Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-09
7. R. WILL ADDRESS
CONVENTION IF ASKED
TELLS COMMITTEEMAN JACKSON
TINT \ WORD FROM RErUB-
IC\NS WILL BRING HIM.
In Telegram Urges That the Forces
Get Together for the Honor
of America.

CHICAGO. June S.-Colonel Roose-
velt's telegraphed reply to the invita-
ton of william jackson. Republican
national committeeman for Maryland
To come to Chicago and address the
Republican convention is as follows;
II can only say that If the conven-
tion desires me to address 1t, | shall
be glad to do so.
II very earnestly hope that the Re
publlCans and PrOgressives assembled
at Chicago will keep steadily in mind
this crisis. not only for America, but
for the world and the need that their
action shall rise level to
the crisis. | hope that their aim will
be not merely to nominate a man who
can be elected next November but n
man that If elected. will
again place this nation where II be-
longs 10y making it true to itself and
therefore, true to all mankind.
President Wilshon, however ami
able his intentions, has rendered Ia
this people the most evil service that
can be rendered 10 great democracy
by its chosen leader. lie has dulled
the nations conscience by
teaching our people to accept high
sounding words as the offset and
atoucmcnt for shabby deeds .
II VIII be no easy task TO arouse the
aUstcre self-rcspcct which has been
lullcd to slumber by these means TO
TINS task we should bend out united
energies
Forget Differences.
The differences that have divided
good Americans Of all shades
of political belief from one another
in the past sink into nothing when
compared with the issues now de
manding decision. They are the
issues of unified \mericanism and
OF national preparedness. /, we are
not all Of US americans and nothing
else thon The nation itself will
crumble into dust.
IF we are mon thoroughly pr,uarcd
then sooner or later We shall
have 10 submit To the viii Of an alien
courticr
These questions are today
in concrete form before yOd for de
cision. For two years in tho facc of
the awful world cataclysm this nation
has not in the smallest Gcp.ce
prepared itself TO ward off Iad.3rr
No Excuses viii Await
No excuse now made by those ic-
spousiblc for this inlcuon is entitled
to serious consideration FRO
fcsslonal Germ an Americans are
serving notice on members Of your
convention that your action must he
taken with a view to the interests
Of Germany | believe with
all my heart that action Of these sin-
lister professional Germau-A mcrIcans
viii De repudiatcd with angry con
tempt by the great mass of our fell
lOW-citizcns who are IN whole or In
part Of German good. But the
professional Gernau-hucricdns are
seeking to tcrrorizc your convention,
for they wish to elect next Noycn,brr
a man who shall not be but the
viccroy Of foreign government. II
is for your convention to repudiate
them. This can he lone only " such
action enables all loyal Amcri-
CANS To join in the effort 10 reach the
goal we all haze in view.
can we not forgetting our differ
enccs. now join, for the safety and
honor Of our country 10 enforce the
policies Of genuine Americauism and
genuine preDarcdncss2
As far as my own soul IS known
10 me. II Us in this same spirit that lt
this tune I make my appeal to Re
publiCans aud Irogrcssivcs assem-
blcd at Chicago.
CSigned)
THEODORE ROOSENELi,'