Arizona republican., 1917-09-29
COLLECTORS PAID GERMAN AGENTS;
 SAYS ROOSEVELT
Republican A.P. Leased Wire1

lhcpuDlICdn A.H. Leased Wlrel
 MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 2S. - The loudest sO-called conscientious ob- jectCrs" in this country today are the paid or unpaid agents of the German government, Theodore Roose- welt declared here tonight in a speech before the Labor Loyalty League. He asserted that the ma jOrity of these men are not actuated by conscience at all, and that the bulk are slackers, pure and simple, or else traitorouS Germans"
 Describing the various kinds of pacifists in this country, Mir Roose- welt said that some of the leading apostles of. applied pacifism are not timid men, but on the contrary "theS are brutal, violent men, who are per fectly willing to fight, but only fol themselves and not for the nation. These rough meek pacifists," he said have always been the potent allies Of the parlor or milk-and water pa c.fistf5 The parlOr pacffist, the whtehanded or sissy type of paci- fist. represents decadence, represents the rotting out of the virile virtues among people who typify the un- lovely seniie side of civilization. The rough pacifist, on the contrary, is a mere belated savage, who has not Leen educated to the virtues Of national patriotism and of willingness to fight for the national flag and the national ideal"
 Mr. Roosevelt contiDued: If a man does not wish to take life but does wish to serve his country, let him serve on board a mine sweeper or in some other position where the danger is to his own life and not to the life
 t,a l. no useful or efficient part in helping in this war, in running his share ol the common risk and doing his part of the common duty. then treat him as having forfeited his right to vote, his right to render at the polls anS decision which in the long run car only be made good in the face of brutal and hostile men by the ability and willingness of good citizens tt back right with might"
 Such man. Mir Roosevelt insisted who claims citizenship but is not willing to perform the necessary du ties. is not entitled to any of the lights of citizenship saying: Ser vice to the nation in var stands pre- cisely on a footing with any othel service. If a man will not perform it, let him lose all the benefits oi
 
 political rights which a free country can keep only if its free citizens art willing to fight for them. We stan against all privilege not based on the full performance of duty; and there Is no more contemplate form Oi privilege than the privilege eXistin1 in snug, lf-righteOus, peaceful safe ty because other, braver, more self sacrificing men give up safety and g. to war to preserve the nation. If { man is too conscientious to fight then the rest of us ought to be too conscientious to let him vote in Q democratic land which can perma- nently exist only if the average man is willing in the last resort to fight for it and die for it."
 MT. Roosevelt said that any work ing man today, whether he be on tho farm or in the shop. who supports Germany, lis not only playing tn part of traitor to the United States hut is playing the part of traitor t' the whole spirit of democrac. throughout the civilized world"
 The speaker asserted that the so- cialist party and the l. w. w. organi- zation in this country had been the tools of German autocracy and tho enemies of liberty.
 A plea for universal military obll- gation was made by MT. Roosevelt who said the selective draft system is wrong, because it chooses out ono man tN make the sacrifice and do the work of two or three other men whf are allowed to stay at home and mak' money. while the first man risks his life for their common country"
 The officers training camps wer' a'so criticized by MT. Roosevelt, be- canse he said they have been so con- ducted that only men of some means could go thither or send their sons :"
 He said they have done admirable work hut this feature ought to bc remedied so every man who is 2 respectable man and who has sons oc the right type. would feel that .hoso sors had ar equal chance to become officers with any man ir the land"