El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-06-01
ROOSEVELT RAPS
THOSE WOULD
MAKE THIS NATION
ONLY POLYGLO OF
BOARDING HOUSE
No Place For En- Here,
Colonel Declares at
st. Louis Today
TAKES ISSUE WITH
WILSON'S VIEWS
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(5y Leased Wire to New Mexican.)
st. Louis, Mo-, May 31.-Col. Theo.
dore Roosevelt arrived here today.
His program called for three
speeches, several luncheons and a
conference with political friends. At
5 o'clock this afternoon he will de-
part for New York.
Speaking before a crowded room
at the breakfast arranged for him,
former President Roosevelt took is
Il with President Wilson's views of
preparedness, and with his express
sions in his Memorial day address.
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 volun-
teer for training. | am against that.
It cannot be patriotism that asks one
man to have others prepare to do
his fighting"
MI. Roosevelt referred to Mr.. Bry-
an and Mr.. Ford as mice, amiable
men" Il like them in private life, "
he said.
Il wish to correct the statement
that this preparedness movement has
been instigated by ammunition man
ufacturers. That is false. I chal-
lenge any human being to prove that
there is any connection. The men
most concerned are patriots, not
money seekers.
We have had a great deal of rhe-
toric. But the American people ought
ought to be more careful about words.
We should remember it is ~ duty
to use no word unless we ear it.
There is no place here for the
persons who want to make a poly
glot boarding house out of u ma
ton. When ! was president ! was a
friend of every foreign nation. But
when it became necessary to assert
our rights / played no favorites. La
Dor councils generally have amour
ced they will not take part in the
preparedness parades June @. ! have
seen shameful editorials unfolding
that attitude. But when ! say uni
versal service, that is what ! refer
to, / do not expect to suck the life
out of my words nor do I want any
one to consider that | shall Join in
any wild joy rides
In his address at the Mercantile
Club, Colonel Roosevelt emphasized
the need CT cooperation between bus
mess men, labor and the government
More and more we have gone dowr
to realize that we must come, partls
governmental action and
more through social consciousness, t.
acknowledge on the part of the heads
Of great industries that they owe ?
1uty to the public, to those who worl
Tor them. In the government we nnlrt
'eel that instead OF trying to destroY
great industries, we must cordially er
courage them and at the same time as
ar as possible see that justice is done
by them toward one another, toward
he general public, and toward the
wage workers.
when the present war is over, We
Iball see a new Europe and in man
Vavs that will be a new world. and we
will be the old world. They will have
many things we must adort
'ecause we VIII profit by their expe
fence.
q believe most emphatically that
ur end must be preparedness in mat
ers social and industrial. combining
Efficiency and justice.
I'VE have in this country free
peech. But the luxury of a ready
cngue cannot permanently be enjoy
d with safety by the mar with an I'M
eady hand. l wish to see our tongues
little less ready and our hands a lit
lie more ready"
Colonel Roosevelt smoke to an i'm
lense crowd at the Mercantile Club
luncheon and to a demonstrative