Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-30
Calls
ON west TO RALLY
MAKES STRUNG SPEECH AZ.
PEALlNe TO PATRIOTISM OF
PEOPLE.
DANGER IN DELAY
IN, ENTERING CAMPAIGN
Would Leave Nation in Plight IL Peace
Should Come While We Ars Getting
Ready-Honor Demands Flag %
Sent to Battle Fron.-Address En-
thuses Immense Chicago Audience.


can rag on the firing line in France,
Flanders OF the Balkan peninsula al
the earliest possible moment and keeI
is there as long as the war continues
over constantly growing fighting
force until the war brings victory
was the appeal delivered here Saturday
night by Theodore Roosevelt to the
people of the west in u speech In the
Stockyards pavilion under the auspices
of the National Security League
II come here tonigh to appeal to the
people of the great west, the people OF
the Mississippi valley, the people who
are the spiritual heirs of the men who
stood behind Lincoln and Grant" de-
clared Mr.. Roosevelt. when once
walked up to actual conditions. you
have always stood with nnfaltering
courage and iron endurance for the ma
tional honor and the national interest
appeal to the women as much as to
the men. for our nation has risen 10
every great crisis only because in ev-
cry such crisis the courage Of its wo-
men famed as high as the courage of
the men.
Asks West to Lead.
I'll appeal to you to take the lead in
making good the presidents message
81 April! . in which he set forth the
reasons why ii was our unacceptable
duty to make war upon GcImans He
can make the presidents message
., S-.. NM, N
our history: but VIC can make it good
only If we fight with all our strength
now. at once; If at the earliest possible
moment. we put the flag or the firms
line and keep is waving there over q
growing amy. until tie 10 .
closes by peace which brings victory
10 the great cause of democracy and
civilization. the great cause OF justice
and fair play among the peoples of the
world
ave Americans are at war New lei
us fight Let US make IL a real war. not
a dollar war Let us show that we
have the manhood TO pay with our own
bodies. and not merely to hire other
men to pay with their bodies. Let MS
fight at once. Let us put the flag at the
front now, at the earliest moment. and
not merely announce that we are going
to fight year or two hence
Asserting that America should i'm
metiiately get about raising great
.,::.ay on the principle of universal OH
ligatory military training and service
and declaring that ii would require a
long time TO train such an army. Mr..
Roosevelt declared:
Would Send Troops Now.
But most emphaticaily, we should
not rest content with this. We should
not rest content with merely preparing
an army 10 act year or eighteen
months or two yearShence. Let us put
the flag on the firing lire at the earii-
est possible moment this summer
wherever our services are most needed
--ir France or flanders or the Balkan
1t need only be u small
army at first. But even division
would be better than nothing. Then we
can constantly keep that division filled,
and other divisions from time TO time
added to it: until a year hence. If the
war continues. we have a really for
midahle fighting force at the front. a
fighting force which Will be steadily in
creased month b! month. year By year
until the triumph comes.
81 wish TO see the system of obliga-
tory service used in order to make all
men seryn who ought TO serve. But dc
not hinder men who. under conscrip-
ton. would be entitled to stay at home
from volunteering to go to the front
if they can render good servic. Under
the bill proposed TO congress by the
war department, many millions Of ex-