El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-27
COLONEL AGAIN
RAP5 SENATOR
Declares La Toilette Enemy
of Country; Praises Men
of Draft Army.

Chicago. III, sept 2f--Baciflsts and
unpreparedness were flayed merci-
lessly by former president Theodore
Roosevelt in an address here last
night under the auspices Of the Ma
tionaI Security league. He declared
senator Robert N. LaFouette Of Wis
consin the most sinister foe Of
democracy in this country" and the
league afterward adopted a resolution
offered by bishop Samuel Fallows
and seconded by former secretary Of
war Jacob n Dickinson, c0ndemning
the Wisconsin senator and declaring
him unworthy TO represent the loyal
people Of America
Brutal lnilitarists Of one country"
asserted the colonel, in connection
with his denunciation Of pacifists and
prO-German prOpagandists, hail with
Joy the growth of pacifism in another
country And the pacifist that has
developed in this country hasn't one
quality that entities him TO the adj
miration of the honorable man.
David Starr Jordan was mentioned
as among those whose pacifist views
were condemned by the speaker. who
referred TO pacifists as "old women Of
both sexes"
Must Fight the Hun At Home.
I'VE are to stand against the Hun
outside our country" said the colonel
after paying tribute to the national
army, land against the Hun inside our
borders We are to stand against
men Of the stamp OF senator LaFol-
lette, who in a recent speech at Min
neapolis. actually or by Implication.
condoned the brutal German murders
Of our men and women on the high
seas and tries 10 distract attention
from the wrongs inflicted upon US by
f-d Ct ION .
I'VE had his type in the civil war.
Then they called them cOpperheads.
These men used all the fine words
and the same arguments as LaFol-
lette, certain congressman and editors
and sham philanthrOpists make now"
Would send LnFOIIette To Germany.
The colonel brought this phase Of
his address, which was comparatively
short. TO a conclusion by expressing
regret that II was impossible to send
the object Of his criticism to the Ger
4 wish we could make him a gift
to the kaiser for use in his reichstag.
in the senate he is a cause for shame
and humiliation TO every worthy
American"
Referring 10 the divided allegiance
Of certain fOreign-born Americans,
the colonel maintained I'VE have the
right TO demand that every German
American stand shoulder to shoulder
with his fellow Americans against the
bloody tyranny Of the PrusSianiZed
autocracy Of Germany
Must Be Only One Language.
The address in part follows:
In this country the events OF the
last three years viii teach US much
if we have the wit TO read the lessons /
Alright There must be in the United
States one flag and only one flag; one
allegiance and only one language
lon NHnaH 81.
ence. Of Washinguon's farewell ad-
dress. Of Lincoln's Gettysburg speech
and president Wilson's message to /
congress
Would Like TO BE Fighting, Too. /
81 would give anything in the world .
TO be going over with you ne said TO .
soldiers in the audience. If IL had /
not been such a very exclusive war .
] would have gone I greet YOU as B
comrades. Won with the white faces /
md you with the black faces And ]
want 70 say this, in the home state OF 4
Abraham Lincoln, if man does his I
duty. black or white, stand by HIM I
We can not afford 10 take any other ]
ground in our own country under the
penalty of being counted as hypocrites
when we fight for the rights OF hu-
mainly abroad
Aid The Liberty Loan.
You men Of the great army are
for any reason are denied the right. I
the chance. TO go 10 the front, must
stand behind you in every way with
the Red Cross. with arms, with the
government when IL issues a loan I
Therefore let every man subscribe ]
something 10 the Liberty loan
Not a Rich Mans War.
we have heard a good deal about
this being a rich mans war It's a
lie. It's a decent mans war, an
Americans war and every man I know
and respect. rich or poor, is going to !
fight in the line II he can These
sane c-ea lures who tell you IL is a I
rich mans war viii. in about ten
ye~ 8. he screeching against the bond
holders, who stand opposed to the
people They can prevent that right I
now by persuading the people 10 in
vest in bonds.
The Hun At Home.
I'VE are here 10 stand against the ]
Hun outside and inside our gates, I
against the men who are the worst
foes Of our nation at this time, men
of the stamp Of senator LaFoIette. /
The other day I saw how, in a speech I
at St Paul senator LaFOliette actu- I