New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-18
7. R. GIVEN OVATION
At E. 0.P. MEETING
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he but one voice and that the voice Of
praise concerning the superb manner
in which the vast powers of the en-
pire state have been put solidly be
hind a democratic president and the
national administration in the conduct
of this war.
1--WE have a right to be proud of
the record of our party in Washing-
ton. Our representatives have sup
ported the president and the adminis-
tration better than his own party has
supported him. Our republicans rep
resenting us have illustrated that the
war is bigger than any party.
After all. We are of one comm on
mind on the great underlying princi-
pies. We differ only in minor mat
ters IN the manner of applying the
accepted principles"
Wants Republican Congress.
Theodore Roosevelt emphasized
the necessity of elcctiug a republican
congress- in his address.
The events of the past year and q
half have shown that republican
congress is necessary, the former
president said. "to support the ad-
ministration at every point where it
acts vigorously in prosecuting the war,
and to supply its deficiencies in the
prosecution of the war and in carry
ing out of a proper world policy
This country needs" the Colonel
declared, "a congress which will give
the administration this kind of vigor-
Gus support, and yet will fearlessly SUI
pervise and when necessary inNesti-
gate what is being done.
since the war began the republic
cans in congress have acted in Il spirit
of the largest patriotism, and wholly
without regard to questions Of poll
tics For the administration measures
designed for efficiently carrying on the
war they have furnished larger per-
Centage of support than have the
democrats and where the administra-
ton was wrong, the bulk of the re-
publicans ventured to withstand it and
have stood by the country, whereas
the democrats have not done so; al
though there have been some con-
spicuous and honorable exceptions.
1T is only by such conduct that
We can win the war and secure the
right kind of peace The need in
congress is for loyal Americans. far
sighted, strong-willed, resolute, who
shall represent the people of this
country, and who shall. stand stead
tasty by the nation as Il WHOLE
Germans Must Be Oyerthrown.
The right kind of peace, the peace
which America must insist upon, Col.
Roosevelt said, WAS - peace condi-
toned upon the complete overthrow
of Germany and the removal of all
threat Of German world dominion.' In
st f1Sl in \ W
ca, against all foreign racial solidar-
1ty in this country, he declared, I'VE
must treat agitation for q premature
or inconclusive peace as treason to
the republic.' The German spy, the
''alien enemy here at home" and
the even fouler and more despcable
native American who serves the
alien" the Colonel said, should be in
termed at hard la Dor, or. if caught in
a fragrant offence should be shot
Abiding to "a most gallant Ameri-
can army across the seas and to
ship and airplane production, the
Colonel said that we owe much of
this achievement to the work Of the
Senate committed on Military Affairs
and we owe even more to the sue
cess of the German drive which be-
gan in March,
I'VE have played a poor part in
the early stages of the world wal"
the Colonel continued. Let us
make the finishing Of the war an
American task BY this time next
year We ought to have overseas an
army as great as the combined
armies of France and England, an
army of between 100000 and
100000 fighting soldiers on the
various fighting fronts, and this, con
sldering requirements and non
combatants, means at least 10000
men.
congress should refuse assent to
the war Department. present policy
Ct procrastination, in Jeferring the
necessary extension of lineage limits
for the draft. and l othe,' ways
There should be no further delay
Besides enormously etrengthe .!ins, our
army in France W. should oT this
time have declared Uar on Turkey
and have sent 700. 800 soldiers 20 aid
our Allies in Western Asia We have
Lad to use English ships to ferry
our troops across The Atlantic and
we could lie Japanese ship 10 ferry
them across the Pacific.
"There must be no peace until
Germany is beaten to her knees. To
leave her with Il Strangle- hold on
Russia. and through her vassal al
lies. Austria, Bulga ria and Turkey.
dominant in Central Europe and Asia
Minor. would mean that she had won
the war and taken a great stride to-
ward world dominion"
Belgium Must Be Restored
Belgium must be reinstated and
reimbursed, France receive Nsace
Turkey driven from Europe, the Col.
said, Italian Austria must go to Italy
and Rumanian- Hungary to Rumania