The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-31
L..ldent TAFT Speaks In Arlington
National Cemetery and Talks
Of Peace More
Than War.
LINCoLN's TOME
ii Roosevelt Made Address at un.
yelling Of New Bronze Statue
Of Our Martyred
President.

n WASHINGTON, May 31.-Under the
haded arches of the Arlington Ma
ional cemetery President Taft spoke
lot so much as the friend Of peace, but
he enemy of war. Thousands OF vet
rans tramped the hot asphalt OF the
treet, crossed the Potomac and
rudged the dusty roads to Arlington
10 hear the president speak.
Thousands of others came in auto
foDiles and by street car, and when
bir. Taft, with Secretary of war. Stim-
son. came whizzing up to the vine
covered amphitheater. there were
fully 10000 people in the seats and
provided about the speakers stand. 1t
probably was the most impressive and
most largely attended Memorial day
celebration Washington has seen.
Far be it from me- said the presi.
dent Ito minimize in any way by
these suggestions the debt we owe to
the men buried here, who carried on
the successful struggle that resulted
in the abolition OF the cancer OF
slavery, and which seemed ineradic.
able by such an awful slaughter of the
brightest and bravest and best OF the
nations youth and manhood.
y shall not stop to discuss whether
It might have been possible to ac-
complish the sams reform by milder
methods Whether that be true or
not, the supreme sacrifice of these
men, who lie about us, in the cause
OF advancing humanity can never be
lessened Or obscured by such a sug-
gestion.
But the thought at which | would
but hint this morning is that even in
the hallowed presence of these dead
whose ideals of patriotism and love
Oh lheir countrymen it needed a war
10 make everlastingly evident. we
should abate no effort, and should
strain every nerve and avail ourselves
OF every honorable possible device tc
avoid war in the future.
am not blind TO the aid in Great
ing sturdy manhood that the militar,
uiscipilne We see In the standins
armies of Europe and in the regula,
army Of this country. furnishes, no,
40 deny the incidental benefits tha
may grow out Of the exigencies anl
sequeis OF war. But when the books
are balanced, the awful horrors o
either intercine or international strif,
laf outweigh tne benefits that may b,
traced to it,
Lincoln's Tomb Decorated.
SPRINGFIELD. H., May Mem
ollai DAY vas observed by the CLOSING
q public Offices, banks and busines
houses, Flags were flying from th
puplic buildings and from many busi
ness houses and private residences.
inaehihcent wreath of flowers, the gif
oi the Woman's Relief Corps of tn
aepartment Of Illinois, was placed o.
Lihcolns tomb in the morning. Th
eaefclses OF the day, under the aus
mces OF Stephenson Post No S3C
afand Army of the Republic, wer
neio IN the afternoon at the nationa
Lincoln monument. Rev Isaiah vi
iars OF Joliet delivered the address.
Inc national Lincoln monument wa
u'aped with flags very effectively. TIL
Old soldiers graves were decorated /
YAK Ridge and Calvary cemeterie
IN the morning.
AZ the National cemetery at Cam
nu.ler where lies buried 1900 feders
ana 700 confederate soldiers, exc
eises were held under the auspices {
e'ephenson Post G. A. r., and til
sraNes OF both the federal and col
ieoerates were decorated. The a,
a.ess was made by c. Fred Mortime
OF Springfield.
Roosevelt Speaks at Newark.
NEWARK, N. J., May 31.-The
uore Roosevelt was the princip
speaker at the unveiling of brons
STATUE by Gutbon Borgium OF Abr
nam Lincoln The statue is one
me largest ever cast in single piec
and represents Lincoln sitting on
.ong, low bench, half reclining on h
nsnt hand, in deep thought.
eoi. Roosevelt, In his address, d
oiared the laws of the land outworn.
They were excellent laws for IL
alhtiock period" he asserted, "b'
snes DO not apply to present-day co
u''ions The laws must keep up vii
onanged conditions, retaining I'll
spirit OF liberty and justice, curbir
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