| Show BATTLE BITTLE OF MANILA BAY BAYt t Monument In Commemoration of American Vic lit Victory Vic tory toy Dedicated Ceremony Took tu Ia II Sin San Ir Iran Vram u theo clico l I Altel tur San Francisco Frncisco May HUnder a balmy sky Iky ky and Ind on the green geen award sward oi at o Union square this morning President r R Roosevelt participated In the thin dedication Of ot the magnificent monument erected In commemoration of ot the tie victory of ot the American navy at Manila Mania The menu monument ment ConsistS of ot a n high shaft hat of ot white California granite granie surmounted by ly n a I abronze bronze figure of ot victory Ictor holding In one outstretched out d hand hAnl a wreath and In the theother theother other a trident The pre presIdent t was waa escorted from tram the hotel to tile the te square by nil all ni of ot the marines of ot the warships In II the he harbor habor On the stand from froni which ho lie addressed the as multitude were the ot of the In San Sai Francisco bay and amid and amid th of at ot the cruiser Vicinity Ild tM r Graf Orarn ton the ie flagship ot of the te Pa Pacific Jn Mondion In Inn n a few fett re words Chairman Jabes G a presented the thc the city I of at Suit Sail Francisco and It was lal as al briefly accepted by Mayor on aim 01 behalf of ot the President said San Fran Francisco Francisco cisco should grot In commemorating the navys victory nt at lt Manila Mania as he lie had bad opened the time Pacific ocean to American commerce comm ree and more lote than any other oter event hail had contributed to give the Unit United United United ed States a higher place among the naval na n val 11 power powers J on the necessity of ot preparing ships armAment and amid men muon mentor for tor or th navy ln Naval Nasal battles batties battes are ought fought In advance and amid the Americans won at Manila because they the hind had made ready realy for strife str te The necessity of ot Improving the navy MY was as first made apparent In and nil 11 of ot the warships we now have hV were since that lint time mis Since the tte last war isar the naval strength of ot the States Stated has been rapidly lag In and under the wise wine wIle provisions ot of the thelast thelast last lait Congress line has practically advanced He lie le Urged ur ed practical work at al sea cea pe par park particularly in marksmanship saying re remember remember member that tim the shots that Ilat count In iii tsar ur are ore the this shots that hat lilt hi The Tho president was then thel driven to the States transport dock from whence the party part proceeded to Berkeley to take part In the commencement ex exercises at the University of at California Later Mr Roosevelt went to Oakland where her citizens had hat arranged to give him hima a cordial greeting At the president and nm party 1 lii go o aboard time the torpedo destroyer P Pul Psul ul Jones and proceeded to Vallejo Valejo to lay laythe the cornerstone of ot the Y 1 M r C A mix aux tAr club house hotle to be erected ld for tor the benottt benait of Qt They Tey will 1 then In Inspect pet ped Mare Island navy yard yar after which they ther will wl return tu to tl San ban Fran deco Immediately after ater the he banquet at the club tonight the president prel president dent will 1 leave leve for tor the Yosemite |
