New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-30
There Can Be No Di-
vided Loyalty in
America, He Says.
WE WANT TEDDY!
CRY IN CHICAGO
Colonel Tells Illinois Bar
of Stirring Need of
Preparedness.
From stat cor~prnd-u, o, The rr.bsn, ]

n rom stat Correspondeut of The Tribune
Chicago. April Theodore Roose
welt, dawning upon the problematical
Middle West as a Presidential proba-
bility, spoke his mind and his heart on
the subject of hyphens here tonight.
Before an audience that was crammed
into the big banquet hall Of the La
Sale Hotel as rush crowds jam a
subway train-an audience that partly
sat and partly stood and partly was
suspended in midair- he succinctly de-
scribed the political racial nyphen as a
breeder Of moral treason.
As he aired his not altogether OBJ
scure views on the subjects of pre-
paredness. Of hyphenates and Of the
note writing habit which has evidenced
itself recently in the realm of interna-
tional politics. Colonel Roosevelt was
interrupted almost al every period By
the cheers Of the more than thousand
members Of the Illinois Bar Associa-
tion. Certainly. if the attitude of the
audience which the Colonel faced and
the immense crowd which was on hand
10 greet his ARRIVAL are any indication
of popular sentiment. this Is not the
enemy's country.
Encouraged by Reception.
Near the end Of his speech, which
lasted until after IL o'clock, Colonel
Roosevelt's declaration FOR universal
service modelled on the Swiss system
brought the entire audience to it's feet.
Cheers were accompanied by waving OF
Landkerchiefs and clapping Of hands.
The Colonel threw down his manu-
script.
a demonstration like this means ten
times more 20 me than my presence
here does to you" he cried. 1T en-
courages me 20 go on. shall 90 forth
from here with uplifted head and up
lifted heart. more than ever encouraged
to preach the sound doctrine OF genu-
inc preparedness for this nation"
President Wilson's name was not
once, but the Colonel made
many attacks on the policy Of his Ad-
as regards preparedness.
The speech at the Bar Associations
dinner tonight was the second of the
day for the Colonel. At luncheon in
the University Club. attended by Off
GERS of the association. he had given
tabloid address lasting five minutes.
Tells of Physicians Warning.
In those five minutes the Colonel
gave the lawyers the essence of what
ne later told the whole organization,
explaining that his physicians had
warned him to make no more than one
extended talk on the Chicago trip.
In the evening, with more time az
his disposal, Colonel Roosevelt found
time to draw a homely parallel that
hit Chicago, where Chicago likes to be
hit. Il was reference 20 Did Captain
Anson and his round the world base
ball team, which TO this day is Chi
cago's pride. with wnicn the Colonel
prefaced his prepared speech.
"Take Cap Anson. gentlemen he
said The old captain had nine good
players whenever he went onto the
diamond. II was fine team But If
Cap Anson had held 10 the doctrine
that his particular nine mea could
swing a bat better than any other nine
men in the world-without preparation
for the game. without training he
would have gone to the insane asylum"
For more than an hour the Colonel
talked. delivering his first 1916 mes
sage TO the Middle West He called
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