The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-13
HYPHENATES E 4 RUIN
TO u. S., SAYS ROOSEVELT
Colonel Defines "Americanism" for Knights of Colum.
bus-Sectarian Intolerance and Unpreparedness
Draw Fire-Urges More Military
Training for Nation.

the topic of national preparedness az
"a means. he said, of securing honorable
and self-respecting peace, the only kind
OF peace desired by all high spirited peo
pie.
But II Is nm absolute im~possibihty
to secure such preparedness In full and
proper form II 1t Is an isolated feature
Of our policy" he continued. The
lamentable fate of Belgium has shown
that no injustice in legislation or sue
cess In business will be Of the slight.
est avail In the alton a not prepared
IN advance the strength to protect Its
rights. But II liz equally true that there
cannof be this preparation In advance
unless there Is IA social basis OF civil
and social NE behind II.
Every citizen should he trained
~sedulously by every activity at our COM
mand to realize his duty to the nation.
In France at this moment the working
men who are net Mt the front are spend
ing all their energies with the single
thought % helping their brethren M the
front by what they do m the munitions
plants, on tho railroads. In the factories.
THE strike situation in the United States
ut this time is a scandal to the coun-
try as Il whole. and discreditable alike
to employer and employee. Any en-
ployer who falls 10 recognize that human
rights come first is recreant to his duty
~ an American citizen. Any employee
who acts along the lines publicly advo-
Gated by the men who profess to speak
for the ]. W. W. Is not merely an open
enemy Of business but OF this entire
country. and Is out of place in u Gov
ernmcnt."
A this point Col. Roosevelt paid his
respects to the evicted Ambassador OF
Austria and Hungary. DR.. Dumba, and
to Capt. Won Papen OF the German En-
bassy.
During the last year and Il quarter
he said. 1T has been brought home 10
Us in startling fashion that many OF
the eleinelt OF our nation ale not yet
properly fused, 1t ought to be "a literally
appalling fact that members OF two OF
the foreign embassies In this country
have been discovered to be implicated
In melting their fellow countrymen,
whether naturallzed American citizens or
not, to the destruction OF property and
the GRIPPING Of American industries that
are operating in accordance with inter-
nal la" and international agreement. The
mallgn activity OF one OF thes. embas-
sizes has been brought home directly to
the Ambassador in such shape that his
recall has been forced. The activities OF
the other have been set forth Ln detail
10y the publication in the press OF i,s
letters in such fashion as TO make
clear that they were of the same gen.
eral character. or course the two en-
hassies We're merely carrying out the
instructions OF their home Governments.
col. Roosevelt reargued his familiar
plan Tor universal military training in
the United States which shall be based
upon the highly successful Swiss system.
I'VE need" said the Colonel. that the
army and navy should he greatly in
creased. II hat their efficiency as
units and In the aggregate should he
increased to an even greater degree than
their numbers. An adequate regular re-
serve should lie established. Useless
army posts and navy yards should he
abolished. The National Guard should
he supervised and controlled by the Fed
erai War Department. Training camps
such rs the Plattsburg camp SHOULD bs
provided on IL nationwide basis and the
Government should pay the expense.
Foreign born as well as native born
citizens should be brought together in
these camps"