The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-03
SHOULD FORTIFY
PANAMA CANAL
Colonel Takes Sharp Issue With
Naturalization Plan-At Field
Club He Tells Of Million
aires Whom He Likes and
Those Whom He Does
Not Like.

pie of Omaha gave Theodore Roosevelt |
day OF comparative rest to-day. All
that he did was attend breakfast
given by the Roosevelt reception COM
mittee, luncheon at the Field Club, &
dinner at the Omaha Club, an enter
tainment given by the board Of COVER
nors of the Ak-Sar-Ben, which Is the
official boomers club of Omaha;
take an automobile ride. make three
speeches and talk with numberless po-
litical leaders and old friends whom ne
met here
The colonel found time during the
day to speak good word for Senator
Eurkett. who is in the midst OF a
spirited campaign for reelection.
the people of Omaha did not turn
out in such numbers as was the case
in several other cities which Colonel
Roosevelt visited OH his present trip.
The auditorium was jamned, and the
crowd in the street outside was so
great that Colonel Roosevelt had to
use the tactics of a football player to
get through the throng to his auto
mobile. 1t was at the Auditorium
where he made his principal speech OF
| the day that Colonel Roosevelt com
rnended the work OF senator Burkett.
The Senator. he said had obtained ths
Republican nomination, and Congress-
man Hitchcock the Democratic no'nl-
nation. Under the Nebraska law. tne
rcople will vote for Senator at tne
fan election. and ahe members or the
| Legislature are obligated to elect the
4 candidate who receives the highese
| number Of votes.
| Senator Burkett introduced Colonel
\ r ooseyelt He described the coloneI
| as f"The man who was once the hrst
citizen of the nation. .ual,d and is now ehe
| greatest man in the world
| There was loud applause
Wants Fortified Canal
| Colonel Roosevelt proceeded with ms ms
set speech. in which ne SPOKE 10 oi seid ars
that the trip Of the American HeeL
around the world increased greatly the
prestige II this eeantrs, ana ina "a :
canal is one of the most stupendons
performances of all ages. He TOOK
sharp issue with the plan which was
placed before Congress at the last ses-
and in strongest terms declared that
this country should fortify the canal
In this connection he said:
1--WE, now have further duty g 70 per- per
is TO fortify it. We are in honor bound
to fortlfy it. ourselves. and only by
so doing can we effectively guarantee
its neutrality. and moreover. ehective, ne i've,
yantage-certainl one of the chief
material advantages-which we shall
in which it viii, for defensive purposes
double the power of the United states
Navy.
"To refuse to fortify 1t. and above
ALL to consider for a moment such ar
} act of utter weakness and folly as tc
invite other nations. to step. In anc
guarantee the neutrality of this purely
American work (and thereby really tc
L T. t,, II In hn n
war We should find the canal usee
against us, as our fleets would be for
hidden to pass through 1t, or else oul
! opponents fleets permitted to), woult
be to incur, and quite rightfully. ths
contempt of the world 1T would NEAR
the complete abandonment of the Mon
roe doctrine: 1T would be WICKED
blow to our prestige on the Pacific
sence treason to the destiny OF the re
Cries for "Dolliver."
After Colonel Roosevelt had finishet
there were cries of "Dolliver!' "Dollt
ver!"
The Senator said: There have beel
three men in American history VIII
have stated the central doctrine OF on
institutions SO that all could under
stand. Thomas Jefferson gave us tn
. doctrine of equal rights for all an
special privileges for none Abraham
Lincoln restated this doctrine, 1t Is
good Providence that in our time tha
doctrine has been stated agaln-th
!. doctrine of a square DEAL
!, The mention Of the square deal
! brought forth tremendous burst Q
! applause from the people. Senator Dol
8 liver concluded his speech by SAYING
. "In the next ten years the youn
. men of the United States will see to
: that the doctrine of a square dealts
J. made true. and kept true for all TIM,
At the luncheon at the Field CIT,
Colonel Roosevelt smoke of millionaire
e whom he liked and milltonaires whol
he did not like.
Refers to Trip Abroad.
Mr.. Roosevelt referred to his recer
3 trip abroad. and said that he had
J. feeling of friendliness for the cour
: tries he had visited even greater tina
: he had before visiting them. But
Z have come back feeling that there
: no place in the world to live except !
= the United States"
: Colonel Roosevelt said that there
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