Evening journal., 1915-01-01
United STATES TO Fight Kaiser
If London Falls, Says Roosevelt

LONDON, Jan. 1.-The Morning Post
publishes today long interview
which its special correspondent, Ern-
est A. Belcher, had with Theodore
Roosevelt recently at Oyster Bay.
When asked for his views the former
President replied.
81 am plain American citizen ana
can say anything like about any sub
iect in the world, so fire away"
q asked him first to give his views
on the American foreign policy. par
ticularly as it affected the Far East"
; says the correspondent
"Lamentable," Mr.. Roosevelt eX-
claimed. England has made some
bad blunders in foreign policies.
see by today's papers you are REM
} edying one of long standing by pro
claiming a protectorate over Egypt
but comparing your blunders with
ours is like comparing the English
Channel with the Atlantic Ocean. I
am convinced that the only way to
deal with Japan is by a combination
of firmness, and courtesy, but now
whether dealing with Japan or any
other nation, we have neither firmness
nor courtesy.
Afraid of Labor Vote.
The Democratic party is 90 afraid
of the labor vote that il allows the
unions of California TO insult Japan;
then we give illusory promises of pa
cific intentions from Washington. OF
course, we are pacific. but our pres
ent policy is criminal. There is no
doubt il is so when our navy is total
ly inadequate for defensive purposes.
What can you expect whom the Secre-
tary of State lives in the clouds; no,
not in clouds, but in world of
tenth-rate fiction?'
Mr.. Roosevelt smiled at the idea
of Japanese duplicity. A steady
relentless hatred of Germany for the
last nineteen years was the real rea-
son for Japanese entry into the war
He saw no reason why Japan should
not keep Tsingtau. Both Tsingtau
and the South Sea Islands would be
a fair means of bargaining for a more
definite sphere of influence on China
81 asked if there was any rcadiust
ment of territory possible which coul'
relieve the situation, and added;
heard it suggested in several quarter
in Washington that the sale of tn
Philippines might do this. -
Mr. Roosevelt laughed. "Ah ther
you have the Democratic policy. w
have stolen the Philippines: now let II
sell them to the highest bidder"
i Says Japan Will Step In
as it true, as was recently reported
that you are in favor of leaving tn
Philippines
81 am in favor of either governing
them or getting out of them. Sine
+. our occupation we have governed tn
! Philippines a little better than Crome
i. did Egypt, and as well as Wingate di
Sudan
"If America leaves the Philippine
s how long will they keep their indie
4 lpendence"
"lust until Japan steps in and an
Z neXes the country. II would be a 200
! thing for Japan and the Filipino rebel,
As for the rest of them. think the
8 would prefer to be under the America
Z flag"
: "Is it true that you informed a Ger
man professor the other day that Ger
r many was bound TO win the war?'
: What Roosevelt Said:
f "That's another lie" Mr. Roosevelt
: replied cnphatically. "What happene'
q was this: The professor came to SCI
/. me and sketched out his ideas of tn
: war He told me Germany had beatci
back Russia would bring France to he
I knees. and by next summer would hul
: 1.-THE English Channel.
4 "'Then,' the professor said, we shll
!. pour troops into England and cnptur
London
n eyes l said, and then you will hay