Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31
And EXPIRES. Roosevelt
Gives Reasons Therefor.
Sees No Cause Why We Should
Not Have Universal Calm.
Memorial Day 0bservances at 9th.
or Places In the Country.

New York, May 30.-Theodore Roose-
welt stood beside General Daniel E.
Sickles. the only surviving division
commander of the Civil War, at
Grants tomb this afternoon and
aroused Memorial day throng to long
applause by a denunciation of false
prophets of peace" He recalled the
days of 1861, when, he said, the vet
Grams he addressed defied the lie told
in the name of peace he voiced his
faith in peace only as the handmade
en- of justice and with vigorous ges-
lures, he stirred the gathering to tu-
multous cheers with the declaration
that unrighteous peace was greater
evil than war.
II believe in national and interna-
tional peace he said. but | stand for
il only as the hand maiden of justice.
Do not be misled by the appeals of
men who want peace. You men recall
that in the days of 81 there We're cries
for peace. but there was no peace.
There was a man who said that war
was the greatest of all evils. but | be-
lieve that unrighteous peace is great
er evil. You are not to be led by the
false apostles of peace. you who detied
the lie told in 81 when that lie was
told in the name of peace.
"I stand for social and INDUSTRIAL
peace when it is right. but not when
men riot and use dynamite. Those men
who pursue riotous methods and use
dynamite in their efforts to win their
industrial struggles are not to be tot
Grated and they should be made to
obey the law.
Il want peace with every nation and
do not see any reason of any sort why
we should not have it for an indefinite
period as long as other nations be-
have themselves and act in such
manner as not to rob us of our self
respect. | don't want to ask stronger
nations to be good to us because l
fear being hurt by them, but do ask
that big nations be good to us for
fear we may hurt them.
II want to have the navy kept up.
A powerful navy is no provocative for
war, but is a provocative for peace
All nations will keep peace with us if
we keep up a first-class navy and men
who know how to handle the ships.
you may think because l talk thus
That is not so. | am talking pro-
foundry in the interest of peace.
believe every honorable method should
be used to avoid war but / will do
nothing dishonorable to avert it, nor
will | enter into any agreement that
the people of the country would re-
pudate should cause arise for partici-
pating in war.
$50 far as my voice has weight
will protest against this country's
making agreement to arbitrate any
thing of any kind which the country
would not stand for when test came.
For instance. this country would not
stand for arbitration over the Monroe
doctrine nor would it consent to an
agreement permitting Asiatic peoples
to come into this country in unlimited
numbers If you don't think so, go out
on the Pacific coast and talk to the
people there"
II ID net believe this country should
enter into any agreement unless 1t is
prepared to keep 1t in good faith. Be-
ware of any other course. | don't be-
lieve in Icing, whether 1t be national
or international. / believe absolutely
without reserve that we should not
enter into any arbitration agreement
unless we are prepared to make good
' believe there are certain powers with
which VIC could enter into unlimited