New-York tribune., 1918-07-19

mel Roosevelt speak the name of his
son Quentin in public, but it was gen
orally understood that mention of
"idealjsm" in his speech was subtle
reference to the tragedy that has sad
dened his family.
The convention hall was packed at
1922 o'clock, when roar of applause at
the doors announced the entrance of
Colonel Roosevelt. He was escorted by
ex-Congressman w. w. Cocks. manager
of Governor Whitman's campaign, and
his nephew, Theodore Douglas Robin
son. AS the Colonel strobe up the aisle
there was wild cheering, ana after he
mounted the platform the applause
lasted for three minutes.
Colonel Roosevelt wore gray bust
ness suit, and as he waited for the ap-
plausc to subsde he held his Panama
hat against his belt. nov and then wav-
ing it as a recognition Of the greeting
Will II. Hays. chairman Of the ma
tional committee, came forward at the
same time and took a scat alongside
Elhu Root Meanwhile there were
cries of I've want Teddy" "Three
cheers for Teddy" and whats the
matter with Teddy ?" so familiar to con
vcntiongoers. Then Chairman Fassett
said:
IL want to express to Colonel Roose-
velt and to this convention the solemn
pride and sorrow we feel at what has
befallen Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt
God bless us all, Mr.. President" and
turning to Colonel Roosevelt, "we
await your instruction."
There was more applause as Colonel
Roosevelt began his address. reading
hn ,p+o l,t, : /,
emphasis here and there. Some of his
utterances which provoked long con-
tinued applause were:
1--WE should treat as disloya any at
tempts to carry water on both shoul-
ders, or any attacks upon our allies, or
peace with Germany without victory,
and we must treat agitation for an in
conclusive peace as treason.
I'VE are at war. Our enemies show
no mercy, and to show mercy to them
is to betray our soldiers. The surest
way to stop the German spy is to shoot
him when found.
Let me interject remark right
here. | notice on the billboard the
signs, Food will win the war Thrift
Will win the war and Saving will win
the war
"Now, it is q good thing to ted the
truth. Say, my good friends, food will
help win the war, buying thrift stamps
Will help to win the war and saving
VIII help to win the war, but bear in
mind that this war will be won by lust
one set of men. by the fighting Ameri-
can men at the front"
This declaration was greeted with
tremendous applause. Soon afterward
Colonel Roosevelt began to tell OF
what was needed in the way of eficien-
cy in the War Department, and turning
to Senator Root he said:
l speak Of what | know, having seen
handled"
Referring TO failures to speed up the
war work, Colonel Roosevelt said: at
Is cause of spilled milk, but let us
mop up the milk"
Happy to Greet Women
Then at the end OF his prepared
speech Colonel Roosevelt said:
Seeing this gathering here prompts
me to say something that l had not
written cut. ! address women as well
as men, the women who are delegates
Just as the men who are delegates
am happy to learn that the committee
on resolutions is to have as its chair
man woman, Miss Hay
and now | want to say a word
primarily to the women, but also to
perhaps the greatest crisis in the his
tory OF the world during the Christian
era, where the events of the next few
months Will profoundly influence for
good or Tor evil our children and chill
dren's children and all who are to
come after US in this lovely and beau
titul land, women have been granted
1her tull rights, and that imposes
upon them the performance OF their
full share of the duties
"Wait a minute. | value your an
plause enormously but | have some
thing that | want to say to you and
want to say it to YOU with all nv
heart and soul, and | want you to
listen to 1T and be alert and act upon
IL. speak 10 you women primarily,
speak to the men also. Surely. in
thus great crisis, where we are making
sacntlces and making ready for sacri
hces on scale never before known.
surely when we are demanding such
fealty and idealism on the part of the
young men sent abroad to die, surely
we nave right to ask and to expect
an equal idealism in life from the men
and the women who stay al home.
Our young men have gone 20 the
other side. very many of them, to give
mp IN their joyous prime all the glory
and the beauty of life, to paw the great
price of death in battle for lofty ideals.
Now, when they are doing that. cannot
we men and women at home make un
our minds to try to insist, in public
and private, on a loftier idealism here
at home
And remember friends when speak
of lofty ideal I mean an ideal that
is realized. | abhor that mock idealisn,
which finds expression only in praise
and Yanlshes when the praise has been
uttered. ! am speaking of the idealism
winch Will permit no man, in public or