New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-12
Square Words with Deeds.

square WORDS Win Deeds.
"Your league emphasizes its devo-
ton 70 these principles and supports
me only as representing these prin-
ciples. This is emphatically the
proper attitude 70 take: and because
this is your attitude, and because you
are working in this spirit. | very
earnestly approve your work. The
safety of this country depends upon
our immediate. serious and vigorous
effort to Square our words with our
deeds and 10 secure our own national
rehabilitation. The slumbering pa
triotism OF our people must be walked
and translated into concrete and eff
cient action. The awakening must be
20 a sense of national and interna-
tionsl duty and responsibility.
1--WE must do our duty both TO
ourselves and to others, and unless
we fit ourselves TO guard our own
rights we shall be impotent to defend
the rights of any one else. We must
show that we have the rugged strength
of character without which ease, and
luxury, and material well-being repre-
sent nothing but promise of ma
tonal disaster. We must insist that
every man in the land be loyal TO
the United States and to no other
nation on the globe: for we can
tolerate no divided allegiance. We
must prepare ourselves 20 meet every
crisis; and the preparedness must be
industrial and social no less than
military; il must be of the soul and
the mind no less than that Of the body.
"Our present troubles with Mexico
and Germany are the direct result of
our utter failure to prepare and OF
our governmental policy of almost
unbelievable timidity and vacillatlon.
A policy Of vigorous preparedness and
courteous but immediate insistence on
our rights from the very beginning
OF the war would. instead of being
provocative, have prevented all chance
Of trouble.
at is a crime against this nation
and against mankind that there has
been no such preparation. So far from
gaining the respect of our opponents
BY our exhibition of weakness and
timidity, we have drifted TO the verge
of war with them. Even if peace
should now come in Europe IL would
nevertheless remain our highest duty
TO realize our own culpable shortcom
ings and enter on course OF far
reaching preparedness; preparedness
in things military 10 free US from all
danger of attack from without; and
in matters social and IN
dustrial so as TO make US really mt for
the work OF peace within our own Dor
ders.
81 am glad and proud, as an Ameri-
can, that you are fearlessly and eff |
GENTLY backing these ideals.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Mr.. Emerson's Letter.
Here is the letter Mr. Emerson wrote /
to Colonel Roosevelt:
Dear Colonel Roosevelt:
"The Roosevelt Non-Partisan League /
IS a movement inaugurated by citizens
Of all parties who believe that Amer
canism is the great issue before the .
to-day and that you are the
strongest available man as leader un-
der that issue.
MANY of the men in the league have
been your supporters for many years.
Others are Republicans who voted
against you in 1912. Others are Demo
,rats. They come together in this or
yanization, however, without abandon
ng their regular party affiliations, be
cause they believe that in the present
.risis in our national affairs the only
ssues are above the range Of politics.
1.-THE platform that Is absolutely
vital in our opinion for the safety of
he country during the four moment
,us years which lie ahead is the plat
iorm strongly stated in your recent
Chicago speech. We believe that you
are the only man now available who
AN carry that platform into effect, and
vbo g, the same time has any chance
If being elected.
1--WE should appreciate a statement
rom you with regard to the work we
are doing. Sincerely yours
GUY EMERSON, Secretary"