New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-01
An American Family.

"The other day in Detroit, when :
smoke for universal service based ~
universal training, a woman in the gal.
lerv called out 10 me, while she waved
an American flag: 4 have two sons:
I offer them il the need comes.
answered her: If every mother IN our
country would make the same oner'
there would be no need for any mothet
To send her sons to war Now, from
tho press Of the following day ! saw
that her name was Mrs. Anna Neuer'
wife of ID. VI. Neuer. Her husband.
Judging from the name, must, OF
course. be Of German ancestry. her
father fought on the Union side IN the
Civil War. Her two sons are not Ter
man-Americans any more than they are
ENGLISH Americans or any other type
Of hvphenated American. they are
Americans. That is an American fam
iIv Mrs. Neuer represents the type
nj woman that we like TO think OF as
tvnically American. All | am asking
Of our people is that they shall be
American exactly in tho sense that the
Neuer family is American.
"The salvation Of our people lies IN
having a nationalized and unified
America. ready for the tremendous
tasks of both war and peace. ! appeal
20 all our citizens, no matter from
what land their forefathers came. 70
keen this ever in mind, and TO shun
With scorn and contempt the sinister
;ntrig,ers and mischief makers VINO
would seek to divide them along lines
Of creed. of birthplace or or national
origin. ask them TO remember that
49, Ia hut one safe motto for all
Americans. no matter whether they
were horn here or abroad, no matter
from what land their ancestors came;
and that il the simple and loyai.
motto mo-, AMERICA FOR AMERICANS
In his address at the Mercantile
cInb Colonel Roosevelt emphasized
tho need Of cooperation between busl-
moss men and labor and the govern
ment. ~ c.torol
"tbere have been two tendencies at
work in America each harmful. There
came grave abuses due to unrestricted
inJivi dualism when the individuals
found themselves in despotlc control
81 LARGE business units. Then came
abuses on the part of those who de-
sired through governmental agencies
to end those abuses. .Luo
"The remedies then proposed. while u,
they would end the abuses, would XIII
"Nore and more we have grown to
rooiize that we must come. partly
through governmental action and more
through social consciousness, 70
acknowledge on the part Of the heads
Of great Industries that they owe
duty to the public, TO those VINO WORK
for them. In the government we must
feel that instead of trying 10 desVro!
great industries we must cordially en-
courage them and at the same time
as far as possible, see that justice Is
done by them toward one anothel;
toward the general public ana to"aru
the wage workers.
"When the present war IS over we
shall see new Europe, and IN many
uavs that will De the new world, and
we will be the old world. They VIII
have adopted many things we must
adopt. because we will profit by their
experience. .-
~ believe most emphatically that our
erd must be preparedness IN matters
social and Industrial, combining e.
ticiency and justice.
at is absolutely certain that aggres-
sion will be invited by the nation tha'
is opulent, aggressive and unprepared;
I'VE have in this country free speech
but the luxury of ready tongue can
not permanently be enjoyed with safety
by the man with an unready hand; l
wish to see our tongues a little less
ready and our hands a little more
ready.
81 am not afraid Of the apostles OF
absolute appropriateness. don't re-
gard the man who believes IN no pre-
paredness as a source Of danger. II a
man is foolish enough we can centre
public attention on his folly. The dan
gerous man is the well meaning man,
who firmly believes that if you prepare
a little. but not much, you will be all
right. Either prepare or don't.
When the Colonel went TO the Mer-
camille Club the street in front OF the
building was packed. A cheer arose as
he entered his automobile and the
crowd called for a speech. Colonel
Roosevelt stood on the seat OF the auto
mobile and 1aid:
Il am sorry that circumstances were
such that ! could not address the PEG
pie Of St. Louis in a large hall. But
have just one thing 10 say: ! am here