The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-31
SERVE With BODY
Add to Spirit and Mind in War,
Colonel Roosevelt Says.
No Man Is Good American Who
Doesn't Stand Against Kaiser.

Mineola, N. Y, May 31.-Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, addressing several
thousand of his Nassau county neigh
bors, at the fair grounds here We'd
nesday, appealed to the wealthy among
them not to employ labor to beautify
their estates while the country is at
war. Lifting his hat and pointing to
a huge American flag nearby, he urged
those present to come to the front
in an eager desire to serve with their
bodies with every quality of their souls
and spirit and mind; with their serv-
ice. labor and military skill, and not
stand upon words but on deeds, for
the one flag that floats over us-that
flag which holds in itssfolds the future
glory of mankind
The former president reviewed the
sheriff's reserve corps, composed of
many of the most prominent citizens
of his home county.
Turning to the audience, Colonel
Roosevelt declared that if there was
any man in the country who was not
prepared to do everything in his pow
er now when the nation calls he
had better go away.
DO not think in terms of self
sacrifice, but in terms of service" said
man who has a chance to risk his life
for his county; envy him.
There must be absolute and undi-
vided loyalty TO our flag. The events
of the past two years have shown that
no man can any more be loyal to two
flags than he IAN be to two wives.
ANY man who is not good hus-
band is not a good citizen. A man
must be loyal to his wife and to his
country. Now that Germany stands
as the most efficient military autoc-
racy the world has even seen, no man
is good American who does not stand
against Germany and for this country
with all his heart.
Universal Suffrage.
The former president asserted that
universal service is a necessary cor
ollary to universal suffrage
Il believe in suffrage he said. but
not suffrage for any woman Sinking
her duty and 1 will work for the dis
franchisen, ent of any man or woman
who doesn't work in peace or war in
any class of service the government
may demand.
1--WE hear, of course, conscientious
objection to fighting. 1 do not ask any
man to violate his conscience, but
1 will not stand for him violating
mine either. If any man is too con-
scientious to fight, he ought to take
his conscience out and look at it for
it's certainly sick.
| The first duty of a man, the colonel
added, is to be a mans man, not just
a sex1ess creature who wants some
| body to fight for him..
/ He urged those present, as a patri-
otto duty to subscribe for liberty loan
bonds
1.-The bonds will be safe unless Uncle
Sam smashes up" said the former
president, land if the United States
| smashes up we will all be smashed
up and 1T won't make any differenc
whether the bonds are good or bad
| The people, he declared, can pre-
vert Wall street from financing the
/ government" if they themselves will
| finance tho government
! Every man and every woman who
! complains because Wall street finan-
ces the government" he added, and
then doesn't do his or her share to
finance the government, has no right
| to snarl a. Wall street for doing more
and being more patriotic than you
yourselves have been"