The Detroit times., 1916-01-11
Says Nation Has Fallen
Short of Duty in
Great Crisis
PARTY MAY COME
BACK INTO FOLD
Ready to Support a
Progressive G. o. p.
Candidate
ny UNITED PRESS.

ne progressive National committed
% cast aside all purely partisan con
alterations, Theodore Roosevelt TO
lay wired plea for preparedness q
he committee, as Il met in confer
,nces prior TO selecting a date fol
he party's national convention.
Roosevelt's message declared tn,
country Is facing a great crisis and
he nation has fallen far short Of ~
iuties for the past Is months. Tn,
Message makes no mention Of Roose
'elt as candidate
The telegram which was read 4
he committeeman and scores OF 9th
,r Progressive leaders at a confer
'nce preliminary TO tho executive
meeting OF the committee. was a.
olloWs.
send you my hearty greetings
We az a country are facing
great world crisis. in which, for
the last rs months, this nation
has fallen far short OF its duty,
both TO It's own people and 10
the lawabiding and Justice low
ing nations Of mankind. There
Is a crying need that we shall
cast aside all purely partisan
considerations and disregard all
but the vital issues affecting the
natio al l!fe, ard shall strive
whole hearte1iy for n sound
Americanisin, which shall insist
that every man who IS within
our borders shall be an Ameri-
can and nothing else,
We must do iugtice 10 our own
people az home; we must insist
that they have justice when
abroad. We must insist upon
the most thorough-going prepar.
edness to protect our rights
against all possible attacks by
any aggresHor Such prepared.
ness Is the best guarantee OF
honorable peace. We must ever
remember that there cannot be
such preparedness in things
material unless there IL also that
preparedness OF soul and OF
spirit, which alone renders ma
tion AZ 10 perform its high and
difficult duties in national and
international life.
(Signed)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Three. fourths OF the Progress
,ive national committeeman favol
amalgamation with tho Republican
party II II can be accomplished
with honor" As the committee
prepared 10 meet AT the Congress
hotel al IL a. m. today, sentimen
VI both eastern and western com
indicated 4 return to th'
@. o. p. fold is more than possible
II Is nil up to the Republicans.
Chances early today we're con
sidered nine to one in favor OF 1
national convention II
Chicago, June Z. simultaneous will
The Republican convention. II caI
be stated with positive assurano,
that II Theodore Roosevelt or som,
other progressive Republican a
by the @. o. p, the Bul
Moose will become a memory. Th'
dramatic bolt OF the Roosevelt clan
from the Republican corventiti
here four years ago. will have al
dramatic contrast in thei
return TO the fold
The only bar 10 this program "a
day was the fear or the more rad
cal Progressives that standpatter
will be in absolute control OF the G
o. p convention. This element o
tho Bull Moose party fears tha
boom will be sQuashet
by the reactionaries, before Il ha
TO develop IN the con
vention.
Committeeman today considered
the address OF George w. Perkins
AZ his dinner last night, "a the key
note OF the party's stand.
I'VE did not desire nor provok,
the conflict OF 1912" Perkins dc
clared. "It was forced on N
against our will. Now. we shoul,
place country above party
Statement today by Col. Ceci
Lyon, of Texas. and William Hotch
kiss. of New York. were considered
as indicatory Of sentiment amonl
both western and eastern Progress
sives.
Col Lyon declared a combination
NJ the Republicans and Progressive
pn Roosevelt is the only possibilit,
NJ defeating Woodrow Wilson
echoed the sentiment.
Every mention Of ROOSEVELT
name in the committee meeting to
lay was expected to provoke cheers
The Perkins dinner last nIgt. lef
no doubt where the Moose stand 20
ward their leader. Scores OF com
think II Is possible tha
A majority OF the Republicans fee
the same way about the colonel
A somewhat didicult task lal
ahead Of the COMMITTEES In its earl!
session today. I, must arrnng'
representation in the convention