New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-31
Sentiment of Section shown.

0e"'iment OF section shown
but 1t was even more than a citv
demonstration. Farmers from bosh
Missouri and Kansas had flocked into
town, and they joined their voices
WITH the loudest So far as any one
place can speak for the Middle West
for the states which the East has
been told are a hotbed Of pacifsm
opposed to preparedness and have
left their former allegiance 10 Roose-
velt-so far as any one locality can
speak, Kansas City aid the country
round proved to-day that none Of
these things is true.
The difference between to-dav's en-.
thusiasm and the greeting given Presi-
cent Wilson on his visit sere last Feb
ruary was marked The President had
a crowd at the station, which the polio.
were quite able TO handle. There were
crowds in the streets for him two deem.
where to-day the assemblage was
packed from the walls almost to the
car tracks.
In Convention Hall. too. was shown a
vivid contrast. There President Will
son was applauded, and warmly. But
the cheers for him did not drown out
the band but stopped when the band
I'D
something, too, about the spirit OF the
Wilson audience-som less warm, less
vigorous. and far less personal. Il lis
tened. judged and went away. To-day
the audiences showed By every token
that crowd can give that they are
for and with Roosevelt
Attacks Wilson Policies.
The Colonel twice to-day attacked the
Wilson policies, especially his peace
plans, as outlined in the last few days
Both attacks were cheered 70 the echo
In his main speech he said:
ut is worse than idle, it is misehiev-
Gus, TO indulge in visionary plans about
world action in the future until, in the
present, we act as pe should in two
vital matters; in the first place, by
abandoning the pernicious habit Of
making reckless promises which can
not. or ought not. or will not be kept.
and in the second place. the most i'm
portsnt Of all by preparing our own
strength so that We can protect our
own rights
In his address before the CONNER
cial Club he enlarged on this.
IL ask you 20 judge any man who
seeks TO give advice or offers leader
ship By two things, and two things
only he said. "First, b. the way in
which he makes his clesr-eut commit
ments on concrete cases in the present
ft with his oratory on general prinei-
pies Of morality. am always distrust-
ful OF church members whose highest
moral sentiments are aroused By the
Pharisees. but no one since. Second,
ask you 70 Judge the would-be leader
by this test: That he shall translate
mis- words into deeds so far as he is in
a position 10 do so. His loftiest words
are pretty poor stuff II they cannot be
translated into actions
"Flintlock" Days over. He Says.
Colonel Rooseyelt's address in Con-
vention Hall was in advocacy OF pre-
paredness, with the second navy in the
world" and regular army OF 100000
men. backed by the nation through
universal service and OF adequate in
dustrial preparedness.
After this war" he said. I'VE shall
see a new Europe "a Europe energeti-
cally developing new social and eco
nomic means Of meeting new problems.
II under these circumstances, We take
refuge in formula dug cut as fossils
from the workings OF principles IN the
past. instead OF developing these prin-
ciples so as to meet the future. We
shall 5e as foolish as n We were 20
arm our soldiers with Aintlocks and
send them against an army possessing