Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-07
Milwaukee, Executive Declined
To Act on Committee to Re-
celve the Ex-President.
ALMOST CALLED HIM NAMES
charged Him With u "Cunning and
Deliberate Purpose TO Create
False impression"

'"""h'f' WIS., sept Shortly
after Col Roosevelt arrived here today
and before he sat down to breakfast
at the Hotel Pdster. he found himself
involved in a controversy with Emil
SeideL the Socialist mayor. who had
declined TO act on the reception COM
mittee which welcomed the colonel to
Milwaukee,.
IN contribution TO The Big stick.
newspaper published By the Milwaukee
Press club Tor this occasion. Mayor
Seidel stated ~ Nj. Roosevelt comes
to Milwaukee holding the same ideas
ne expressed Ia his magazine articles
or March 90. 1909, IL Is clear that he
cannot serve the cause OF honesty and
decency in American political life"
1T is possible that / misunderstood
the article said Mr., seldeI, but in.
asmuch as am a Socialist and he has
designated Socialism as a thing which
Is against morals and religion. abb
horrent. revolving which would re-
place the family and home life bv a
glorious state of free lunch counter
ana state foundlinR asylum'--I am sure
mat ne VIII be pleased that | am not
INt'"i"'lg connected win MS recep-
ton TO the city"
Charging the colonel with 'cuu-
hing and deliberate purpose to create
false impression,r he declared that
the visitor, could lay no claim to the
right of preaching either morality,
religion or civic Righteousness"
In the speaking tour OF Mr.. Roose-
Nelt through the west" said the mayor,
1 fail 20 see anything OF Importance
beyond pollticai plans and designs. As
SUCH, OF course. Il Is OF no speciai
service TO the present city adminlstra-
ton. The problems that now confront
our city are of much the same nature
as those the nation faces"
RoosEvELT's REPLY.
On being shown this statement. Col
Roosevelt promptly said.
ON this trip | have made no paiti-
zan political speeches and OF course
shall not break through the rule now
by discussing either state marty meas
ures or municipal party matters. Al
present Of course the dominant munic-
ipal party in Milwaukee is the Social
sst- patty Ia Iss -pfs,s,--- -sro~rs-
my views on what il usually caiied
Socialism. they win ind them set out
IN such fashion that 81 Is impossible
TO m'sinterprct them. or n1isunder-
stand them, In the magazine articles 20
which tho mayor In his letter refers,
and | advise them To-. read the articles
themselves and not what the mayor
says OF them"
The Press clubs Tpecial publication.
Tho Big stick" especially disavowed
responsibility for the mayors utter
ance. saying that "Mr. Roosevelt will
understand that M;lwaukee's welcome
Is none the less whole Overwhelmingly.
tho less unanimous because the mayor.
has seen NJ TO voice socialistic dislike
for the former head OF the nation"
In spite Of the failure Of the mayor
"a join In welcoming Mr.. Roosevelt the
Press club had prepared most strenu-
Gus program including half dozen
speeches between breakfast and lunch
con time.
Impossible Of execution, they cut II
down so that the morning hours were
To include only visits TO the boys and
girls trade schools. the colonel ma
king II plain before he started 10 in
spect them that his visit would be
purely one of education for himsef and
not to teach those conducting the
schools anything about their work
COLONEL OK LA TOILETTE.
1T has been stated to me since my
arrival here said Col Roosevelt to-
day. that in spite of Senator La Fol
lettc's having cnrried the primaries in
fair and open contest. nm effort will be
made To- beat him In the legislature. l
do not for one moment believe this.
because any such conduct would be
from every point 81 view an outrage
that would be a deliberate violation of
good faith.
when IN oregon. the Democratic
candidate for senator. Gov. Chamber
lain. carried tho primaries. and II vas
proposed that the Republican legisla-
ture should turn him down. ] very
strongly and publicly took the position
that such an act would be one Of bad
faith by the legislature toward the
people. and I take the same position In
regard 10 Senator Ia Toilette"