Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31
Takes Issue With President
on ssUniversal Volun-
.@E tary Service"
CHEERING CROWDS
+. GREET ROOSEVELT
Former President Delivers Three Ad-
dresses at St. Louis-Wilson's Me-
mortal Day Declaration For Pro-
paredness Hold to Be Meaningless
Colonel Denies Munitions Manufac-
turers Are Back Of Movement.

ST. Louis, May 31.-Col. Theodore
Roosevelt arrived here today and his
program called for three speeches
several lunches and conference witE
political friends, all before sunset.
A citizens committee met the former
president at the union station and es'
corted him to the Planters Hotel, where
breakfast and an address to severa
hundred admirers were scheduled.
The principal speeches were before
the Business Mems League and the
City Club.
A cheering crowd greeted the colonel
at the station. The police vainly tried
to preserve a passageway from the
train to the gate but the crowd gath
cred about the president and he wen,
thru in a football rush.
When the colonel reached the street
he tumbled into a refuse can as the
crowds pressed him forward. He was
driven down side street and compar-
atiyely few people saw him pass.
Takes Issue With Wilson.
Speaking before a crowded room al
breakfast, former President Roosevelt
took issue with President Wilson'S
views on preparedness. He took issue
with President Wilson's expressions In
his Memorial Day address.
"The president says he is for uni
versal voluntary service" said the
colonel THAT is equivalent to a tru-
ant law that would make every boy and
girl attend school provided they didn't
wish to stay away. like the word uni
versaI but voluntary Is a weasel word
1t sucks out the life Of the other. The
one following the other means nothing
"Mr. Wilson said the acid test wa.
about to be applied to the business mer
of the nation, to see IL they Wi1 al lloN
|yl1eff employees TO enter@ftile service
~ am against that. It is not patriotism
ito have one man ask another to do hi,
fighting Divided patriotism Is as i'm.
possible as hsphenated citizenship.
appeal to you to prepare yourselves
Get out of the rut Of the copperheac
pacif1sts." e. - 3 ~
|, Colonel Roosevelt referred, to Mr.
BRYAN and Mr.. Ford as nice amiable
men. !, ,,re~'7 -,
! u Patriots, Not Money Seekers.
u like them in private life" he
said. i'%;"s'-s .a~
II wish to correct the statement,
mean misstatement, that this prepar-
edness movement has been instituted
by munitions manufacturers. The mer
most concerned are patriots and Amer.
leans, not money seekers.
Il am not an English American.
should be just as uhalterably opposed
to an English American alliance as
am against the German American alli-
ance. Whatever defense / may have fol
my attitude, you can't accuse me Of
pussyfooting. '%", =,
- U. s. Not a Boarding House.
f. There is no place here for, the per.
sons who want to make a boarding
house out of our nation.
"WhenI was president was a frient
to every foreign nation. but when il
became necessary to assert our right
played no favorites. Labor councile
generally have announced they will
take no place in the preparedness pa
rades. have seen shameful editorials
.upholdins that attitude. When say
universal service that Is what L refer
TO. n will not suck the life out OF my
words nor do i Join the pacffsts,in any
Wild mental joy rides.
g Uncle Sam has just, one friend -
Uncle Sam" 49, p, -,
\ 1.-THE text OF Roos seve1t's main address
at St. Louis appears on page 10 Of this
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