La Junta tribune., 1916-04-08
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II Msy IAad a Old lgoeAer Rassh
with : Oresa IAsd Asose ssns
Nczt Nor Chicaeo.
Theodore Roosevelt has jnst re-
turned from : voyage through the
West Indies. The New York San.
which cannot Be- suspected Of par
tslity. devotss . three coismn edi-
torial to his journey undsr the sitle
The Flight Of Meteor"
His reception. Il says. affords new
evidence OF the '.enofmous impres-
sion that this remarkable man has
made upon his times. sHe sets
out as private citissa. but he can
not escape from his own fame or
from the eager interest that his ca
.reer excites among al men. His
journey takes the semblnnce Of =
triumphal progress instantausously
his ship drops anchor in the island
port. Honors. civil and military. are
heaped upon him at every opportun-
iiy. His visit lights up the slow.
dull. back-water existence Of half .
million Of scattered people like the
passage Of meteor. He leaves b.
hind him the impressions Of spiritu-
al thrill and material pomp and
splendor which will Be talked of In
superlatives 20 long ss the toddlins
children Of today may survive to
recall his VISIT"
He lands In New York and at once
becomes leading figure In the news
Of the day. Ex-Presidsnls usually
are soon forgostsn. Here is . man
who has besn ont Of Office for eight
years and yet still u the storm Gen.
ter Of American life. More persoas
today are Interested II what Roose-
welt says than In the words Of any
other man nov living.
Il 10 literally true that since his
.cturn from Africa he has dssermin-
ed what the American people shall
think about and talk about. Begin
ming with bis speeches % the aew
nationaiism II 1910. down through
his great canpaisn for social justice
in 1SY3esna his work for psspasu1-
ness In the last two yeass. be has In
fluencsd the entire mestal life Of
this country. He did the same thing
for the seven years OF his admiais-
tration. He has contiaued TO do Il
since he became . private citisen.
The reason 10 evidsnt. Roosevelt
has shown . unique eoabination Of
comprehension Of aatboaal problems
ssd energy 10 fiaAiag and ursiag Tie
nsxs 49, n their solutiea. He y q
~ sa0e 'tlDs . aaa u vtsssa anA .
0as Of affair. TAsss ere many
peoShets In The countsy sad many
fighter. Bot The great prophet. who
+ also . great fighter. doss not ~
par more than eaee or twice In .
esassstion. when.he does appear be
naturally becomes the ,leades Of his
age.
In the present world crisis brought
On BY the var. when old standards
have been destroyed and nations have
bsen forced TO readjust their poli-
cies and modes Of thought. II was in.
svitsble that the course Of the Unit-
81 ssates should have been pro.
fosndiy affected by Roosevelt. He
vas the one man before the public
vho comprehended the new prob
lens and their Significance to this
ceuntry.
While President Wilson vas sstll
assuring the nation that its Isolation
psevsated Il from having sny vital
eeocssn In the affairs Of Europe.
While eongress was ssleep. while
psss11satial aspirssts wer~ dedgisg.
|asd While the Industrial leaders we're
Aevesias themselves TO making a.
nase1el profit out Of the situatioa.
|ooe voice Vas raised. aad one ouly.
|les pesDaredsess.
~ vistus Of he sincseeity. be 10
6oeuastoa sad his unasrsssaling. be
oa1s hinself hard. and sruAually
hnnenmha ahn R0soRnAnna n q - eesan
|aeoooeaaes u BIZ pragssn.
1 H setlI ssaaias. however. tAs ess
eoaeuecuess naa wAo hss gsasos1
~ MI 0saaias ef psepaseAssss q
10 ~ q go great nasisaai pe,ley.
Vh1De eshess ass ussiag shis - shal
|pguOaes1nass usasurs u . fFagmso-
|oosy Uay. ~ y peeoeslas . ee00go.
heneove Deegvan q sselal juseiss
49, IN glve svssy s)el1sa . soahs
r. - oDuoegy. on1 vhoeh v11n nohG