"The disaster is complete; that the city of St. Pierre has ceased to exist; and that the American consul and his family have perished."
"The disaster is complete; that the city of St. Pierre has ceased to exist."
"I have directed the departments of the Treasury, of War, and of the Navy to take such measures for the relief of these stricken people as lies within the Executive discretion."
"Now, Therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the power vested in me by law, do hereby declare and make known that all of the lands so as aforesaid ced..."
"By the President of the United States of America, A Proclamation"
"With righteousness must go strength to make that righteousness of avail."
"Of course you must have the ability to stand up to the hammering; the courage, the daring, the resolution to endure."
"And in the names of the mighty men of the past I ask each man here to do his part in seeing that this nation remains true in deed as well as in word to the ideals of the past;"
"Honor to the statesmen of the past, and may the statesmen of the present strive to live up to the example they set!"
"I am glad that we, as Americans, have cause to be proud of the army and the navy of the United States—of the men who in the past have upheld the honor of the flag, and of their successors, the soldier..."
"We may be sure that the honor of the Republic is safe in their hands."