New-York tribune., 1918-06-01
He Will Take No Part in
the Whitman-Lewis
Contest
Declares Wisconsin
Thoroughly Loyal
Back From West, He Re-
orets Treatment of Wood;
Glad He Met Taft


found them in a weeks speaking tour
If Ohio. Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan,
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt returned
Ia New York last night He was par
tcularly pleased with the Wisconsin
situation and over his meeting with
William Howard Taft in Chicago last
Sunday night, when their friendly re-
lations were resumed.
Colonel Roosevelt will not take any
DIR in the Whitman-Lewis contest.
Reporters who sought an expression
Of opinion were met with tle state
ment: & am taking no part in local
contests
In the matter of General Leonard
Woods treatment he was more talka-
tive, declaring from the standpoint of
national needs the failure to make use
misfortune"
Colonel Roosevelt made three speech
es in n-Springheld, Ohio, and two each
in Des Moines. Iowa; Madison, Wis;
Milwaukee and Detroit In each of
these places. particularly Milwaukee,
q member of his party said, the
Colonel talked 900 per cent American
ism," and in each place he and his
doctrine were we'll received. In Mil
waukee, as in Madison, agents of La
Toilette kept close watch on his move
ments, but did not interfere.
wisconsin," said Colonel Roosevelt
last night, "is~not or!2 heartily loyal,
but is doing Wonderful WORK. Into the
army and navy she has sent nearly CO.
600 men, and has nearly 10000 reg
istered to go Immediately when called.
"She subscribed nearly S125,O 100000
to the Liberty Loan, and nearly 81
100000 to the Rec Cross, tn~ Z. NJ. C. A.
and similar organizations. She was the
hrst state in the Union to organize a
state council of def-nce and the first
state to provide by law in generous
nshlon for the wives children and de-
pendent mothers OF her men who have
gone to the front.
"She has acted with such prompt
ness and efficiency in meeting everv
request made upon her by the Federal
government that General Crowder has
sald,. l. have come to expect the i'm
possible Of Wisconsin,
In all this work of enlisting r.n
and subscribing money, the great ma
,orlty OF the men and women of Wis
consin who are of German blood have
taken exactly the same part that has
.oeen taken by their fellow Americans
OF other blood. More and more the
people of Wisconsin, like the rest Of
Us, are growing to realize that all of
us IN this country have been too lax
with treason and sedition, and that all
men dlsloyal to this country should
be handled with the most rigorous
severity.
In Milwaukee I was introduced by
nnuugust sogel. He is Of German blood.
lnree OF his sons are already in the
army. and the fourth, who is eighteen.
IS going this summer The guest of
nonor mono on the platform was General
~lnkler, Civil War veteran born in
germany, whose two sons-in-law and
one grandson are now in our army.
Wisconsin, like the rest of the coun-
rry, took some time to wake up. but
Wisconsin is thoroughly aroused. Her
people, like the good people of this ma
s.on everywhere, are growing steadily
more resolute that all peace talk must
seop and that this war must be fought
a nnish, no matter how long it takes
sno no matter how great the cost, until
s..
Tells of Meeting Taft
10 you care to say anything about
soul meeting with Mr.. Taft in Chi
eago. Colonel Roosevelt was asked.
:. ~ was very great pleasure to me
70 nave the half-hour talk with Mr..
uait ana to resume our relations on
tue oio basis" he replied, adding, "for
we are IN entire agreement on all of
%nI
~~.nning the war, by striking down
Hstmany and putting down every form
W VI treason here at home and of in
sisting uponAn absolutely unified and
"atlonallzed American citizenship,
We d,5 not talk politics at all. I
am not taking politics nowadays. My
sole concern is winning the war, and I
am heart and soul with every MAJ. who
ls straight American and who eff
GENTLY, zealously and patriotically is
surviving to speed up our part in the
peace until an overwhelming victory for
the right"
Regrets Wood Situation
ASKED il he cared to comment on the
,atest refusal to permit Major General
leonard Wood to serve abroad, Colonel
Aoosevelt confined his remarks to the
NATIONAL aspect of the case.
- am concerned at this refusal to
use General Wood solely from the
Msandpoint of the country" said he.
this time the American people
saonld not be deprived of the use of
g efeat an asset. 1t is a grave mis-
aOfune that General Woods very
xIeat power and ability, recognized
g! only by all competent judges here,
Uus BY the best soldiers of France
sua England, should not have been
used hitherto and should not now be