The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-03
WAS ON JUMP ALL DAY YESTER-
DAY AND RETIRED EARLY
LAST NIGHT.
SPOKE At AUDITORIUM
Declares the U. S. ehouId Fortify
Panama Cana. Zig Fleets
Trip Around World Gave
U. S. Prestige.

Omaha, Sept. 2.-The people OF
Omaha gave Roosevelt day Of con
parative rest today. All the colonel
did was to attend a breakfast given
by the Roosevelt reception committee
luncheon at the Field Club, i,lner at
the Omaha Club and an entertain
ment given by the&k- -SartIl7l. which
is the official boomers club of Omaha,
take an automobile ride, make three
speeches and talk Win nunbarless
political leaders and old friends.
The colonel fouad time to speak a
good word for Senator Burhett who is
in the midst Of a spirited campaign
for reelection. Roosevelt was tirel
and the program was cut down.
He went to lei early tonight In
the morning he viii attend break
fast at the Omaha Clrb and then
leave for Sioux Falls, where h@ will
speak tomorrow.
Roosevelt's principal speech was
made at the auditorium after an abe
introduction by Senator Burtett He
said of Burkett;
81 have endeavored to live up to
that description that was able to
accomplish what | did accomplish at
Washington only because of the way
in which | was backed up by men
like Burkett, and as we have a guest
from Iowa present, let me say alsc,
like Senator bolivar
Roosevelt had previously quoted
Burkett as giving him tribute when
Burkett once said, 'in the great strug-
gle we good Americans must he pre-
4,arszr Tor take the gtfe OF lneftA fathctt
than of dollar.
Then Roosevelt proceeded with his
set speech.
In travelling in Europe last spring
one thing which especially struck me
was the fact that the two feats which
made the deepest impression abvoad
We're the cruise Of the battle fleet
around the world, and the digging OF
the Panama Canal These were the
two feats to be credited to the Amer
lean people during the past decade
which had most profoundly and favor
ably affected foreign judgment of
America during that time. Such judg
ment depends not in the least upon
what people say they can do, but on
what they actually do; upon their
willingness to meet responsibilities,
and the resources of their efforts to
meet them.
AS regards the Panama Canal, | re-
ally think that Stside nations have a
iuster idea than our own people of
the magnitude and success of the
work; | wish our people realized what
is being done n the Isthmus If a
man of intelligence who mad never
left this country asked me whether
would advise him to make a short trip
to Europe or a trip to the Panama
Canal. / would, without hesitation, ad
wise him to 90 to the Panama Cana
He would there see in operation the
completing of one of the great feats
of modern times. Colonel Goethals
and the men working Under him are
rendering a service TO this country
which can only be paralleled in our
past history by some of the services
rendered in certain wars.
Six years ago last spring the Amer
ican Government took possession OF
the Isthmus The first two years were
devoted to thA sanitation OF the 18TH
mus, to assembling the plant and the
working force, and providing quarters
food and water supplies. In all, these
points the success was eXtraord.lar
From one of the plague spots of the
globe ,oneof the most unhealthy re-
gions in the entire world, the lsthmus
has been turned into a singularly
healthy place of abode, where tht
death rate Is small, and where hun
dreds of children are now being rails
ed under as favorable conditions as
in most parts of the United States
The quarters, food. and water supply
are excellent, and the plant the best
ever gathered for such prrpos
Active excavation on large scale die
not begin until January, 1907. Three
years and a half have gone by since
then. and three-nfths Of the total eS
eavation has already been accom-
lished, The amount taken out ha!
passed anything which previous ex
perience warranted us in believing t
be possible, In 1908 and 1909 tn
monthly average Of rock and cart
removed was three million cubi
wards. Notwithstanding the fact tina
nine months Of each year CONSTITUTED
season OF very heavy rainfall There
remains to be excavated only abou
sixty million cubic yards. Ii we couk
keep up the past average OF excava
ton. this should be done in twent.
months; but 1t is impossible to main