Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-01
Policy of Taking Orders
From "PoWcrs" Dctri-
mental to Country.
ROOSEVELT FLAYING
DEMOCRATIC POLICY
Former President Is Re
lentIcSs in His Attack
on Present Leaders.

ID ATTLE CREEK. Mich, sept. 80
~ President Wilson'S administration
was assailnd by Theodore Roosevelt,
in an address which he made here
late today on behalf If the candidacy
Of Charles Il. Hughes. He referred
to President Wilson az II man oil
words" and to the Republican candI-
datc as "a man of deeds "
Speaking to the thous't Ids of people
packed into circus tent, Colonel
Roosevelt charged that President VIII
son Sacrificed the national honor of
the United States" because he fcart 4
to pay the price for Ipholding it.
Roosevelt characterized Preside Mt
Wilson'S European and Mexican poll
cies as "cowardly" ah1 as following
tho lines Of least resistance"
"President Wilson, by hiS policy or
tame submission to insult and injury
from all whom he feared, has invite'
the murder of our men, women anu
children by Mexican bandlts on land
and German submarines On the sea,
said the former president
Talks MEXICO.
Colonel Roosevelt spoke at length
on the Mexican situation. He cru.
ciZed President Wilson fer refusing to
recognize Huerta ana for recognizing
the Carranza government.
"Every argument lxsInst Huerta
applied with tenfold more truth ami
weight against Carren2l." he SAID.
p, Colonel Roosevelt dccllred that fear
enj hone Of political profit caused
president Wilson tie force passase Of
the Adamson eight hour day bill.
Roosevelt's closing words We're
plea for Hughes election. II appeal
to my fellow-citzcns that they elect
Mr.. Hughes and repudiate Mr. Wilson
because only by so 1oing can tkev
gave America from the faint of gross
selfishness."
Discussing the Adamson bill Mr..
Roosevelt charged that President Will
son in urging passage of the measure
by congress took his orders from that
one of the parties which he most
feared.
The colonel referred to the torpe-
doing of the Lusitania by a German
submarine as "the most colossal sin
gle instance of the murder of noncom
batants. including men, women and
children, that had been perpetrated by
any power calling itself civilized for
over n century.
"I have been asked what / would
have done IL | had been president
when the Lusitania was torpcdoed,"
shouted the speaker. 81 would in
stantly have taken possession Of every
German ship interned I'm this country
and then | would have said. Now we
will discuss not whnt we will give,
but what we will give back.
This utterance received iwld APP
plause.
When he began his attack on the
Adamson bill Colonel Roosevelt de-
clared that an increase of wages and
not the eight-hoUr day was the real
issue.
q believe in the elsht-hour day as
the general rule toward which we
must strive" he said, "but | recognize
that special needs must be met IL
special Industries and that in all such
cases there must be a very careful
consideration Of all the conditions be
fore final action is taken"
Several speakers preceded the
colonel. Former Senator Lafayette
Young of Iowa said Colonel Roosevelt
told him last December at oyster Bay
that he would support Hughes for
president II the latter were nominated.
He added the Democratic party had
done what the Progressive party IN
tended to do.
Country Is Progressive.
This country Is progressive" ho
continued. 81 am progressive. | 10
not spell it with "A capital p. but run
Just as fast. / am surprised at II g
company some OF the men who spell
the word with big ~ are keeping
Thousands Of people from BATHS
Creek and surrounding sections ~
Michigan massed along gaily deco
rated streets. gave Theodore ROOse-
Welt a noisy greeting here today when
no arrived from New York to address
the Republican mass meeting. This
was Colonel Roosevelt'5 first cam
pa!gn speech in Michigan for Charles
u Hughes and the secohd he haH
made thus far on behalf of the Re-
publican candidate for president
Makes Short Iall.
On his journey here the colonel
made a brief rear-platform speech at
Marshall, Mich. Many women carry
ing babies were in the audience and
Mr.. Roosey cit praised them Tor be-
ing good citizens" Boy scouts were
present and the former president On"
dOrsed the purpose OF their organiza-
tiun.
The coming Of Colonel Roosevelt
was regarded by locH! Republicans
and Progrcssives rs the last stcL in
the reconciliation of those parties In
Michigan. DELEGATIONS we're present
from ten southern Michigan counties
to welcome the forTder president A
feature OF the parade was float In
which were seated the two chairmon
of the split Republican state conv en-
ton OF 1912. On top Of this float
was a dove Of peace.
That's Different.