The Hartford republican., 1917-06-01
Be LOYAL URGES
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
To AUDIENCE or SEVERAL THOU,
SAND AT MiNEoLA. NEW
YORK.

Mineola, n. Y. . May 30.-Col.
Theodore Roosevelt, addressing sew
"neighbors" at the fair grounds here
today. appealed to the wealthy among
them not to employ labor to beautify
their estates. while the country is at
war Lifting his hat and pointing
to a huge American flag nearby, he
urged those present Ito come to the
front in an eager desire to serve with
their bodies with every quality of
their souls and spirit and mind; with
their service, labor and military skill
and not stand upon words. but in
deeds. for the one flag that floats
over us-that flag which holds in it's
folds the future glory of mankind"
\. The former President reviewed the
Sheriff's reserve corps. composed OF
many of the most prominent citizens
of his home county. Turning TO the
audience. Col Roosevelt declared il
there was any man in the country
who was not prepared to do every
thing in his power now when the
Nation calls" he had better go away.
do not think in terms of self sac
rifice but in terms of service" said
Col. Roosevelt. II do not pity man.
who has a chance to risk his life for
his country; l envy him.
Must BE Loyalty.
There must be absolute and undi-
vided loyalty to our flag. The events
of the past two years have shown that
no man can be any more loyal to two
flags than to two wives. Any man
who is not a good husband is not
good citizen. A man must be loyal
to his wife and TO his country. Now
that Germany stands as the most eff
cient military autocracy that the
world has ever seen, no man is
good American who does no stand I
against Germany and for this country
with all his heart"
The former President asserted that
UNIVERSAL service is a necessary cor
Rotary to UNIVERSAL suffrage"
Il believe in suffrage" he said,
but not for suffrage for any woman
shirking her duty, and will work for
the disfranchisement of any man or
woman who does not work in peace or I.
in war in any chance OF service the .
Government demands.
I'VE hear, of course, of conscien /
tious objection to fighting. do not !
ask any man to violate his conscience, I
bur will not stand for him violating .
mine. either. If any man is too con-
to fight, he ought TO take 1
his conscience out and look at it, for ,
it is certainly sick"
he Mans Man.
The first duty of a man, the Col
onel added, is to be "a mans man, /
not just sexless creature who wants
to fight for him."
He urged those present, as a pat
riotic duty to subscribe for Liberty
Loan bonds.
THE bonds will be safe unless
Uncle Sam smashes up" said the
former President, "and if the United
States smashes up We will all be
smashed up, and il won't make any
difference whether the bonds will be
good or bad"
"The people" he declared, can
prevent Wall Street from financing
the Government" if they themselves
will finance the Government
Every man and every woman who
because Wall Street fin
ances the Government" he continued,
'and then does not do his or her
share to finance the Government has
no right to snarl at Wall Street for
doing more and being more patriotic
than you yourselves have been.
Il want to say to you men of
wealth" concluded the Colonel, that
this is a bad summer to hire men to
DO some useless thing, so don't hire
men to move trees around or to build
brick walls that look as If they were
meant for an asylum"
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