Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-06-01
ROOSEVELT SCORES I ANII.AMERICANS; jIBEs B. BRYAN I'm St. Louis Address, Says \ Bryan and Ford "Nice, \ Amiable Men," WARNING AGAINST MISCHIEF MAKERS Former President Charges German- American Alliance Guilty of Moral
 Treason, and Misrepresents Ma jority of German. Americans.
St. Louis, Mo-, May 31.-Mora

St. Louis, Mo-, May 31.-Moral
 treason to the United States was
 charged by Theodore Roosevelt, in ar
 address delivered here today, against
 German-Americans who seek to make
 their governmental representatives
 act in the interests of Germany rather
 than this country. He characterized the German-American alliance as "an anti-American alliance" but added that he believed that it's members "not only do not represent but scand- alously misrepresent" the great ma- l iority of real Americans of German origin.
 Former President Roosevelt took issue with President Wilson's views on preparedness. "The trouble with us in America" !" MT. Roosevelt said, ''is our tendency to use lofty words to veil our mean Wilson's expressions in his Memorial Day address. The president says he is for universal voluntary service, That is equivalent to a truant law that would make every boy and girl attend school provided they did not wish to stay away.
 "I like the word universal But f'voluntary' is weasel word. It sucks out the life of the other" I "Mr. Wilson said the acid test was about to be applied to the business men of the nation to see if they will allow their employees to volunteer for training. I am against that t.--ft can not be patriotism that asks one man to have others prepare to do his fight ing. l appeal for you to prepare your self. Don't wait for the other fellow Get out of the rut of the copperhead pacifist."
 Bryan and Ford Nice Men.
 MT. Roosevelt referred to MT. Bryan and MT. Ford as nice, amiable men. "I like them in private life," he said.
 "I wish," he continued, "to correct the misstatement that this prepared ness movement is backed by the mu- nitions manufacturers. That is false. l challenge any human being to prove that there is any connection. The men most concerned are patriots, not money seekers"
 Urging the motto America for Americans" for all Americans whether they were born here or abroad, the former president declared that "the salvation of our people lies in having nationalized and unified America, ready for the tremendous tasks of both war and peace"
 "I appeal to all our citizens" the colonel said, mo matter from what land their forefathers came, to keep this ever in mind, and to shun with scorn and contempt the sinister in- triguers and mischief makers who would seek to divide them along lines of creed, of birthplace or of national origin"
 Colonel Roosevelt said he came to St. Louis to speak on Americanisn- to speak of and condemn the use of the hyphen whenever it represents an effort to form political parties along racial lines or to bring pressure to bear on parties and politicians, not for American purposes, but in the interest of some group of voters of certain national origin, or of the country from which they or their fathers came."
 He was equally against the native American of the wrong. kind and for the immigrant of the right kind, the former president declared, but the im- migrant who did not become in good faith an American "is out of place" in the United States. He said each naion should be judged by it's conduct and that the United States should op- pose encroachment on its own rights whether Germany England, France or Russia be guilty of misconduct.
 Many Aliens Real Americans.
 Pointing back along his own career in public and private life, Colonel Roosevelt cited numerous examples of men who, associated with him as of- ficeholders or soldiers, were descend ants of foreigners but who he declared were in every sense real Americans. Ut would be possible" he declared, ito man our entire administration from President down with men of German blood, and of such uncompro- missing Americanism that every good American could follow them with whole le-hearted loyalty"
 hold it an outrage and violation o1 every principle of true American lsm." he continued, "to discriminate agalnst such man (the American of
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