The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-01-22
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SPEAKS
AT THE METHODIST AFRICAN
CENTENNIAL TO AID JAPAN.
METAODISTS HIS INSPIRATION
During Term Of Presidency Not
Afraid to Use the Big STICK, But
Does Not Want to Invoke II When
Not Absolutely Necessary

Washington. Jan. 2g introduced
by Bishop Cranston % the apostle
OF the square deal President Roosc.
Welt in an address o. the African
Diamond Jubilee mass meeting held
In the Metropolitan Memorial Metho.
dist Church, which the late President
Mckinley attended, declared that h,
would not come before Methodist
gathering If he had not attempted
to give the square deal
In addition to the square deal in
our own country" h. continued. "I|
want the Methodists and others to-
help me give the square dear to ia
pan | will see to ir that I'm doing
this our own citizens are protected
You know ! am not mere sen.
timentalist | am not in the leas,
afraid of invoking the big stick If IL
is necessary, but | should be- asham.
ed to invoke it unless II was neces-
sary And | want to see MS. while in
sisting on Justice being done us.
equally careful to do Justice to 9th.
ers.
THE national government by
agreement with the japanese govern
ment. and through the hearty and
spontaneous initiative of the Japanese
government has been able 10 achieve
a completely satisfactory solution OF
all possible difficulties. OF all pos.
sible questions that could be AZ issue
between our people and the Japan.
ese people
ut is only the federal government
can with wisdom and propriety deal
with those questions; and I ask all
good Americans to see 10 it that un.
wise men, foolish men. do no, ieop.
ardize to their own harm and the
harm Of their own locality the ar.
rangement that is now working out
So satisfactorily TO the governments
of the United States and Japan.
before delivering his prepared ad-
dress, @presidcnt declared that.
after having heard the address Civ
en- by Bishop Hartzcl yesterday he
would have thought that he were
plagiarizing II he had not prepared
his address a week or more ago.
After concluding the president
shook hands with Bishop Cranston.
who exclaimed: This is the true
union of church and state, not organ.
ic relationship, but 10 stand hand in
hand, heart TO hear. eye to eye. for
the uplift Of humanity"
The president declared that the
Methodsts of the county had been
an inspiration to him during the sev-
on ana a half years of his presiden-
cy.
''In the crises through which |
have passed" he asserted. "and dur
ing the time between crises. have
found myself touching elbows almost
constantly with members Of the
Methodist church He referred 10
the fact that this was the last public
speech he would make I'm this city
as president of the United States.
\ lar-r congregation was singing
when the president entered the
church As he mounted the platform
the audience arose aud gave the
chautauqua salute
Preceding the presidents address.
BishoIS Hartzel spoke Of the mis-
sonary work being done by the
church In Africa
President Rooseve'ts address was
defense of expansion by white
races. which he declared of lasting
/ benefit 10 the peoples In the lands
affected America in the Philippines
Russia In Asia, England in Africa
and Asia werec tied sevidences of
his statements.
In India" he sal D, we encounter