Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-15
VERMONTERS WHO
HEARD ROOSEVELT
Former President Gave Them a
Typical Address at White
River Junction.

White River Junction June 8.--The
'gct-together" dinner last evening of the
Windsor county v NJ. G. 4. at which for
mer President Theodore Roosevelt was
the principal guest also had the following
as special guests Governor John A.
Mead of Rutland. Or Frederick S. Lee
of Columbia University. who acted as
postmaster, Arthur +. Buman of Wash
inGton United states government statis-
teal office, Congressman Frank IT, Plum
ley, Judge Elmer y. Adams St. Louis
Mo, United States circuit judge. appoint
ed by former President Roosevelt Or.
Kenyon l.. Butterhcld of Amherst Mass.
president of the Massachusetts Agricul-
tLral College, Albert T.. Roberts of New
y ork city. international secretary of the
Y. VI. c. A., Prof Charles f.. Emerson of
Hanover y H.. Dean and Prof. Homer
L. Eoycs Of Dartmouth College.
The 10th cavalry band tcoloredD from
Fort Ethan Allen, all Old regulars who
saw service In the Philippines, furnished
music and Il double quartette from Dart
mouth College rendered selections.
Upon arrival at the Junction House
Gro, Colonel Roosevelt had to make II
brief speech to an assembly of 800 people
hcIorc ne went to his room
Tho committee to receive the former
president consisted Of d. FREDERICK >.
e. of New York, DR.. +. Thomas kidder
OF Woodstock, Wallace Batchelder OF
Bethel +. y. Campbell of Wilder, cX-
Governor Fletcher ID. Proctor and Robert
f. Mech o. White River Junction.
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'ontod with q gun metal has-reliet of the
former president made from special die
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COLONEL RooSENEl.TS ADDRESS.
At the banquet. Colonel Roosevelt said
in part: vermont IS both an agricultural
| and industrial state and it has shared the
general tendency which is of better
| growth in industrial than agricultural
matters. In common with our whole
country IT needs to turn its attention
from now on, especially to securing the
welfare of the people who dwell in the
open country. men who till the soil
and live on the farms / do not mean
that there can be any let up in our
steady efforts toward better social and
! Industrial conditions in towns ON the
contrary, I hold that not only our legis-
| lative bodies but every philanthronic
body such as the y. VI. G. A. should
|
realization that from now on we must
| indiviGually and collectively work for the
! human bettermcnt. A people we have
( made much greater progress in the
| amassng of wealth than its proper dis
trbution. We cannot afford TO lose the
! power of individual initiative which is
so distinctly American but with it we
must combine n far more efficient pow
er of collective action for collective
| hetterment than has been the case in the
| past
"Our ideal must be the attainment of
economic conditions I'm which each man
shall have a living wage and in which
each child shall be so trained that he
or she can start in life on equal terms
unhelped by special privilege himself an6
! unhampered by special privilege in others
I'VE need everywhere In this country
| thoroughly efficient factory inspectior
laws. worltmen compensation acts. ant
laws for the protection Of women ant
| children who work and wish to Sc,
every church and every ORGANIZATION
| like the Y. NJ c. 4. turn itself int
an organization for social service an(
incidentally turn TO work to nut upor
the statute books tho best possible law,
OF this character.
IT am a great believer in the con
| soryatlon of our natural resources and