The Washington herald., 1914-06-19

Il, K, I'LL KUN AS
MOOSE in 1916
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
ing to be included in that long and re-
markable category of incidents which
individually have come to be known as
examples Of Roosevelt luck"
Promises to "start Thinss."
Naturally he did not say so, but 1t
would nave been most obvious to any
one listening to his conversation today
who could have seen the almost gieeful
way in which he made his promises to
start things"
| In every word he uttered after he had
thrown caution to the winds, 1t was evi-
dent, that while there may De doubt
fin some minds that Roosevelt Will be
the next President there Is none in
Rooseveits mind.
1t was no choosing of his that led him
to give the first news of his plans to
The Herald correspondent. II was due
simply to the fact that no other news
paperman accompanied him from London
10 southampton and on board the tender
down the Solent to the waiting Hamburg
American liner Imperator. =,
AT waterloo station in London he said
good-by to two score newspapermen ana
repeated for the hundredth time that he
would SAY nothing" His departure was
du,v characterized by his fervent en-
bracing of Ambassador Page and express
s;ons Of delight at the cordiality OF his
treatment in London
| There really wasn't any chance for the
colonel to voice his pent up emotions
politically-in the crowd at the station,
but ON his arrival at the relatively quiet
docks in southampton PROOF on .ne &C
curacy of The Herald correspondent
DIAGNOSIS of his state Of mind. was forth
coming.
starts His Interview.
"You really mustn't ask me to talk ior
publication on any political subject ne
beran. You surely know I've said L
wouldn't"
been the colonei's host in London, and
Philip Roosevelt. the colonefs cousin nad
found a little sheltered nook on the DOW
of the tender where Col Roosevelt couid
sit comparatively secure from OBSERVE
tion.
Herald correspondent obtained the inter-
view.
States have read a great many reports OF
YOUR willingness to accept the nominal
tion for the governorship Of New York,
the colonel was told
"You may say for me that i aoso-
! lutely shall not run for the governor
ship" he declared.
"Is n because you think one attempt to
sidetrack you in Albany Is enough! ne
was asked.
I'm not going to be side.tracked
again" he replied instantly ana hotiy.
young as / was"
At this juncture Lawrence Abbott. edi.
tor OF the Outlook. came up and greeted
Col Roosevelt effusively.
"BIacktpaiI," He Cries.
Abbott had been putting in three
months playing on all the golf links OF
England, and wanted to recite their re-
spective glories to Roosevelt, but the
latter, by now. had a mind only for
politics and cut his fellow-editor short
with, by George, believe you're COINS
to try to make the Outlook golfers
illustrated weekly"
After a few other jokes at Abbott's
"predilection for golf and intense
sobriety," Col Roosevelt allowed the
uncomfortable golfer to escape to the
very stern Of the tender. where he re-
mained the rest of the way down the
Solent.
Roosevelt was still chuckling over
Abbotts discontinue when the cores
pondent called his attention to his re.
mark made yesterday concerning Presi-
dent Wilson's action in paying Colombia
SIS oOo.0 .00o
"The Colomblsns are nothing but q
gang Of despicable blackmailers." he
thundered They tried to blackmail us
when was President. but they didn't
get away with II, and now to think of
paying those blackguardly blackmailers
81. 900. .00o-Oh, II makes me sick. Here
we go to work and push through to
completion the greatest work of con-
structlve engineering the world has ever
known only to have the whole handling
Of the diplomatic end Of the project
messed and botched. It's enough to
make anybody sick"
For The lofty idealism with which the
President is said to be inspired, Roose-
welt has even less patience.
Not sure It's IdealiEn.
Tn not so sure it's lofty or idealism."
ne declared vigorously. It is my
opinion Mr. Wilson's idealism ID actually
pedantic theorizing. and ! have seen
nothing accomplished yet by this ad-
ministration to justify the use of the
word lofty In describing It."
When, asked for his explanation Of the
depression from which business all over
the United States seems to be suffering,
Roosevelt was quick to reply:
TITS nothing but the same old thing I
At ~ "a
mistaking the meaning Of the word regu-
Iation and translating It to mean perse-
cution- OF course. when I said this be-
fore my numerous enemies seiEed on II
a. proof that was working for the
interests Of big business. was openly
accused Of having the support OF the
Steel Trust. But when demanded
proof of this accusation my accusers in
sisted that II not financially or with
reoruiae Of votes In a0y event fhA Steel