New Britain herald., 1916-06-08
RAPS WILSON FOR
 ADMINISTRATION
Sends Long Telegram in Re- ply to Invitation to Attend Gathering and Seizes Op- portunity to Express His Views on Many Vital Questions.

oyster Bay, N. Y., June 8.-COl. Roosevelt will go to Chicago if ''the republican convention desries me to address it.' This he announced to- day in a reply made to the invitation he received last night from Senator William B. Jackson of Maryland, ask ing him to come to Chicago
 The colonel declared in his answer that he hoped both the republicans and prOgressiVes would nominate man who, if elected, would place this nation where it belongs by making it true to itself and therefore true to all mankind"
 President Wilson, he said, had rendered to this people the most evil service that can be rendered to a great democracy"
 Col. Roosevelt declared that the differences that have divided not merely republicans and progressives, but good Americans of all shades of political belief, * sink into nothing when compared with the issues now demanding decision-the issues or united Americanism and national pre- paredn eSs."
 Col Roosevelt further declared that in the face of the awful world cata- cIysn, this nation has stood sup1ne and helpless" and that mo excuse now made by those responsible for this inaction is entitled to serious con- sideration. It is for you and your associates to show the people they have a worthy alternative to which to turn.''
 Gan we," said he forgetting past differences, now join for the safety and honor of our country, to enforce the policy of genuine Americanism and genuine preparedness?'
 Roosevelts Reply.
 The answer follows:
 Hon William B. Jackson, Republican Headquarters, Chicago, III.
 'In answer to your telegram I can only say that the matter lies with the republican convention and that if the convention desires me to address it I shall be glad to do SO.
 II very earnestly hope that the re- publicans and progressives assembled at Chicago will keep steadily in mind the gravity of this crisis, not only for America but for the world and the need that their action in dignity fore sight, and patriotism shall rise level to the crisis. I hope that their aim will be not merely to nominate man who can be elected next NOvem Der, hut a man of such power, character, steadfast conviction and proved ability that if elected he will again llace this nation where it belongs by making it true to itself and therefore true to all mankind. President Will son. however amiable his intentions has rendered to this people the most
 ho4 ho a great democracy by it's chosen leader. He has dulled the national conscience and relaxed the spring of lofty national motive by teaching our people to accept high sounding words as the offset and atonement for shabby deeds, and to use words which mean nothing in order to draw all meaning from those which have a meaning. It will be no easy task to arouse the austere self-respect which has been lulled to slumber by these means To this task we should bend cur united energies in the spirit of Washington and Lincoln, the spirit of Eenuine democratic leadership, the spirit which sets the standard to which the nation ought to rise, and then with confident hope appeal to the soul of the people so that they may in fact support the standard thus raised.
 The differences that have divided not merely republicans and progress sives, but good Americans of all shades of political belief, from one another in the past sink into nothing hen compared with the issues now demanding decision, for these issues are vital to the national life. They are the issues of a unified American ism and of national preparedness If we are not all of us Americans. and nothing else, scorning to divide along lines of section, of creed or of na-
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