Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
MILWAUKEE, MAYOR
SEES ONLY DESIGNS
IN ROOSEVELT TOUR
Mayor SeideI Gives His Rea-
sons for Refusing to Serve
on the Reception Committee
for the Colonel

MILWAUKEE,, Sept. 7-soon after Col
onel 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
cialist mayor, who had declined to act
upon the reception committee which in
vited the colonel to Milwaukee.
In a contribution to the Big Stick,
newspaper published by the Milwaukee
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 20, 1909, 1t is clear
that he cannot serve the cause OF hon
esty and decency in American political
life.
1T is possible that I have misunder-
stood the article" stated Mayor Seidel,
but inasmuch as l am Socialist and
he has designated Socialism as thing
which is against morals and religion,
'abhorent,' 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 "a cunning
and deliberate purpose to create false
impression" he declared that the visitor
could lay no claim to the right of
preaching either morality or religion or
civic righteousness.
''In the speaking tour of Mr.. Roosevelt
through the west" continued Mayor Sci
del, 81 fail to see anything of impor-
lance beyond political designs and plans.
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"
SAYS READ MY ARTICLE.
Upon being shown this statement Col
onel Roosevelt promptly said:
ION this trip l have made no parti-
san political speeches and, of course,
shall not break through the rule now
by discussing either the state party mat
ters or the municipal party matters and
at present, of course, the dominant mu-
nicipal party In Milwaukee is the social
istic party.
eff anyone wishes to know my views
on what is usually called socialism they
will find them set out in such fashion
that 1t is impossible to misinterpret or
misunderstood them in the articles to
which the mayor in his letter refers, and
advise them to read the articles them
selves and not what the mayor says of
them
The Press clubs special publication,
1.-THE Big Stick especially disavowed re-
sponsibility for the mayors utterances,
saying that ''Mr. Roosevelt will under
stand that Milwaukee's welcome is none
the less whole-hearted-hardly the less
unanimous-because the mayor has seen
mt to voice a socialistic dislike for the
former head of the nation"
Following breakfast at the Hotel Pfeis-
ter, a program has been mapped out that
will keep the colonel going at a lively
rate until a late hour tonight. During
the course of his visit he will make prob
ably no fewer than half dozen speeches,
winding up with an address at the audi
forum tonight where he will address
the newspaper men and their guests, and
an overflow meeting at the Hippodrome.
Aside from the speeches there will be
automobile rides, a luncheon with a
number of newspaper publishers and
managing editors, a Bohemian luncheon
at the Press club, at which none but
Press club members will take part, and
big reception at the Hotel Pfeister during
the afternoon, when the colonel will
shake hands and chat with thousands of
prominent citizens of Wisconsin. Colonel
Roosevelt will visit the different trade
schools, he having made special request
that these schools be included in today's
program.
A souvenir of Colonel Roosevelt's visit
is the publication by the Press club of
a single edition of 1.-The Big Stick" The
first page contains a five-column LAY
out" showing pictures of the colonel In
several poses, the entire affair being dec
GRATED with the famous mascot sacred
cat' of the club. paste pots and other
things Characteristic of the newspaper
shop.