The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-06
VOL. XXI.
NO UMPIRE NEEDED
BY ALLIES SAYS 7. R.
Stand By Not Dictate To
Our Allies, Policy
Of Teddy.

New York, Dec. ASSERTING
that the United States has not done
nearly as much as the British navy
and the British, French and Italian
armies to bring about the downfall of
Germany, Theodore Roosevelt de-
clared in statement here tonight
that IL Is our business to stand by our
allies at the peace conference.
He declared "it sheer nonsense" to
says the American army was fighting
for President Wilson's famous -four
teen points" lie made the assertion
that there was not one American sol
der in every thousand who ever
heard OF them"
THE British empire imperatiyely
needs the greatest navy I'm the world,
and this we should instantly con
ceed." said the Colonel. "Our need
for a great navy comes next to hers,
and we should have the second navy
in the world. Similarly France
needs greater military strength than
we do. but we should have all our
young men trained to arms, on the
general lines of the Swiss system.
"The freedom of the seas is
phrase that may mean anything or
nothing. II it is to be interpreted as
Germany interprets it, is thoroughly
no IN
depreciation of the phrase that would
prevent the English navy in the event
Of any future war from repeating the
tremendous service 1t has rendered in
this war.
Must Keep Colonies.
THE British must, of course. keep
the colonies they have conquered.
LAS for this nation, IL must keep its
absolute economic independence and
raise or lower its economic barriers
as its interests demand. for We have
20 look after the welfare OF ouI own
workingman. We must insist on the
preservation of the Monroe doctrine.
We must keep the right to close the
Panama Canal to our enemies in war
time. and we must not undertake TO
interfere in European. Asiatic or Afri-
can matters. with which we ought TO
have properly no concern"
Declaring that President Wilson
has not given the slightest explana-
of what his views are or why he
is going abroad" the colonel assert
ed "he is himself responsible for any
division among the American people
az regards the peace conference at
this time"
'He has never permitted the
American people to pass on his peace
proposals, nor has he ever made those
proposals clear and straightforward.
AS for the fourteen points, so far as
the American people have expressed
any opinion upon them, it was on No
vember 5, when they rejected them"
he continued. adding that the Amer
lean army was fighting to smash Ger
many" and the American people
The allies have never accepted the
fourteen points" he continued, the
United States has never accepted
them. Germany and Austria enthu
siastically accepted them. Here GER
tain individuals, including President
Wilson, Mr.. Hearst, Mr.. Nierick, and
as understand it, number of pro-
Germans and paciiists and interna-
tional Socialists have accepted them,
but neither the American people. nor
the American Congress has accepted
them
The Colonel declared that "Mr.
Wilson himself rejected at least one
of the fourteen outright and has in
terpreted another in the directly OPP
posite sense to its plain and obvious
meaning" and added that "some of
the fourteen points are thoroughly
misehievous under any interpreta-
ton" and most Of the others are
vague and ambiguous.
'lnasmuch as Mr.. Wilson is going
over, il is earnestly to be hoped that
il is his business not to try and be an
umpire between our allies and our
enemies, but act loyalty as one of the
allies" said the colonel 1--WE have
not suffered anything like as much
and we have not rendered as much
service as the leading allies. II is
the British navy and the French,
British and Italian, armies that have
done the most to bring the downfall
OF Germany and therefore the safety
Of the United States. II is our bust
ness IN stand bV Our allies"