The sun., 1916-10-29
ROOSEVELT R0USES
BROOKLYN'S CHEERS
Arraigns Wilson as Hypocritc
for Foreign Policy and
Unpreparcdncss.
QUOTES WORDS IN PROOF
Thousands Unable to Enter
Academy Of Music-M0Osc
Leader Prcsides.

Col Roosevelt. speaking last nigh; in
the Brooklyn Academy OF Music under
auspices of the National Hughes Alt
ance before a gathering that filled the
auditorium to Overlooking, continued his
Indictment of President Wilson's policies
by asking why this Administration IL II
admits this Is the last great war that
involves the world that the United states
can keep out Of" has not prepared the
country for such an e~ventuality.
Thanks to Mr.. Wilson," said the
Colonel. our ~unpreparednes In naval
and military matters Is appalling n
our dereliction in duty to humanity at
large shocking beyond description"
At least 400 persons heard the
speech. The doors Of the auditorium
were thrown open at 7:lo o'clock n
within fifteen minutes the Fire Depart
ment ordered them closed. The hall was
full to the limit OF safety. Officers In
charge Of 400 patrolmen who kept order
outside said that there were 5000 on the
pavements who were unable to get in.
The Colonel was in exuberant mood.
obviously delighted at the welcome he
received on the occasion OF his FIRST
campaign speech this year In the East.
Progressive a. Chairman.
william Hamlin Childs. former Pro-
gressive leader Of Kings county. acted
As chairman Of the meeting and intro
duced Mr.. Forbes. who launched upon
an address In which he asked the audi.
ence II It believed there would have
been any Carr!xal or Lusitania Incidents
II Roosevelt had been In the White
House. He received an emphatic mega
tive for answer.
When Col. Roosevelt entered shortly
after $3.50 O'clock William II. Childs.
temporary chairman. gave the audience
its head and permitted It to applaud for
nine minutes or more. Men and women
leaned far out from the boxes and
waved flags, the orchestra and the bal
comics were up to a man. and the crowds
outside took up the cheering. When
everybody was tired w. Cameron Forbes
was introduced as permanent chairman.
81 take great pleasure In presenting
this evening a man who is not too proud
to fight for his country said Mr..
Forbes. That started the audience OF
again. and n man yelled:
Hit him right " the eyes"
Mexican Commissioners Present.
The presence in the Academy Of Music
Of the Mexican Commissioners appointed
by President Wilson caused the Colonel
to embrace the opportunity Of stating
his views. on Mexico. On the platform
back Of Col. Roosevelt were the men,
bers Of the Commission. who had asked
for tickets so that they could learn from
his own lips what he thinks of conditions
on both sides OF the border. Col. Roose-
welt swerved from his prepared speech
in time to take up the Mexican situation
lie reminded his audience that he had
Just come back from the border and an
nounced that 500 americans have beer
killed.
"Mr. Wilson says ne kept us out OF
war. Accepting for the moment the the.
Org that peace Is raging In Mexico. let me
point out hat in the Spanish-Amerlcar
war the Spaniards killed only half as
many Americans as have been killed by
Mexicans, and when that war wa.
through. It was through. whereas peace
continues to rage In Mexico" .
The Colonel asserted that we must put
an end to the intolerable conditions ir
Mexico II we don't want a foreign Power
to act after the war.
mi Wilson hasn't protected our peo-
pie and he hasn't done Justice to tn,
Mexicans." said the Colonel. adding ex'
pressions Of opinion of Carranza ant
Obregon.
No Good to Keep PershinE There.
1.-THE Mexicans say. what Is quite true
that to keep the Pershing expedition II
Mexico does no good and can only oper
ate as a fostering sore in the Mexican
body polite. II is n good rule nevel
to hit. II it can possibly he avoided
but never hit softly. Nobody's crate
full for being hit gently. In the Pershinl
expedition Mr.. Wilson has hit softly.
II have been criticised for speaking
softly n carrying a big stick. Mr.
Wilson has been speaking sonorousl,
and carrying n powder pun. Pershin,
should have been sent in will all tn
force OF the United States behind him
n Mr.. Wilson should have made Vi
his mind whether he wanted peace o
war and not wabble between feeble peac
and feeble war. Personally I think h
should have heen sent In. but 1t voul
have been infinitely better to have KEEP
him out tina to have put him In as MI
Wilson put him in. And Mr.. Wilso
should have said to Carranza:
"'You say we can't use the railroads
Guess again. You say we can't 60 int
the towns. Guess again."
The Colonel recalled that In the seve
and a half years OF his Adm!nistratio
not n shot was fred at an America
soldier or sailor and added. with IN
audience voiclne strenuous approval:
THE man who Is Kicked Is the ma
who IS too proud to feht,' and that
tne nation tnnt IS K'CKeu 100,
The comparison made by Secretary r
War Baker between the American sol
die q of the Revelation and the " xica
bardits was brought up by Col Itoos,
welt AMI dismissed with n sarcastic con
ment. but not until after he had prc
duced n letter written by Lathro
Brown Democratic candidate for Co,
grcss IN the oyster Bay district. I
show that the Administration does no
such views, no matter what deu'als AT
male ly NJ, baker. Mr.. Brown wroi
that tba Mexican revolutionists ar
fighting in the same manner and wit
the same, objects In view as the Revol,
%tionary forcfathers.
The Colonel offered to let Mr.. Brow
have the gruesome photographs he CO
lected on tho border to illustrate t,
similarity between Washington's me
and the Mexlcans. The pictures sho
men being shot against a wall, hundre,
OF bodies being soaked IN kerosene ar
burned and other atrocities.
Once more Col. Roosevelt put himse
on record against the hyphens by ga.
ing we have no room in this country (
any man whose allegiance Is On a fft
nifty basis.
brushes With Audience.
A score or more of spirited brush
with the audience took place, The cc
onei heard n man call President Wis
q coward and replied