New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
Arraigns the Administra-
ton, but Urges Loyal
Support
Should Have Army
Of Five Million
Must Beat Germany, T. r.
Tells Maine Con-
vention
Staff Correspondence

[Staf Correspondence
PORTLAND, Me-, March 2S.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt, speaking before 1000
Americans at the Republican State Con-
vention tonight in the great town hall
here, bitterly arraigned the Wilson Ad-
ministration as inefficient, but urged
every American to sustain the govern,
ment in it's great task of fighting the
war through to victorious finish
Colonel Roosevelt spoke for three
hours, bu. never slowed down. The
crowded hall was very warm, and call
was made from the platform for the
district nurse" for some one who had
succumbed to the heat and excitement.
but the speaker went sturdily ahead
with his address. He held his manu-
script mostly in his left hand and ges-
ticulated with his right, economizing
his voice by not becoming too vehe-
ment, but speaking so that every one
could hear all that he said.
This was an engagement" said the
speaker, "that l told my doctors in the
hospital they had to have me keep
and here l am. This is a state that has
gallantly met every crisis when an
appeal has been made to it.
Speech Written in Hospital
II came mere tonight to make my
appeal to you in the name of Amer
icaf, manhood and womanhood This
speech was written about three weeks
ago, while | was in the hospital, for
| wanted to have it in shape so that I
might go over it with some Of my
friends, so that l could feel sure that
/ was laying down principles to which
every good American could subscribe.
What we have read in the papers
III the last two or three days will etch
into your minds tire things I wrote in
my speech three weeks ago, in fact, the
very things that have been preaching
for the last three and a half years.
The other thing l WISH you to remem
ber is the proven fact OF the crime Of
iaeficiency at this time. The events
Of the last week IN Europe have pro-
claimed in letters Of living fire and
blood all that l have been preaching"
Thunderous applause greeted his
mash at the German-American Alli-
,4nce Speaking of enemy aliens the
Colonel said, turning to Senator Hale
en the platform:
And, Senator Hale, if the Senate Of
the United States does its duty, it will
revoke the charter Of the German
American Alliance and make member
ship in il equivalent to treason in the
tnited States"
Speaking Of preparedness and peace,
he said:
II was President of the United States
for seven and a half years, and during
that time not single American citizen
WAS attacked by foreign foe. Possibly
it was because certain foreign powers
had graspcd the idea that it would be
dangerous thing to do"
At this very moment our army in
France, after we have been at war
5ear. has not one field gun nor has it
one auto-rifc Of our own make on the
battlefront"
Universal Service Cheered
-olonel Roosevelt's declaration that
manhood suffrage should be based on
manhood service in the United States
and that We should have universal
military training for men between
nineteen and twenty one years Of age
and an army % 100000 men was
greeted with wild cnthusiasm. An
other uttcrance that provoked merri-
ment and appIause wa.: "If any mans
conscience makes him act like Il Stacker
and fool | advise him to take it out
and iool al IL and rec IL it is in good
Colonel Koozevclt's speech follows:
This country is now involved in the
zre>test war of all time. In common