The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
7. R. URGES "REAL WAR"
Copyright. Underwood 4 Underwood.
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announced as his first important speech
since the declaration Of war on Ger
many. A crowd of 1000 beat against
the police lines at the union station and
sent up a tremendous shout as he emerg-
ed from the building. The First Illinois
Cavalry and Jackles from the naval
training station formed the escort that
led the way through the Loop district
Business along the line OF march was
suspended.
Makes First Address.
At the Hotel LaSalle luncheon Col
Roosevelt made the frst OF the two ad-
dresses arranged by the National Sc
curity League. He cried for the max
ing ready OF the nations souP' and urged
that the United States jump into the
fight early against Germany.
Into his luncheon speech Col. Roose-
welt Injected an appeal for the prohibit
ton of the manufacture OF intoxicating
liquors during the war.
The world is facing q shortage of
food" he said. soon We in this coun-
try shall face a shortage OF food. Now
that the war is on, let US forbid any
grain or corn being used in the manufac-
ture Of intoxicating liquors"
In both his afternoon and night ad-
dresses the Colonel reiterated his em-
phatic Endorsement of universal service.
But in appealing for support for his plan
OF raising a volunteer division he urged
that way be found to care for men
who like himself desire to serve their
country but have no opportunity under
the draft system.
President Harry Pratt Judson, Of the
University OF Chicago. offered a resolu-
ton at the luncheon favoring an Ameri-
can expedition to France with Col
Roosevelt in command"
The Colonel leaped to his feet "I want
That resolution amended" he shouted,
Il want it to read: A division Differed
by the most efficient officers in the United
States-and let Roosevelt go along"
The largest crowd that ever attempted
to fight its way into the amphi-theater at
the Stock Yards. which seats about 2OOOO,
greeted the Colonel tonight. The crowd
began forming in line before D. m
Wants Real War,
Col Roosevelt said. in part:
We Americans are at war. Now let
us night. Let US make It a real war,
not 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 us fight at once. Let US put the
flag at the front row, at the earliest
moment, and not merely announce that
we are going to fight a year or two
hence.
'T most earnestly and heartily stand
by the proposal of the President to
raise an army on the principle of uni
versal obligatory military training and
military service, demanded as a right,
not as favor, from all the young
men OF the country capable of bearing
arms. This is the principle I have
long advocated with all fervor of con-
NFNnf
cratic principle on which permanently
to shape the military policy of this
country.
we should not rest content with
merely preparing an army to act
year or eighteen months or two years
hence. Let us put the flag on the
firing line at the earliest possible
moment, this summer, wherever our
services are most needed-in France
or Flanders or the Balkan Peninsula.
1t need only be a small army at first.
But even a division would be better
than nothing.
Cause of Humanity.
"our cause is the cause of humanity.
But We also have bitter wrongs of our
own which it is our duty to redress. Our
women and children and unarmed men,
going about their peaceful business,
have been murdered on the high seas,
not once. but again and again and again.
With brutal insolence, after having for
well nigh two years persevered in this
policy, Germany has announced that she
will continue 1t, at our expense and at
the expense of other neutraIs, more
ruthlessly than ever. The injurv thus
done to US as a nation is as great as thu
injury done to a man If a ruffian slaps
his wIfe's face. In such case, IL the man
is a man. he does mot wait and hire
somebody else to fight for him; and il
would be an evil thing a lasting caIam-
ity to this country, IL the war ended
and found us merely preparing an army
in safety at home, without having sent
a man to the firing lines; merely having
paid some billions of dollars to other
people so that with the bodies of their
sons and brothers they might keep us in
safety.
81 speak as man who himself haUI
German blood In his vienA The Amsri