The Delta independent., 1918-08-02
PREPARATION FOR PEACE AS
TOLD BY Roosevelt

Following are some extracts from
the speech made by Theodore Roose-
welt at Saratoga, n. Y:
when we have closed the giant
war we must then prepare for the
giant tasks Of peace. First and fore
most. we should act on Washington's
advice and in times OF peace prepare
against war. so that never again shall
we be caught in such humiiiating in
ability TO defend ourselves and assert
our rights as has been the case dur
ing the last four years. In democra
cy such preparation should be the duty
OF the whole people and not merely
part OF the people.
] There should be universal obliga-
tory military training in the field for
period of. say six months, for all
our young men between the ages OF
/ 10 and 81. / wish there could be in
dustrial training also; but the six
months period would have to be
/ lengthened il any serious industrial
{ training is to be added to the military
training. Such training would iustiil
into our people an intense and fervent
iAmericanism which would forever free
us from the menace OF Bolsheyism,
and all. its American variety: from
the frank homicidal march of the ].
, w. W. to the sinister anti-American
ism of the germanized socialist party.
THE preparation fer the tasks OF
peace must be in the interest of all
our people: of those who dwell in the
open country and OF those who dwell
/ in the cities; of all men who live hon
estly and toll with hand or head; and
OF all women just as much as all men.
/ Often there can be IDENTIFY of func-
tion between men and women: gem
orally there cannot be: but always
there must be full equality of right.
Women have the vote In this state.
They should be given II at once in
the nation at large. And In the coun-
| cils OF this state and in the councils
OF our party. women should be admit
| ted to their share OF the direction on
an exact equality with the men. and
| wherever II is wisely possible their
Judgment and directive power should
be utilized in association with men.
rather than separately.
..fn our Industrial activities. alike
Of farmer. wage worker and business
man, our aim should be cooperation
among ourselves and control by the
state 10 the degree necessary in order
10 prevent tyranny and yet to encour-
age and reward individual excellence.
business men should be permitted to
CO cioperate and combine. subject to
such regulation and control by the
government as win prevent injustice
nnd sharp dealing among themselves
or toward their employees. or MS re-
cards outsiders and the general pub
lie. There should be no penalizing
of business merely because of it's size.
although. OF courre. there IS peculiar
need Of supervision OF big business.
Government ownership should be
avoided wherever possible. Our pur-
pose should be to steer between the
anarchy OF unregulated individualism
and the deadening formalims and in
efficiency of wide spread state owner
ship From tine to time II has been
found and will be found necessary for
the government to own and run Ger.
tain businesses. the uninterrupted
prosecution OF which is necessary to
the public welfare and which canno;
be adequately controlled In any other
way. but normally this is as inadvis-
able M to permit such business con.