The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-21
ROOSEVELT SPEAKS
ON IMMIGRATION
and war SITUATION
(By Associated Press.)

Philadelphia, Jan. 21-Ntth de-
nunciation OF what he termed Ger
manys cynical disregard Of the OBJ
legations Of international human
ity" on the one hand and with high
praise for German national eff
cheney" and care of its workers on
the other. Theodore Roosevelt deliv-
cred the principal address before the
National Conference on Americana
zation here last night. The meeting
was held in the Metropolitan Opera
House and was part Of a two-days"
session. at which problems Of i'm
migration were considered.
Under the theme of Fear God and
Take Your Own Part" Colonel
Roosevelt touched a wide range Of
discussion. He appealed to Ameri
ca to fulfill her promises of liberty
and equal opportunity to the people
who come from foreign lands, declar-
ing that it be the first essential in
Transforming them into desirable
citizens. Germany had, he said,
proved that an autocratic govern
ment can take care Of it's working
classes and it's business interests at
the same time and the aim of the
United States should be to demon
strate that a democracy could &C
complish the same things.
Military training starting in the
high schools of the country, greater
governmental control over corpora
lions and likewise lessened state con-
troll, together with federal supervis-
ion and encouragement of the manu-
facture of munitions were other
questions urged by the speaker.
"Tn a book which has long been
favorite in our family one of the
characters sums up the duty of man
as being to Fear God and take your
own part" Col. Roosevelt said.
Surely it is just as good motto
for a nation as for a man. We fear
God when we do justice to and de-
mand Justice from the men within
our own borders. We must do 1t to
the weak and we must do 1t to the
strong. I'VE must organize our So
cial and industrial life so as to Sc
cure a reasonable equality of oppor-
tunity for all men to show the stuff
that is in them and a reasonable di-
vision among those engaged.
Outside of our own borders we
must treat other nations as we wish
to be treated in return, judging
each in any given crisis as we our
selves ought to be judged, that is,
by our conduct in that crisis. II
we are really devoted to high
ideal, we must in so far as oul
strength permits aid those who are
wronged by others. When we ST
idly by when Belgium is being over
whelmed and, rolling up our eyes
prattle with unctuous self-rtghteous
ness about the duty of neutrality
we show that we do not really fea
God; on the contrary, we show al
odious fear of the devil and meal
readiness to serve him."
The nation should, the colOnt
said, be prepared to take it's owl
, part. A country that cannot defen
itself often is as fertile source G
evil as one which does wrong t
, others, he said, continuing:
Whatever may be the case in a
infinitely remote future, at presen
no people can render very great sci
vice to humanity unless as a peopl
they feel an intense sense of nation
al cohesion and solidarity. The ma
r who loves other nations as much 6
! he does his own country stands o
e a par with a man who loves otht
women as much as he does his ow
e wife. The United States can accom-
!, plish little for mankind save in so ia
as within its borders it develops a
intense spirit of Americanism. Tt
professors of every form of hyphel
ated Americanism are as thorough
a the foes of this country as If the
r dwelled without it's borders an
e made active war against it. Ont
! it was true, as Lincoln said, thu
this country could not endure ha
!. free and half slave. Today it is trr
g that it cannot endure half America
t and half foreign. The hyphen is il
e compatible with patriotism.
}. world peace must rest on Il
: willingness of nations with courag
K cool foresight and readiness for sci
e sacrifice to defend the fabric of il
q ternational law. No nation ca
r help in securing an organized, peac
II full and justice-doing world cor
s munity until it is willing to RI
e risks and make efforts to secure IL
y maintain such a community"
An efficient national governmel
system is the best instrument of i
e dustrial and military preparedne:
y the speaker said. and all the fore
e to such an end must be under 4
regulation of a single power, &
IL power of the national governmer
There is nothing in the country