Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-17
COLONEL ROOSEVELT
EARNESTLY URGES
NEWbERRY SUPPORT
ALL PATRIOTIC AMERICANS RE-
JoIcE IN NOMINATION OF ThE
LIEUTENANT CAMMANDER.
SAYS HIS FORMER CHIEF.
MUST STAMP OUT PACIFISM
Pof"ts 70 Exemption for Son Of
Paeff'cIst Campaign 6seker While
hs~osrrys Boys Join the coIera
(By Theodore Roosevelb

Kansas City-A democratic member
OF the senate has introduced . resolu
ton TO investigate the primary cam
paign expenses OF certain republican
candidates for the senate, including
commander Truman Newhsrry. whose
recent triumph over Mr. Henry Ford
in the Michigan republican primaries
was greeted with heartfelt thanks by
every sincere and farsightsd Ameri-
can patriot
This senate. which comes TO an end
on March I next has the same and
only the same right to Investigate the
election conduct a candidates. for the
senate which eourss into existence on
March 4 that n has to investigate
the campaign conduct Of any other
candidates for ONCE.
Hints at esd FsWh.
Moreover. any SUCH proposed mves
tigation undertak ken on the eve Of an
election is tainted with bad faith un
less II Is conducted With conspicuous
fairness and impartfality snd is un
dertaksn at once so that n can bs
finished at least = month before the
elections
Personally. | shall be glad " the
election expenses or any other conduct
Of any OF the candidates be inyesti
gated, provided that the investigation
b undertaken at once and finished
within the next fortnight. and pro
vfded that II be entirely impartial.
Therefore II must deal comprehensive
" with all serious charges affecting
the desirability OF candidates AS gov
ernmental representatives Of the AM
srican people at this time.
Asks Ford inquiry.
II the men backing the proposal are
acting In good faith. they viii investi-
gate Mr.. Ford's record on the follow
ing points Ia order to determine his
ntness to represent patriotic Ameri-
cans 6 this time. This Will ind out
how mach money he spent on the
peace ship and on his fayishly sApen'
sive newspaper advertising campaign
against preparedness and against our
standing up for. Bslgium's rights and
against our talking action about Ger
many's sinking the Lusitanio and her
other assaults on US. and In hvor Oh
the McLemore resolution
This was part Of the great pacifist
oampaign OF which another part. as
our government Investigations show.
was financed by the German suthori-
ties themselves OF by their animated
societies in this country.
The investigation should include MT
Ford's contributions In the last presi
Dental campaign he supported. tos
hia nolitics seem TO have been purely
personal and pacifst
Points to Edsei.
Moreover. the Investigation should
include a full examination OF the Justi
hcation OF Mr. Ford's adding and
abetting his son Edsel in escaping the
draft and staying al home when the
great majority OF young Americana
of his age are eagerly striving FOL
places OF honor md peril al th'
front
Mr. Ford is an enormously wealth,
man Mr.. Newberry is not. Mr.. New
berry himself at once entered the mil
> itary service OF the United States. HI
TWO sons have wives and children
NM they Immediately entered the ser
, vice. striving eagerly to get to th'
5 front.
: Unless the investigation takes al
, these matters. it will be stamped VIII
the stamp OF unworthy and imprope
craftsmanship. The simple truth
hat all patriotic Americans rejoice II
.ne nomination and will rejoice in tn
g election at this time OF such Amer
!. ans as Mr.. Newberry In Michigan an
: Mr. Medill Mccormick In Illinois.
e copyright, 1918, Kansas City Star.