El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-07

tinctly the presidents one-tme suggestion of peace with
out victory, before the United States went in
@When the American people speak for unconditional sur
render" Col Roosevelt wrote shortly before the aTmsoe
proposal ct means that Germany must accept whatever
terms the United States and its allies think necessary IN
order to right the dreadful wrongs that nave been commit
ted to safeguard the world for at least generation to
come from another attempt BY Germany to secure world
domination
gard Germanys behavior during the last five years hav
ing made her the outlaw among nations In private life
sensible men and women do not negotiate with an outag
We ought to treat Germany in precisely this manner It
sad and dreadful thing to have to face some months
or wear or so Of additional boodshed but it much
worse thing quit and have the children now grow
much bloodshed and suffering when their turn comes7
Pronounced as was Col Roosevelt's AmeIicanism, he
displayed more loyalty Americas allies than any other
American in public life He gave them credit for
their achievements in the than did any other leading
American He did not approve of president Wilson's
famous u ponts-st least what he regarded their
ambiguous form-and he was opposed to any attempt
impose those terms the allies He did not consider
America had earned for herself the night to dictate to
France and England what kind of peace should be made
His Amerieanism untinged with tendency regard
the allies throng Of children and the United States as
the schoolmaster-
His unhestang tribute to the allies for their part in
winning the well expressed when he wrote about
the time president Wilson sailed for Europe:
an winning the present very many instrumental
ties have been necessary On the whole the four most i'm
pOrtan in their order have been ~ The French army;
(( The British navy; 30 The British army and "a The
Italian army.
"our own gallant army and navy did exceedingly well
but came in so late that the part they played taking the
four and half years whole, does not entle them to
rank with the instrumentalities given above"
As for debating to the allies what kind of peace they
should make, he expressed himself follows:
@Under the circumstances, It is sheer impernence for
either America English statesmen to tell Francs or for
that NATTER Italy what ought to be done In sboliShng
ornaments abandoning universal service anything
IF the kind It is not the business Of America to ten Great
Britain what she should do with her navy II is not the
NJ tan
he should do with her army. The plain American
Of the situation IS that we should recognize our in
nense debt to the British navy and the French army and
ano BY Britain N what she decides her vital needs de-
nand, far her navy Is concerned, and stand BY
france in the position she takes to what the situation
demands, so far as her army is concerned"
But the fact that Col Roosevelt often stood opposed to
he purposes Of the administration it must not be sur
Missed that he not heart and soul with the American
overnment He was an intense nationalist He hated red
layers, saying:
"The leading Socialist papers of New York enthusiast
icay champion the "A points, especially those demanding
league OF nations and the removal Of all economic bar
ier This championship is natural for the Socialist Ike
he LWW. of this country who have been utterly pro-
ieTman and antiAmerican and like the worst Russian
olshevks have steadily worked in Ge1many's interest
nd ike ali professional intenatonasts they hate the
bery loving nations bitterly that they are eagerly
orng for peace satisfactory TO the German autocraey
VI such persons far they not merely siIv seek
heir own profit in the destruction Of civilization and they
7oud have an ineoneuSTe peace which would mean the
riumph Of mitars. rather than see the free nations
triumphant over both miItarism and anarchy" o.
The American people loser By the death Of Col
roosevelt because has taken from US one who had high
deals an abundance of convictions the courage to DO
ways what he thought night He has been described
$ the foremost American citizen and in his vigor his
and his high patriotism he was typi-
any American Re vas not always night, but he was al
ays strong and sincere and his memory survives as an
aspiration to his fellow eountrymen.
Germany may get into the league of nations but
an play in the Minors the Boehe league so to speak
Col House IS stin setting example some Of the
orlas foremost diplomats By saying nothing and saving
God.
The difference between bOlshevk and a bourseoisis
'ems to be about II cents and perhaps haircut
Twenty-Five years ago eggs were IS cents dozen and
icon z cents pounG-and wages dollar day
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