Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-07
MiIwaukee's Mayor Tells Why
He Refused to Join Welcome.
A DEFENDER OF SOCIALISM
Resents Criticism Uttered by the
I Former President.
IS GUEST OF PRESS CLUB
Program Laid Out Too Strenuous,
Even for the Colonel, and Tin
erary Is Cut Down.

MILWAUKEE, September SHORTY
and before he sat down to breakfast at
the Pfster Hotel he found himself in
volved in controversy with Emil Seidel,
the socialist mayor. who had declined to
act upon the reception committee which
welcomed the colonel to Milwaukee.
In q contribution to 1.-THE Big Stick" a
Press Club for this occasion. Mayor Sci
del stated that If Mr. Roosevelt comes
to Milwaukee holding the same ideas
which he expressed in an article pub
lished by him March 90 1909. 1t is clear
that he cannot serve the cause Of honesty
and decency in American political life."
Resents Attack on Socialism.
1T Is possible that I have misunder-
stood the article" stated Mayor Seidel,
but inasmuch as am a socialist and as
he has designated socialism as a thing
which is against. morals and religion
'abhorrent.' 'revolting'-which would re-
place the family and home life by a glo-
rious state OF free lunch counter and a
state founding asylum'-I am sure that
he will be pleased that l am not person
ally connected with his reception in the
CITY,"
Charging the colonel with cunning
and deliberate purpose to create a false
impression" he declared that the visitor
could lay no claim to the right of preach
fnur fhar al; -,
Righteousness"
Thinks Tour Political One.
I'm the speaking tour OF Mr. Roosevelt
through the west said Mr.. Seidel. Il fail
to see anything of Importance beyond po-
litical plans and designs. AS such, of
course. 1t is Of no special service to the
present city administration. The problems
that now confront our city are OF much
the same nature as those the nation
faces"
Upon being shown this statement Col.
Roosevelt promptly said:
ION this trip have made no partisan
political speeches and Of course shall not
break through the rule now by discuss
ing either the state party matters or the
municipal party matters, and at present.
of course, the dominant municipal party
In Milwaukee Is the socialistic party. If
what is usually called socialism, they will
find them set out In such fashion that
1t Is impossible to misinterpret or mis-
understand them in the articles to which
the mayor In his letter refers and l ad-
wise them to read the articles themselves
and not what the mayor says of them
Press Club Not Responsible.
The Press Clubs special publication
THE Big Stick" especially disavowed
responsibility for the mayors utterance.
saying that Mr.. Roosevelt will under
stand that Milwaukee, welcome is none
the less whole-hearted-hardly the less
Observation-Disclosures the mayor has seen
At to voice a socialistic dislike for the
former head of the nation
In spite Of the failure of the mayor to
Join in welcoming C0 Roosevelt, the
Press Club here had prepared a most
strenuous program, including half a
dozen speeches between breakfast and
lunch time Realizing that this program
was impossible of execution, they cut 1t
down shortly after the coloners arrival
so that the morning hours included only
q visit to the boys and the girls trades
schools, the colonel making IL plain be-
fore he started to inspect them that his
visit would be purely one Of education
for himself and not to teach the people
conducting the schools anything about
their work