New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-08
ROOSEVELT'S BELIEFS
REc|TED IN ARGENTINA
Ex-PreSident Hears EuIogy of
u. S. and Himself in SeS-
sion of Congress.
EXPLAINS HIS RECALL IDEA
Also Remarks That a Strong
People Need Never Fear a
Strong Man and an
Efficient Servant.

Efficient Servant.
Buenos Ayres, Nov. 7-Colonel Roose-
Welt attended to-day's session Of the Ar
gentine Congress. He was escorted to
seat among the members Of the Chamber
Of Deputies and listened to speeches by
several OF the Deputies eulogstic of the
| nted States and himself. Later he at
tended a reception given in his honor at
the home OF Dr. Ernesto Bosch, Minister
Of Foreign Affairs.
In the evening Colonel Roosevelt made
speech before the Museo Social Argen-
! tino, in which he recited his political
creed and outlined the work which he
| and his followers had set themselves to
accomplish.
Among other things he said;
we do not see all the steps that it Will
be necessary to take in the future IN or
der to realize our ideals, but we do see
the six or eight or a dozen steps WHICH
Il is now necessary TO take. These we
shall take, and then the further steps
will become clearer to us
| or the recall he spoke at length. he
declared that for two generations In the
United States privileged interests had
sought 10 rob the people OF their SOW
ereignty by dividing IL between courts
and LEGISLATURES, and finally b. placing
IL in the courts through giving the courts
political and non-judcial power. This,
he said. was one OF the great evils which
he and his followers sought TO wipe out.
Among the reforms written in the plat
form Of the Progressive party MI
Roosevelt said, were these:
we propose TO make the process OF
constitutional amendment far easier
speedier and simpler than at present
To Make People Arbiters.
We wish to make the people the su-
preme arbiters between their servants
the courts and the Legislature, when the
court and the legislature differ as 10 the
proper Interpretation OF the constitution
which the people made.
I'VE know that ii is folly to try 10
make the fool the equal OF the wise man.
but we intend to control greed and cum
ming and brutality in high places just as
we control greed and cunning ana oru
tality in low places.
I'VE intend 10 provide for the mother
whose husband. the breadwinner' mas
died.
I'VE intend to protect the right OF chill
drcn 10 their childhood.
From the men and women who Work
hard with clean hands we Intend 10 try
IN lift the burden Of haunting rear OF
old age OF undeseryed perjury and mis-
cry.
we intend that machinery shall be tne
h,,,,r,sIdon and not the mistress, OF
humanity.
I'VE intend 70 max" the go'erfu''n,
most potent instrument I'm "oTAihs '0'
the uplifting OF mankind. ,.,.
Comparing the Argentine Repuonc WIN
tho United states, Mr.. Roosevelt sal"
that after all the likenesses were more
,,rnortant than tho differences, because
,bo questions which they each had TO race
were nearly the same. Both countries
wore Young. both Of vast physicai area,
bo,b growing by leaps and boUnds anu
t,o,b d, tho nush of an enormous mateflal
development.
There are nations" he said. so oacN-
ward that they are not as YET III an
real sense fit for sef-government' sen
! Government cannot be thrust upon M
lions. from without. 1t must be deVeioped
from within. II cannot exist unless the
peopIs have a strong and SOUND charac-
! tor seIf-government is the best Of an
Governments. but It is also the most di'i-
cult only very advanced people d
people OF sound intelligence, and ABOVE
al of robust character. is fit to govern
itself.
Tribute to Argentina.
"Only those peoples who to seli.re'laIee