The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-08
Emil SeideI Refuses to Take Part In Welcoming the
 Visitor to the City
ROOSEVELT IS NOT 1T ALL
 TROUBLED BY NEGLECT
Programme For the Occasion Is Not Followed By Former President, Who Makes His Visit On
 His Own Plan

Milwaukee, September 1.-The Germans had their day with ex-President Roose- welt today. Beginning the day with a tilt with Milwaukees socialist mayor, Emil Seide. who is German, Colonel Roosevelt put in the succeeding hours of his visit here by roaming about the city | at will, making his programme as he went He inspected the city's trade 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 tonight. Late in the even- ing he went to his car to start early in the morning for Freeport, H., where he Is to speak tomorrow. and for Chicago, which he is to visit later in the day The Milwaukee Press club had the colonel in hand. The club got out the first and last edition of the Big Stick. a newspaper devoted exclusively to Colonel Roosevelts affairs fin honor of the day. In 1t there was a letter by Mayor Seidel ex- plaining why he could not serve as member of the committee to welcome Colonel Roosevelt. He considered that some things that the colonel had written about socialism were unkind and said that the colonel could not expect him to welcome him. Before he had bis breakfast Colonel Roosevelt issued re- ply. telling the people that he would urefer to have them read what he had written rather than what the mayor | had said about what he had written.
 The colonel said the fact that the city administration was not represented in the official ceremonies of the day did not trouble him at all Programme Is Cut
 The original programme for the day in- cluded six speeches and visit to dozen places. Colonel Roosevelt looked it over
 as soon as he arrived and said he could not possibly get it all done in one day.
 He cast the programme aside and made | out one for himself. He wanted to visit | the trade schools and started first for | them
 At the boys trade schools, where the youth of Milwaukee is taught useful oe- equations. chiefly meehancis, the colonel l spent nearly an hour in questioning the
 instructors and students about their
 work. He refused absolutely to give | any advice. I'm here to learn, not to teach" he said.
 What work does your father dor" he asked a boy of IA. who is learning to be | pattern maker
 He is a pattern maker" the boy re- piled.
 Finer exclaimed the colonel. He was told that many mechanics send their sons | to the school He went through the place. questioning boys who were learn ing plumbing, carpentering and engine | making.
 l Tt Is important that each man should do a little more than pull his own weight | in the world" he said the boys on the | second floor gathered around him. | And it Is of vital consequence to have | him trained so that he can begin early, | instead of leaving him to be trained in a l haphazard way. That Is what this school | is doing
 He shook hands with all the boys and | then went down stairs where there was more handshaking As one little boy edged up to him the colonel pointed his | finger at him and said:- Fla; hal you're | a ringer I shook hands with you up- | stairs.' but he shook the boys hand | again.
 Visit to Girls School
 Then the colonel went to the Westside | to the girls school. He saw the girls | at work there, learning to sew and cook. | Around the walls of the school were ex-
  1 pie aprons, which almost any one can | make, to some thin and flmy lace COW l cred hand embroidered things to manu- faoture which. the colonel was told, 1t | takes a long course of framing. | q don't think a girl has really been
 educated unless she can do this work said the colonel, as he gazed on the sam | ples held up for his inspection.
 'Is it your view he asked of the | members of the school board who were
 with him. that the public should provide | education so that every boy and girl may
 be trained to be self-sustaining unit | of the body politic?" He was told that | that was the school boards idea. and
 replied By George, I think it Is the
 only plan by which our democracy can
 grow
 The colonel was led to the kitchen and
 as soon as he arrived there he asked
 if he might have some of the potatoe soup which had been prepared for the
 girls lunch. He ate his soup while the | crowd looked on and said he had never
 tasted better. Then Colonel Roosevelt | said he wanted to go to the Deutcher
 club The members of the club had been
 notified that he was coming and were | awaiting him.
 As he mounted the steps of |
 house the Germans gathered aroy
 and half-carried him inside. Tn ts+
 sang ''Hoch Soll Er Leben' throu aex~
 &Al times before they stopped to Overflow Meetings Hefl T wish I could pose as your uvited | guest" said the colonel T fotrd apf | last night that no arrangemei es | been made for visit to the Itascte. club and I said was going tn sy5 way When I was in Berlin cl4 sae- Emperor I should visit this clu pSt.- | in the near future and that would bring his regards.
 The Germans sang 'Hoch Soil Er Leb- | en" again, and raised their tall green | glasses, filled with German wine to drink | to the colonel's health. Emil von Schlein-
 tse, who is an old friend of Colonel Roose- welt. said: The Germans are glad to
 have you back here again. This Is a German city, as you know. We permit the publication of English newspapers here, but otherwise we do not encouraa go the use of foreign languages" hn UyQr fHaxx