New-York tribune., 1918-05-08
Colonel, at Lusitania Me-
u,oriaI, Criticises Delay in
Forwarding Supplies
Mt a Field Gun or
Aero Sent Across
Senator Owen, G. S. Fair
child and Blinded Anzac
Speak at Carnegie Hall

War, carried on without stint or
let.up or mercy, was the keynote Of
yesterdays memorial to the dead of
the torpedoed Lusitania.
Theodore Roosevelt stepped on the
stage last night before crowded mass
meeting in Carnegie Hall and told his
audience Of the advice he used to give
his four sons, who are now fighting in
the forefront for America.
81 have always told my boys never
to hit any one unless they could not
bclp it." he said. "But, if they have
TO hit, never to hit soft. Hit hard
enough to put the man to sleep" The
audience went wild.
Colonel Roosevelt appeared on the
stage sooner than the programme COM
rittee intended, as result of a cas-
ual reference made to him by Senator
Robert l.. Owen. of Oklahoma.
There's a friend of mine around
here somewhere who believes in pre-
paredness," said Senator Owen. The
5000 people who had jammed them
selves into the auditorium caught the
idea at once. "Teddy!" they howled,
anu "oulu Hot ai1oW tHe senator to
20 on until Colonel Roosevelt came
out and waved his hat.
Blind Anzac Speaks
Charles S. Fairchild, ex-Secretary of
the United States Treasury; Senator
Oven and Tom Skeyhill, blinded vet
eran of the Eighth Anzacs, preceded
Mr. Roosevelt as speakers.
"My two American compatriots are
men whom l have honored and admired
all my official life for their stanch low
atty" said the Colonel. "But l know
now they will not feel that / mean
them any disrespect when I say that
am prouder to speak here alongside
Signaller Skeyhill than any other man
! have ever stood with on a public
platform"
"Three years ago this day ruthless
enemy torpedoed and sank the Lusi-
tania," continued the Colonel. "A wear
and month ago we admitted that Ger
many had been at war with us for some
time. AS yet not a field gun nor an
aeroplane OF American manufacture is
on the other side. We had to borrow
from the hard pressed French. The
clothes our army wears were made in
England.
Glad People Are Awakening
"But I humbly thank God that at
last the people are awakening" He
turned and peered into the blinded
eyes OF Signaller Skeyhill. eff we
hadn't gone into this war at last, I or
any otner American would never have
dared look into the face of a man from
Tree, democratic nation.
FOR three and half years England
ana france and Italy and little Bel
sium have battled in quarrel that was
as much oufs as theirs. Now let ms
night and win. that the death of their
sons shall not be in vain,
mo American can be satisfied until
50 many millions of our soldiers are on
me hiring line that the strain on
france and England shall be trans
ferred to u.s."
Before the Colonel began his address
chorus of New York's "four minute
men sang a song, in which the senti-
men ment was conveyed that the United
states .a will stick fifty years if it takes
'aat long to lick the Kaiser.
IKE that song" said Roosevelt
wnen ne got to his feet. "I like the
way you people seem to like it. But I
want to feel that your approval comes
rom deep in the heart. / like the wav
you Shout, and l want America to shoot
tne way you shout"
MI = nope that the government will
make ~ immediate provision for an army
=, o,OoO,oO0. Then let US send word