The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30
COLONEL
AROUSES
CHICAGO
Fifty Thousand Wildly
Applaud Plea For
Patriotism
GREATEST OVATION
OF I. RS CAREER
Great ThrOngs Block
Streets Leading
To Hall

To Hall
CHICAGO. april 2o--Chicaso ac-
corded Col Theodore Roosevelt the
areatest reception OF his life Sat
urday night in Dexter Park pavilion
zhen the Colonel arrived 10 make
the speech OF his life" And the
Colonel responded 10 Chicago's re
ception with an address which viii
finger long in the memories of those
Who heard him-an address In
which he called upon the great mid
de west 20 prove "that those who
are nj 70 live are not afraid 10 die
Fully 10000 people greeted the
Colonel and the floor OF The great
hall where he spoke was a waving
sea OF Tags. not only the Stars and
Stripes. bur the French Tri-color
aud British Union Jack being freely
displayed
Long before the time set for the
speech such a crowd had collected
that il was impossible 20 get with
in q block OF the heR without the
assistance Of the police.
To rouslng appeal FOR nation
wide unity and high patriotism
Roosevelt added request for POP
ular support in his efforts 20 secure
permission 70 recruit volunteer
! division for service abroad
Col. Roosevelt said, in part:
Nov that We are az war let US
make n a real war. not q mako
heiisve war. not var OF limited
liability. Germany has been in
state OF war with ne for two years,
receiving end OF the game. Some
centuries ago the Black Earl Doug
las led a Scotch king and Scotch
army against the English. and when
tha battle-placa was reached the
grim old tighter turned 10 the young
king and said. II have got you Up
20 the ring. and now you must hop
Let US apply this 70 ourselves
We have walked into the ring, and
now We must light. Fighting does
not mean merely parrying. n uesns
hard aggressive hitting No nght
sveyy was won yet except by hitting
A good rule % remember ts never
TO hit II n "a possible 20 avoid &C..
but. above all things. never To hit
soft We have gone into the dght.
We have determined TO hit and we
must not hit soft
Three months have passed since
we broke of diplomatic relations
With Germany. Read the history Of
the opening months Of the war and
you will get vivid ides Of what
the German army would have done
70 us during those three months ~
N n =
pared strength 20 defend us We
owe our safety ar this moment 20
the British Heet and the French and
British armies. 7, for one. nm not
content 20 rest under that kind o.
obligation, and ! do not believe that
my fellow countrymen are content
10 rest under ~. 7 wish % see us
owe our "a fety 20 our own strength
and our own courage and 20 the re-
spect We inspire IN our for.
We shall inspire no respect II We
merely try 10 parry that foes blows
and not 20 return Them The only
way in which we can return
them IL by Immediately sending an
expeditions force 20 fght In
Europe 2 force small AT drsf but
steadily increased until NJ becon' IS
20 formidable that u can end the
war. II would be a scandal and a
shame " the war ended now with
our part In 70 limited 20 having Fur
nisired dollars behind the shield -
other mems bodies We arc in the
with our own strength and courag e.
20 a Triumphant conclusion
SO ! ask that We at once send "A
force over 60 the 1shtrg line pri-
marty for our own sakes- Even ?
the Allies asked us merely fp FUR
nish them with money and food
stuffs such request would wpir
30 calllnG cputrmpf for our man
hood that 7 would with equal s.orn
refuse ~ would answer that n
war as IN peace 7 pHf the nan above
the dollar, and would not rest cor-
tent 70 see 4 merica make this on
her own part merely dollar war
instead ~ a mans war.
speak as man who him sel'
has German blood IN his veins The
American Of the future viii have in
his veins the blood 81 many differ
ent nationalitiea. and he will not he
American ~ All an less he Is LOYAL
70 the principle % the American past
who opposed any nationality. N that
nationality was . Zoe so his country
and 20 humanity
The Americans who followed
Washington IN bis FIRST campo I'm
fought against Frcuchmen. The
Americans who followed him a.
Trenton fought against Germans
The america ms who followed him
At Princeton and Yorktown fought
against EnRhshmen. HIS follow "a
included mcn n English descent
like Lighthouse Harry lee and
Greene ~ German descent, hke
MuhlenberE ~ Irish descent like
sullivan But they were all Ameri-
cane and nothing more'
They treated one another each on
his worth a. man without regard
70 that mans creed or blood. When
they were pitted against an enemy
nNa . =
origin. but only as 60 whether NJ
was an enemy of their common coun
try and ~ that country's nag
Twice We have fought Great
Britain. and in each case the i'm
mense majority of our citizens Of
Pritish origin were undoubtedly iowa
! "a tho United states
Now. when We fFht Germany.
know 7 utter tho sentiments of Enc
Immense majority OF my fellow
citizens 81 German origin. when
say that their undivided allegiance
IL given 10 the stars end stripe.
and 20 the nation for which the ban.
ner stands.
appeal especially 20 tho descend
ants Of those heroes ~ liberty. IN,
Germans of as. We battle now fa
freedom and Justice ln exactly th,
spirit 81 the men ~ rs Who 40 yRr
family stood against tyranny
have asked leave o. hc Above,
"a raise division 90 tnfn 20 th
front In the first eNnedIf omar
force. under tho commando Of tha
force. n division which. after two o
three months urclI mInarf trainfu.
here. can Do taken Tor fntansif
frairinr 90 Fraurr ana fhrn r.
into The tfeurhe af fhr e4rIee
pusefnle mNurnf fHaf IHr af..f gen
eFsls deem NJ 1f f0 RENDER service
ask that BE- allowed to foin vIf.
cthcrc who fee a. DO In makiuI