American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-10-08
THOUSANDS HEAR ROOSEVELT
SPEAK IN MONTANA.

THOUSANDS HEAR ROOSEVELT
SPEAK IN MONTANA.
Kaiser Wilhelm and American Boil
sheYists ROundly ScOred-FOrmer
President Declares Against Peace
Until Germany is Beaten to Her
Knees.
Nearly ten thousand out-of-town
people we're at Billings, Montana,
Saturday to see and hear Col Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Col. Roosevelt. es-
corted to the train 10 a hotel by
large number Of cowpunchers and pio-
/ neers. was a guest al a trout break
fast. Col. Roosevelt was a stockman
in eastern Montana 80 years ago.
Mayor Johnston extended a formal
welcome 10 the former president at
\ American people we're never more
united. but that those who did need
education would find no better edu-
caOr than Roosevelt.
In response. the former president
said he was glad 10 be back in the
state where for u years he had been
engaged in the cattle business. Re
Yerting 70 the war, he declared against
any inconclusive peace OF any con-
dition than unconditional surrender.
The Auditorium. containing 1000
seats. was unable TO accommodate
those desirous OF hearing his main ad-
d; ess on War and Potriotism."
America can not afford TO accept
the lead of any party. nor Of any or
ganizatiOn calling itself nOnpartisan
. but really acting as a party. which is
! not first and foremost American
and nothing but American, declared
Col. Roosevelt.
! Remedies Are Harmful.
e There are real and grave cause,
i for complaint among the farmers her,
i in the northwest" the former presi
dent continued as he read from
e. paper figures which purpOrted TO show
e discrepancies in connection with III,
e prices paid for wheat and in freigh
= rates. but he asserted that many o
e the remedies proposed are not onl,
o false. but mischeviOus, and very grav
e harm may be caused by the charac
$ ter Of the agitation conducted by som
= OF the men who profess TO be seekinl
g these remedies.
d ITO introduce state socialism as
relief for these conditions would re
r suit in nothing but widespread dam
d age Some of the conditions com
= planned Of can be met by state actioI
S There should be federal control Of el
y evators and flour mills with estab
lished terminal elevators az conyen
lent points
But / emphatically diSbelieve
in any party. and especially ii that
party calls itself a nOnpartiSan
y party. which organizes a single
class against other classes. | oh
IS iect just as strongly whether such
l. a political organization claims to
d he in the interest of tOwnSpeaple
G. lawyers, farmers or wage-earnerS.
NJ When the nOnpartisan league fir'
appeared I was inclined 10 welcome
and it was with real reluctance rhs
I was obliged 10 believe that the lead
ership that controlled IL was OF sue
character as 10 threaeen this cOur
try with evils analogous 10 those whic
came from BOlshevism abroad an
from l. " W-ism al home
-Finally. the meeting Oi the
league at Minneapolis about
year ago was turned into a ghost
dance of the HnnS-Within-Our
gates. and Il became evident to
me. that insofar aS thty dared. the
most prominent leaders OF the
league were playing the game OF
SeditiOn and diSloyalty and that
they were seeking to acquire pow
er by pandering 10 and influen'
ing the base spirit OF greed and
envy and ignorance and class ha-
tired. They were trying 10 do
what Lenine and TrotEky have
done 10 Russia
The I. ". ". leaders have bee
convicted OF disloyalty. and yet IL Wa
70 the head of his organization. v
y. Haywood that the secretary of tt
Ir. Nonpartisan league wrote April
ty 1917, a letter in which he spoke {
a this damned war
"There isn't a German abroad
:. - or prO-German at home who
~ does not wish success 10 the Nom
partisan league as at present
~ controlled. and 10 the I. W. W.
lg Colonel Roosevelt asserted that Il
" two great issues at this time were
er put through the war successfully ar
lis insist on thoroughg going American
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