The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-29
Roosevelt Would Show KaiSer'S
HOrdes No Leniency.
Colonel Decries Mismanage-
ment of U. s. War Affairs.
WIN BY BRAINS And STEEL!
Can't Tolerate FlintlOck Meth
DDS of Govt i'm Wartime.
"We Are Pledged to the Hit 10
Put This War Thru"

Portland Me-, March 29--There IS
but one way to get a righteous and
lasting peace, and that is to beat tie
many to her knees, Colonel Roosevelt
declared here in a keynote address"
which he delivered before the Maine
Republican state convention. Colonel
Roosevelt lauded as whole-hearted,
support which he declared the Repub-
lican members of congress had given
the adnlinistra ton in Washington. He
decried acknowledgement at Washing
ton" which, he said, had been such as
to cause all good patriots grave con-
cern, and urged the necessity for pcr-
suing a policy of permanent pre-
paredaess," after the war is won.
War is won by brains and steel
not by kid gloves and fine phrases"
said the former president, IN his ar
raignment of some of the most I'M
portant divisions of the government, "
which he said were almost chemical
ly pure of efficient organiza ton.
Old Spirit and New Weapons.
In discussing post-bellum readjust-
ments which, he declared, already
have been shown essential to the con-
tinued we'll being of the nation. the
speaker said:
lock methods of warfare in time of
war or flint-1ock methods of govern
ment for meeting the problems of in
dustry in time of peace. We need new
weapons, but we need the old spirit
back of the new weapons. The simple
government processes which suf-
| feed in the days of Washington, and
! even in the days of Lincoln, are as
utterly inadequate today in peace as
| the flintlock of Bunker Hill, and the
smoothbore muSketS of Bull Run
would be in war"
| Republicans in congress since entry
| of the United States into the war,
have sought to serve their party only
by making it serve America" Colonel
Roosevelt said. Not in all our his
tory has any political party, when in
| opposition, shown as fine, as whole
| hearted, and as completely disinterest-
ed patriotism as has been shown by
| the Republican party, especially by its
representatives in the senate and con-
| gresS of the United States, during the
| year and two months now closing.
| There has been, during this period,
very grave faults and shortcomings
and delays in governmental work. But
they were not due to the action of
congress; and the action sof the Re-
pUblicans in congress was consistent
/ ly designed to correct them.
Pledged as Nation.
| I'VE are pledged to the hilt as ma
/ ton, to put this war thru without
flinching, until we win the peace OF
| overwhelming victory. We are pledged
to secure for each welIbehaved ma
TIMES and to live undonlinated and
unframed by others, SO long as it does
not harm others.
/ This is the peoples war. 1t is not
| the presidents war. 1t is not con-
| gress's war. 1t is the duty of the Re-
| publican party to stand like a rock
against inefficiency, incompetency
hesitation. and delay no less than
| against lukewarmness in serving the
common cause of ourselves and our al
lies. To support public servant who
does wrong is profoundly unpatriot-
&c as to oppose a public servant who
/ does right
Dev1at1ng from his prepared speech
colonel Roosevelt paid his respects to
the German-American alliance.
If congress does it's duty he said
1T will revoke the charter of that
organization and make a provision
that membership in it constitutes
treason against this country"
Quit Shouting and Shoot.
VIVA we read has happened on
the ether side during the past seven
Gays, has etched in all the deeper
the need of preparedness and speed
ing UP the war" he continued 1.-The
events in Europe have proclaimed in
letters of flames and blood the truth
am telling you tonight If we dc
not speed up to aid our allies some
day We shall see our sons and our
sons sons fighting here at home with
out allies
He said that what the Germans
respect is bullets not thoughts
It's the way we shoot that counts
not the way we shout" he declared.
Suffrage Measure Beaten.
/ A motion to obtain endorsement o.
woman suffrage was made in the con.
vention and was defeated Suffragt
leaders. however. were not discour.
aged