Arizona republican., 1910-09-03
GOT A REST
 AT OMAHA Easiest Day on Colonel RooseVeIt'S Tour A SHORTENED PROGRAM But After All the Day Was Well Filled. He Spoke of the Panama Canal and the Proper Preparations for National Peace
A SHORTENED PROGRAM

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 2.-The people of Omaha gave Theodore Roosevelt a day of comparative rest today All the colonel did was to attend a break fast given by the Roosevelt reception committee, a luncheon at the Field club, dinner at the Omaha club. an entertainment given the board of gov ernors of the Ak Sar Ben, which is the official boomers club of Omaha an automobile ride all over Omaha, three speeches, and talk with poli- tical leaders and old friends whom he met here.
 Several other things had been plan ned for his amusement, but in his be- half telegram was sent from K ansas City last night. saying that he was tired and needed day of rest, and so the program was cut down.
 The colonel found time during the day to speak a good word for Scna- tor Burkett, 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 has visited on his present trip. The auditorium was damned 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 automO- bile
 During the rest of the day the peo- pie had little opportunity to get to- gether and cheer as the parade was called off to make it easier for the colonel, and when he appeared on the streets he shot by so rapidly in the automobile that but few persons rec ognized him.
 He went to bed earlier than usual tonight. In the morning he will at tend a breakfast at Omaha club and then leave for Sioux Falls where he is to speak
 It was at the auditorium in the principal speech of tine day that Col onel Roosevelt commenced work for Senator Burkett. The senator has ob tained the republican nomination and Congressman Hitchcock the demo- cratic nomination. Under the Nebras- ka law the people will vote for sena- tor at the fall election and the mem bers of the legislature are pledged to elect the candidate who receives the highest number of votes.
 Senator Burkett made a speech in- troducing Colonel Roosevelt. He de scribed the colonel as "the man who was once the first citizen of the na tion and is now the greatest man in the world"
 There was loud applause. After com plimentarv reference to Senator Bur kett Colonel Roosevelt proceeded with his set of speech in which he spoke of the Panama canal and the navy. He said that the trip of the American fleet around the world increased greatly the prestige of this country and that the work on the canal was oiSe of the stupendous performances of the ages. He took sharp issue with the plan to neutralize the canal zone and in the strongest terms declared that this country should fortify the canal.
 Speaking further MT. Roosevelt said:
 "There was a great panic along the coast when 1 announced that the fleet was to go around the world. l wanted to have it understood by the foreign powers as the strongest hint that our fleet could go anywhere and would go. anywhere that was necessary
 sWhen I announced that the fleet was to 20 around the world there was a cry and it was said that the fleet should not sail, but the fleet did sail. Some men in the coordinate branch eaid I did not have the money for the voyage for the fleet. The answer was easy: I said we had money and was. qoinq to send the fleet to the Pacific and that if they did not want to ap- nropriate the money to bring 1t back that was their affair. After which the criticism subsided except for the nsual and perfunctory remark that l, was usurping power
 CT want the good will of all the na- tions and l want~to deserve It, put Tn times of crisis I don't want to depend solely upon 1t.
 we built the canal ourselves. We don't have to ask anybody else to come in and say how it shall be used If if was not our intention to have o,1r say so in regard to the canal. we had no business to undertake the work. It is not an act showing peaceful disposition to ask others what we should do. It is showing a timid disposition.
 q want Uncle Sam to be peaceful, hut I want peace in the first place that will do wrong to no one, ano in The second place that will submit us to wrong from no one