The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-02


today without any specia, demonstra-
uon by the people of the town. Col
Roosevelt was escorted quietly to the
Omaha club where breakfast wa'
served 10 a small company Among
those who breakfAsted with the Col"
onel were Senators Burkett and
Brown OF Nebraska Senator Dolliyer
of Iowa, Former Representative John
l.. Kennedy, Victor Rosewatcr, Re
publican national committeeman, Gen.
F. A. Smith in command OF the de-
partment Of the Missouri, Postmaster
B F. Thoas. Charles II. Plckens, C. w.
WattleS. c. NJ Wlthlem and Luther
Drake
Whom the Colonels train reached
St Joe. Mo, AT u 30 this morning.
there were loud calls for a speech
from a large crowd of men who had
fathered al the station Col. Roose'
welt being asleep did not respond 10
the calls and, as If In retaliation, the
crowd began cheering for President
Taft
After breakfast, Gov. Shallenberger
and Mayor Dahlman of Omaha called
on Col Roosevelt IL was announced
that the Colonel would likely not
leave the Omaha club until about noon
when he will go to the Omaha Field
club for an informal lunch 10 which
100 guests have been invited.
A telegram received by the COM
mittee on arrangements from Con
gresham 2. w Martin of South Da-
kota, asking that places be reserved
for him. was received. The request
was granted
Col Roosevelt delivered his Omaha
speech in the Auditorium this after
noon. Senator Burkett made the ad-
dress OF introduction.
Mr.. Roosevelts address was as fol-
lows:
In travelling In Europe last spring
one thing which especially struck me
WAS the fact that the two feats
which made the deepest Impression
abroad were the cruise Of the battle
feet around the world, and the dig
ging OF the Panama canal These
were the two feats to be credited 10
the American people during the past
decade, which had most profoundly
and favorably affected foreign judg-
rnent OF America during that time
Such judgment depends not in the
least upon what people say they can
do. but on what they actually do;
upon their Willingness to meet re-
sDonslblities, and the success of their
efforts 10 meet them.
Now, there is no use OF nation
claiming to be a great nation unless
il is prepared to play a great part.
A nation such as ours cannot possibly
play great part in international at-
fairs. cannot expect to be treated az
2 weight in either the Atlantic or he
Pacific. or TO have its voice as 10 the
Monroe Doctrine. or the management
Of the Panama canal. needed, unless
il has a strong and thoroughly eff
cient navy. Within the last decade
the American navy has been about
trebled In strength. and much more
than trebled in efficiency, due to It's
cXtraordnary progress in marksman-
ship and maneuveTing. So far from
this Increase In naval strength repre-
senting on our part either n menace
of aggression TO weaker nations or
a menace of war to stronger nations,
it has told most powerfully FOR peace.
Everywhere In Europe the cruise OF
the battle fleet around the world WAS
accepted. not only as an eNtraordi-
nary feat, rejecting the highest honor
upon our navy. but as one of the
movements which tended markedly TO
promote peaceful stability in interna-
tional relations. No nation regarded
the cruise as fraught with any men
ace of hostility to itself; and yet eV-
cry nation accepted IL as a proof tina.
We were not only desirous ourselves
TO keep the peace, but able To prevent
the peace being broken at our eN-
pense. No cruise In any way APP
preaching IL has ever been made oy
any fleet OF any other power; ana
the best naval opinion abroad mad
been that no such feat was possible
that Is, that no such cruise as tnat
we actually made could be undertaken
by fleet of such size without innum'
erable breakdowns and accidents.
The success of the cruise. performed
as Ii was without single accident
immeaSurably raised the prestige, not
only of our fleet but OF our nation;
and was a distinct help 10 the cause
OF international peace.
AS regards the Panama canal.
really think that outside nations have
a Iustcr idea than our own people al
the magnitude and success OF the
work. / Wish our people realized what
Is being done on the lsthmus. II
man OF intelligence who had never
left this country asked me whether
| would advise him TO make a short
trip to Europe. or trip to the Pana-
ma canal ] would. without hesitation,
advise him to go to the Panama ca
raj He would there see In opera
ton the completing OF one OF the
great feats OF modern times. Colonel
Goothals and the men working under
him are rendering a service to this
country which can only be parnlleled
in our past history by some of the
services rendered in certain wars.
six years ago last spring the Amer
lean government took possession of
the Isthmus The first two years
were devoted to the sanitation of the
Isthmus. to assembling the plant and
he working force, and providing quar-
terS. food and water supplies, In all
these points the success was
extraordinary. From one of tho