The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-20
"Politico Racial Hypllcn
Breeder of Moral Trca-
son." He Declares.
AMERICA FIRST. HE
ASSERTS IN DETROIT
Mexico Policy Has Killed
More Americans. Than
Spanish War, He Says.

DETROIT, May l9.-Theodore Roose-
welt in the home city of Henry Ford
to-day attacked the policy of the paci-
fists and declared that Amcricanism
and preparedness are bound together
iEsepardbly as the two great issues be-
fore the people of the United states.
Spiritual heirs of those who in the
Revolution and civil war denounced
and opposed Washington and Lincoln
he called the peace at any price adNo-
Gates. and he condemned the profess
sonal German Americans" VINO are
preaching pacitism for the United
States TO make this nation prey TO
any foreign enemy.
"a foreign foe he declared. lis the
Zoe Of all of us alike"
The poit!co-racial hyphen." he
scded. is the breeder of moral trea-
.,n.
pacidsm. he said. has cost the lives
&. more American citizens in Mexico
,iin were killed in the Spanish war
and has earned only contempt for the
United states.
CO.. Roosevelt delivered his address
~ the Detroit Opera House, packed to
capacity, and was greeted by an ova-
ton that continued for several min
utes Thirty-five thousand persons, II
is estimated. saw, heard or cheered him
during a busy day in the Michigan
city.
The speech was feature of the
American Day celebration here.
Reason for speech.
Mr. Roosevelt said in part.
II come here to Michigan because
in the primary for the selection of
delegates TO the Republican National
Convention Mr.. Ford was victorious,
and following on his victory here, he
showed a marked popular strength in
Nebraska and Pennsylvania.
This situation makes il advisable
20 speak with courtesy but with en-
TIE frankness of what the success of
Mr. Ford means, and is taken to mean,
md Of the forces that have given Mr..
Ford his strength. 1t Is in Michigan,
Mr. FOrds own state, where the Ford
movement began, that l wish to say
what have to say on the subject.
For Mr.. Ford personally / feel not
merely friendliness, but in many re-
tpects d very genuine admiration.
But al that | have thus said can with
truth he said of many. perhaps of most.
u the Tories of the Revolutionary
War and Of many or most of the
pac!iists Of the civil war. the extrem-
SIS among whom were popularity
HnO"n as Copperheads. Many OF
i'ese Tories and civil war pacifists
we're men Of fine character and up
fis0t purpose, who sincerely believed
n the cause they advocated.
These paciiists, who formed so large
proportion OF the Old time Tories and
Copperheads, abhorred and denounced
the militarsm Of Washington in l776
and of Lincoln in 1861. In the Revo-
ll'lonary contest they insisted that
Washington was the embodiment of
anarchic mIltarism. Their purpose
was 10 get the boys of Bunker Hill
end Valley Forge out of the trenches
ard bring them back to their homes
S.
they denounced Lincoln as military
dictator. Remember that the pacilists
o. to-day, the peace at any price men.
however well meaning, are the spirit
val and moral heirs of the men who
denounced and opposed Washington;
o' tho men who denounced and voted
against Abraham Lincoln.
Th" Issue of This Crisis.
'ttAtr We must surrender our
rights and at the same time our self
respect, or else we must be ready TO
't'cnd our rights with a hand trained
70 exercise the weapons of free men,
ana With a heart stecled TO that stern
courage for the lack OF which the pos
session Of the softer virtues can never
atone.
such Is the issue. II is as clear cut
IN 'h.s year 1916 as il was in 1861 or
'hb IN the history of this country
nus Is the third great crisis and it
Comedies with tremendous world
crisis The issue Is; Are We prepared
win san" and lofty idealism to fit
ourselves 10 render great service to
mankind by rendering ourselves fit for
our c"n service, or are we content to
hN,ld effort and labor in the present by
preparing to tread the path that China
mas 'rnidcn?
IN" tifty-one Republicans who, the
"her day voted against an adequate
army are the spiritual SUCCESSORS OF
W" l'rpublicans who, twenty years
sro, In Congress voted for all kinds OF
haif measures which they hoped would