The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-31

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The Venezuela \NRir.
IN All address to the Commercial club
a, the Hotel Mt, hlobach preparatory TO
his speech in Convention Hall Roosevelt
,su,iuued an incident which arose in
connection with a letter written by Nd
mira Dewey AS a description in Thaytr's
"I.f, 81 john Hay" with regard to the
Venezuelan matter. Castro then held the
uppcr hand in Venezuela,
'l was FIRE. from excessive admiration
~ castro said MIR. Roosevelt. but de-
,t,mincl that Germany and England
should take no territory along the coast
n. South America near the canal. and I
vas determined the United state should
nstrol the canal itself and by itself. |
had 10 difficulty with England. but was
assured by Germany there would he no
possession VI south American ground.
IN, only temporary possession.
"l asked how long the temporary pos
session would last. | was told ninety
nine years. | did not believe in that
KIND ~ temporary possession and told
Germany that arbitration was the only
settlement, which the United States
would entertain.
81 was free from the habit long ago OF
excessive indulgence in note writing.
fnOlEUl tndN u " in'Ni IN
exercise had gone out.
"f sent Admiral Dewey to
near Venezuela in the interests OF peace
dd not let the Secretary of Navy.
rpr even Dewey, know the real purpose.
let that for them to guess. John
HAYS correspondence was published. the
charge was made. Dewey was now near
Venezuela. Mr.. Wise Wood OF New
York wrote to Admiral Dewey and asked
- ,ha oh WA HousnNs rnt1tnd
81 was tust on Porto Rico with every
tat.leship AMI torpedo boat under orders
10 be In readiness TO sail for any port
for the performance OF any duty
II cannot help but feel Dewey's feet
was a great provocative for peace. As a
matter Of fact, Dewey and the Secretary
OF the Navy were the only ones who
knew Of the incident until this life of
Hay was published. We kept peace. We
avoided war, We carried our point. II
IL only another proof OF the soundness of
the doctrine. Speak softly and carry a
bis stick"
Col. Roosevelt called on Herbert S.
Hadley, Ex-Governor OF Missouri. who
10 m at his home here. Then he went
to the home of I. r kirkwood. Bull
Moose National Committeeman. for din
ner and remained there until II O'Clock
tonight. when he took the Chicago and
Alton train for 81. Louis.
Before a cheering audience that packed
the convention hall to its utmost capac-
ity and left more thousands outside
the doors. Major William Warner. ex-
United States. Senator introduced the
Colonel this afternoon. Mr.. Roosevelt
sounded the keynote OF his campaign
for Americanism and preparedness.
Message 70 Americana.
Col. Roosevelt said In part:
ri come 10 Kansas City. here in the
great West. TO speak on Memorial Day
20 the farmers and merchants and wage
workers and manufacturers who dwell
ives, Of the Mississippi. My message is
message to all Americans. My appeal
Il to the spirit OF thoroughgoinS Amer
icarism in all our people in whatever
portion OF the land they dwell.
"i come here to speak on benalf or the
spirit which. in the early sos, burned
IN the hearts OF the men who wore the
blue and ~ the men who wore the gray
But | make no appeal to the spirit of the
peace at any price men of 81 to So.
ask that we IN this generation prove our
selves the spiritual heirs both of the mer
who wore the blue and OF the men whc
wore the gray.
But I make no appeal to the memory
~ the copperhead pac!1sts who put peace
above duty. who put love OF ease anC
love Of money getting before devotion L
country, and whose convictions were toe
weak TO stir TO action their tep!d souls.
This is one of the great years of de
els on IN our national history. The way
In which We now decide will largely de
'ermine whether We are to go forward II
righteousness and power or backward II
degradation and weakness.
First and foremost. friends, ] ask
you 10 beware of the false prophets
both the prophets Of soriid materialisn
and the prophets Of that silly SentimerS
talism which refuses to look truths IL
the face If the truths are unpleasant
"In actual practice the professional
p~acifsts do not serve good. They serve
evil. They do not serve high ideals
In actual practice the professional paci
fist is merely the tool of the sensua
materialist who has no ideals. who's
shrivelled soul Ia wholly absorbed In au
tomobiles, and the movies, and none,
making, and IN the policies of the cast
register and the stock ticker. and tn
LIE Of fatted ease.
Never Another War.
two years & the false prophet
who said that there never would he an
other war were applauded by all GU
people who were wholly absorbed il
money getting by all who cared only 10
Ives Of soft ease and vapid pleasure b
all who liked to satisfy their emotion
cheaply and safely by applauding higl
sounding phrases, and by the grea
mass OF we'll meaning men who had no
thought out the matter with %conscien
tious ~thoroughness.
When this war In over II is possibl
that some one of the combatants, bein
fully armed. will assail US because W
oHer ourselves as a rich and hclples
prize. On the other hand II IL ais
pos bic tina there will be temporar
exhaustion among the combatants an
a willingness. even on the part OF tn
mos, brutal and ruthless. to go throug
the form OF saying that they are peace
ful and harmless.
I'm such event there will he res
danger lest our people be Influenced b
The foolish apostles OF unpreparednes
10 accept this condition as permaner
and once more to shirk our duty {
getting ready.
II wish 10 say, with all the emphas'
n ry power. that II peace In EuroI
should come tomorrow IL ought not |
Tho smallest degree TO affect our polio
n Ircparedness. As a matter Of fact v
probably cannot now prepare in any wa
that VIII have a material effect upo
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