Evening star., 1917-04-28
Cheered by Chicago Crowds.

on his~arrival today Mr.. Roosevelt
was given a reception reminiscent of
the days when he was President On
his progress through the streets from
railway station to hotel he was wei
coined by cheering croWus Una.
thronged the sidewalks and jammed s
windows. The colonel, standing in his
automobile. waved his hat and occa-
sionally shook hands with himself Chi
In his luncheon speech Mr.. Roose-
velt said; ~ 80
food. Soon we in this country snail
face a shortage of food Therefore let
US use all the grain we have for 1000
and not for intoxicants. Now that the
war is on, let US forbid any grain or
corn being used in the manufacture of
Intoxicating liquors. Let the govern
ment help the farmer by mobilizing
labor If necessary and tell our young
men that it is case of farm and
arm.
During the last two years and half
of peace we have been foolish enough
not to prepare for war; now that we
are at war, let US avoid the further
folly Of failure to prepare for the great
tasks of peace. the tasks with which
we will have to deal now while We are
at war, and which will be of over
whelming importance as soon as the
war is over.
Safe Behind British Fleet.
"As yet our people are not walked up
to the vital significance Of this war.
This is because at the moment we are
safe behind the British feet. In the
papers yesterday / saw statements
from England indicating the greatest
alarm by the English over the SUP.
marine menace. I do not believe that
Germany will be able to make her sub
marine warfare a success. But this
is always possibility: and if she did
succeed 1t would mean that we would
be a helpless victim to Germany.
II appeal primarily for the instant
meeting by this nation of the three
great military needs of the situation.
81. We should Immediately institute.
not only for this war. but as our per-
manent national policy. the system of
universal, obligatory military training
and service for all our young men.
"2. We should at the earliest moment
strike hard and aggressively at Ger
many. and this can be done only by
sending abroad at the earliest moment
an expeditionary force. AT least di-
vision should be put in France within
the next few weeks. and then put on
the firing line as quickly as the allied
generals say it is ready, and it's num-
bers kept filled.
j.. "As rapidly as other divisions can be
gotten ready they should be sent over
beside it. until. without an hours un-
necessary delay, we accumulate at the
front a formidable fighting army
trained in actual service conditions and
therefore. SO far as possible, receiving
it's intensive training near the fighting
lines
Program of Shipbui1ding.
g. To proceed at once to do every
thing for the upbuilding Of the navy,
capital ships, submarines. auxiliaries,
cargo ships, everything.
II believe in universal service SO en-
phatically that 1 wish to include my
self and the men who are anxious to
come in the division l desire to help
raise. If we are denied this chance.
most of us will be denied the chance
of all service, under the supposed OBJ
ligatory system. If two years and a
half ago when this war broke out we
had introduced Gas nothing but our
blindness prevented) the principle Of
universal. obligatory service we would
now have had an ample force of trained
men.