Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-01
FARM AND ARM; 7. RS
SLOGAN IN CHICAGO SPEECH
Fifty Thousand People Greet
Roosevelt as He Calls Mid
die West to War

DEXTER PARK PAVILION, CHI
CAGO, April 2S-Fifty thousand people
greeted Theodore Roosevelt as he called
the middle west to war tonight ito
prove that those who are fit to live, are
not afraid to die"
Twenty thousand damned the mann
moth hall. Thirty thousand others fill
ed the streets around the pavilion.
Long before the doors to the pavilion
were opened thousands thronged the
streets.
Police and militia were powerless. So
they Joined the throng in the frantic
rush to catch a glimpse of the speaker.
A score OF bands kept the crowd con-
stantly on its feet through the two
hours of waiting the arrival of the
speaker.
When Roosevelt entered the ampi-
theater, he emerged through a bank of
American, French and British flags, the
throng arose and cheered him ten min
utes.
Farm and armv was the colonels bat
tie cry as he urged that every energy
of the entire nation be directed toward
making the potential might of the
United States felt in the war against
Germany, and he demanded that not an
hour be lost in dispatching troops to
the trenches.
His first speech was made at lunch
con at noon; his second at a mass meet
ing in the immense amphitheater at
the stock yards, where the thousands
who applauded his words were numeri-
cally exceeded by the hordes turned
away in disappointment when it became
necessary to close the doors.
He advocated universal training as
permanent policy; he advocated con-
scription. but he pleaded that he shouA
be allowed to recruit division for i'm
mediate service with the allies.
He was roundly applauded when he
demanded that during the war the use
of grain for the manufacture of alec
holic beverages be prohibited.
~ want to get Americans into the
trenches of France at the earliest pos
sible moment 10 show our allies that
we are as ready as they to shed our
blood for the cause of democracy" he
said. He wished to find service for
those efficient men who would be left
on the sidelines under military policies
so far under dissatisfaction men who
couldn't get conscripted.
At the luncheon Harry Pratt Judson.
president of the University of Chicago,
introduced a resolution to be forwarded
to President Wilson requesting that the
COIOnel De dulnOIIAcu W IdiSC d Wv loiOii
and to lead it into France. Colonel
Roosevelt interrupted to ask if he might
amend ii.
Make 1t read that we want the divi-
sion sent under any competent officer
and please to let Roosevelt go along"
Certainly" replied DR.. Judson, and
his resolution was adopted unanimously.
"Td go as a second lieutenant" said
Colonel Roosevelt in a DEPRESSION from
his prepared remarks.
In his night speech Colonel Roosevelt
said that he did not care TO enter
limited liability war.
when you hit a man hit him hard"
he said. IF you hit him soft he will
hate you for hitting, and despise you
for hitting soft. No one can proclaim
patriotism by meeching meanness which
would make friends with Germany by
not being nice to Joffre."
This declaration taken by the crowd
to bear on Mayor W. H. Thompson's
attitude about inviting Marshal Joffre
to Chicago, was the occasion Of an out
burst of applause.
Subsequently a resolution was adopt
ed unanimously endorsing an invitation
extended by Governor Lowden to Mar
shah Joffre and the members OF the
French commission to visit Chicago.
Colonel Roosevelt was shown a bull
letin saying that Senator Harding's
amendment to the army draft bill per-
hitting him CRoosevelt) to raise troops
for service i'm France had carried. He
paused in his speech, a smile over
spread his face and he exclaimed re-
peatedly: Bully! Bully"
what is it?" demanded a voice from
the crowd. "I'll tell you in a minute
Just wait a minute" the colonel re-
piled and concluded his set speech.
When Colonel Roosevelt read aloud
/ the dispatch, the entire audience arose
| and cheered for several minutes.
Now we'll go Teddy. Now we are
ready" came from numbers of throats.
81 want to say continued the colo
mel, that this amendment was care
/ fully drawn not to interfere in the
! slightest degree with the presidents
/ plan for obligatory service. I want to
/ put myself in a position. not to say
/ go to the front. but come to the front"