The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-16
Cut Out Politics and Said
Nothing About War
PASSED THROUGH TWIN CITIES
Visited Friends In Both 81. Paul and
Minneapolis; Sees Remarkable Ad-
vance in This Country

Minneapolis, July 14.-Theodore
Roosevelt, former president of the
United States, soldier, statesman, hun
ter, author, traveller and explorer.
g~eographer, founder or the progress
sive party and now plain citizen OF
the United States. was i'm Minneapolis
yesterday and in his most affable
manner, said-not a word about
The policies of the United
States I'm the European war.
The Wilson and Bryan contro-
versy.
Hunting big game.
Literature of the war or current
literature. !
Travelling.
Exploration.
Geography.
The progressive party.
American citizenship.
But he went on OF Minneap polls with
a new title. Won Moltke. the great
Franco Prussian war strategist, made
n world reputation by keeping silent In
seven languages. Colonel Roosevelt
stood mum ON nine subjects, on all or
any n Of which he might have spok-
on and has been known to speak vol
luminously.
Shook Hands With Engineer.
Mighty glad to see you" he said.
wringing the hand of Il. w. Phillips.
dirt -begrimed engineer OF the 500 line
locomotive that pulled In the train on
which the colonel travelled.
But he eve said Delighted" not
once, thereby %shattering Roose-
welt tradition.
In vain did questioners attempt to
learn II the colonel knew there Is q
war on In Europe. II he had heard that
Bryan resigned. II he thinks the wal
poetry now being produced is lumpy,
or whether the progressive party is
really dead or has only been given
drops.
Where are all the 'loggermen.'" he
said. looking upon the streets OF Min
neapolis.
Then he smiled expansiyely, still
using the same wide row of white
shining teeth that can show kindly or
savage, Is he wills.
Il see that you do not recognize the
he said. "Of course, I know
that out here you call them lumber
Jacks and that 'loggerman' is an old
Maine term.
Advance Has Been Marvellous.
Just thirty-five years z I first
saw the streets OF Minneapolis, and
everywhere the 'loggermen' were
about, spiking the wooden sidewalks
with the nails In their boots. u IL n
marvellous change-marveious. mar
velous! ! II is the whole great story
of the rise OF a new world where only
a few years ago was wilderness.
mo. no." he said. raising his right
hand like q traffic policeman on a
busy corner. Don't ask me about pol
itlcs-or anything else" he added.
Not a word. I am a plain citizen
travelling west"
But his face suddenly lighted and
his mouth widened. His voice dropped
to a tone surprisingly close to affec-
ton. considering the fierce display OF
teeth. d.
This is my country" he said. "As
as 7 get west OF Minneapolis I
can scarcely sit still. I want so much
to get out and mix up with the country.
This Is where I came I'm 1880 on my
way west TO the Little Missouri. I
often think OF how little 7 could then
forsee the future. Il
81 went to Bismarck. on the North
ern Pacific road, and could go no far-
Their, except I'm hunting trips farther
west. for there was no railroad beyond.
Mr.. HIS great project TO reach the
coast was not even dreamed OF then,
unless he may have been dreaming
OF IL. " 80 >
Being Back "Like a Dream"
IT Is wonderful. wonderful. Towns
have grown up on ground where |
would no more have supposed a town
could rise-why. they even have civic
organizations. and societies for local
uplift. and all that. II is like a dream
to me to come back into this country"
tie dropped his voice a bit and said,
Il VIII tell you q secret
u have travelled considerably" he
said. II have never been west over
the Canadian Pacific. I want 10 sec
the Canadian rockies"
When questioned concerning the
sinking. the colonel said:
All that I have to say about the Lu-
sitania and what should be done about
II said at Syracuse. and I made II
strong.
Il VIII add just this and nothing
more--that II would be a good thing n
U nc'n Sam frii 80" sam. n mt :. No I
DO. The reason | arr gong to speak at
San Francisco on the armament o
osition Us because I am an Anne lear
and II is a matter that at this time
should be uppermost In the minds OF
Americans"
Only Four Speeches Scheduled.
Colonel Roosevelt got of the train
In ST. Paul, where Frank b. Kellogg
n Former. Congressman Fred c.
Stevens took him In hand. Mrs. Roose-
welt Is travelling west with him and
they VIII go to the Panama Pacific
exposition. before returning. They
breakfasted al the home OF Mr.. KEEL
lseg and came over to Minneapolis
later. Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt left
again at 11:45 a. m.
Judge Milton ID. Purdy, Judge w. A,
LANCASTER and Edmund siPephihkton,
adf 81 n9f :