president Of the most formidable flee
of international battlcships and cruiser,
the world has witnessed in many years
On board tine MaytlOwer, the president
with a few especially invited guests
was greeted first by salute of p gun.
from each of the vessels, foreign anC
American Then as he steamed alonl
the lane of the visiting men-of- war h,
was saluted individually and in turn by
every batteship and cruiser at anchor
In the roads. The marine picture wa
at once imposing and impressive
When his yacht had anchored in tn,
very midst Of the naval vessels, tn
president received gu board the fla
and commanding officers OF the forelgl
fleet and the flag officers OF the HON
squadrons. To each OF the visitors tn
president had a cordial word of greet
ing, expressing his pleasure in meetin
them on home waters.
The ceremonies OF dedication wer
brief. the feature being the addresse
Of President Tucker of the expositlo
and President Roosevelt. The latte
at the conclusion of his address presse
the gold button which marked the opeI