New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-29
His Politico-Punitivc Ex-
petition in Swift Ad-
vance for Chicago.
TALK TO LAWYERS
HIS MAIN OBJECT
This Accomplished, T. R. Will
Return TO New York to Pre-
pare New Invasion.
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With Colonei Roosevelt, aboard the
twentieth Century Limited, April 2s.-
Our politico-punitive expedition, headed
nv Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. com
posed OF Secretary John McGrath, and
followed by a whole army corps of war
correspondents, is about TO debouch in
10 country which may prove TO be the
enemy's. Chicago, the metropolis of a
section where the Hyphens are said to
stand so thick along the right of way
ths. they will appear as solid wall
when viewed from the troop train win
dovs, Is the expeditions objective.
There the Colonel is 10 talk 10 the Hi
noIs Bar Association tomorrow night.
Il will be the first timo Colonel
Roosevelt has had anything important
10 say IN Chicago since 1912. When
hs has said il he will return at once
20 New York. instead Of trying to make
stand at this early date. Later Chi
esgo and the mysterious Middle West
--enemy's country or not-will see
Colonel Roosevelt again, at the head
Of large force perhaps, and ready to
r.ds on through.
Enemy Already Sighted.
The Grand Central Station may be
regarded as the base Of the expedition.
there General George W. Perkins
halted with the reserves and babe the
Colonel and his column godspeed at
2:I o'clock this afternoon. Already
the frs. Of the enemy has been sight
ed, although he can be seen only dim
y, as through a veil. He is the Rev.
Jenkin Lloyd Jones. of the flowing.
silky, white whiskers. OF Chicago, Of
he Ford peace ship and Of the peace
party ashore.
The Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones Is &C.
cupying a section Of the very same car
IN which Colonel Roosevelt has a
drawing room. Since the Colonel has
.erring behind his closed door with
Cyrus Mccormick and L. A. Bancroft,
Of the International Harvester Com
pany, who CHANGED TO be on the train,
n. pscihst in ambush has not yet seen
hin. But he has hopes.
at wouldn't be at all odd" Mr.. Jones
told The Tribune's correspondent, who
approached him under flag of truce,
II We should meet and have talk
Colonel Roosevelt and !. | met him
when he was President and several
times before that. and I'm not afraid
o. him now. | don't think he'll have
ne put of the train, even if am against
preparedness"
Saddened by Friends Death.
News OF the death Of William j.
Youngs, ex-United States Attorney for
the Eastern District of New York and
the Colonel's private secretary when
h. was Governor, has saddened the
leader OF the expedition, who said TINS
evening:
81 very deeply regret the death OF
Billy Youngs. He had been one OF my
Oldest friends, and q stancher and
more loyal friend never lived. He was
ny private secretary when | was Gov
ernor and I found. "a every one else
did who worked with him, that he
served with single-minded devotion.
As District Attorney he rendered ad.
mirsble service. He had worked hard
all his life long, and he was thorough.
y enjoying himself as the editor OF
an independent paper standing for the
things that he believed to be most
essential for this country.
mot merely politically, but socially
and personally, he and his family were
among our most valued friends. feel
the deepest regret for his loss and the
deepest sympathy for his wife and
daughters"
There will be no rear platform
speeches by the Colonel on the way to
Chicago. This train doesn't stop long
enough anywhere 20 permit OF them'
and the most enthusiastic and agile ar-
dience could hardly keep up with 1T be-
tween stops. On the way back the ny
ing column will use a slower tram
perhaps with q purpose.