New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-03
T. R. ANSWERS
WILSON ATTACK
Charges President Himself
Brought Diplomacy
Into Politics

Cleveland. NOV. IL neouore hoose-
welt charged President Wilson tonight
with bringing the foreign relations OF
the United States into politics. His
reply to the Presidents speech at Buff
falo brought the crowd that jammed
the Audito1ium here to its feet.
The Colonel had prepared an adj
dress. This he abandoned after seeing
report OF the Buffalo address quot
ing the President as registering his
protest against the use of our foreign
relationship for political advantages"
More than $4,000 persons crowded
about the armory. but only 5000 were
able to gain admission. For those
outside ex-senator Theodore f. Burton
and local leaders spoke from trucks
until the Colonel had completed his
main address and appeared.
Colonel Roosevelt began his speech
with direct plea for the election of
Charles +. Hughes and a Senate and
Congress which will back him up
81 welcome this as text" said
Roosevelt, reading the Buffalo dispatch.
And ! am glad to read it in a Wilson
paper, lest I become involved in a
series OF contradictions, like your emf
nelt Mr.. Baker. As | understand him,
he said it, but he didn't mean it; he
didn't say it, but he did mean it; that
he said something, and that it's a
horrible situation generally.
Includes Militia and Diplomats
"Mr. Wilson speaks by induction. He
gets up TO the point where he almost
questions me, but does not quite
say so.
what he said yesterday. He says 4
want to register my protest against
using our foreign relations for polt-
ical reasons SO do |. and | want to
register my protest against his using
the militia and our diplomatic service
for political reasons"
Referring TO Mr.. Wilson's objection
to having people discuss affairs about
which they do not know, Mr.. Roosevelt
said the reason the people do not know
all about Mexico is because Mr.. Wilson
has refused to let them know.
After three and half years, the
President either has told all the &C.
tails to the people, or else he is afraid
10 tel them" he said. Either we
know, or Mr.. Wilson has some reason
for refusing 10 make them public. 1t
is UNREASONABLE that we have a right
TO discuss every detail OF that policy,
and If he says we are ignorant of his
policy it is his duty to enlighten US.
Ideals or Dead Babies
81 do not know a more typical Will
son sentence than that" Colonel Roose-
welt went on, referring TO the declara-
ton that Americans do not touch the
things toward which America has set
her face" What does that mean
Again, he says We are not going to
fight unless for something as big as
American ideals. Does he refer to
American babies drowned? Is there
any bigger ideal TO fight for than the
American flag and the uniform? Will
son sent Boyd and Adair to their deaths
in the Mexican desert and failed to
back them up.
What can be greater ideal than
TO make the American flag honored and
American lives safe throughout the
world >"
Would you send our troops to Me =
leo 70 protect the property of land
lords dishonesty acquired" cried a
heckler.
That's .ooish question, but will
answer it," replied the Colonel. AT a
circus one of the favorite questions put
to the clown is, Have you stopped beat
ing your wife? The trouble with your
questions is that lou are either very
foolish or very dishonest.
160 Americans Killed
"No human being is making any re-
quest TO protect American property
dishonesty acquired. Something like
100 American men, women and chill
dren have been killed in Mexico or on
our borders. SO far as | know none
of them vas wealthy and none was
accused of acquiring property dishon-
estly, and they have not been protected
because of men like you.
ave have at this moment enough
soldiers on the border to rule Mexico
if they wanted TO, but the outrages
continue because Mr.. Wilson cannot
make up his mind whether we are at
peace or war.
II am here in no partisan sense. I
am appealing to all good citizens TO
save the country from ruin.
81 believe in certain reforms. But
before we can work reforms within
the nation we have got to be sure that
we have got nation.
There is another principle that We
cannot too zealously guard, and that
is that we see TO II that our public
servants mean what they say and keep
their promises after election.
1--WE must protect ourselves from
man who say one thing at one time