Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-28
REGARDS HYPHEN
AS A BAR SINISTER
''We Don't Intend to Permit 1t
to Remain" Says Col.
Roosevelt.

OYSTER BAY, N. Y, May 27.-Hun-
dreds of persons came here today In
three special trains from New York
and marched from the railroad station
to Sycamore Hill, in columns four
abreast, to pay their respects to Col.
Theodore Roosevelt and assure him Of
their support in the event of his nomi-
nation for the presidency. The march
ers. headed by the 7th Regiment Band.
sang THE Army and Navy Forever"
and other popular airs.
Richard NJ Hurd, who was spokesman
for the visitors in addressing Col.
Roosevelt. said: Lincoln said this ma
tion could not endure half slave and
half free. 1t is equally true. as you
have pointed out, that this nation can
not now endure half hyphenated and
half American"
Col. Roosevelt's Reply.
Col. Roosevelt, addressing the visitors
from the porch of his home, said. in
part:
I'VE have a right to demand Of every
man who comes here and becomes a
citizen that he become an American
and nothing else. We regard the
nypnen as odT slhiStef uTaWH dCToss
our national coat at-of-arms and we don't
intend to permit 1t to remain there. To
you both natives of this country
and those born abroad, and, above
ALL to you old native Americans
of old stock. you cannot expect to
get loyalty from the immigrant or
make this a country to which proud
man can be loyal. And to do that you
have got to demand that the country
stand for courage and for strength. No
man ever yet was loyal to coward
No man ever yet was loyal to weak
ling whose weakness was due to the
fact that he would not take the pains
and undergo the effort necessary to
be strong.
Dewey Peace Provocative.
Just today 1 was very glad to see
published in the papers the letter OF
Admiral Dewey describing an incident
that took place while was President.
When we were menaced with trouble, l
acted up to my theory that the proper
way of handling international relations
was by speaking softly and carrying a
big stick And in that particular case
Dewey and the American feet repre-
sented the big stick l asked on pehaif
were not entitled. I was as courteous
as possible; / not only acted with JUS
tice. but with courtesy toward them. l
nut every battleship and every torpedo
hoat on the sea under the American
fa9 and Dewey, with instructions to
hold himself ready and in entire pre-
hardness to sail at a moments notice.
THAT didn't mean that we had war.
Dewey was the greatest possible provo
cative Of peace.
Cites Lowell Sentiment.
I'VE will do well to remember one Of
I,owelrs great lines: Peace won't
keen house with fear 1t Is a line
worth remembering, and the way to
get peace Is not being SO unprepared
as to invite war. still less by using
words which are not translated into
deeds. but by behaving with scrupu-
ious Justice and courtesy toward the
other nations, and at the same time be-
ing so prepared, both In soul and in
hody. both psiritually and materially, as
to make 1t evident that insult to this
nation by any other nation will not be
tolerated by our people.
After Col. Roosevelt had finished his
speech the visitors formed in line,
shook hands with him and passed
through his house. The large porch
from which Col. Roosevelt spoke col
lapsed at one end while the throng was
marching past. No one was hurt. how
ever.