The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-09

Atlanta. Ga, oct. sit Fas the Theo.
dore Roosevelt of the West that came
into the capital Of Georgia this after.
noon. The same Roosevelt, preachine
the same doctrines of the new national
ism and conservation that he exploited Z
few weeks ago throughout the West
flashed his political philosophy befor,
the South to-day. The South seemed Il
take kindly 10 what Col. Roosevelt said
but Atlanta was so wrapped up in the
man himself that il was difficult to tel
What their applause meant.
Col Roosevelt has never faced more
enthusiastic crowds than he faced 10,
day Even the insWgent West can boast
OF no greater measure Of enthusiasm
than that which greeted the colonel upon
his arrival late this afternoon in this
so-ealled metropolis Of the South. No
one thought OF politics apparently. The
crowd OF Southerners pierced the air
with their shriH yells. The militia OF
the State was represented by detach-
ments. The Presidential salute of TWEEN
ty-one guns was hred.
Day a Strenuous One.
Roosevelt was H. Atlanta showed its
admiration for him as a man. There
Mere many features OF this most strenu-
Gus day Of speechmaking, visiting. and
travel in the rain that came 10 q close
at midnight
Col Roosevelt boosted an industria
school IN the morning. talked conserva.
tion IN the afternoon. expounded the new
nauonalism Tor the drst time before
a great Southern audience in the even
lng' ana addressed the eolored Congrega-
uonal Church Just before be went "a
be-. He paid high tribute 10 the men,
ory of tAe late Joel Chandler Harris.
author OF the Uncle Remus stories. and
he ala lots OF unreeorded things besides.
The auditorium was jammed tonight al
the Uncle hemus memorial The police
fought hack the crowds that forged To.
ward the doors. FOR a good many per
sons did not have the price of admission
Defends HiS Position.
In the afternoon the conservationists
who got IN free wouldn't care 10 come
again ar night. The han was less thar
one-third full Mr.. Roosevelt. after fol
lowing his text of Uncle Remus tonight
switched off to the new nationaIism. He
brought out the various points that ara
household words now, and he defendef
the position he has taken He declared
again that il is simply the fitting of The
old moralities 10 the changed condition
The methods must change, but the spirit
must remain. He stood clearly on hi,
Western speeches. He alluded II his
critics. He had nothing he desired 4
retract The colonel came out for pro
gressiveism Of the Roosevelt type.
In the afternoon speech upon con
servation Mr. Roosevelt offered Iitti,
that differed from the speech at St. Pau
when he followed President Taft. who
had expressed himself on Labor DAY
The colonel still upheld the proposition o,
Federal control over waterways. and hi.
reasons for this were expressed in tbs
same way.
Resources for All People.
''The nation and the State can co.
operate in this great movement" h,
said. There are one or two misconcep-
t!ons that ought 10 be removed from tht
public mind. Some men say that oul
purpose is 10 lock up the national re-
sources IN this country. That is as ali
surd as 10 say that a farmer was tryinl
10 lock up The resources of his farm
when he refused to cut down all hi!
trees in the same year. We don't in
tend 10 lock up a single resource. bu
they must be used for the beneht Of IN,
entire people"
Mr.. Roosevelt went on to speak of tn,
mineral supply being exhausted. This i
most vital question. he said. He re
ferred TO the coal supply.
While it is our duty TO give the proper
reward for the proper exercise OF tndi.
yidual initiative in the business world
the speaker informed his audience. 1t Is
also our duty to see 10 1t that the mer
Of exceptional ability use it for us anC
now against US. We must see 10 It thai
he serves US and does not swindle us
Several OF the newspapers Of my native
CITY. published under the shadow of Wal
street. say that these sentiments smacA
OF anarchy"
The colonel laughed.
II think it's very conservative he fal-
settoed
Wants Forests Saved.
He covered the topics OF the conserva-
tion OF the soil and forests and said thC
South should save its hardwood forests
which are among the last this country
holds. He asked that the representative.
in Congress look after that matter anC
hoped that Congress will pass a bin foI
a great Appalachian park.
The welcome that Col Roosevelt got
upon his entrance to Atlanta this after
noon at $50 o'clock was as imposing anC
pompus as any accorded 10 a President
Of the United States. The Seventeenth
Georgia Infantry from Fort McPhersoE
and the Fifth Georgia Regiment were
drawn up on the plaza and the Gov.
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