The Washington herald., 1909-01-19

President Roosevelt made his fnal pub
lie utterance to the people Of Washington
last night He viii never again address
the citizens Of the Capital as Chief Execu-
tive Of the United States. He made his
OratoricaI farewell gracefully.
Arm aloft. and with his eyes flashing,
the President announced this before 2
mighty assembIage IN the Metropolitan Ne
mortal Methodist Episcopal Church. last
night. as a prelude to his address. on the
diamond jubilee anniversary Of the open
ing OF Methodist missionary work in
Africa
7 an now making the last public
speech I shall make. as President, in this
city" he declared with vigor
An ovation greeted him as the signin-
canoe Of the statement was realized. Men
clapped. and women waved their hand
kerchiefs IN the true Chautauqua style
The decorum OF the church was sorely
strained as cheers sprang to the lips Of
1aose stirred by his words.
The Square Deal.
As climax 10 this opening phrase. the
President aroused his hearers by declaring
the kinship Of Methodism and the square
deal
Your chairman has introduced ne as
the great apostle OF the square DEAL he
said I wouldn't come before a Meth
odist audience If I didn't think had al
least tried TO give II.
With lightning quickness. the President
then launched upon the question OF the
treatment OF the japanese in California
7 ask that tie Methodists Of Cali
fornia and the Pacihc Slope and all the
decent people there join in helping me
see that we give a square dear 10
Japan. he said.
7 win see TO It thas the rights and
interests Of our own citizens are prJ-
1ected- I want 10 see that We insist on
justice being done Us, being equally care
ful 10 do justice 10 others
The hearty and spontaneous initiative
OF the japanese government has aided
largely in the solution Of all possible
difficulties. II is only the Federal govern
ment that can with wisdom and proprie-y
deal with this question It viii NOT do
TO let unwise men. foolish men. jeopardize
the arrangement that * now working oct
SO satisfactorily
OF the big Stick.D
Than the big stick sprang into his
mind. The President, having departed
from his set speech, said:
I'm not a mere sentimentaIist. I'm
Tot in the least afraid"
More vigorous hand-cl2pping inter
rupted him.
I'm not in the least ashamed Of 3a-
voking the big stick when il is neces-
sary. bui shall be ashamed 10 invoks
II when il isn't necessary
In all the crises during my term Of
Office" continued the President. "and in
all the long terms Of work between the
crises Chere M-. Roosevelt smiled
blandly) I have felt the touch OF elbows
with you Methodist brethren I cannot
tell you what an aid and comfort and in
spirstion you have been to me during the
seven and one-half years OF my term Of
Office"
This tribute 70 the Methodists Of Wash
ington and OF the country met with
dramatic response from the audience. but
the true appreciation OF the church for
the Presidents words was reserved for
the close OF his speech.
Bishop Earl Cranston caught the Presi-
dent as he sat down and brought him TO
his feet Taking his hand. and holding il
aloft, he said. with impressive emphasis.
This Is the true union Of church and
state There IS no organic relationship,
but hand in hand. heart TO heart, eye TO
eye. We 90 along together"
Great Personality.
A moment later Bishop HartzeH. Of
Africa, called the President "the greatest
single personality on the face Of the
earth"
The Presidents parentheticaI remarks
b-istled with his Characteristic humor
and buoyancy- He was in rare good
spirits His extempore thoughts we're
rally the feature Of his set address.
There are many good people. but not
Of very strong fiber. who are always
afraid to do anything for fear they viii
do II wrong. Many Of those folks who
sneer at our government agents abroad
are also those who sneer at our mission
aries" ne declared.
With his thoughts in another and moro
significant direction. the President said:
Independence is a right only so long
as it IS used rightly Liberty belongs only
70 the man who knows how to use it.
There has to be control somewhere. II
there isn't self-control. there must be con-
troll somewhere else
L don't want 10 boast. naturally. but
I DO think that in the Philippines we've
gone just a little bit better than anv
other nation in dealing with alien na-
tons.
Ten years ago there was not a din
lomat IN Europe who did not laugh at
the idea that We ever intended to leave
Cuba At this very moment We are
preparing to leave Cuba for the second
time"
With a dash Of humor, and with his
face wreathed in smiles, the Presidsa.
dweit upon the need Of a greater navy. He
found the temptation irresistible. He had
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