The sun., 1916-10-27

the Northwestern station to the Congress
Hotel he stood up in his automobile
hircheaded. waving his hat as Chicago
hailed him IN frantic tumult. II was a
greater reception than Wilson got here.
,aan Hughes got here. and the Colonel
whenever he had a chance to be heard
turned the enthusiasm into channels
lead.n to Hughes votes.
america nism Main Theme.
" cutting loose with his Amer!canism.
Undivided allegiance" plea at the Audi
torium ne went further han some Of
the conservative Republican managers
r. New York and Chicago thought ad-
risahle In a centre containing so many
foreign born voters as Chicago. He also
wad"d into Prof. Hugo Muensterberg Of
Harvard He read from MuensterberS's
letter to Chancellor Won Bethmann-H oll-
veg. published in New York on October
10 He said 1t showed that Or. Muen-
rerherg lis using his position in Amer
lea 10 serve Germany without regard to
whether such service hurts or harms
America and that II matters had heen
reversed and such a letter had been pub
lished In Germany. the man who wrote
Il couldn't stay in the country twenty
four hours.
But he also said that the letter showed
that the professional German Ameri-
cans who put Germany above America
cannot carry with them the mass OF
Americans OF German descent. who on
the contrary. when a crisis comes are
swept by a patriotic wave and act In
Ane ica's, not Germany's, interests"
In the Auditorium-the same theatre
that witnessed the Anal convention OF
the Progressive party last June-Col
Roosevelt was greeted wildly. Womer
voters shout as well as the men. They
add the Piute war cry to the ordinar,
r~epertory of campaign exultation. II h.
were running for President he could no,
b. more feverishly acclaimed.
This Is the first year Illinois wome,
have voted for President. Thanks I,
them. Chicago now has the recor,
registration among American cities. TIL,
! audience sang America The Colone
told them 1t was not enough to be thrille,
tv the song II was the meaning tina
counted. And there was no use applaud
ins Washington and Lincoln unless 'yo,
apply their lessons in the concrete at tn
present day"
He continued
W may just "a well definitely fac
the fact that no man can ever be a goo
American, no man ran ever be a reall
first class citizen of the United state,
unless he Is an American and nothinI
else, Recent events have shown us tina
the effort to combine loyalty 10 this Ian
with loyalty to any other can only re
suit In weakening the loyalty to thi
country. Washington and Lincoln wer
Of English descent, but they were no
Enrlish-Americans, Their loyalty wa
undoubtedly and whole heartedly give
to the United States. They set tn
standard Of Americanism which all @
our citizens should follow in their reli
tons with one another. in their attitud
toward their own country, and in thei
attitude toward each and all foreign ma
tons.
Not q Question Of birth.
"Amoricanism does not depend upo
~" man. birthplace. 1t does not Deepen
upon the mans creed. IT does deren
upon the mans soul and upon his pos
ton Of single minded and whole h"arts
loyalty to this country of ours. To d
vide our citizens along political-racif
lines is 10 be guilty of moral treason I
the republic.
"I have condemned unst!ntedly. an
shall continue 70 condemn. any EMO
ty the professional German America
lu shape our policies In the interests nc
o. me United States but OF German!
and would just az strongly condem
any effort 70 organize any OF our cit
zrlS ~ English Americans or frehc
Americans or Irish Americans Tor G
Against any foreign Power
~ j. our business now. as IL was
-" days Of Washington, TO treat eac
and every foreign nation In II give
crisis according to that nations condu'
f. . ~ CRISIS, guiding ourselves by hl
'Fr rn-:jrrations-hrst, the honor an
w.'rr Of the United States, and SCI
oa the interests of humanity as
WHO'D" TO follow any other curse