The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-01
Bryan and Ford Nice Men.
and He Likes Them i'm
Private Life.
HAD No FAVORITES
WHEN EXECUTIVE
Roosevelt ASSails German.
American Alliance as
Anti-American.

e. LOUIS, May 31.-Theodore Roose-
wl, spent a busy day here to-day, maxi
'ns thiee speeches. in which he de-
nounced the German-American Alliance
a. IN anti-Amer!can Alliance. lie as
sailed wha, he called the hyphenates, as
sering that the acts OF the leaders OF
the German-American Alliance who seek
TO coerce public men, are moral trea-
son"
MI Roosevelt arrived SO early this
morning that only about 5000 people
were on hand to greet him. But when
t came out Of the Mercantile Club and
entered his automobile TO be driven to
the City Club he was greeted by a ,hrong
that filled the streets.
When the Colonel was seen in the bus;-
ness district thousands gathered. cheer
hg and applauding him. His speeches
We're all received with great acclaim
His speech at the City club In the
Afternoon was the only one of the three
prepared in advance. In this he added
pecial denunciation of the German.
American Alliance of St. Louis for vot-
Ing down proposal to take part in the
PREPAREDNESS parade which will be held
here OH June 3.
Ia the course OF one OF his Aalks re-
pying to President " ilsons speech he
declared that he did not have to deal
with Bryan or Ford
Both are nice. amiable men, and |
like them in private life" he said. but
decline TO take part IN any such wild
mental JOY ride as would be necessary u
! had to discuss seriously their atti-
tude."
Roosevelts first speech was made NJ
breakfast at the Planters Hotel, where
he was taken Immediately after his ar
rival. a crowd greeted him at the
tnion station. but few were on the
Streets along the route to the hotel
Tnkes Issue With Wilson.
In his speech at breakfast the Colonel
devoted most OF his time to taking issue
win President Wilson'S Memorial Day
address,
The President in his speech said he
Vas for universal voluntary training"
kd!d Mr. Roosevelt. That is All express
slon precisely similar to that which you
would use II in speaking Of schools You
snoud say you believed in universal
obligatory attendance upon all children
except those that didn't wish TO go 20
school at all
In connection with the word train
Ing the words universal voluntar ry
nave the same effect that acid has upon
aikal-'hsy neutralize each other
J am going TO take the liberty of say
'hs Just word about myself In con-
'ec'lon with my own ancestors. | came
OF Old Colonial stock My people have
been here 259 years--long before the
Revolution II you wanted 10 express
my connection with an Old World land
for it"
Among his ancestors the Colonel said
were some Germans who founded Ger
maj Town, Pa, two English and Welsh
iam!iles Of farmers. an Irlshman who
ired IN Pennsylvania or Maryland, some
ncp'ch and French Huguenots in Georgia
and some Dutch.
Didn't Pick Their Foe.
MY ancostors." he continued, fol
!'""H Washington. and they never asked
Nh''h'r their Generals were OF English
herman. Irish or French origin nor did
'n'y al Princeton refuse 10 fight be-
cause the enemy were British. They
moved against all the forces of the op-
position regardless of what land they
had come from
"h"n | was President ! treated with
''ehqsh!p all foreign countries.
p'dyel no iavorites. In asserting the
rt"'s OF this country, whether against
Ehs'and or Germany, played no
'aV'riles, asserted the rights OF this
.1uh'rs tho same against one as against
we o'her, ana when asserted the rights
VI 'Als country against England | ex-
ir'td the support OF every American Of
A'f'Hh descent, and when asserted the
,'ff' "t this country against Germany
I"Npected the support OF every American
~ German descent That's what mean
~ playing no favorites"
"a Introducing Mr. Roosevelt John y.
4.'huE had referred to the Declaration
"' Independence. The Colonel at this
p",n' N his speech turned to Icahy and
taid
foG referred to the Declaration Of
an'cr'hd"Hce The day after it was
"I'i''h the men who signed it put il mo
Ne.ltion at the risk of their lives.
" II had been merely a collection
ol nm" phrases, II " had been constructed
ara '0mposcd merely as a magnificent
go. lh"ndry effort. sand not reduced to
sci"n, nobody would have remembered
alter It had been written.
~" men who wrote the Dcclarat ION
'"' lhI"iendcnce Translated their words
mo deeds 50 did Abraham Lincoln I'm
''' ''ttyshurg speech. in his second in
t'-- y address. II Lincoln in making
W. pledges had spoken in Picknick-
Co., ''".' ''ithor ~ rs speeches would
os icid l"'dhN, Don't declare for any
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