The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-08
Col. Roosevelt Puts in Busy Da.
in Milwaukee.
Visits Two Schools and Attends
Dutch Lunch"
HE REFUSES THE BEER
Addresses Two Big Audiences
in the Evening.
Classes Himself as a Politician
and a Writer.

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. S.-Colonel
Roosevelt put in the scheduled hours
of his visit here by roaming about the
city at will, making his own program
as he went. He inspected the city
trades schools, attended two luncheons
and dinner, took an automobile ride
to White Fish bay, a summer resort
on the lake shore near Milwaukee,
and addressed two huge audiences
last night. Late in the evening he
went to his. car to start early this
morning for Freeport, Ill, where he
is to speak. and for Chicago. which he
is to visit later in the day.
At the boys trades school where
the youths of Milwaukee are taught
useful occupations, chiefly mechanical
the colonel spent nearly an hour in
questioning the instructors and stu
dents about their work. He refused
absolutely to give any advice.
I'm here to learn, not to teach, ne
said.
he asked a boy of IA, who is learning
to be pattern maker.
He is a pattern maker the boy
replied.
Fine" exclaimed the colonel.
He was told that many mechanics
went through the place questioning
the boys who were learning plumbing,
carpentering and engine making.
"It is important that each man
should do a little more than pull his
own weight in the world" he said
cred around him. And it is of vital
consequence to him to have him
trained so that he can begin early in
stead of leaving him to be trained in
haphazard way. That is what this
school is doing"
the boys.
Then the colonel went to the West
side to the girls school. He saw the
girls at work there learning to sew
and cook. Around the walls of the
sewing room were exhibits of the
work done there from simple aprons
which almost any one can make, to
some thin and hand embroidered
things to manufacture which, the col
onel was told. it takes a long course
of training.
Il don't think a girl has really been
educated unless she can do this work, "
said the colonel as he gazed on the
samples held up for his opinion.
The colonel was led to the kitchen
and as soon as he arrived there he
asked if he mightl have some of the
potato soup which had been prepared
while the crowd looked on, and said
he never had tasted better.
Then Colonel Roosevelt said he
wanted to go to the Deutscher club.
The members of the club had been
notified that he was coming and were
waiting for him. AS he mounted the
steps of the club house the Germans
gathered around him and half carried
him inside. They sang "Hoch Soil er
Leben' through several times before
they stopped to talk.
''I wish 1 could pose as your invited
guest" said the colonel. ST found out
last night that no arrangement had
been made for a visit to the Deutscher
club and 1 said I was going there any
way. When I was in Berlin 1 told the
emperor that I should visit this club
again in the near future and that ]
would bring his regards -
The Germans sang "Hoch Soil Ell
Leben'' again, and raised their tall
green glasses. filled with German wine
to drink to the colonel's health. Emil
Won Schleinitz, who is an old friend OF
Colonel Roosevelt. said:
1.-The Germans. are glad to have you
back here again. This is a German
city, as you know. We permit the pub
LEGATION of English newspapers here
but otherwise we don't encourage the
use of foreign language"
After the speeches were over they
shouted 'Prosit' and drank to the
colonel again. They sang some Ger
man songs and gave the colonel Ger
man luncheon.
From the club the colonel went tic
| another luncheon at his hotel, after
which he held a reception there. Then
he was driven to White Fish bay ant