Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-08
ROOSEVELT IN MILWAUKEE,
Mayor Seidl Charges Him with Great
ing False Impression of Socialism.
COLONEL REFUSES TO REPLY
Says lie Has Not Talked PartIsaN
Politics on This Trip and wan
Not Do SO--Guest of the
Press Club.

MILWAUKEE,, Sept. 7.-Shortly after
Colonel Roosevelt arrived here today and
before he sat down to breakfast at the
Pfeister hotel he found himself involved
in a controversy with Emil Seidel the So
clalist mayor who had declined to act on
the reception committee which welcomed
the colonel to Milwaukee.
In a contribution to the big Stick" a
newspaper published by the Milwaukee
Press club for this occasion, Mayor Seidel
stated that If Mr.. Roosevelt comes to
Milwaukee holding the same ideas which
he expressed in his magazine article of
March co. 1909, it is clear that he cannot
serve the cause OF honesty and decency in
American political life"
ut is possible that 1 have misunderstood
the article" stated Mayor Seidel but in
asmuch as ! am a socialist and he has
designated socialism as a thing which is
against morals and religion, 'abhorent,
| 'revolung'-which would replace the fam
lly and home life by a glorious state OF
free lunch counter and a state founding
asylum'-I am sure that he will be pleased
! that l am not personally connected with
his reception in the city"
Charging the colonel with a cunning and
deliberate purpose to create a false i'm.
PRESTON" he declared that the visitor
could lay no claim TO the right Of preach.
| ing either morality. religion or civic right.
eouSness."
In the speaking tour of Mr.. Roosevelt
through the west" said Mayor SeideI 81
fail 10 see anything of Importance beyond
political plays and designs As such, OF
course 1t is of no special service to the
present city administration. The problem,
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the same nature as those the nation faces D
Roosevelt Refuses to Reply.
| On being shown this statement Colone
Roosevelt promptly said:
ION this trip l have made no partisan
political speeches. and of course shall moi
break through the rule now by discussinf
either state party matters or municlpa
party matters. At present. Of course, Tn,
dominant municipal party in Milwaukee I,
the socialist party.
II anyone wishes TO know my views OF
what Is usually called socialism they vii
hnd them set out In such fashion that 1
Is impossible to misnterpret them or mis-
understand them in the magazine articles
to which the mayor In his letter refers
and advise them to read the articles
themselves end not what the mayor say,
Of them"
The Press clubs special publication, ''Th,
Big Stick" especially disavowed respon
sibility for the mayors utterance, sayinJ
ina: Mr., Roosevelt will understand tina
Miwaukee's welcome is nonetheless whole
hearted-hardly the less unanimous-be
caus the mayor has seen fit to voice a so
cialisuo dislike for the former president o
the nation"
Strenuous Program cut Down.
In spite OF the failure Of the mayor T.
Join In welcoming Colonel Roosevelt, tn
Press club had prepared a most strenuou
program, including half a dozen speeche
between breayfast and luncheon time.
Realizing that this program was impos
sible OF execution they cut II down S.
that the morning hours will include onl,
visits to the boys and girls trade schools
the colonel making II plain before n
started to inspect them that lis visit woul,
be purely one Of education for himself an,
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