New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-05-22
ROOSEVELT 4 MARKHAM
Colonel subscribes to socialistic Doctrines
In Interview With New
York Call"
printed by Request Of Local Socialism,

81 Printed by Rogue
Colonel Roosevelt advanced with
large smile toward me in the doorwa
of his private ONCE at the Outlook.
I "From The CALI" he exclaimed
by George, I am glad to see 20,
Step right this way and take con
Portable chair"
VI A set of ecclesiastical plumages be
meath benevolent countenance fade
!. through an inner door, whereby l al
sumed that the editor and contribut
ing editor had been in conference.
My hand tingled with the Colonel
powerful squeeze. MY face reddene,
as I thought that my cordial recep
ton was due to misunderstanding.
Il am glad to see any one from
The Call" continued the Colone
heartily and rapidly. II read it nearly
every day. It's a bully good paper
always hammering at the vital facts
never STOPPING to the sensational
Il beg your pardon, Colonel" l in
terrupted, quite fustered. 1T is the
New York Call-the Socialist paper
"Of course, my dear boy! The So
cialist Call"
We exchanged a few LOOKS. The
Colonel chortled happily. He placed
an endearing hand on my shoulder.
had notion, what a Don Juan this
man would have made If he had not
turned his talents to counting Colum.
bia!
II did not know that you thought SO
highly of The Call"
'Why not? My boy let me tell you
something. The men down in Wall
Street and in those rabid conserva-
tive newspaper Offices are right am
Socialist"
1T is well known, Colonel" re-
piled, "that you advocate strongly So
cialistic measures, especially the re-
call of judicial decisions. But it has
not been thought that your Socialism
was at all orthodox"
II am a Marxian!" shot back the ex.
President.
"A Markham" echoed feebly.
He was evidently enjoying my as.
constituent. have interviewed many
public men. I was never so feazed
as when Col. Theodore Roosevelt told
me that he was a MARKHAM.
Eyes! The greatest mind in sociolo.
gy, by George, produced in the last
century. I have read Marks first vol
ume religiously. confess got stuck
in the middle OF the second volume,
but, you know that is not so essen
tial. How many Socialists read the
second or third volume? OF course.
am we'll acquainted with the other
chief writer's on Socialism-Engles,
Bebel, Kautsky, Bax, Vandervelde,
F'erri, Jaures, Labriola, Hillquit, Hun
ter, Simons, all Of them practically.
Furthermore, let me say"
The Colonel rose and lifted an i'm
oressive arm.
Il subscribe to the doctrine of the |
lass struggle and believe in the In
irrational Socialist program and the
lational party PLATFORM"
Down came the clenched fist on an
ak-top desk with mighty thud.
The interview was halted for few
while struggled with my E.
motions. The click Of the typewriter,
by maiden fingers, sounded II
ON the adjoining office. was dazed. IL
had an impulse to grab Colonel t
hand and hail him as c
A foolish, restraining n
fought prevented-Dr. Abbott might
Up in and see me. t
1T is great privilege to hear your I
sclaration Of faith, Colonel Roosevelt. {
you will pardon me, you are like
aul of Tarsus-" LII
IA good comparison!" exclaimed the
ird-term candidate. mot bad" he T
luckled. Lincoln has been my 1
ode1 of late, but there are points of ii
leness between Saul and myself. It B
true, have been converted to r,
,cialism, and quite rapidly at that. A
thin the last few months only 1 n
We become an out-and-out Socialist. s.
my occupancy of the White House n,
was cropping around. I did the best CT
could. I was surrounded by cum CO
lg and crooked men. They fiat
ed me. Congress thwarted my
ms. You don't know what I was eG