Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-31
Former President Declares
United States Should Have
INTERVIEWED When Belgian
Neutrality Was Violated,
ACCUSES GERMANY OF
DIPLOMATIC BAD FAITH
Berlin Government Should Be
Held Responsible for Acts.
of Austrian, Turkish or
Bulgarian Submarines,

Roosevelt discussed promise and
performance ia international rela-
tons" before the Brooklyn Institute
OF Arts and Sciences in Brooklyn to-
night The former presidents adj
dress in part was as follows:
"In private life no human being
thinks IL to the credit Of any man
that he makes a promise unless the
promise is kept. But when we deal
with nations instead Of individuals. a
large number OF reasonably well-dis-
posed people loudly take the view
that the promise Is itself meritorious
and that the Keeping Of it Is some
thing wholly irrelevant a treaty is
merely a promise. II 1t is evident
when made that 1t cannot be or ought
not 60 be kept. then those making
the treaty are self evidently either
wicked or foolish. If II can be kept
but nevertheless is not kept, those
who fail to keep 1t are guilty Of dis
honorable conduct
Scores United States.
Colonel Roosevelt mentioned The
Hague conventions in their relations
to the violation Of the neutrality Of
belgium" asserting It was "dishon-
orahle conduct on the part Of the
United States TO take no action.
"A year ago this government not
flied Germany that II would hold her
to strict accountability if she sank
passenger ships and murdered women
and children. Again and again, in
contemptuous defiance Of this warn
ng Germany has sunk these ships
and killed non-combatants until the
number mounts up into the thou-
sands Whether the acts were done
rs German submarines or by Aus
trian submarines or, as Is now claim
ed, by Turkish submarines, or. as
may possibly he claimed, in the flu
tdre by bulgarian submarines, rep
reacnts merely the contemptuous de-
sire Of Germany--the directing and
debating mind Of the central powers
Ito give this government chance
to crawl out by making good It's
words At the same time the German
and Austrian governments through
their accredited representatives in the
embassies here have carried on
az the bomb and the torch
against our industries.
The Colonel IL Drastic.
"rhc action our government should
have taken in view Of this campnign
was not merely action against Dunn
In, Won Papcn and Boy I'D. but the
holding Of the German and Austrian
themselves responsible
for every munition plant that was
unfortunately. 1t is evident that
many Of onr public men are afraid
of Germany, afraid OF the profess
sional German-Amerlcan vote and are
willing to sacrifice the honor Of this
country to their fears.
II believe that the great mass of
Americans Of German descent are
Americans and nothing
else
In the ciyil war a larger proper
ton of the men OF recent German
origin than Of the men Of old native
American stock stood for the union
and for freedom, | ask Americans
of German descent to stand against
England when 1t is wrong ask
that all alike stand as Americans and
nothing else
Would Enforce Peace.
Colonel Roosevelt said he approved /
Of proposals TO establish a world
league for the enforcement of peace
but only on condition, first. that we
shall show that we keep our prom
ises. and, second, that we shall show
thht We Att HNNH buit anu ituuN ~ I
mike our promises effective By our
action"
AS for eulanglng alliances" he /
said. "lt must be remembered that +
the league for world peace would /
mean that we would enter into an T
alliance OH the largest possible scale. +
De not let us even talk about doing /
such thing unless We face what IL +
means"
Colonel Roosevelt said We should /
have "a mobile army Of 10000 and I
"a total regular army Of about quar-
ter of "a million men,
nc we mean 60 prepare" he said, /
we should prepare in good earnest.
Obligation 10 Humanity.
stand for ample preparedness
iu order TO avert war and in order T
to avert disgrace and disaster IL war
should come | ask. moreover, that I
this nation in the great crisis OF this T
world war refuse 10 b tricked or
hailicd 10y foes without OF by polite
ians within ask that our people /
remember that while their first dutN
ts Ca the United states. they have
second duty to humanity at large
II ask that we stand for prosperity
rights, bat that We put human rights
ahoad of property rights. and, fin-
ally that We show that We have il IN
as 20 dare 10 risk something and to
suffer some discomfort and some
loss and II necessary. some danger
on behalf 81 "a lofty ideal. 1t Ia hy :
no means necessary that a great ma
ton should always stand on the
heroic level But no nation can he
eailed rtally ercat unless ID can some
Nfnes iise t. an heroic mood
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