Show 1 HM It M M I I I M I M I M I M M t M I M t M t M M M MAT i A AT ARLINGTON ARLINGTON f 4 4 4 4 M 4 f M I I M 4 4 M I I M I 4 H 4 i M 4 I M I 4 M M I M s s M M s MIn M- M In Iu the hist history ry of public addre addresses ses by bJ American Ameri Amen can Presidents few finer things could be found than that delivered by I Mr r. r Roosevelt at the National cemetery at Arlington on Decoration on Day In speaking speaking speaking speak speak- ing of such things the tile greatest of all American orations orations ora ora- Abraham Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address must be excepted Aside from that we do not remember remember remember re re- re- re member to have haye read anything finer or nobler than nobler than the one under consideration Passing by the remarks which the President made reminiscent of the Civil war and ami the devotion de' to the tile cause of the Union displayed by the thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands who sleep their last sleep on the the- historic estate estate estate es es- es- es tate of Arlington of-Arlington weare attracted by J the observations observations observations of f Mr Ir Roosevelt on the subject of the recent attacks made mad upon our army in the Philippines On this point he said Just at this moment moment the army of the United United States led b by men who served among you In the great war is carrying A to to a small but completion peculiarly trying tring and difficult w war war r In Which is Involved not on only the honor of the flag lIag but the triV tri tri- V h of civilization over forces which stand for the black chaos 01 o savagery and ana barbarism The task has not been as difficult t or as ns Important A ss yours vours but oh oh my m comrades the men In th tb the uniform of the United States who have for or the last three vears years patiently and uncomplainingly championed the American cause in the Philippine Islands Island are aie your our younger brothers your our eons sons They have hav shown th rs not unworthy of you vou and they are entitled to the support of or all men who are proud of what you FOu lid did These younger comrades of yours ours have fought under terrible ter tar provocation pro from A von ver- cruel and treacherous Under T the strain of thes the enemy pro T I de deeply deply ply deplore to j say ay that some orne among them have ha so far forgotten otten themselves e as to counsel and Commit in retaliation acts of or cruelty The fact that for every act committed by one of our troops t hundred acts of ot far tar greater greaten atrocity h have ve been committed b by I I the hostile natives Upon our troops or upon the peaceable and I law natives who are to us can not be held to I excuse any o on our side Determined and unswervIng Ing effort must be made and Is being made to find out every I instance ot of barbarity o on the the part ot Our troops to those guilty gUilt of 01 It and to take it ir possible even stronger measures than have already been taken to minimize o or prevent the occurrence occurrence oc- oc currence nce of all such Instances Instance in the future Utterances like the above from su such h a source will be potent to stop the storm of slander against our ur officers and troops in the field which of late has been een raging throughout the country countr and has extended ex- ex tended ended to lands beyond the tile sea sea- There is to be punishment punishment pun- pun for the be but guilty if their guilt proven charity far pen Den en generally exi exiting existing ting under such frightful rightful conditions as those to which h our soldiers in n the Philippines have been exposed Pre President ident Roosevelt loosevelt has said the manly and right word and the he country will honor him for it |