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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-01
Roosevelt DenOunCeS
Wilson "WeaSel Words"
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ination Of Hughes unless the justice
made a statement Of his views before
the nomination came up. The Colonel
promptly issued a reputation OF the
interview, and the paper cut 1t out AFTER
the Grst edition.
"No such interview took place. the
Colonel said. "'The Post-Dispatch' has
been misled by its correspondent. l
saw him in the presence of my secre-
tary. declining his request 10 see MN
alone and to talk confdentially. lie
asked me about Mr.. Hughes, and l told
him had nothing TO say whatever
about Mr.. Hughes or any other candidate.
He then asked me if | would not speak
TO him conidentially about Hughes,
not for publication. ! told him | would
not-that | had nothing TO say about
Mr.. Hughes either publicly or private
lv. Mr.. McGrath, my secretary, was
present. and when the correspondent
persisted in his request | simply SAID
As usual. Mr. Roosevelt departed Of
ten from his set speech before the CITY
Club this afternoon. He found a new
kind of hyphen the "native-American
brand
eve got no use for the hyphen- even
II IL rs used by native amer CdllS "Sh u !
honest men Of foreign birth" the Colo
mel declared, and he was wildly APP
plauded.
Quotes Kaiser TO Prove Point.
Later the Colonel quoted the Kaiser
20 prove that there can be no divided
LOYALTY. "When the Kaiser met mem
Der Of the New York Schutzenbund who
was introduced TO him as a German
American" the Colonel said, the
Kaiser remarked: What do | hear? l
know no such people. There are Ger
mans and Americans. but there can be
no German-Americans. There can be
no divided loyalty And the Kaiser was
dead right" And again there was great
applause. -,
at has been a matter OF great grleI
10 me" Colonel Roosevelt SAID. after
speakiny Of his friends OF German
blood. ito have been misunderstood by
so many Of my old friends. But 1t has
not been a grief 10 me to be attacked
bv the hyphenates. For I've mad a
healthy feeling that I'd get after them
when the time came. I'm not too proud
70 fight" he shot out, and the mousse
fairly rocked with applause.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-01
.7cZo Som Hos lust One Eend-Unce Sam, Says Roosevelt

In Italy. and yet another was OF Polish
parentage. But each Of these men was
an American, and nothing else. they
all acted together as Americans. !
would have driven from the regiment
any man who tried to discriminate
among them because of difference in
creed, or because of the different lands
In which they or their forefathers
were born. Their honor was my honor;
We had one country. We bore proud
allegiance 10 one flag.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-01
Hyphen Breeds Bitterness.

"The effort TO keen our citizenship
divided against itself By the use Of
the hyphen and along the lines of ma
tiOnal origin is certain 10 breed a
spirit Of bitterness and prejudice and
dislike between great bodies Of our citi-
zens. II some citizens band together
as German-Americans or Irish-Ameri-
cans, then after a while others are
certain TO band together as English
Americans or scandinavian Americans.
and every such banding together, every
attempt TO make for political purposes
German-American alliance or an
lrish-American alliance or an English
American alliance or a Scandinavian
American alliance means down at bot
tom an effort against the interest Of
straight-out American citizenship, an
effort to bring into our nation the bit
ter Old-World rivalries and jealousies
and hatrcds.
what ! have been STRIVING for A
year and three-quarters to do is 90
protest against the upgrowth of this
utterly un-American spirit. 20 pro-
test against the UpgroWth Of a spirit
which means. If successful. division and
impotence in our national life. the
breaking up Of our unity as a nation,
the severance OF our tillLfuNnlD along
the bitter lines Of Old-World antip-
athy. We cannot afford to have our
children and our children's children
grow up excepting as Americans pure
and simple, Americans and nothing
else
IF any Of our people born here go
back 10 the land from which their
fathers came they find themselves in
Cvitably looked upon as foreigners.
The American Of English descent who
goes TO England finds himself looked
upon and treated, as he ought TO be.
as an outsider. a Yankee. His ways
Of thought are different from the ways
Of thought Of the people of the land.
The American Of German descent who
gees 90 Germany is not looked upon as
a German. lie is looked upon and
treated as a foreigner. as an Amerl-
can: and his ways of thought are diff
fcrcnt from the ways of thought Of the
reople Of the land. He has gone TO a
land where no divided allegiance would
for one moment he permitted; where,
very properly. whoever dwells IN ne
land is held TO a sole and undivided
allegiance 10 the German flag; and the
American Of German descent who goes
there either remains absolutely an out
slider and an alien, an American, or
else he has 70 become absolutely Ger
man
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-01
Kaiser Knows No Hyphen.

"You do not have TO take my word
for this. Take the word OF his mai
esty the German Emperor. lie IS quot
cd in the press as stating 20 a member
of New York schuzenverein who
was introduced as a German-American.
What DO ] hear? know no such peo-
pic know only Germans and Amer
leans. You can have no divided 10y
tlty'
"lf either the American, OF English
descent OF the American u German de-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-01
Condemns the weasel WordS"
In Wilson Preparedness Plan

his men spend time in being trained
while his rival is not compelled to ioi-
low the same course. That is whaat,
this 'compulsion of American spirit
means i'm actual practice. This com
pulsion Of the American spirit WISH
10 quote the Presidents words VIII
drive into service the patriotic and dis
interested man who yields to the com
pulsion. but will leave out OF service
the cold and selfish man who is hot
stirred by patriotism. That is all tha'
+bat +hiup means.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-01

without the change Of a word, the
expressions | have used could have
been employed BY our government If
we had made n protest against the in
vasion of the neutral rights of Belgium
by Germany"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-01

should consider ourselves untrue to
our duty II we fail to protest, and we
are constrained to see in it. not an
isolated fact. hut a public menace Of
fercd to the existing rights of all neut-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-01

In his speech at the breakfast, which
ne shared with several hundred guests,
Colonel Roosevelt said:
"When | say that ] stand for amer
ieanism | mean Just what i say. When
saw stand against hyphenated
Americanism ! mean just what ! say.
! would be as emphaticaNy against an
Fnelish-American alliance as i am
against a German-American alliance 1
would say that an Enghsh-Amercan
alliance, if it were created, would be
anti-American, just as j say that a
German-Amerlcan alliance is anu
American. Whatever defects l have,
do not pussytOot 1T. .,
"When / was President treated with
the most sincere friendship every Tor
eign nation, and ] expected that wnen
il became necessary for me TO stand
Nd for our rights against England
] should have the instant and unnesl.
tating support Of every American OF
English descent. And when it became
necessary for me TO assert the rights
% this Republic against Germany dld
not ask as a favor. ! demanded as a
right and accepted as the unqueston-
able due to the nation the support OF
every American citizen Of German orr
gin. That is what / mean by playing
no favoritIsm.
az wish at this outset 20 meet, not
an argument. but a mlSstatement, made
by those who know II 10 be mlsstate-
ment. or ought to know il. That -
the statement that was made here IN
your own city. as well as elsewhere.
Ire statement that this preparedness
movement is put up by the muniuon
manufacturers. That statement Is a
fslsehood and challenge any human
being TO produce any evidence that
will not show that at least 90 out OF
1OO-and ] think the 100, but really
90 out Of lOO-of all the men most
prominent in the preparedness cause
Rave nothing whatsoever to do with
anv munition manufacturer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-01
Takes Issue with Wilson.

"And ] now wish TO say a word which
is really necessary 10 make my mean
ing perfectly clear. because IL is nee
esSary 20 Join issues so as 10 get the
case clearly before our people, and ]
wish TO speak Of the points. the very
vital points. wherein ] completely diff
fer from the position taken yesterday
bv the President 90 his able Memorial
Day address. ! don't have TO deal with
BRYAN and Mr.. Ford / regard them
both as nice. amiable men, and / Ike
them in private life, but | decline TO
take part in any such wild mental JOY
rides as would be necessary II had
10 discuss seriously their attitude.
"The President said he was for uni
versal voluntary training but that
America does not wish anything but the
compulsion Of the spirit Of American
ism Now universal voluntary train
ing is an expression precisely similar
20 that which YOU would use II you sald
that YOU believe I'm universal obligatory
attendance i'm the public schools Tor
every child that did not wish TO stay
away. -.
zone Of our defects as nation is
n tendency 10 use what have been called
weasel words. When you place an egg
and weasel together the meat Is
sucked out Of the egg, and If YOU use
n weasel word after another there Is
rotbino left Of the other. Now you
can have universal training or you can
lave voluntary training, but when you
use the word voluntary 10 quahiy
the word universal you are using a
weasel word; IL has sucked all the
meaning out Of universal; the TWO
words fatty contradict one anoihcr'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-01
Training for All Alike.

"Again. the President said that the
acid test was about 10 be applied 10
business men 10 see whether they
would allow their employees 70 volun-
teer. Now, ] take fiat issue with that
conception Of patriotism which asks
the man of means heroically TO prepare
20 defend himself by having his en-
ploye train 10 fight for HIM. stand
for the system under which tie bust
ness man and his cmployc II they
are both too old. then the son OF the
business man and the son Of the en-
nlove-will have the same training. Will
slecp In the same dog tent, VIII eat the
same rations and get on the same hike
and fight shoulder 10 shoulder with
each other. -. t..,;.. 81
,etriotism by which one man declares
Tor II and the other puts the declara-
tim into practice. ! don't believe llni
cnltivatine that fine fervor which VIII
enablc the business man 20 let me
other fellow do his preparing ana hgh'-
ING | apply that 20 every one OF US
sm not asking YOU ard the other Tel
lows that were here 20 prepare so tnAt
tbe other fellows may do your hghtihs
for YOU. am asking YOU TO prep"If
yourselves. H.. ,,.Ao+ tbis
scid test amounts 20 IN practice IL
means. IN the first place, that me EN- !,
ployer, who is not TO 90 hlmsell' ~; -
he is patriotic, 10 put himself al a as
advantage as compared 70 ms rival by
letting dis business be fdrt Dy having
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-01

flower or settled on the banks OF the
James three centuries ago II thought
tho first man was better fitted for the
position than the second man.
al hold il an outrage and violation
of every principle of true Americanism
TO discriminate against such man pc
cause of the land from which he or MS
parents came or because OF his creed
But hold IL no less an outrage Tor MN
to act in our domestic politics not as
an American but as an American WIN
n qualification, ms an American VINO mas
some un-American interest 70 serve,
some foreign country to serve, because
of his ancestry The man VINO '"u'
acts is the hyphenated American
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-01
Attacks Alliance.

"This is not a mere abstract question
which | am discussing. At this very
moment II is blazoned forth in the pub
lie press that branches of the German
American Alliance, so called, in differ
ent parts Of the country, are attempt
ing 10 coerce timid and unscrupulous
politicians by threatening to vote
against them or by actually voting
against them. when the German Amer
can Alliance regards their action as
unsatisfactory from the standpoint not
of the United States. but of Germany.
These branches of the alliance openly
take the ground that they intend to
shape American politics IN the inter.
ests not Of the United States. but OF
Germany. go.
THE German American Alliance OF
Pennsylvania, for instance, as reported
in the public press, states that ~ IN
tends TO show the leaders of the ma
tional conventions that they nave TO
deal with the united German American
vote Such n statement represents
moral treason TO the Republic. Branches
of the German American Alliance IN
other parts Of the country have used
practically the same language. The
alliance has put forth no programme
affecting America. The programme on
which il wishes American citizens to
vote is one affecting Germany, and only
Germany. do not in the least object
10 il because il denounces me. 1t has
denounced Mr.. Wilson almost as often
and almost as severely. One of its IA
vorire forms of denunciation includes
Mr.. Wilson. Mr.. Root and myself az
equally 10 be opposed in the interest OF
Corn,auv
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28
Hourly NnrMng.

Few people appreciate the oppor-
tunity offered to them in having pro-
fessiOnal medical aid, in the form of
nursing, rendered by the newly intro
duced method OF hourly nursing.
Hourly nursing since its introduce
ton into New York city has become
so popular and so practical that its
growth has extended to all wide-awake
cities.
A few words concerning its char
acter will, doubtless. be Of benefit to
those who may not be thoroughly ac-
ouainted with its advantages. The
sole purpose OF hourly nursing is tC
offer TO the public the services Of q
graduate nurse for short periods OF
from one to ten hours That is, C
say, that IL ones illness does not re,
quire a nurse for week or even Q
day one can get the same services fol
one hour that one was formerly
Obliged TO engage for day. The ad,
yantages OF such an arrangement will
become quite apparent after one has
tested it.
The charge for such services is one
dollar for the first hour and seventy
five cents for each succeeding hour
Thus II becomes possible to employ
the services from one hour up TO ter
without the necessity of previous en-,
gagement.
The medical association and the
nurses association have delegated
Mrs. Wayne Harding, r. ~, 10 supply
the wants of this community
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28
Crown Prince vs.. lansing.

Once more. according to the Wash
ington correspondents, Crown Prince
McAdoO has outwelghed the advice OF
Secretary Lansing in the conduct OF
the foreign affairs of the United States
Throughout the European war Sec
rotary McAdoo has exercised n potent
influence over President Wilson in the
conduct OF foreign relations, and al
times Secretary Lansing has been sc
upset over the situation that he has
temporarily retired, on the plea OF i'll
health. from the direction of the state
department.
This situation has arisen again in
connection with the proposed rctalia-
tory measures for alleged British viola
tons OF American rights. Secretary
Lansing insists that the president
should do nothing contrary 10 inter
national law or which would create
presidents which may arise to hamper
this nation in the future. Mr.. McAdou
urges that the president play the
game for its political effect, without
regard to anything else. And the in
dicatlOns are that, as usual, Mr.. Nc
Adde'S advice will prevail.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28
Has Habit Fastened.

Prof. Fisher OF Yale has prepared
q list Of reasons why Wilson should
be reelected. They are not as nu-
merous as those which Prof. Wilson
could draw for himself, the Tele-
gram dares say-but the conclusion
which Fisher brings up from the bot
tom OF the pool Is certainly enter
tanning. He says that Wilson should
be reelected because he has made
so many mistakes during his present
term that he has run out Of mis-
takes and will 20 errorless during
the next four years.
The Telegram doubts If such rea-
soning will appeal to the country.
The people will prefer to think that
man who has filled one presidential
term TO repletion with mistakes
probably has the habit fastened up
on him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28
Insult 10 Intelligence.

A Wilson Business Mems League has
been started In West Virginia. Re
election Of President Wilson and a
continuance OF prosperity" is Its
motto.
Both the formation OF this league
and It's slogan are Interesting. We
we're not quite sure that thore we're
any business men In West Virginia
favorable to Wilson! And real thrill
goes with the discovery that there are
business men who think that the
present administration deserves some
credit for the present abnormal pros
Derity in the United States.
The Wilson administration was
nearly a year and half old when
the great war broke out. On the
first OF August, 1914. the new Demo
cratic tariff law had been in effect
more than nine months. The indus
trial and commercial condition Of the
country during those nine months
was a true indication OF the capacity
Of the men now in control OF the gov.
eminent at Washington. to provide
prosperity FOR the nation under nor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28
Eine Record.

Howard Sutherland's political
record, both as state senator and as
congressman-at-large, is an excel
lent one" writes the Hon. Geo, A.
Laughlin in the Wheeling Telegraph.
He is honest, capable and SEEM
ingly courageous. AS a public ser
want he has demonstrated his useful
ness and his election to the Senate
would reflect credit upon his con-
stituency. ~ Mr.. Hughes is our next
president he should be backed by a
Republican Congress. The election
Of Sutherland to the Senate would be
one step in that direction. If the
policies of the Republican party are
to prevail-if the principle Of protec-
ton to American workmen and in
dustrIes is to be restored-Mr. Suth-
erland should then succeed Mr.. Chill
ton as a United States senator"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28
WHY lie NIny DO Il

II John T. McGraw goes on the
stump and advocates the election Of
Wilson and Cornwell 1t will be- only
because he is compelled to by sheer
brute force"
There isn't McGraw Democrat in
West Virginia but will know that he
had 10 make 1t and that he didn't
believe in his heart what his lips were
compelled to open to utter. Nor will
anybody else who knows the clrcum-
stances Of the fallen idol of the Dem
ocratic party, and the humiliation
heaped upon him in his dark hour,
but will feel sympathy for him. nor
thoughtlessly condemn him for en-
acting an insincere role in which u
cruel fate, backed up by brutal COM
blnatlon OF crooked finance and cor
rupt politics, has caste him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

NAL conditions.
During the six months Immediately
preceding the outbreak OF the Euro
pean war we had almost panic condi-
tons in this country. II national
campaign had been in progress in
July. 1914, no Democratic orator
would have dared to talk about pros
DerIty as an argument for keeping his
party in power
We are prosperous today because
Of Europe's demand for powder and
shells and steel; we are prosperous
because the war has either closed Eu.
ropean factories or Communicated
them for the work Of producing army
supplies.
Since the war began our factories
have been practically free from com
petition in the home market. AT the
same time they have had a highly
stimulated demand from the countries
at war. No administration could have
prevented feVerish prosperity under
such conditions and any Democratic
campaign speaker who appeals ia
voters on the ground Of the prosperity
OF the time is merely insulting the
intelligence Of his hearers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28

and bridges have been blown up,
property which could not be carried
away has been generally destroyed
out of sheer candalism. Many mines
which could not be injured great
deal by the torch have been attacked
in new way.
Carranza has heaped on them the
most exorbitant taxes, in some cases
thlrty-three per cent of the maximum
possible gross revenue. Others have
been unable to maintain cars for
shipping ore to tidewater without
paying heavy fees to the military
commanders in addition to paying
excess railway charges.
Oil Companies Protected.
Oil Companies have suffered the
least, perhaps, because their con-
tinued operation has been earnestly
desired by Carranza. who has pulled
his bankrupt government OF the
rocks by means of the taxes imposed
on oil and sisal production. Mer-
chants have been forced out Of busl-
ness by the perils attendant on the
rapidly changing currency system
and the compulsiOn to accept each
new issue, however worthless tho
merchant may know 1t to be.
Farmers Lose on SiSal.
There is also the case of the sisal
monopoly, created by order of Car
rama and by grace of the United
States government, which permitted
the monopoly to finance itself here
and to carry on here its entire bust
ness, admittedly monopoly. and 70
advance the price of sisal at Will, as
1t has.
Sisal is the principal fiber used
in binder Irvine. Therefore the
American farmers are now paying
10000, 900 a year to the Mexican
government and the American pro
moters which they never had to pay
beforehand the Mexican slsal grow
err get sexactly what he was getting
before.
Losses of this sort permit some
thing of an estimate. The losses to
individuals as estimated by these IN
dividuals are being cited to the state
department and have been referred
to II for years. Efforts. however, to
learn from that department how
many claims there are and how much
they aggregate have been unsuccess-
full.
The number OF claims has been es-
timated at $500, the amounts al
ready filed at 100000, 1000, with a
vast amount to come.
Letters Of Protest "Filed."
Here is section from a recent
letter TO mining company which
has suffered in many ways and la
bored under the delusion that the
wilson administration would project
American citizens rights, as every
other administration has protected
them.
partment has made repeated unsuc-
cessful representations in behalf OF
YOUR company" writes the state de-
nartment. THE departments regrets
to inform you that owing to the pres
ent condition of affairs in Mexico 1t
deems 1t useless to renew such rep
resentation at this particular time.
The solicitor of the state depart
meut, who passes on all such claims
and to who mall inquiries about such
Mexican matters are referred, admit