Evening journal., 1916-01-21
ROOSEVELT HITS At
GERMAD-AMERICANS

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 21.--With
donunciation of what he termed Ger
many's cynical disregard of the Obli-
cations of international humanity" on
the one hand and with high praise for
German national efficiency" and care
of its workers on the other, Theodore
Roosevelt delivered the principal ad-
dress before the National Conference
on Americanlzation here last night.
The meeting was held in the Metro
politan Opera House and was part OF
a two-days' session, at which prob
lens of immigration were considered
Under the theme of Fear God and
Take Your Own Part" Colonel Roose-
welt touched a wide range If discussion.
He appealed 10 America TO fulfill her
promises of liberty and equal oppor-
tunity to the people who come from
foreign lands, declaring that to be the
first essential In transforming them
into desirable citizens.
Declaring that "the professors of
every form OF hyphenated American
ism are as thoroughly the foes Of this
country as if they dwelt without its
borders and made active war against
IT," the Colonel added: "Once It was
true. as Lincoln said, that this coun-
try could not endure half free and
half slave. Today It is true that II
cannot endure half American and half
foreign. The hyphen is incompatible
with patriotism." Further on in the
course OF his address, he said:
Wants Allegiance Undivided.
"The larger Americanism demands
that we insist that every immigrant
who comes here shall become an
American citizen and nothing else;
II he shows that he still remains al
heart more loyal to another land let
him be promptly returned to that
land: and, II ON the other hand, nc
shows that he is in good ialth ano
wholcheartedly an American, let MIN
bo treated as on a full equality with
the native born"
Military training starting i'm the
high schools of the country, greater
governmental control over corpora
iions and likewise lessened State
control. together with Federal super
vision and encouragement OF the
manufacture of munitions were Other
questions urged by the speaker.
"In a book which has long been a
favoriie in our family one OF the
characters sums up the duty OF man
as being TO Fear God and take youl
own part" Colonel Roosevelt said
surely IL is Just as good motto for
"A nation as for a man. We fear GOO
when we do Justice TO and demand
| Justice from tho men within our owl
/ borders. We must do IL TO the veal
and we must do II to the strong. We
must organize our social and indus
trial life so as TO secure "a reasonable
equality of opportunity for all mel
to show tho stun that is i'm them an'
"A reasonable division among thos'
engaged In industrial work of the re
ward for that industrial work.
Deplores lnaction Against Germany.
Discussing Germany Colonel Roos'
ivolt said:
For the last rs months have born
Testimony with all my strength agains
Germany because of its cynical dire
gard of the obligations Of Information
al humanity alike in its dealings wit
Belgium. la the outrages commute
on noncombatants OF other nationai
tiles and in its assaults on our ow
people. ID has been to our deep dii
credit as a nation that we have no
lactively and effectively Interfere
against the callous brutality. But e'
actly as I hold It. 10 be an abhorren
thing TO show timidity or weakness
in dealing with, Germany where Gel
many is wrong-where she wrong
either ourselves OF others-so hol
Il an unspeakable foolish thing Z
pay heed to the German eNampl
where this example should be follow
ed by other nations.
Germany offers a striking eXampl
of national efficiency on giganti
scale. Germany has been far In at
vance of us I'm securing industrial as
isurance. old age pensions and homes
a reasonable fair division Of prott
between employer and employed, an
the like. She has also been far IN at
vance of us in the way she has bot
controlled and encouraged industr,
Above all. she has been far in adyanc
OF ms in securing national cohesici
In requiring both from the employo
and from the man who tolls with hi
hands the fullest and lost complet
loyalty 20 the nation.
For adequate defense We need
big efficient navy a small etiicieu
army. one Of a quarter OF millio
men. which. relatively TO the popu
lation OF the nation, is no larger tha