The Princeton union., 1918-10-10
Roosevelt Pays Respects to Socialists
and Unmercifully Attacks
All Seditionists.
He Urges the Oversubscribing of the
Liberty Loan and Flags the
Slackers and Pacifsts.

m1CCeemen anu OFFICIALS Ill aCllC SOlu-
room of the Radisson hotel at 4:30
along political lines, delivered an adj
dress at the auditorium at 8 p. M, and
at the Arcadia rink at $3.50.
The colonel's address at the Shubert
was sharp arraignment of socialism.
He opened his address by reading ex-
tracts from the st. Louis platform Of
the socialist party and said that no
loyal American could fail to repudiate
such disloyal statements and the or
ganization responsible for them.
eve brand the declaration of war by
our government as a crime against the
people of the United States and
against the nations of the world" was
one of the socialist pronouncements
read by Colonel Roosevelt as the pref
ace to his remarks. "In all modern
history" he read again, "there has
been no war more unjustifable than
the war in which we are about to en-
gage"
The Roosevelt guns were turned on
these disloyal statements.
"Whether in local contest or any
other contest" he said, 1--WE cannot af-
ford to back any man who is disloyal.
Any man who accepts such platform,
or who fails publicly to repudiate it.,
and to repudiate the body for which it
stands, has no right to the support Of
loyal Americans.
"At this time the prime issue is
loyalty. That means straight out,
thorough-going Americanism deter
mination to back this war to the limit,
and to put it through until we gain the
peace of overwhelming victory. No
man should be elected to any office in
the United States who won't stand on
that broad a platform.
"It is right and necessary that
there should be parties opposed to
one another. 1t is right and necessary
that the members of those parties
subject only to the need of speaking
truthfully- should have the right to
express their full opinions about the
public servants of the nation, Of every
degree, and their reasons for opposing
one and the other. But on the ques-
tion of loyalty and the question Of
Americanism there is no room for
differences among honest and patriotic
citizens.
"What is most needed in Minneap-
oils, where I know the mass of the
people are loyal and good Americans,
is full registration and a full vote.
The man who does not register and
does not vote when loyalty is an issue
in the campaign is Stacker. He is
deficient in patriotism and American
ism, and he is failing to do his duty
of standing by the soldiers at the
front.
"The surest way to guarantee
peace is to knock out Germany. That
would be worth all the scraps Of paper
Germany could sign, for she would re-
serve the right to tear them up when
it suits her later on.
"After terms Of peace have been
laid down to Germany, would gladly
join in any plan for league of ma
tions, but I would make two sugges-
tions: Don't promise anything we
cannot or ought not do. Second, re-
member that any treaty would be a
scrap of paper with an opponent of
the type of Germany, unless we pre-
pare our strength to make it good. 1t
must be in addition to, and not as a
substitute for keeping our own
strength for our own defense.
'"It is the man in Uncle Sans uni
form who offers the real guarantee
against this nation bowling the knee
some time before foreign conqueror.
every man between 18 and FL here
after should have worn that uniform
six months, training in the field and
teaching himself to protect the flag
of our country"
Trainers of the socialist party plat
form were branded as traitors by Col
onel Roosevelt.
ttI brand all who took part in franz
ing the platform as traitors to the
United States," he said.
In all history there is no more con
temptible lie than that spoken here
about the most righteous and neces-
sary war in which any nation ever
engaged.
call who acquiesce in this state
ment," he continued, and all who do
not acquiesce, but fail to leave the
party and repudiate party capable Of
such Infamous action, are guilty of in
tent Of treason to the United States
This pointed reference to local con-
ditions was greeted with a storm Of ap.
plause.
Insofar" he continued, "as they