El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-19
ROOSEVELT MAY
BE NOMINATED
Whitman viii Make Race
Regardless of Whether
Roosevelt Runs or Not.
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fortunate delays in the manufacture
of rifles. machine guns. artillery,
ships and airplanes, or the costly
/ blunders Of the coal administration
I They should be used as lessons. The
credit Of the administration for the
work that has been done, however,
should not be exaggerated by ignor-
ing the great powers freely given IL
by congress.
Are Pushed Into Action.
'aThe army appropriation bill Of last
winter, was held up for more than
two months, in order that the secre-
tary Of war might visit the war
fronts and gain a clearer idea OF the
situation there and bring back a DEL
mite policy. When he returned in
stead OF bringing back a definite plan
Of action, he asked for more tome 70
consider.
The western drive was then on. 1t
presented the immediate danger or
breaking through the allied line
The allies called for aid We were
pushed into action. and thus We have
now landed 100000 men in France
Elect Republicans, Root Urges.
Elihu Root. in an address last
night declared that wherever dis
loyal votes do not threaten a ViEQr-
Gus effort should be made TO elect
Republicans 10 congress He said
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president had been Of the highest
value in establishing war legislation
and that a large element Of the Dem
ocrats holding power at Washing
ton is not familiar, apparently, with
the vast and complicated industry and
commerce Of the United States and
seem 10 feel that an element Of pun
ishment should be included in taxa
ton
A vigorous win the war" plank. a
&C.
administration and declaration "em-
phatically urging the United States
senators from New York TO vote for
the federal suffrage amendment were
features Of the platform presented
by the resolutions committed
No mention was made Of prOLibi-
ton
Hais Faith In Russia.
Among other things the war plank
Of the platform acknowledges faith
in the Russian people. and urges the
immediate sending there Of an allied
army as wei as an economic mission.
The plank calls for the immediate
establishment OF a well ordered sys-
TEN OF universal military training for
national service"
Another plank declares that Elm the
necessary war time extension OF gov
eminent supervision and control over
private undertakings, no steps be
government ownership or operation"
The suffrage plans calls upon the
United States senators from New
York to vote for the submission Of
this amendment 20 the states"
The convention adjourned shortly
after o'clock without hearing from
Col Theodore Roosevelt as 20 his
stand on the gOvernorship-
Fighters VIII Win'-Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt was given a
wonderful ovation. Introductory to his
making his much heralded speech
In the early part OF his speech the
colonel declared he wished 10 empha-
size two points.
First, that we must have a thor
ough-going Americanization OF our
citizenship, and. second. that We must
win this war.
There Is room in this country
for but one lanEuaEe-fhat Of the
Declaration OF Independence was
another expression that evoked
prolonged applause.
1--WE must treat the Hun within
our Entes rs the greatest enemy
the colonel declared. a.and we
must consider ns reasonable
those who advocate n premature
peaee.1
The greatest demonstration fol-
lowed his assertion that the surest
way TO cure the German SPY menace
here is TO shoot him when found"
This war viii be won by just
one set u men-bv the fighting
Americans at the fighting 'front.'
declared the colonel, amid great
cheering.