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president Roosevelt's trenchant and
pithy speeches are attracting widespread
attention abroad. Through his writings
AMI his personality the president has
come to be recognized in Europe as n
man distinctively and typically American
and therefore his speeches are carefully
scrutinized and freely cited as indicating
In a general way the drift and tenden-
cies Of the national mind. d."-Milwaukee
Sentinel.
THE comment by some of the Euro
pean papers on President Roosevelts re-
marks about the Monroe Doctrine indi-
Gates either gross Ignorance or that the
reptile press did not die with Bismarck
The president very properly said In Maine
that our new island possession In the
Caribbean waters and the projected 18TH
mian canal made our interest in the Mon
roe policy more concrete than before
Philadelphia Ledger.
when President Roosevelt said at
Windsor. VT, that the crimes OF craft
and the crimes OF violence are equally
dangerous and that the law must get
at the big man who goes wrong just as
It gets at the small man who goes wrons,
he uttered nothing more than an old
American truism. But by reminding
strikers who break the law by violence
duu coal VINO DreAk l Dy CRAFTY
evasion that they are all and equally 'go-
ing wrong. the president spoke word
In reason and In season that should be
respected by both sides."-New York
World.
THE Saturday Review G,ondon) gets
black In the face over President
Roosevelt's announcement that the Nom
roe Doctrine is to be maintained in all
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come by reason OF historical development.
The Review sees In this country the
most deadly enemy OF Great Britain next
10 Russia and announces that we are be-
ginning a campaign for the annexation or
Canada. Moreover, the Review says that
for all the manifold kindnesses shown
this country Great Britain need never ex-
pect the slightest return, as self-iuterest
will ever dominate our olicy."-Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
There are many old fashioned people
who believe that it Is beneath the proper
dignity OF a president OF the United
States 90 go about the country talking 10
the people. even II his speeches are able,
instructive or brilliant. Is it not pretty
close 20 the depth OF humiliation 10 tne
citizens OF the republic 20 have their
executive uttering such shilly-shally stun
as that which we have quoted? II
this Is the best exhibition OF statesman
ship Mr.. Roosevelt can make L. u a won
der that the politicians. leaders and
statesmen of the Republican party are
against nominating him for president In
l9O47 Is Il surprising that they regard
him as a person who can be played with
and made 90 believe the impossible -
Cincinnati Enquirer.
president Roosevelt infuses into mis-
addresses some homely philosophy that Ia
worthy or Ben Franklin Representing
the people of the greatest free society
the world has known. and receiving adula-
ton ana attentions bestowed upon no
other executive OF any other nation. he
seems 60 see the necessity of reminding
the people that good citizenship does not
consist I'm the glare and glitter and pa
geautry Of life. and that while pomp and
circumstance may be consistent with that
quality. they do not alone constitute !"
San Francisco Call.
mo man who leads n life OF ease. SAYS
President Roosevelt. r. deserving % be
remembered In history. There is not
much likelihood that history will forget
Mr.. Roosevelt 'c-Kansas City star.