El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-25
DEFENCE, PRIME DUTY-R005EVELT

The events Of the past two years
proved war was always 10 be expected
We Are Unprepared-
At this moment he said. we are
prepared neither physically nor spirit
ually. to face d serious foe We owe
this lameRtahle fact to several causes
but especially TO the eFil Ieaders t.p
given our people i'm high places MT
Wilson has not only been too proud TO
fight but has also been too proud to
col Roosevelt said the country
should have 81 navy relative to the
other powers what our navy was m
February. 1909. and a regular army OF
225.000 short term men winch Wouiu
provide a mobile army OF lz7-ooo 10
$50. 600 10 deal with such exigencles as
the Mexican situation.
Praises GuardSmen.
7 honor the national guardSmen
who are at the 'front.' he said. IheF'
have the true sOldierly stuff IN them
But the system under Wnlcn tney nav
been sent is an atroclous one ana
should be changed at once They nave
been tricked into going into what they
supposed was a war on behalf Of the
country They should never have oeeh
sent for mere police duty
Advocates Universal Service.
Col Roosevelt declared his thorough
advocacy Of universay military tram
ing with no distinctions Whatever
quite as much for what IL would mean
for the people in time OF peace as IN
war
He said president Wilson had tried
to satisfy both the pacifists and the
advocates Of preparedness
After referring briefly 10 the tariff
commission. the rural credits legisia-
tion and the child labor bill which, ne
said was so drawn as possibly 10 ne
Ineffective Col Roosevelt said the Ee-
Dublfcan party believes in protecting
the legitimate interests Of business
men, corporations and laboring men
He declared the very least benefit
ro1,1d he secured hy the efforts of nit
ter preachers Of class hatred" He said
the "adroit demagogy of the Demo
cratic leaders offers worse than no
solution of the problems affecting us
Advocates Repeal Of Hay Bill
Col Roosevelt advocated repeal OF
the Hav military bin and the restora-
ton of the militia To its former status
He cited Switzerland Development IS
an instance of what compulsory mill
tary training would do ia developing
a country physically. mentaiiy anu
morally"
A.kS Women 10 Vote for Hughes.
The colonel divided his afternoon
speech. which primarily was 70 the
women Of the state. between an APP
neal TO them TO vote for hughes ana
q sharp criticism Of the aominlStra-
tion-s foreign and Mexican poHcles-
He declared the passage OF an amend
menr TO the constitution OF the Inlteu
States enfranchisiuE women. was the
most eXpedient goal for the suffraslstS
row and asserted Mr. Hughes would
maintain his announced stand IN favor
OF this amendment
The colonel participated in three
parades through the business section
one on his arrival one in the after
noon. when a committee Of Republi-
can women escorted him 10 the audi
forum for his speech. and a red fire
demonstration at night
WouId Have seized ships.
The colonel told the crowd that D
he had been president. and had sent
president wilson's strict accounta-
hilffv~ message to Germany there
would have been no more ships sunk
unless there was fight afterwaru-
72e4 deaths as a consequence, because
other nations believed we'd welcome
being kept out Of war Il I'd Deen
president then I'd have seized every
inrerned German ship and then
have sasd TO Germany. Now we Ii see.
not about what you are going 10 give
rs as compensation. but what We are
going TO give you