Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-20
MAKES PLEA FOR
PREPAREDNESS
At DETROIT
Roosevelt Addresses Inhabitants
at "Ford's' City at
Large Gathering.
URGES TRUE AMERICANIsM
AND PREPAREDNESS
Former President Greeted En-
thusiasticly at American
Honor Day Affair.

Honor Day Affair.
Detroit, Mich, May 19.-Theodore
Roosevelt urged thorough military
preparedness for the nited States and
pleaded for true Americanism in two
addresses here today before the con-
vention of the brotherhood of Rail
way Trainmen and shook hands with
several thousand persons at public
reception at a down town hotel, short
ly before departing for New York
this evening.
The former presidentiwas greeted
enthusiastically everywhere during
his stay here as honor guest Of Am
erican Day celebration. An unusual
demonstration occurred while he was
delivering his forenoon address,
when an elderly woman, interrupting
his expressions Of approval Of univer-
sal military service, cried out: II
have two sons who ] offer"
IF every mother would make the
same Offer" the speaker replied,
there would be no need for any
mother to send her sons to the front.
have been very reluctant to make
speeches during these weeks imme-
diatly preceding the National Nomi-
mating Conventions, because it Is very
difficult to make people understand
that speeches at such time are not
of the ordinary political type made in
the interest of some particular indi-
viduaFs candidacy. But l finally de-
termined that would come here to
Michigan to say certain things which
l believe should be said at this time.
What l have to say to you will not
be in the interest Of any man, and
least of all, Of myself. 1t will not
refer to the candidacy of any indi-
yiduaEi II will not refer to the policy
of any party, save as such party pol
Icy may, and ought to, vitality concern
the welfare Of the nation. My speech
will be devoted exclusively to certain
great principles which should be
fundamental in this giant, democratic
commonwealth OF ours Wherever I
touch on an Individual, it will be be-
cause ! cannot make my meaning
clear, save by speaking of individuals
who embody or typify certain move.
ments.
Mention Of Henry Ford.
come here to Michigan because
in the primary for the selection of
delegates to the Republican National
Convention, Mr.. Ford was victorious,
and following on his victory here, he
showed marked popular strength in
Nebraska and Pennsylvania. The ef-
feet of this showing has been imme.
iofo nj, ,ici1 0f hn
ticians within and without Congress.
One Of the leading anti.preparedness,
or peace.at-any-price papers in New
York recently commented with great
satisfaction upon the defeat in the
lower house of Congress of the pro-
posal to increase our regular army to
250,0OO men. This paper stated that
originally the proposal was defeated
by only l22 votes, but when the vote
came up again ten days ago, it was
defeated by 70 votes. It continues
Il condense) of these 221 negative
votes, 81 were cast by Republicans,
49 being from the Central West, what
has come to be known as the Henry
Ford Territory. These included of
the II from Michigan notable
change since it was proposed in the
House. Since then Mr.. Ford's large
votes in Michigan and Nebraska have
been recorded. All three Republican
congressman from Nebraska were op-
posed. If this is not Ietty clear
indication as to prevailing anti-mili-
tarist temper in the Middle West, what
can be? 1t is as well refreshing proof
that there will be strong forces in
both party conventions to throw their
influence against the militarist planks
Of Mr.. Roosevelt"
This situation makes it advisable
to speak with courtesy but with entire
frankness of what the success of Mr..
Ford means, and is taken to mean,
and of the forces that have given Mr..
Ford his strength. 1t is in Michigan,
Mr.. Ford's own State, where the Ford
movement began, that wish to say
what have to say on the subject.
Worthy Of commendation.
For Mr.. Ford personally, feel not
merely friendliness, but in many re-
spects a very genuine admiration.
There is much in the methods and
very much in the purposes, with which
he has conducted his business, not
ably in his relations to his working
people, that commands my hearty
sympathy and respect. Moreover,
there is always something attractive
to an American in the career of
man who has raised himself from the
industrial ranks, until he is one Of
the captains of industry. But all that
have thus said, can with truth be
said Of many, perhaps Of most Of the
Tories of the Revolutionary War and
of many or most of the pacifists OF
the Civil War, the extremists among
whom were popularly known as Cop
per Heads. Many Of these Tories and
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