New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-28
Plain Americans Sing
ing "We Want Teddy"
Pledge Their Aid.
ISN'T 1T GREAT?"
T. RS GREETING
mot a Tribute to Me, but
Demonstration for Amer
icanism," He Says.

lfrom star Cor-ponden, ~ me rrfbun..l
Oyster Bay, May 27.-Two miles OF
marching humanity-pl Americans,
they insisted on calling themselves
clambered Sycamore Hill this after
noon, wrecked the front porch OF Colo
mel Roosevelt's house and all but
wrecked the ironclad Roosevelt CON
stitution by pumping his right arm out
OF its socket in an effort 20 convince
him that they wanted 70 see his par
ticular brand OF Americanism IN the
White House.
In many ways il was the most BIZ
zsrre of the numerous picturesque dem
onstrations Roosevelt's homo has wit
messed. Wall Street men who once
swore that the former President was
dragging the nation 70 perdition kept
step with Democrats who were equally
certain that he was running the indus
tries OF the country. German-born
Americans who have long since dropped
the hyphen from their names agreed
with other foreign-born citizens that
the country was not broad enough TO
admit Of tho presence Of men Of di-
vided loyalty.
Three Trains Dump Crowd.
Three special trains were crowded
with men and few women who were
glad TO give up their Saturday after
noon leisure TO express their opinions
on preparedness and Rooseveltism. The
women started the song I'VE DID Raise
Our Boy To BE a Soldier" while the
men followed with The Army and Navy
Forever"
II was a demonstration for prepared
ness and Americanlsm generally and
Colonel Roosevelt specifically. Those
who attacked the house on Sycamore
Hill this afternoon are convinced that
Roosevelt and preparedness are syn
onymous. Even Disbrow, the local edi-
tor-enemy of the former President,
forgot his antipathy for the Moose
leader and marched up 70 the house
and shook his hand to-day.
"I may not always have been an sd-
mirer Of Roosevelt, but ! am an Amer
ican and believe in preparedness" he
said in explanation.
Hyphen Thrown Away.
Richard NJ. Hurd, spokesman for the
pilgrims to Oyster Bay, compressed the
sentiment Of the marchers into one SEN
tence when he parsphrased Lincoln and
caid: This country cannot exist half
American, half hyphen." And Colonel
Roosevelt, giving his unqualified assent,
answered: "The hyphen is A bar sinls-
ter drawn across our coat of arms
1--WE have the right 10 demand that
every man who comes here become
an American and nothing else" he said,
emphasizing the remark by driving his
right fist into his left hand.
The answer was unanimous cheer
that was participated in by the score
or more of German-born business men
who made up the visiting body.
Colonel Roosevelt placed the respon-
sibility Of making this country one Of
which the pilgrim could be proud upon
the shoulders of the native born Amer
icanism for generations. The man who
leans particularly the native stock
that has breathed the atmosphere Of
Americanism for generations. The man
who possessed American citizenship by
right of birth, he argued, owed IT TO the
man who gained citizenship by emigra-
tion TO aid him in becoming an Ameri-
can in deed and thought as we'll as
name.
Roosevelt Demonstration.
Even the weather man participated
In the arrangements for to-day's Roose-
Welt demonstration. Marchers could not
have asked for better weather had they
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