The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-08
ROOSEVELT VISITS
TRADES SCHOOLS


MILWAUKEE, Sept, 7-The Ger
mans had their day with ey-Presi-
dent Booseyelt today beginning the
day with tiff with MiIwaukee's So
ciallst mayor. Emil Sidol. who Is
German. Colonel Roosevelt put in the
scheduled hours OF his visit here by
roaming about, the city at VIII, max
ing his own program as he went
He inspected the citys trade
schools. attended two luncheons ana
n dinner, took an automobile ride 10
White Fish Bay, n summer resort on
the lake shore near Milwaukee. ana
addressed two huge audiences TO-
night. Late In the evening he went
to his car to start early In inc
morning for F'reeport. Ill, where he
IL TO speak tomorrow and for Chicago
which he is to visi, later In the day
Tiff With Socialist Mayor.
The Milwaukee Press club had tho
colonel In hand.
Before he had his breakfast Col
onel Roosevelt Issued a reply TO the
mayor OF Milwaukee who had refused
TO welcome him to the city. telling
the people that he would prefer TO
have them hear what he had written
In the magazine 10 which the mayor
took exception to, rather than what
the mayor said about what he had
written. The colonel said that the
fact that the city administration was
not represented In the official cere-
monies OF the day did not trouble him
at all.
The original program for the day
included six speeches and visits TO
dozen places Colonel Roosevelt look
ed 1t over as soon as he arrived and
said that he could not possibly get 1t
all done In one day He cast the
program aside and made one out for
himself He wanted to visit the
trades schools and started for them
At the boys trades school, where the
youths of Milwaukee are taught use
ful occupations, chiefly mechanics,
the colonel put in nearly an hour In
questioning the instructors and stu
dents about their work
Meets Boys Of Trade School,
He refused absolutely to give any
advice.
I'm mere to learn. not to teach"
he said
He shook hands with all the boys
there was more hand.shaking AS one
little boy edged up to him, the col
onel pointed his finger at him and
said
Ha, ha. you're a ringer. | shook
hands with you up stairs But he
shook the boys hand again. 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 sew
ing room were exhibits OF the work
done there from simple aprons, which
almost any one can make. to some
thin and flmy laces and hand EN-.
broideTed things, to manufacture, the
colonel was told. it takes long
course OF training
J don't think girl really has been
educated unless she can do this
work." said the colonel. as he gazed
on the samples held up for his opln.
ion.
Eats Soup In the Kitchen.
The colonel was led to the kitchen
and as soon as he arrived there he
asked II he might have some of the
potato soup which had been prepared
for the girls lunch He ate his soup
while the crowd looked on and he said
he had never tasted better Then
Colonel Roosevelt said he wanted to
so to the Deutscher club. The mem
bers OF the club had been notified
that he was coming and were waiting
for him Ae he mounted the steps OF
the club house, the Germans gathered
around him and half carried him in
uih sol 1
ben through several times before
they-stopped to talk
Visits Oeutscher Club.
Il found out last night that no ar
rangements had been made for visit
to the Deutscher club and I said
was going there anyway. When I
was in Berlin told the emperor that
| should visit this club again In the
near future and that | would bring
his regards
The German sang "Hoch Soil Fr
Leben" again and raised their tall
green glasses, filled with German
wine to drink to the coloners health
Emil Won Schleinitz. who is an old
friend of Colonel Roosevelts. said:
THE Germans are glad to have
YOU back here again. This is a Ger
man city as YOU know. We permit
the publication of English newspapers
here, but otherwise we don't encour-
age foreign languages"
"Proslt" and Drink to Teddy.
After the speeches were over they
shouted "Prosit' and drank 10 the
colonel again They sang some Ger
man songs and gave the colonel a
German luncheon.
From the club the colonel went to
another luncheon at his hotel, after
which he held reception there !
Then he was driven TO White Fish |
Bay and met more Germans. They |
brought him a stein Of beer. but the
colonel declined with thanks.
Dimes With Seribes,
The dinner was served at the Press |
club where there were German and |
newspaper men and a Ger
man dinner.
Then the colonel went out TO make
his speech. He was scheduled orl-
ginally to speak in the Auditorium.
but the building would hold only
part OF the crowd that wanted TO
hear him and so another was engaged
for an overflow meeting Colonel
Roosevelt spoke at the overflow meet
ing then went to the Auditorium.