Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-30 | Page 7 | Tribute Paid to S. L. Valley

TRIBUTE PAID TO SL VALLEY ALLEY V ic I President Fr Franklin klin D. D Roosevelt Roosevel spoke for perhaps I five minutes to the thousands assembled to gree greet him in the Union Pacific depot Sunday noon f In his characteristic slow deliberate deliberate deliberate de de- de- de liberate voice he addressed th the throng as follows tt My friends it is good to be In Salt Lake City again this on this beautiful ful day I am m happy to be greeted by my friends the I governor o of Utah and the mayor of Salt Lake I City No uNo sight In the United States State gives me mc so much of a thrill a as when I wake up and find myself coining coming down Into the Salt Lake Lak valley I had that same thrill this thi S SI morning I I am am happy to to see from your you faces that things are a a alot lot Jot better with you than when I I 1 was here her three years ago S VI I 1 am sorry y- y J not o Jo to anop er old friend here but it is my fault The secretary of at war has left t to represent mo mc at the inauguration I of the new commonwealth government government government govern govern- ment of the Your friend and neighbor will wil represent me and all aU the people and I am sure that Secretary o of War George H. H Derri Der and your you former governor governor will doit dolt wellI well I 11 congratulate the Philippines o othe on th the election eJection of their first president To Tomo mo inc it is a remarkable an and finel thing that thata a nation which ha has acq acquired a territory as a result o of war war- waris is now giving that territory back to Its people We are going goin to see see e the independence of th the Philippines In a very few years Jt It I is' is Isa a fine thing to l know now that that tha nation has kept its word This i is of th the fact that th the people in this country believe i in keeping their word That is a mighty good thing f for r the world I I 1 wish I I. could stay and visit with you but we ye we have to move on onlo onto to lo toa a ceremony which r represents presents anOther another anther an an- other ther step forward I 1 bid farewell and hope to come com comeback comeback back again and see sec you next year ear