Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-25

a LTHOtGH Colonel Roosevelt is very far
from being German pathizer-hc
IS angry with President Wilson, among other
reasons. because the President refused to be-
come embroiled in the European war by pro-
testing against the invasion OF Belgium
there is curious similarity between the
Roosevelt psychology and the German psy-
chology. Despite their apparent completely,
these psychologists are at base exceedingly
simple. Both involve certain assumptions Of
necessity. which, being boldly stated and ar
IDENTIFY believed. are held to justify everything
that is done TO give them effect.
To take one example among many, consider
the case of the invasion of Belgium. 1t was
necessary, il conceived. to German
triumph; German triumph was necessary to
the happiness OF the empire and, sccondarily
but scarce less intimately, to the progress of
the race; and so, while the Chancellor
apoogized and almost wept, armed legons
swept across that frontier whose inviola-
bility had been guaranteed AT Berlin.
Ii is just with the Colonel. 1t is neces-
sary, III his view that he should triumph
politically, because that triumph is essential
to his happiness and most helpful TO the peo-
pie; to gain that triumph it is necessary TO
use certain wicked persons known as polti.
cal bosses. and to induce certain wicked
trusts to believe their interests will be con-
sidered and protected; this use is made and
Mr.. Hartman informed that I'VE are both
practical men,"
Whenever man becomes sufficiently con-
WINGED that he is purer and wiser than every
body who ventures 10 disagree with him. and
that all opposition To his success is leagued
with the hosts OF darkness, il is easy for him
to reconcile his conscience TO that process
known as fighting the devil with fire"
lhat Roosevelt. 1t matters not at all
that his devil is OF his own creation, fash
Toned of rags and drugstore birthstone The
Colonel is so pleased with his own handiwork
he believes implicitly in its vitality and
dcviltry. Meantime. tho actual devil may be
principal leader of the Rooseveltian forces
in charge probably, of the pay depa rtment
Through his whole political career until
his second presidential term, Colonel Roose-
welt was on terms Of intimacy with all sorts
~ hosses-political and financial Safe in
the White House and with his car to the
ground. he began to divide his old allies into
sheep and goats, good and bad. desirable and
undesirable citizens. Transitions we're mat
tiers OF Il moment. Barnes and Pcnrose Ger
talnly no worse than they were ten years be-
tore, had but to chcep Of revolt to find them
selves anathema. All right so long as they
stood at Armageddon and battled for the
Lord they were all wrong so soon as they
showed signs OF independence
The Colonel splits no hairs All who arc
not with him are against him-and all who
are against him are OF the earth earthly. and
oil the devil. dcvilish. He thinks of Wilson
and Penrose, Bryan and Barnes, as slightly
differing In type, but all cagucd together in
one conspiracy to keep him from realizing his
destiny and saving the nation.
Actually, he should be overcome nv friend
~ and sympathetic admiration of the German
theory OF government, diplomacy and war
lhat he is not evidently may be due to the
iact mat he regards il as an infringement of
ms own private copyright