The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-10-04
ctr OUT or HIS TALK
Discourse as Delivered Linz
tied to Progressive
Issues.
GIVES REASON FOR TRIP
| rgcS Closer Trade Relations
With Republics in
the South.

Ex- President Theodore Roos"> cit .pcak-
ing last night at n great gathering OF
who mot AT tho New Yort
Roof Garden 20 break bread with the
Colonel and wish him godspecd on his
South American trip, had strong word
for his followers
The cop, of his speech given out ~
the newspapers 4, tho dinner by tho press
Of the Progressive Service
contained sharp attack on President
Mexican policy and on IN.
foreign policy of Mr.. Tafts "a.
This part of the speech
was omitted when tn" Colonel spoke to the
diners.
The slap ~ the Administrations gen
"ral foreign policy, with particular ON
phass on tn" Mexican situation. came
m the written speech after Col
Roosevelt told th" purpose OF his
coming visit lo Hrazii, the Argen-
tine aud chile. whore hc goes. Il.
said ''b.cause III" thrc" great deinocrarics
wish 10 hear my views on democracy"
IL" had written "f th" need for strongcc
trad. relations with III" countries to the
south and said that the national polio,
must rest mot only on good Intentions and
sincerity but also on strength" A.
an 'NAuplc he cited his own action with
regard To- Santo Domingo. and while ne
named u" names IL was easy to see that
hr was contrasting his policy there with
President Wilson's with regard to
Mexico
>Hot" D"nstnRO's Troubles.
Take what happened in Sanio Domingo
h" had written I'm that island revolution
succeeded revolution unit! the position he.
cail- on" of utter anarchy. aud Aincsi-
can interests and the lives NJ the Aneri-
cans in the island were je"pardizcd Re
m"nh"l, | never said that would refuse
{" run IL" risk of shedding a drop OF
blood to protect American property Tha,
d"ctrin. II carried out logically would
mean that no policeman ought ever to
arrest a burglar or pickpocket for bur
LlarN and highway robbery are only Of
fences against property, whereas inter
ference with them undoubtedly means in
curing the risk of bloodshed
Nor did ! say that all American c,t,.
aens should leave the country, abandon
lnr their property To the good will Of the
'"ntending factions. NY position was the
direct reverse. My position WAS that IL
Americans had a right TO be In a country
'h"N could stay there, and every resources
of IN" Government would b. exhausted
10 protect them.
Nor did r. fus, TO act a, all unit
foreign Powers acted, nor either ask or
accept their cooperation 'n action: str
less did follow a course which was Ger
tain to produce anarchy and make es-
ist!rg conditions worse so as to force IN.
tervention"
The written speech contained this rrf-
er'nce to Mr. TAFT foreign policy.
unfortunately for the last four year,
ana half the attitude of both the old
parties in foreign affairs has been dis
cr"ditable to our national self respect and
to our ability to serve either our own
true Interests or the true interests OF tina
foreign Powers"
Nany Miss Real speech.
Many of the 800 diners who over.
flowed the roof garden and scrambled
for places a, the tables and along tho
sides of the theatre did not hear Mr.
Roosevsts speech
Hundreds had left the garden be-
fore the Colonel began They be-
iieved they had heard all ne had to say
when he made "A brief reply to a speech
by RAYMOND Robins OF Chicago on H..
rrogressiv" national service. Clifford
Pinchot, who presided. hammered tho
table in his efforts to get silence whom
the Colonel finished his reply to Mr..
Robins He loudly announced that the
'olonets real speech was stil tn come.
but his voice was lost in the general up-
roar In the rear of the garden and
presently the elevators were filled win
men and women who could he heard re-
GREETING the tamcness Of the CooneI's ~.
terances,
The crowd Oh the roof was so large that
tn. retreat of IA few hundreds made lit,ls
difference and there We're plenty left 10
make n big noise when col. Roosevelt be-.
gan his scheduled talk. The cheering was 90
the wild Progressive sort when the Colo.
mel announced his intention to stick by III.
Progressive party come what might.
The roof garden was crowded with men
and women when Col. Roosevelt came N
to an accompaniment OF cheers haua.
clapping and n flourish by tho coiorcu
band. The Progressivcs had chosen a,
very attractive setting for their farew,
to their chief, but those in charge h.,i
not counted on the enthusiasm Of NJ
Roosevelt's followers, which he'd r,p~
more than could get into tho sarorn 'u
buy dinner tickets AT 80 a ticket,
Hundreds Have To stand.
There WAS mrch g,umhing among tho
aoO or more who after glimpse Of ,re
.,,,,,v bedncked stage were huPrnd
.u,.v from the table, beneath the ivy
,,,,ro roof and sen, hrlo" stairs FOR an
,ye,flow dinner Th"' ""I" allowed Il.
,,,., hack 10, IA, speeches, ~, had T..
stand to near them
No one seemed t" nave any idea ~ Ai,.
ing and the din was terrific ~ me, ana