New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-16
Nation Has Found Herself
He Asserts in City
Hall Address
Roosevelt Urges
u. S. to Hasten War
Must Fight for Own Lib
.rty, He Says in Inn
promptu Speech
.v.,. faith; be stout of heart; be

.u-. faith; be stout of heart; be
.s.ous and brave and hopeful"
nj. is the message that Elihu Root
~, fellow members of the United
s s.I Commission to Russia carried to
;. n. people of the newest republic
80. same words Of cheer Mr.. Root
s,ourht back from Russia to America
y. spoke them yesterday in the City
MI where he and the other commits
I..,s were formally received by rep
,,.,.ntatives Of the city's government
and people a. .,.;o, lrrcbeon
-, ssryed in the Chamber OF Com
w.. where Colonel Theodore Roose-
III when called upon for an eXtempo-
,.r,ous address, Endorsed Mr.. Roots
norSs and urged that America make
,s.., TO draw her sword.
Az the City Hall the commissioners
-. greeted by Mayor Mitchell and a
.,nrn of citizens appointed by him,
si.b Oscar s. Straus as chairman.
sRussia has found herself. and her
,,,nIa will give a good account OF
Lsmsslyes from now on, wherever
tIsv NAV be heard from-in the field OF
NATL. or in civil halls.
ave bring back from Russia to you
=, echo of our own message. Have
t.itb. be stout of heart; be courageous
nd brave and hopeful; believe in your
avn power. Do not doubt the democ-
r,ey Of America-that great movement
Of The human ages, passing on to eter-
nifty
Forces Of Democracy Gathering
little By little" continued Mr. Root,
sthe Russian government is gaining in
power. We took to Russia a message
Of faith in democracy. We return to
repeat it. Here, as there, German prop
sganda is seeking to sap the strength
Of democracy. Here as in Russia, Ger
nan money is seeping through the
country seeking to undermine the press
and public men and to establish
structure of treason. Here, as there,
We find weak sentimentalists who lend
themselves TO the most terrible enemy
Of peace and justice and humanity
since the fall of Genghis Khan. Here,
and there, too, we see men who pro-
claim their patriotism and sell their
country.
"But here, as in Russia, the long suf-
fering forces Of democracy are gather
ing to take the power into their own
hands. And when they act let these
men beware"
After NJ. Straus had introduced Mr..
Root, Mayor Mitchell presented the head
Of the mission with medal, the gift Of
the National Art Club. The presenta-
ton vas greeted with applause. This
was followed by demands for a speech
from Colonel Roosevelt, who stood in
the front row of the crowd in the
AtsInanic Chamber.
The Colonel smiled, stepped to the
dais and made a short address. 1t was
o. s1hortation for Americans to trans
ha .hei- words into deeds and ended
WITH the injunction:
Make our public servants who are
not fathering the interests Of the
country feel that they are unhanged
traitors"
ENJOYS Cheered by Crowds
From City Hall the ENJOYS motored
through cheering MONDAY throngs TO
the Chamber of Commerce. There Mr..
Root made another address, in which
he declared that Russia has firm faith
IN the good Offices of the United States.
q an sure" ne said, "that Russia is
going 10 create and maintain a free
government, which will make her re-
public worthy TO stand side by side with
this country. and which will spur US TO