Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-21

bately auutple-cane When ne leaned Tor
ward, clicking his teeth and bit or tn
sentence, II stand for compulsory uni
versai military service
The Colonel snatched at the openlnr
provided by the presence Of the Rev
DR. Joseph NJ Corrigan, who personally
represented Cardinal Gibbons, and who
had made an eloquent speech voicing the
sentiment Of his Church toward Amer.
icanization.
Yes, Doctor Corriean," he cried when
was President I appointed a Judge who
was at the head OF your St Vincent de
Paul Society IN Washington. not for any
thing he had said"-and he banged the
rostrum with his fist-"but for what he
did He constantly emphasized the inn
portanee OF doing rather than talk
Ing" That was his one big point.
FOR ARMY OF $4,000
In the way Of doing, he advocated uni
versal compulsory military service and
an army OF 100000 men, who would be
numerically no more menace to the
nation az the weapon OF tyrant than
the New York police force is to New
York city.
He praised German efficiency while
condemning German military morality.
Belgium had fallen because she had not
had the military power, the preparedness
to avert the blow. This country was
equally helpless.
The Colonel took every opportunity to
appeal to the sense of humor His con-
stant weapon was ridcule, pitiess ridi-
cule. His old trick OF putting n queer
falsetto, treble note into his voice was
admirably adapted to the Kind OF fun he
wanted to poke at the pacfsts. lie
wanted to SHOW item up" as eTeminates,
and the funny feminine falsetto he used
gave precisely the impression that those
who did not believe in an efficient army
and navy were kid-gloved, unmuscular
esthetes.
They say we want preparedness, but
not too much preparedness he fairly
Equeaked the words to show how weak
and wishy-washy Democratic Presidents
could be-"they wouldn't want a .ij-cali-
bre revolver, II might hurt some one;
they say'-and he squeakcd his words
again like frightened mouse-'Wed
rather have a little .22-calibre revolver"
And everybody shouted with laughter
The ex-Presdent came very near to
clowning more than once, but his audi
ence liked It,
COLONEL IN FINE FORM
He looked a good deal younger than his
u years and in the pink of condition,
with not sign of gray in his sandy hair
less stout than he has been and with no
trace of his throat trouble. There were
fewer of the tricks of gesture than of
old. he made few vicious lungings OF arm
speech he read deliberately from his notes
with little attempt at dramatic emphasis
Fear God and Take Your Own Part"
the title of his address, he explained at
length as involving the duty to render
Justice and behave manfully in every
possible wa. but he led up to what was
plainly the way he most forcefully meant
that we should take our own part and
the part of the week. and oppressed by
taking different altitude toward Bel
gium.
DUTY TOWARD BELGIUM
I'VE should not only treat each man
fairly but see that no one else treats him
unfairly" he said; and when applause
started he said, NOW. wait: don't ap-
plaud that yet till you see what I'm
coming to-" and it was not long before
he came to it:
"When we sit idly by while belgium
IL being overwhelmed, and, rolling nm
our eyes, prnttle with unctuous self
about the duty OF neu-
we show that we do not renIIy
fenr GOdJ on the contrary, we show nn
odious fear OF the devil and "A mean
readiness 20 serve him."
THIS RECEIVED WILD APPLAUSE.
But mo man can take the part of any
one unless he is able to take his own
part" And this. he said, was as true
OF nations as of men. "a nation that
cannot take its own part is at times al
most as fertile source of mischief in
the world at large as Is a nation which
does wrong to others. for it's very exist
ence puts a premium on such wrong
DOING
MOCKS AT NOTE WRITING"
Then he brought out the falsetto treble
squeak to make fun of the pacifists again.
but you wouldn't go TO war, would
your" they would say, he Knocked. He
had a direct thrust at the Presidents for
eign policy soon after this sally.
II those who talked about high ideals
aid that as pleasing excitement to their
emotions-he snared the words between
his teeth and then deliberately waited
until the audience understood his drift
and began to applaud and chuckle, then
he went on-if these idealists were satis-
fed with underwriting" alluding to the
Wilson notes to Germany and Austria,
then we must go as Tar as we can to aid
them II they are wronged by others.
He departed again and again from his
set speech for such comments and for
personal touches like this
when l lived in the West I was a
Deputy Sherif. l used moral suaslon.
but was always ready to back it up /
carried a gun. The last thing | wanted
anybody to call me was harmless ,"
China was a nuisance TO the world be-
cause she was unprepared to defend her
self. And the amiable exless pacihsts
were trying to carry us back to China's
condition; they We're trying to make us
the particular pig-talled type of China
man that the new Chinese type of citi-
zen was trying TO get rid OF.
NOT FOR "VoLUNTEL rING."
"I'm a good straight democrat" he
,rled, to a burst of applause, "and 1
lon't intend to hire anybody TO do my
lighting for me. II the nations life is
It stake | don't want anybody to voun-
put a world of sarcasm into
the word volunteer" He slapped his
penclled notes with sudden anger. do