The Detroit times., 1916-05-20
Colonel All Smiles As
He Boards Train In
Evening
DAYS PROGRAM
WAS STRENUOUS
Fails to Meet Henry
Ford; Rain Mars
Reception


auto rides followed one another In
strenuous fashion, Col. Theodore
Roosevelt, former president. hater
of "mollycoddles" and enthusiastic
advocate Of preparedness, departed
from the city, Friday evening. He
WAS "dee-iighted" with his visit to
Detroit.
At the Michigan Central depot he
shook hands with the members OF
the d. A. c. committee. who had
been his personal guard OF honor
throughout the day and thanked
them for the reception he had re-
ceived.
"Its been a bully day--a delight.
full day, want to thank you all.
I've had a wonderful day." he said
in Characteristic fashion.
He complimented the Detroit po-
lice department for the efficient
manner in which they had handled
the immense crowds that had
thronged the downtown streets and
public buildings where he had ap
peared. His train left at 7:iO
O'Clock. With him went his secre-
tary and a number OF New York
newspaper men who had accom-.
panied him here from the metropo-
lis.
From the time OF his arrival in
Detroit at the beginning OF "Ameri'
can day" at 8 o'clock. Friday morn
ing. Col. Roosevelt was given a taste
OF the strenuous life" as an ex.
ponent OF which he is famous and
was kept continually ION the jump
The only scheduled feature Of the
visit that failed to occur was the
meeting with Henry Ford. pacifist
Roosevelt was probably seen and
heard at his best In the speech he
made at the luncheon in the ID. A.
c., following the Detroit opera house
speech on "Americanism and pre-
paredness." The former president
was introduced by Hugh Chalmers
as the typical American" and in
his talk on Americanism he lam
basted" hyphenated Americans and
pacinsts with true Rooseveltian
vigor.
We can't maintain our national
honor or our place among the ma
tions of the world II we tell the
other fellow. I won't fight even II
you kick me-" he said. I'VE should
be In a position to say instead, 4
won't hght because I won't wrong
you, and I'm going to be ready and
prepared enough so that you can't
wrong me-.
This assertion OF the colonel's pro
voked a storm OF cheers. President
Wilson's peace policy came In for i
round scoring and several times the
colonel sarcastically mentioned in
tervention but did not mention the
presidents name.
Following his speech at the
luncheon, the distinguished guest
retired for consultation with mem
bers of the committee. II was then
that the report started that Henry
Ford would not meet the former
president. Mr.. Roosevelt had been
credited with saying that Mr. Ford
had asked him to visit the Ford
plant and see machine assembled
in II minutes. This car. according z
to the report. was then to have been
presented to Teddy" However
viewed the told he gave In the opera
ward nation that has no backbone
the visit to the Ford factory was not
made, but instead the Roosevelt
party started out for a trip to Ar
cadia. where the colonel addressed
the Brotherhood OF Railroad Train
men convention.
The colonel then was taken on a
short trip about the city and return
ed down town for the public recep'
tion in tho Hotel Statler.
Just before Col. Roosevelt arrived
at the hotel at 4 o'clock, a pouring
rain descended suddenly upon the
crowds and sent many of the throns
scurrying. Several thousand massed
into the lobby and balconies OF the
hotel and warmly greeted the colonel
upon his arrival from the d. A. c..
where crowd OF school children
waving flags, had waited 10 give
him a welcome.
Crowds filed past the colonel as he
stood In roped-oK section In the
lobby, and shook his hand. Among
those who waited for the colonel's
arrival was Miss Anna Held, who
speaks before the Detroit Board OF
Commerce, Tuesday, noon. She
set him first when he was In the
White House. Gen. William T.
Snyder. of the New York bar. and
former assistant United States attor
ney general, also was present.
After the reception the colonel
went TO the third floor Of the statler
where the Ladies' suxiliory of the
Brotherhood. OF Railway Trainmen
was In session. Several thousand
women, .nlling the convention hall "a
on0aeity. Cheered and waved naRs