Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-10
Thousands Do Honor
to Roosevelt's Memory
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and launched that gigantic under
taking in the construction of the
Panama canal. While dignified SEN
ators and perturbed representatives
were manifesting deep concern and
consuming precious time in heated
debates, President Roosevelt start
ed to build the big ditch, which has
proven Gods blessing TO the
world"
Senator Brown declared the great
European war was not six months
old when Roosevelt began to warn
the people Of the United States 70
prepare for the fight. He looked
into the future and saw the day
would come when America would
take her stand for humanity along
with England and France against
the brutality Of Germany"
Soldier Quartet.
A feature of the musical program
was the singing of a soldier quartet
from Minneapolis. There were four
boys who have Just returned from
France with the Three Hundred
and Thirty-seventh artillery of the
Eightieth division and came to
Omaha to sing at an entertainment
given Saturday night at the Athletic
club. Patriotic numbers were sung
and the boys were given an enthus-
iastic ovation. Repeatedly they re-
sponded to the calls of the aud
fence with selections which met with
unanimous expressions of approval.
The meeting was opened with an
invocation by the Rev. Edwin II.
jerks. w. f. Gurley acted as chair
man and delivered an address elo-
quent in praise of Roosevelt "Roosc-
welt belonged to the fighting class,
and he knew no such word as fear"
said the speaker. There were states
men more profound, soldiers better
versed in the art of war, orators
more eloquent and writers who ex-
celled him in art of expression and
style. 1t was not what Roosevelt
said and did, but it was what he was
that made the man great. His spec
tacular moral force rendered him the
most romantic figure in the world
The story of his life is as fascinating
as a tale from the Arabian knights
"The work of Theodore Roosevelt
is done, but his example still lives
to keep soldiers firm and statesmen
pure. Eternal honor to his great
name" ....as. ....
Gaines Pays Tribute.
F. H. Gaines declared that Roose-
yelt's followers loved him like no
other leader has been loved. HE
knew not what it was to deviate
from the straight path Of duty"
said the speaker. He believed
firmly in the square deal Riches
were not sacred to him. He strug-
gled to bring about state of al
fairs where the wage Garner would
come into his own, and the wealthy
could enjoy their honestly earned
We think Of him now
as the greatest teacher of civic
righteousness and patriotism the
world has ever known. Washington
was the commanding figure in the
war. Lincoln was
the master of the occasion during
the civil war, and when history is
written Roosevelt will have been
given a place along side of these i'm
mortals."
DR.. James M. Wilson declared
that Roosevelt taught the lesson
more than any one else that the gov
eminent of the United States must
be regarded as supreme. This was
Illustrated in the settlement of the
miners strike in Pennsylvania" he
SAID, when he handled the situ-
alton with fairness, both as far as
the laboring nan and the capitalist
were concerned, which marked his
dealing with every question pre-
scented to him"
Harry Murrison and Ben Stanley
conducted the song service.