The Detroit times., 1916-10-02
T.R. SAVAGE
IN AT TACKS
ON WILSON
Colonel Speaks to Big
Gathering in Battle
Creek
FLAYS POLICY
TOWARDS MEXICO

BATTLE CREEK. Mich, Oci
--Republicanism's reserve ar7il.erv
was opened here In behalf col.
Charles Evans Hughes hy Col 1heo.
dore Roosevelt Saturday afternoon
Il was the "a presidents second
address OF the campaign Ia IT he
excorlated President Wilson's Euro
pean and Mexican policies as avoid
Ing public, duty "by adTot-eloc4ti0E
end by the simple poiicl Of drugg.Ls
our souls with the narcotic OF mean
ingiess phrasemongering In which
these fine words have had tho
meaning geaseled out OF them
Roosevelt devoted more than a
third OF his speech 10 GeCryiug the
stand taken by the president IN tae
German controversy and in The Mex
lean situation He followed With Do.
nunciation OF the administration SAT.
titude on preparedness Uu~.ug 'h'
last part ~ went deeply into detail
IN criticising The manner in wt.Ch
President Wilson averted the nation.
wide railroad strike
AT tho outset" said Roosevelt D.
wish 90 say a word a. q. fr '--'-
made By 80 many people t.8t Wv
must not CritiCiss the president
did stand by the president mn
year and a half II Was With rfrr
reluctance. however. that ! was fore
ed 20 the conclusion that 20 IN an
longer was incompatible win stand
ing by the interests ~ mankind and
the honor OF this nation
81 am convinced the conscience -
this people has been scared and -s
moral sense duiled hv 'He lraGs-~r. p
OF the Naturalization and congress
during the last three wears.
Mr. Wilson's supporters E7F A."
should vote FOR him for keeping us
out Of war. In rs worth while 80 re-
member this could not have been s7 rs
in behalf ~ either G-orE. Washing
ton or Abraham Lincoln These m p
epurned the Tories and rnuUtrlC = F.
with c0ntemptuous Indignation as
feeble and cowardly folk, t-r urE'uS
pesce-at-any- price
Roosevelt recited IN detail tre va
tiops unwarned sinking by su'~F-
rines Of liners with America g
aboard He referred 20 tho Lasitar a
attack as the most colossal single
instance OF the murder ~ uon-rpr.-
batRnts. Including men, women and
N.
by any power calling Itself c'vlfzr9
for over a century" He declared o
president had full notice a. o. wha'
was 70 be done. and that ne erred In
not taking action that would have
stopped H.
And after a." said Roosevelt. Ais
teeth flashing In the old wzy and MS
voice raised 10 high fsisetto. ne or 'y
spoke. He said something about be-
Ing too proud 20 hEhf TmaR'rs
j. - rNaFrT a b. Inn be IA
the battle ~ Lexington. or Lincoln
making such a statement after Sum
ter was hred upon
Roosevelt declared tho president nae
yRciliated and reversed himself even
when he aid finally act" He sad ne
administration refused 30 resacr 20
Huerta because his title was based
on intrigue and assa ssirafior. Nut
that Col. Benavides was recognized
as president ~ Peru. "alfho Berg-
vides imprisoncd fhn president ana
ASA estimated the minister 81 war ar.
various others"
The former president SAID re-7rrf-
ton OF Carranza "waR the ac'd f.4.
p the presidents own secretary ~
= ate. Mr. Lansing He called tho
present Mexican American nezat'7-
tons ''hur'iliati0g and a'sgra .efl
He said America has earned 'N0 doe
rlsion 81 mankind by our policy -
mixed hluster hypocrisy ord grpfe.
paredness'
''Mr. Wilson speaks loftilv ~ boz
half % opprrRsed men and ut'.f.'
women" went on Roosevelt "tut hr
appears 20 have forgotten the TO-
murdered babies under TWO years 90
age that went down w''h Tho f.re.-
tNnia. and ~ INC oppressed mon art
rltiful woner' wha have been ua~-
dered and rsvished ir Mex CO.,
As 10 the wav n which fNe r~eef-
dent mot the ~ abroad crisis D.Her-
Welt declared ~ 20 surrender - brute
force" Hr went into great H.fH.'
regarding his own settlement ~ fhe
ANTHRACITE" coal strike and said 'Fa
administration erred IN rot Insisting
upon fun hearing and Riv.~ ~
everyone complete facts ard o. -n
submitting tho case % a special com.
mission"