Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-04-26

Norfolk, Va, April 26.-The James
town Ter-Centennial Exposition, a
mammoth land and water display such
as was never attempted In this coun-
try or foreign shores, opened here TO-
day with the pomp and ceremony, which
always attend any event where the
President of the United States is the
central figure and the diplomatic rep
resentatives of foreign nations, gov
ernors of states and like dignitaries
are honored guests and participants.
Incident to the opening ceremonies,
President Roosevelt reviewed from
the deck of the Mayfower, the war yes
sells anchored in Hampton roads. He
reached Discovery landing, having
been transferred in a naval launch
from his yacht shortly before noon
and, amid great applause from the
thousands gathered to voice their wei.
come, he was received by the exposi-
ton management.
Then followed the program for the
opening to the public the exposition,
commemorative the three nundredth
anniversary of the first English settle
ment in America, which program in
cluded an address by Harry st. George
Tucker, president of the Exposition,
and one by President Roosevelt, sing
ing by the exposition chorus Of 700
trained voices and the pressing of the
gold button by President Roosevelt
which marked the formal opening of
the exposition and review by the
President of the assembled military
forces
Exposition Grounds Thronged.
The great crowds which sought ad'
mission to the Exposition grounds tc-
day were hampered by inadequate
transportation facilities. The trolley
roads from Norfolk to Sewells Point
the site Of the Exposition, were con
gested early this morning and the
docking facilities for the scores OF ex.
cmsion steamers were also insufficient
and many boats laden with passengers
were held off shore for several hours.
Much Confusion Prevailed.
While President Roosevelt was
speaking, the widest confusion pre-
vailed directly In front of the grand
stand, caused by the pushing and surg.
ing of the great crowds. There was
danger of women and children being
crushed and a detachment of guards
forced their way into the throng to
stop the pushing. Even then the pro
gram was interrupted many times
Troops in close order formed guard
between the lines of people and the
grandstand.
Address of President.
President Roosevelt in his address
paid a remarkable tribute to the
Anglo-Saxon race, especially tc
the English to whom he attrib
uted the genius upon which oul
government is founded. In conclu
sion he threw down the gauntlet t
the professional reformers, who il
their craze for imaginary reform
would destroy parties and government
Ha said
Better No Reform Than Reform With
out Equity.
In industrial matters our enormous
prosperity has brought with it certain
grave evils. 1t is our duty to try to
cut out these evils without at the
same time destroying our well.beine
itself. This is an era of combination
alike in the world OF capital and IL
the world Of labor. Each kind of com
bination can do good, and yet each
however, powerful, must be opposed
when it does i'll. At the moment thu
greatest problem before us is how t
exercise such control over the bust
ness use of vast wealth, individual
but especially corporate, as will In
sure its not being used against th'
interest Of the public, while yet per
mitting such ample legitimate profit
| as will encourage individual initiative
1t is our business to put stop t
abuses and to prevent their recur
renee, without showing a spirit o
mere vindictiveness for what ha
been done in the past. In John Mor
ley's brilliant sketch of Burke he
lays especial stress upon the fact .ha
Burke more than almost any othel
thinker or politician Of his time real
lied the profound lesson that in poll
tics we are concerned not with bar
rem rights but with duties; not witt
abstract truth, but with practica
morality. He especially eulogizes tn
ways In which in his efforts for eco
nonic reform. Burke combined un
shakable resolution in pressing the re
form with q profound temperatures
of spiri.. which made him, while ben
on the extirpation Of the evil system
refuse to cherish an unreasoning an
vindictive III will toward the men wa
/ had hnnnf7fnd nv III Ca1j Rurlko. ~