The Washington times., 1916-01-21

nuncistion of what he termed Ger
msny's cynical disregard Of the OBJ
legations OF international humanity"
on the one hand and with high praise
for German national efficiency" and
care OF Its workers on the other,
Theodore Roosevelt delivered the
principal address before the National
Conference on AmericaniEation here
last night, The meeting was hSld in
the Metropolitan Opera House.
Under the theme Of Fear God and
Take Your own Part" Colonel Roose-
velt appealed to America to fulfll her
promises OF liberty and equal oppor-
tunity to the people who come from
foreign lands. holding that to be the
frst essential in Transforming them
into desirable citizens.
Declaring that "the professors of
every form of hpyhenated American
ism are as thoroughly the foes of
this country as II they dwelt without
its borders and made active war
against It." the colonel added: "once
IT was true. as Lincoln said, that this
country could not endure half free
and half slave. Today II Is true that
IL cannot endure half American and
half foreign. The hyphen Is incom-
patible with patriotism" Further on
In the course OF his address. ne sald:
Wants Allegiance Undivided.
THE larger Americanism demands
that we insist that every immigrant
Who comes here shall become an Amer
ican citizen and nothing else; II he
shows that he still remains at heart
more loyal to another land let him be
promptly returned to that land, and II.
on the other hand, he shows that he Is
in good faith and ole-heartedly an
American. let him be treated as on a
fun equality with the native born"
Military training starting in the high
schools of the country. greater Govern
mental control over corporations and
likewise lessened state control. togeth-
er with Federal supervision and eneour-
agement of the manufacture OF muni-
tions were other questions urged by
him.
I'm a book which has long been a
favorite in one family one of the char
acters sums up the duty of man as be-
ing to Fear God and, hlke your own
part. Colonel Roosevelt said, Sure
~ 1t is just as good a motto for a ma
ton as for a man. We fear God when
we do Justice TO and demand justice
from the men within our own borders.
We must do II to the weak and we must
DO IL TO the strong We must organize
our social and industrial life so as to
secure a reasonable equality of oppor-
tunity for all men to show the stuff
that Is in them and a reasonable divi-
sion among those engaged in Industrial
work of the reward for that industrial
work"
DeplOreS InactiOn.
Discussing Germany, Colonel Roose-
velt said
For the last eighteen months I have
borne testimony with all my strength
against Germany. because OF its Gym
tcal disregard OF tho obligations Of IA
ternational humanity. alike in It's deal
inGs with Belgium, in the outraEes com
mitted on noncombatants, Of other ma
tionalities and In it's assaults Oh our
own people. 1t has been to our deem
discredit as n nation that we have not
actively and effectively interfered
against the callouS brutality. But ex-
actly as hold It to be an abhorrent
thing TO show timidity or weakness In
dealing with Germany where GERMANY
is wrong-where she wrongs either our
selves or others-so l hold 1t an un-
speakab!e foolish thing to refuse to pay
heed to the German example where this
example should be followed by other
nations.
Germany offers a striking example Of
national efficiency. on n gigantic scale.
Germany has been far In advance Of us
in securing industrial assurance. old age
pensions and homes, a reasonable fair
division Of profits between employer
and employed, and the like. She has
also been far in advance OF us In the
way she has both controlled and en-
couraRed Industry. Above all, she has
been far In advance OF us In securing
national cohesion. In requiring both
from the great employer and from the
man who tolls with his hands the full
est and most complete loyalty to the ma
tiop.
For Control of War Plants.
I'VE should at once begin government
tai announcement and control OF our
plants. To make war on them
is TO make war on the United States;
and those doing so should be treated
accordingly and all who encourage them
should be treated accordingly. The eX-
isting plants should be encouraged in
every legitimate way, and provision
made to encourage their continuance
after the war. But it Is most unfor-
the seacoast. The establishment OF mu-
milton plants further inland should be
IN every way encouraged and pro-
noted Pittsburgh is as far East as any
plant should by rights be placed. This
whole matter OF providing and regulat-
ing the output of munitions Is one IN
which Germany should especially stand
as our model.
For adequate defense we need a big
efficient navy. a small efficient army
tone of q quarter OF . million men,
which, relatively to the population of
the nation, is no larger than the police
force of New York city is to the popula-