The sun., 1918-03-29
BEAT GERMANY,
G. 0. P. SLOGAN
OF ROOSEVELT
This Is War of PEOPLE. Not
of President. Colonel
Says in Portland.
REPUBLICANS ARE FIRM
No Place for Pacifists in Amer
lea, Speaker Tells Cheer
ing Crowd.
REPUBLICANS ARE FIRM
Fro,a a Sfar CorresponIent.

PORTLAND. Me. March 2s.--Through-
cut the country the Republican party is
likely to make its fight for the recapturc
Of Congress and more effective prosecu-
Ton Of the War on platform laid by
Theodore Roosevelt tonight In n pun
gently critical but buoyant and con-
structve address to the Maine Repub-
l,csn convention.
He was heard in tense silence. al
t-rnating with prodigious applause, by
100 persons-all that could be crammed
tato the auditorium of Portland's City
snce since his illness--in fact. this is
the first time he has left Sycamore Hill
eince he went home from Roosevelt Hos
ptal three weeks ago. In the great
roysd were many anxious men and
women. fearful, despite his appearance
of apparently complete recovery. that
9 might collapse. But he was in his
pest form. He never talked with greater
,igor, never held an audience more in
t.mately. Although his prepared speech
was nearly 5000 words long ard in the
delivery were many interpretations, the
whole $500 Down Casters stayed to
ne end and Sent him on his way with
a cheer that must have buffeted the
Natcp OF Casco Bay. ~
Old EnemiAs Now Friends.
Before he could speak ut oil he had
10 stand with manuscript in hand while
his name was roared for "a minute and
half 1t was impossible to realize
that a few years ago there were no bet
Ter haters of r. II. anywhere than those
.ane Republicans Of Maine. But to-
night the rock ribbed old Portland Club.
which wrenched his picture from its wall
n 1912, was in City Hall to the last
member. yelling for the idol now re-
stored to favor and joining in joyous
whoop that blazed up when some man
yelled. Three cheers for Theodore
Roosevelt. the reXt President of the
United States" The Colonel grinned de-
preca,ngly at this salute. and chuckled
vhen another enthusiast called. Three
heers for the Grand Old Man. II was
noisy party-the first partiof it.
In his speech tile Colonel cast politics
o the winds. He talked, lie said as a
patriot TO patriots. "to Republicans who
lave, in this crisis, subordinated all
other questions to their devotion to the
nation He said that SO far as he was
able he wished to "lay down principles
20 which all good Americans can raiiy.
He explained that the speecA was "TN-
zen three weeks ago-in the hospital
indeed. Possibly he stated this fact In
order to make II clear that he had ar
rived at his conclusions regarding wha'
lie called Americas failure in the war
nus far independently Of the testimony
o. General Wood before the Senate conn.,
.rittse.
Let US prepare for n three years
war" he said. land begin now TO make
eady an army Of 100000 men. Ano
he best way to begin is 10 introduce
universal military training for all young
'len between the ages OF ls ana Il, II
being understood that they will not go to
war until they are Ell And as to ships
lie said that men ought to be working
IN them in three shifts, twenty-fouI
hours a day.
He called las audience to witness, ant
1, famed its testimony. that for more
than three years he had been prea chinf
the doctrine OF preparedness that woule
have prevented ''the events OF the pas
week, which have written in letters o
blood the truth Of what l said.' III
implored Maine to remember that tn
Germans respect bullets, not words. ant
that "its the way We shoot, not tn
way we shout. that counts.
This war, he said, "is against tn
lowers Of darkness. Of death and o
hell" He besought Americans to fac
the facts. to note that unpreparednes
snd watchful waiting have borne mos
evil fruits, that We are still In mill
tary sense impotent to render real ser
vice to the Allies or be a real danger 4
Germany" that we haven't one field gui
IN France. and that long ago Gen. Petail
40 id. "If Won don't sand us men sen,
US guns"
workmen without Axes.
You're numbering state" he said
r.sual!zing. what would YOU peopl
'aink OF lumberman who sent his en-
rloyees into the woods and after the,
we're there remarked: by the way,
lave no axes for you. You'll have 4
oorrow them Of somebody else'?"
Another Interpolation was this: 'Th'
German American Alliance has servet
iermany against the United States
Senator Hale (the Colonel turned to tn
publicans OF Maine. was on the STACEY
: Congress does its duty II will revok
ne charter OF the German American
Alliance and make membership In tina
organization equivalent 10 treason.
,'ireat applause
col Roosevelt did not mention Presi
osnt Wilson or any member Of the Ad
HnIs,raton. but he delivered a terriH
Hdc'ment Of what seemed to him thei
Incompetence and faltering. About hal
- his speech was devoted to the war
Ne other half TO economic problems q
nome, lie said price hxing a. practise,
by the Government had worked onl!
al