The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-10-26
ROOSEVELT SEEN
IN CASUALTY LIST
NEW YORK HERALD POINTS OUT
NOTED VICTIM OF EUROPEAN
AND MEXICAN WARS.
CALL TO THEODORE, DEAD"
Illinolsans Hope He VIII Elucldate
His Peace Theories on Next
Visit TO State.

Under the caption Cruel War"
there appeared in the New York Her
aid, one of the leading independent
newspapers of the country, the fol-
lowing editorial:
"Woefully ignorant OF how deeply
the American people are thinking OF
the underlying issues of this titanic
conflict in Europe must be the man
who does not realize that one of its
victims--one man whose name is al
ready enrolled upon the casualty list
lis Theodore Roosevelt.
The editorial deals with situation
which the Republicans and the Pro
gressives who are now appealing for
votes against the Wilson administra-
ton would have us forget.
1t is only a few months-yes, few
weeks ago--that Progressives and Re-
publicans OF prominence were bitter
in their denunciation of President Will
son because he would not plunge this
country into war.
/
On July 8, in a letter resigning his
position as contributing editor of
| the Outlook. Theodore Roosevelt gave
as the chief reason for his action:
81 feel that l am in honor bound to
stand in strong opposition to the adj
ministration / feel that as regards
our international relations, the policy
of the present administration has
meant the abandonment of the inter
ests and honor of America"
Even later in bulletin to his fol
lowers he declared:
81 hold that on the one hand the
Democratic national administration
with its control of the presidency and
Of both houses of congress, has shown
its complete incapacity to safeguard
the honor and interests of the Ameri
can nation"
James r. Mann Of Like Views.
Similar utterances to those of Colo
mel Roosevelt came from the lips Of
James r. Mann, representative from
the Second Illinois district, and leader
Of the Republicans In the house Of rep
resentatives and from other Republic
: an and Progressive leaders.
Everything that the Progressive ant
Republican leaders could do to plungt
the nation into war was done. Poll
tics was behind it all.
Then came the European war
was precipitated by the Seryian situa
ton. but the Servian trouble wa
merely a pretext The same pretex
might have been found in the situa
ton in Mexico if President Wilso
had been induced to precipitate hos
; tilities.
J Theodore Urged TO Speak Out
= Since the beginning of the Euro
4 pean war there has been silence o
r the part of the foes Of the ADMINISTERS
. ton concerning its international po
q icy. Theodore Roosevelt passed SCI
{ eral days in Illinois, but there is n
!. record that he spoke of the abandon
4 ment of the interests and honor {
q America" by President Wilson. He
g to come to Illinois again and thos
v who know Of his eagerness for wa
in Mexico are curious to know if h
will denounce the president becaus
we are at peace while all the otht
IL nations are at war,
a. Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman VIZ
e aligned with the men who were d
s. handing war. He, too, has been s
1t lent of late regarding the Mexica
5e policy Of the president The vote
re are waiting for the senator to brea
his silence and demand war with Il
II same eagerness his friends did b
re fore the conflict abroad.