The Washington herald., 1914-09-28
.BELGIANS TALK
With ROOSEVELT
Express Their Thanks for His
Articles Which Sympathizes
With That Country.
SURE ALLIES WILL WIN
Colonel to Stump Ohio for Bull Moose
After Addressing Cleveland
Chamber Of Commerce.
SURE ALLIES WILL WIN

Cleveland. Sept E.-coI Theodore
Roosevelt was host at breakfast today
to the Belgian commission appointed by
King Albert to protest to President VIII
son against the violation of Belsium's
neutrality.
As at the conference with the President.
the commission presented Col. Roosevelt
with a report Of its charges. The Bel
gians talked at length with the Colonel.
expressing gratitude for his sympathies
as expressed In articles which he has
written Of late.
VIII Not DIscusus Conference.
Col Roosevelt would not discuss what
was said at the breakfast table. Neither
would the Belgians. But in an exclusive
interview to correspondent Of The
Washington Herald Emil Vandervelde,
one Of the commissioners. expressed for
the first time some Views Of the COM
mission not included in the state message
brought from abroad.
Belgium is the innocent victim OF fatal
mIlitarism," he said. I'VE made no sg-
gressive movement against the countries
that fringe our borders. We were a peace
full. industrious nation, content with
working out our own destiny. Our peo-
pie were thrifty and cultured-our civil
iZation Of as high type as the world has
ever known.
Along came cruel war and pointed her
cursed finger at peaceful Belgium. The
German army went where the fin
ger pointed and brought death, de-
struction. and desolation to the land of
my people. Our neutrality violated, we
as men and patriots had to fight
War VIII he Long.
II am not going into the details of the
horrible strife. but l am going to say
this:
THE allies will conquer proud and
naughty Germany. They have the money
and the resOurces-the soldiers with a
do or die spirit It is not going to be
q brief war. No, II will not end until
the rivers Of blood shed by the armies
Of right shall have downed the auto
cratic doctrine OF militarism that
clutches at the throat OF civilization.
II have been approached quite a few
times for an opinion as to the outcome
II the allies are victorious-the Kaiser
made to bend the knee. l have main
tanned silence until now.
Means End Of MiIitarIsm.
Il sincerely believe that Poland will
be united in self-gOvcrnment. Austria
will be forced TO give back to Italy the
provinces that once were hers. France
will demand and obtain Lorraine.
Belgium will rightfully exact an indem-
nifty for the wrongs she has suffered at
the hands Of Germany.
Victory for the allies will mean the
overthrow of a one-man power in Ger
many. It will mean increased influence
for the Reichstag. Germany's system OF
government will more closely resemble
that Of Belgium and England"
The commission is on its way to Ant
werp.
COIOncI to Stump Ohio.
Col Roosevelt. preparatory 10 stumping
the State Of Ohio the next few DAYS for
Progressive candidates, spent most OF
Sunday with Jas. a. Garfield. the candi-
date Of the Bull Moose party for gov
ernor. Mr. Garfield lives at Mentor. a
suburb OF Cleveland.
The Colonel will address members Of
the Cleveland Chamber OF Commerce at
noon Monday, leaving for Columbus.
where he will speak at a big meeting OF
PrOgTessives in the evening. He will
make an address in Toledo on Tuesday.