Evening journal., 1916-10-24
roosevelt SAYS
BAKER IS UNFIT
Amiable Pacifist, But More
Straight Forward Than
President He Declares
KNOWS NOTHING OF
WAR EFFICIENCY

LAS VEGAS. New Mex. Oct. "a
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt arrived
here last night after d rapid-fre trip
through Albuquerque. where he was
given an impressive reception.
After breakfast he vas the central
figure in a parade. There was a
mounted escort. including a dozen
former rough riders and two COW
girls, who presented Colonel loosc-
volt with bouquets and were thanked
and complimented.
Colonel Roosevelt spoke from q
platform erected IN front of a down
Town hotel.
Tie denounced Secretary OF War
Baker for the latter's reported COM
psrison of Washington soldiers with
Mexican revolutionists and criticised
Baker in the Cabinet in the first
place and for keeping him there al.
ter the reported comparison.
when men occupy an improper
snd unpatriotic position and seek 20
Justify themselves by precedents from
tho past II Is almost impossible for
fhcm to avoid misrepresenting the
facts they desire 10 quote i'm their
lavor." the Colonel said.
IN Amiable Pacifist.
Mr. Baker is an amiablc pacihst,
who. I do not doubt could render re-
specialize service along other lines.
but he is cNquistely unfit for his
present position.
"Mr Baker has been engaged re-
Gently on several occasions in the de-
fcnso Of Mr. Wilson. His effort is
to defend Mr. Wilson's attitude to-
ward Carranza and the Mexican ban
dts generally by alleging that Wash
ugton and his soldiers stood on sub
stantally the same level. He Is by
no means as astute as Mr.. Wilson.
but be is more sincere and straight
forward.
He certainly understands nothing
of efficiency in war. and il is now APP
parent that he regards all wars as
standing on the same level or infamy
aad all soldiers as equally disrepu
table. Among his recent exploits
WAS an elaborate comparison of
Washington md his followers and
soldiers in the Revolutionary War
with Carranza and the other bandits
vino are responsible for the present
witches Sabbath in Mexico.
AcquleSced In by Wilson.
"This statement of Mr.. Bakers ac-
quiesced i'm by the silence of Mr.. Will
SON." said Colonel Roosevelt. shows
that Mr. Wilson in his heart. believes
that Washington was no better than
Villa or Carranza; that the men OF
lie Revolution stood on a level with
the miscreant crew who, during the
last three years and half in Mexico.
murdered Americans by the hundreds
and MeXicans by the tens OF thou
sands.
"These men have perpetrated every
species of outrage upon women and
children and have turned all Mexico
into a land Of starvation. disease and
misery; they have done this with
the active or passive assistance OF
tho American Government under the
leadership Of Mr.. Wilson and his
cabinet officer who now defends them
by the fOulost slander on the men
who made us nation
Colonel Roosevelt said that the
man who Processes such doctrines
was wholly unfit to stay in the Cab
met and the President who retained
him was wholly unfit to remain Pres
idcnt OF the United States"
president Wilson's positions and
actions have been entirely iustifable
from the standpoint Of those who JUS
tify the positions and action OF Presi-
dent buchanan. But II is utterly i'm
possible 10 defend the conduct OF
President Wilson save by inferen-
tally condemning the conduct OF
such Presidents as Washington. Jack
son and Lincoln.
RSULINE ALUMNAE MEETING.
The annual business meeting of the
Irreutira Alumnao Association was