New-York tribune., 1918-03-30
Inefficiency of Government
in Past Year Criminal,
He Declares
Right to Condemn
Failure, He Asserts
Roosevelt, in Boston Visit,
Sees New Grandson for
First Time
lStrf CorresponGencel !

StCf Cores ponGence
BOSTON. March 29.-"StaAd by the
country. Stand against the President
or by tie President exactly to the de-
gree 70 which he does IL or does well
as servant of the country"
That IS the doctrine enunciated by
Colonel Roosevelt in h.s talk to the
newspaper nen n Boston to-day CON
carnlns the correct attitude &C loyal
Americans toward Their government
With reference to the war.
While the Colonel in his interview
here traversed to some extent the same
groand covered II his Portland speech,
he managed TO cover some new points
as q result of meeting the crowds IN
Portland and watching the dispatches
Colonel Roosevelt asserted with en-
phasis that the acton OF Senators
Lodge and Weeks, as well as that e
other men n Congress, II calling at
teution TO the mistakes of the Admin
istration deserves the hearty approba-
ter e the american people.
The worst feature" he added, "is
the utterly servile attitude Of mind or
the part of those people who are afraid
to tel The truth about our public Of
fcials who have done wrong or are
gully cf ineficiency, mismanagement
or delay"
The attempt to substitute stand by
the President" for stand by the coun-
try" is, IN the opinion Of Colonel
Roosevelt, shameful and contempt
ible."
l. S. Not Awake to War
Continuing. Colonel Roosevelt said:
The fact that America has rot Yet
really awakened TO what the war means,
the REGULAR ignominy Of our inability
after year TO De of any military as
sistarce, IS due primarily TO the fact
that for decades the peace at-any-
price propaganda in this country has
eaten into the moral fibre OF our peo-
pie.
Doubtless. some o. these paclfsts
meant we'll, but Jhey all did grave
moral harm % the country. They
taught that peace was an enc, instead
o. means 10 al end. Righteousness
is the end and peace IS good only as
It is the handmaid OF righteousness.
Criticises Failure to Prepare
"The failure of our government 20
prepare IN any way during me two and
one-half years before the war was
literally criminal No less an evil has
been the gross iDef5iciercy Of the gov
ernr1ent management during the -ast
year-ni nisma-agement which has re-
suited II or little army abroad having
not a single field gun or aeroF.ane, and
hardly machine gun, except wnat the
French have supplied.
'Eu- perhaps the worst feature o.
the situation is the utterly serslle a-ti-
tude q mind on the part OF those
people who are afraid TO tell the truth
about our public officials who have
done wrong or are guilty Of ineti
cheney, misnanagemene and delay.
Every public official from the Presi
dent down IS entitled 20 have the truth
told about hlm and entitled 10 nothing
else.
The man who tries % substitute the
cry Of Stand b. the Presid sntt' for
tae doctrine Of Stand b the country
IS preaching base.y a--American prin-
ciple and occupies a position both
shameful and contemplate
The only proper course is 20 sup.
port the Administration when = does
well and 20 condemn i when = does
III. No man can read the testimony
before tee Senate Military Committee
and fail 70 realize that the Adminis-
rra.ion has done very badly indeed
during the past year II matters Of
vital importance, ard the Senator'S
Democrats and Republicans alike -
nen Ike Senator's Chamberlain and
Thomas, men Ike Senator's Lodge
Weeks aad Hiram Johnson, who have
<earlessly pointed out those evils and
saor.cOuings aid who have sought to
remedy them, enphaticaLy deserve
vel o. tAe American people
Sees New Grandson
Coloncl Roosevelt nut in busy day
q. tee Hub. The first big number on
MS programme was 70 see Ets new
grandson. Archie B Roosevelt, IT,, at
the nome Of his daugh-er-ir-iaw He
found l. sturdy Lite chap Of pro
no4nced Republican proclivities and
acmewaa- y ln orator already, and
- 1.vded MS time between the boy
ard re 1oy's mother. The Colonel
aac 80 picture taken with the baby
n e5s arms,
ASIDE from seeing his new grandson
and calling "a one or two personal
friends the Colonel had u quiet day.
n tne evening kis host, DR.. Sturgis
= 2eiow. srssrtaIued d few friends in
aonor Of Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt. After
sIrne~ Nsyor PEERS of Boston, an old
friend u ne Colonel. called.
ONO rrow morning Colonel and
Hrs. kooserslt will have al breakfast
James fcrt Rhodes, The historian;
Arcnie Coolidge, os Harvard Univer-
s.fy, aaa r. L. Thaycr, the biographer
- Joan Hay.
ne Eocseveitz VII leave for New
1hrN N The noon train tomorrow