The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-27
ROOSEVELT TALKS
 ON WAR PROBLEMS
Cheered by 10000 People When He Delivered Blows at Pacilists and Germany-points Out Weakness
 and Urges Universal Training.

me, heard Colonel Roosevelt speak at Electric Park last night. In the am- were more than twenty thousand people. AL least twenty more filled the remainder )f the park to overAowing.
 At first there had been much con- 'usion, hoarse cries from men and loys in the rear of the crowd, and oud voiced demands for those in .he aisles to sit down. This was when Mayor George H. Edwards at- tempted to introduce the colonel. Fully fifteen minutes the mayor waited for quiet. It did not come, and he went ahead with his brief word of introduction.
 Got Silence With a Gesture.
 Then Colonel Roosevelt stepped to the edge of the platform and lifted high his arms Almost in an in stant a great quiet rested over the For more than an hour he spoke. And always the crowd closely, breaking into ap- plause now and then, but for the most part content to hear the plea of red-blooded Americanism and real national preparedness from the lips of the man who is going to do all in his power to back up the men who are going to fight" to quote what Colonel Roosevelt himself said last night.
 Here to Appeal to West.
 The first applause after that which welcomed MT. Roosevelt rip pied over the great out of doors auditorium when he said in begin ming his speech:
 q am here because this is the heart of the country And if we are to carry thru any great national policy we must appeal to the patri- otic soul of the great West.
 We have gone to war for the hon. or and welfare of our people and because we have to make good our promise we stand for liberty, or ever hold olr peace"
 Lines the Crowds Liked.
 Such touches as these from Colo nel Roosevelt were what tine crowds seemed to like the best
 q would have fought at the drop of the hat after the sinking of the Lusitania"
 And again. "A nation which won't fight to protect it's unarmed men, women and children is not worth calling a nation
 Germany" said Colonel Roosevelt, thinks we are very rich, very boast full and that we won't fight Ger many uses the pacifist and the pro- German, but feels even deeper contempt for them than the con- tempt we ought to feel for the paci- fist and his brethern.'
 If we do not show we have the power to overcome our foes, you can guarantee absolutely it will be ne- cessary to show the power of self defense here at home" he told his hearers.
 Way to Win Is to Hit.
 The only way to overcome any antagonist is by hitting
 We are fighting for America, for the United States, but we are also fighting for the rest of mankind, for the right of every liberty-loving na- tion which does not wrong it's neigh bOrs."
 When Colonel. Roosevelt discussed the Nations lack of preparedness he drew a comparison with China.
 China is very populous and very helpless he said Tt has gone on the theory some people have ad- vised we adopt. China is not only curse to herself, but danger spot to mankind at large. If we follow her path. our fate will be China's.
 Must Re Americans Only.
 Wherever our citizens come from matters not so much so long as they are Americans and nothing else. When they try to be American and something else, too, you can guar antee they are not good Americans.
 Perhaps the heartiest applause of the night greeted Colonel Roosevelt when he declared that the man mot iioyai to this country ought to be sent out of this country
 The citizen who does not stand with us is a traitor, continued Mir. Roosevelt.
 As to the German Press.
 Then he paid his compliments to the German press
 "The time has come to make Amerieanism count" he said. T would net allow, in war time, a newspaper to De published in the language of our foes. We have the fright to ask undivided loyalty l Al this time every vigorous man iof ffgfitinG age eught ln he with the Ir0lors if he can possibly get there. Tit will be a nightly good thing in the future to explain to your children and grandchildren why you did go ! to the war. and not have to explain why you didn't go.
 You are fighting for the rights of every well-behaved people to live it's owr, life and decide for itself what form of government 1t desires. Above all, you are fighting for 1 America. for your own country. You are making the world safe for Amer tan. ana Ay,aopira ean never hq safe