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New-York tribune., 1919-07-27

asked. DO you want him7 You
know ne thought he was your rival.
"He allowed this was so and that
he would not want Cortelyou.
How about Bonaparte?'
asked.
He agreed that he would wish
another in the place, but he insisted d
that he wanted the others to stay,
and on his definite insistence I de-
hvered the message. More than
that, those thus assured thanked
Taft for the offer in my presence.
wright was among those SO
assured; in fact, the assurance that
he was the joint choice of myself
and Taft was, he said, the reason
for his acceptance.
by inauguration time, however,
Mr.. Taft had changed his mind,
just as had feared he would, and
it made a great deal of feeling.
Some had made very definite plans
on the strength Of his offer, renew
ing leases of houses and that sort
of thing, and it was bad all around.
"That was the first bit of fric-
ton.
"In Office, his miIitancy evapo-
rated and he at once set about
undoing all my administration had
done. Conversation went by the
board. Newell, of the Reclamation
Service, had to quit and things went
from bad to worse. They had
reached such a pass when l got to
Rome on my way home from Africa.
l found Clifford Pinchot awaiting
me, He wanted me to attack Taft
then and there. Others were in the
same mood.
"But said, No, 1 wanted to dc
nothing to injure Mr.. Taft or his
administration.
Thus things went, one thing
after another, until finally the
Rural Welfare Commission, one of
the best things we had, was aban-
doned. That was the last straw.
The break came on that, but it was
not because Of that 1t was be-
cause Of the many things of which
that was the capstone, the climax.
BY the way, the government never
even printed the report of that
commission. We finally had it
done at the expense Of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce.
Many have asked the secret of
Roosevelt's wonderful hold on the
public and his ability to carry a
crowd with him. Presumably the
question will be discussed long
after those who heard him have
crossed the Great Divide and with
as wide, if not as great, a differ
ence of opinion as when he was in
the flesh.
His own explanation may be
given in one word: "Sincerity"
This, he maintained, was the real
secret, though he admitted that
other qualities in his speeches were
contributing factors.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-27
Clashes With the Kaiser

1t is not generally known that
on at least three occasionsAtwice
before the great war and once since
Colonel Roosevelt and the Kaiser
clashed. The Venezuela incident
is more or less widely known,
largely through Mr.. Thayer's ex-
cellent book. But the clash of wills
at the time Of Colonel Roosevelts
visit to Berlin and his refusal to
take the Kaiser's part in 1914 are
not at all well known.
'I clashed with the Kaiser direct
ly the war broke out" the Colonel
went on.
Then I was called upon by
young member OF the German En-
bassy staff in Washington-a count
i cannot recall his name now.
"I am instructed By his majes-
ty the KAISER said he, 20 pre-
sent his compliments to Colonel
Roosevelt, to say to him that ne has
very pleasant recollections of his
visit to Berlin and Potsdam and to
say that he hopes Colonel Roose-
welt will appreciate Germany's posi-
ton and can be relied upon to see
the justice Of it,
You will please present my
compliments to his majesty the
Kaiser I answered; say to him
that /, too, have very pleasant
recollections of my stay ip Berlin
and Potsdam and his many courte-
sies to ne, his guest, but that I also
have lively recollection of courte-
sies extended TO me by his majesty
the King Of the Belgians, whose
guest l also was
''He clicked his heels together,
saluted and left. I have not heard
Of him Or the Kaiser since"
The Colonel told of the clash in
Berlin Ell route for Boston one Sun
day in 1916.
at is,' said he, mot generally
known that had LITTLE friction
withrhe Kaiser when I visited Ger
many.
when I reached Berlin found
an invitation for Mr.. Roosevelt 10
be the Naiser's guest at Pot4Aam.
Mrs. Roosevelt was travelling 81 .th
me. ! asked at the Embassy what
the Invitation meant-;f it included
her- when found u did not 5e.
clined, ard said 7 was stopping as
the Embassy.
The invitation was repeated. Ms
answer was that Mrs. Roosevels ant
l were 70 be the guests of the Enl.
bassy. ! W. travelling as any Amer
lean gentleman might travel win
his wife and id rot nfco use ito ee
any r,ace Nhe-e -Ae s.. n
welcomed or ca4id not eo. The nov
day Colonel and Aire. Rer.iS
invited. Ey maintaining ay ya'-.
had made it,"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-27

Senator Francis E. Warren, Of
Wyoming.
Representative Henry z. Osborne,
of California.
Representative Isaac Sherwood, Of
Ohio.
Southern
Senator John f. Bankhead, Of
Alabama.
Senator Thomas Staples Martin,
of Virginia
New-York tribune., 1919-07-27

the Uniform. They are F. h La
Guardia, Of New York, who was a
major in the air service, and Royal
c. johnson, Of South Dakota, who
fought in the trenches and was
wounded.
Civil War veterans who are in
Congress:
Northern
Senator Knute Nelson, Of Mime
sofa
New-York tribune., 1919-07-27
Break With Tot

There never has been any formal
explanation as to what caused the
break between Colonel Roosevelt and
Judge William 81. Taft. Here is
Colonel Roosevelt's explanation,
made, my notebook tells me, at Saga
more Hill, April 8, 1916. 1t was
made in the course Of a discussion
New-York tribune., 1919-07-27
rsations With Roosevelt From an Old Friends Diary

Of remarkable
contributed to "McC(~es Magazine" By j. Leav of
the stcf Of The Tri6ae Mr. Leay relies for
daG not his but upon his carefy diar He
tells that Colon Rooseue huaa man he e,
oil the he has been meeting all aoos of life
OF his anecdotes folo4c.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-27
His Sincerity

What you say about my having
the punch is, perhaps, factor; but
my speeches would never get over
if people did not believe I was sin
cere. An orator, which | am rot.
would get crowd, but he could not
hold them if he lacked sincerity, or
if the people thought he did.
eve have all seen orators come
and go, but none ever retained a
hold on any perceptible part of the
public who at least did not carry
the impression of sincerity.
II have never hesitated to say.
thing because it might be unpopu-
lar any more than have ever
found it at all necessary to say
things I did not believe merely be-
cause they might be popular. In
the end, as Emerson says, truth,
however unpleasant, is the safest
travelling companion. I have never
found it at all necessary to pussy
foot or indulge in pleasing sophis-
tries to hold any crowd.
"On the other hand, have never
hesitated to tell folks unpleasant
things l thought they should be
told, any more than I have been
afraid of 'hecklers.'"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-27
C17I War and World War Haze Veterans in Co,ney8s

Of elect7ng young men is continued.
The average age of Congressman
has decreased in recent years Sew
eral Of the present members are in
their early thirties. The West shows
the greater tendency to elect young
men.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-27
Ne AFTERNOON in the


~ some one asked the Colonel
Did you ever smoke?"
There is where that story Of my
drinking started" he continued, not
hearing the question or ignoring it.
you see, when l would decline a
cigar, saying I did not smoke, folks
would often ask, in joking way,
What are your bad habits?' In the
same spirit ! would reply Prize
fighting and strong drink
"Now, it so happens that the Lord
in His infinite wisdom elected to
create some folk with whom it is
never safe to joke-solemn asses
who lack a sense Of hurnor. l am
very fond of that story of Sidney
Smiths, who, playing with his chill
dren, stopped suddenly, saying
Children, we must now be serious
here comes a fool You know the
kind he meant-those poor unfortu-
mates who must take everything said
to them literally.
Zone of those to whom I made
that remark said: Roosevelt, l hear,
drinks hard The other fool re-
piled, Yes, that's true. He told me
SO himself
And SO it went
However, the thing had its value.
We're never too old to learn, and l
learned to be careful with whom
cracked the simplest joke. Thank
God, there are many you can joke
with in safety If we couldn't laugh
once in a while, what a world this
would be, It wouldn't be a world
it would be madhouse.
when a feller needs a friend, :"
Colonel Roosevelt was ready
Better a boy you have to rescue
from a police station because he
whipped cab driver or cop than
a Miss Nancy" was his idea of
the kind Of a boy one sheuld have
His Tie1rs On Boys
This preference Colonel Roose-
velt expressed 70 me one Sunday
xftenoon at Oyster Bay, following
q question from him as To how my
ov1 boy was getting along
@Al right I replied. ~only a
Ittls TOO much football and SWIM
ming and not enough school work
aMnst TOO rnnrh hoy"
AThH7s al right, he replied
-'Dunt 1et that wUTy yU1- Do you
know yU1 ara fortunate IN having a
real boy Smne Of the u1ost splsn-
did fellows I know have buys that
+ fhry wire nine I'd want to choke
thmApretty boys who know al of
the 1ztest tango steps and the small
talk, and the latest things IN socks
and tis-tame cat -noIlyroddles,
md tlnir fattmrE rsal men and
fhEr mothers rnost exre1hnt EUm-
En-, ThrDwlback, I suppose- I'd
fed disgrzred beyond redemption
had Euch boys
'Nire, thank God, have been
good boys; a BIT mischlevuus at
tmez, FL Of them, but every hoy is
Honestly, if I had to take my choice
"a rather have boy that
I'd hzvs 10 20 to the police station
aud bal OF for beating cab driver
OF policeman than one of fhs mol
lyroddls type He might worry ne,
but he wouldn't disgrace ne
"on another occasion when he
aaksd about my boy said Mr.
lSary, II replied that he WAS in a
bt Of trouble
He has had his first real bump, :"
! said "Ee funksd on his exarnina-
'i'ns and probably Will fail to get
pronaotso1- Consequently ne feels
aadiy"
An hdnlgenf Father
Now, Dcs fere," advised the Colo
1el. jnE- don't lie scvere with him
lei hir ! said, az an indulgert
rsndpareTIt, that it really is not
New-York tribune., 1919-07-27

could not say that this, that or the
other point had been the mos.
effective Smith ended this phase
Of the discussion by declaring the
Colonel always got the crowd"
My observation" said he, "has
been that the result IS the same
whatever you talk upon-you get
the crowd just the same
What asked the Colonel, is
the explanation? 1t certainly is not
because am an orator-for I am
not. Ishaven't the voice TO be an
orator. What is it?"
Smith submitted, Probably be-
cause your words always carry a
punch,' as mis- answer. Another in
the group thought it might De be-
cause the Colonel always had
something to say
Isn't it because the crowd
always knows / am sincere?" asked
the Colonel. Il think it is. Other
wise-bah! (this with a wave Of
his hand) 1t surely must be that
in the years I have been in public
life folks have always found me
sincere. Men do not always agree
with me; in fact tthis whimsically)
many have been known to differ
with me very seriously; but my
worst enemies do not, believe,
question my sincerity. Men who
do not know me may doubt my sin
cerity, but no one who knows me
does. At bottom, do not believe
any Of the old guard Bill Barnes
! included, would question my SIM
cerity. They know better.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-27
Threat to Support wilson


1t is not known to many that, in
1915, Colonel Roosevelt threatened,
ID the event that certain contingent
cies became facts, to support Presi-
dent Wilson for reelection against
the Republican nominee.
The threat was made at a lunch
con given at the Harvard Club in
December Of that year by the late
Robert J. Collier Later, in explain
ing the famous Gary dinner to me,
Colonel Roosevelt repeated the
threat
"And, by Godfrey, I mean it! If
there's nnongrel platform adopted
by the Republican convention, much
New-York tribune., 1919-07-27
Ttco Veterans OF 1917

Two veterans Of the War Of 1911
are already in the House-in fact
were not out of it when they donne(
The Washington times., 1919-01-27

The United States Geographic
Board rendered the following deci-
sion at its meeting October 2. Read
carefully:
Whiskey; Greek, 7. 3s N. r. 10 w..
tributary to Green River from
west, Fremont county, wyo.
The Washington times., 1919-01-27
The W., B. & A. Will Build Itself
A Station In Washington
By EARL GOODWIN.
And This Brings To An End Filter Fight Agsinst
Public Streets

Instead OF using the streets of Washington for park
ing space in violation Of police regulations the Washing
ton Baltimore and Annapolis railroad intends to take the
broadside hint of this newspaper printed many times in
this column and build itself dignied terminal station in
Washington.
Thus ends bitter fight against railroad corporation
and it serves to show that matter how hard the heart Of
the railroad director may be- he can't continually stand in
the wrong position after the light is turned upon him
There has never been the slightest reason why the
W. B. road should park its railroad cars in
the Throat of the city" No business man dare leave
delivery truck parked in that area woman shopping in
the retail district dare leave her car parked with the
greedy disregard for law and public rights shown BY the
nerurban nebut this railroad has worked" the Public
Utilities Commission successfully for years During the
bterest part of fight against this of the PUBLIC
space free of charge by private corporation the police
arrested hard working newsboy for OCCUPYING PUB
Lie SPACE not fifty feet from the spot where the W.
A. was using one end of New York avenue for FREE
TERMINAL in violation of law. Is
wish the men who run the W., B. & A. could under.
stand that one of their greatest assets is the good viii
the public They losing it here when they re-
fused to allow their to open the in the FREE
STREET TERMINAL until the last moment thus causing
dangerous and disgusting crowding and crushing Con-
tinued hammerng that point in this column cleared
that situation and passengers treated better than
formerly Continued hammerng the projected street
grab blocked that steal in the face of sanction of the
grab in high places.
Now that the road has taken well intentioned advice
and will build itself station for its passengers II win find
that if its splendid and fine equipment for the
proper transportation of passengers and seeks the good
will OF this community in every respect il win have no
better friend than the people of Washington
The Washington times., 1919-01-27
What's Doing; Where; When

building. .. m. under direetion OF Lou:.
church
Community sing-Presbyterian Church
on Maple avenue. In Takoma Park, Q D.
m MaItsr neLuckie. Of the Petworth n
=. church choir. sololst
Aeeune-Powell Community Association
Powell school, q D. m
hesdne-Criterion Club, Thomson Com
munity Center. Thomson school Twelfth
and streets northwest. o D. m
heetinE-rhs Ltttie Players a club for
rhythmie dancing, witson Normal school.
p. m.
Temerrow
Annual meetint-Y. W. c. A., for elee-
ton OF directors. . .. m.
AeeihE-Columbia Historical Society.
sHorsham Hotel for election Of ofneers. o
heeting-Bethei Literary socIsty and
historical Association. @ d. m. with ID J.
Hubert Harrison.
Annual nsetIng and dinner-washins-
ton Hsryard Club. Rsuseher's Connect
cut avenue and L street northwest, I:s,
be speaker
Exhibitien-'-The Making Of q Sailor. :.
ofheisl Aim OF the Navy Department.
Western High School. Q p. m
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To-day.
Aeeting-Board Of directors Of the w.l-
son Normal Community Center, lunch room
of Wilson Normal School, y. m
Meeting-r street branch Of the 7. W.
c. A. Florida Avenue Baptist Church. 1:3o
p. m.
Meeting-Pasters Federation Of wash
ington. Sew York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, 1880 q. m. Bishop w. +. Nc
D0wen will conduct services.
Dinner-McKendree NJ. Il. Church. 6:3o
p. m, with address by DR.. George A. Sim
mons, of Petrograd
Meetlng-west End Citizens Association.
Kidder's Hall, s22 Twentieth street north
west, .. m
Dinner-c.ptains and team workers IN
local Y. NJ. A. campaign. Central 7. u.
e. A.. building. p. m.
MsetinE-war workers from Nebraska.
?Bt Ontario road northwest, Q D. m.
MectinG-Mid-City Citizens Association,
1903 Seventh street northwest, D. m.
Smoker Michigan State Association.
Washington Club. lfei X street northwest
1880 p M Senators Smith and Cumu!ns
and Congressman Temple will speak.
ADMINISTRATIONS In Serbia, by Capt
Gordon Gordoh-Smith, Kappa Kappa
Gamma House, ltis Massachusetts avenue
northwest, p. m
Concert-Lobby OF centr.h z. n. c. a
The Washington times., 1919-01-27
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:


Just another worried heart pour
ing out more troubles to you.
am engaged to a Sammy In
France, whom I love very much.
For many months he has been
away and has failed to write, and
cannot do so as l do not know his
address. have recently learned
from friends that he never sin-
tends to return, and, Of course, you
can imagine my feelings. l stiil
love Sammy. and pray each night
for his return.
I greatly sympathize with the
Marine who wrote you some time
ago, and wish that my Sammy had
been true to me. like the Marine
was, only I am sorry for him. and
wish to say that he should be glad
he did not get such a girl for his
wife.
have many other friends In uni
form in d. c. who care a great deal
for me, but have paid little atten-
ton to them on account OF my love
for Sammy. Do you think II would
be right for me to try to love one
Of them or should / Just wait, hop
ing for the return Of my Sammy?
I would not take the rumors
about Sammy's never returning to
this country, too seriously. Do not
military regulations require that
they return here to be demobil-
lied? The Service Bureau will as
sist you in tracing his address if
You care to write to him. And I
suppose it may seem trite and un-
feeling for me to tell you to try
to interest yourself in something
else, hut good, hard work has
saved many a heartache and the
world is full of interesting things.
The Washington times., 1919-01-27
Beatrice Fairfax Writes Workers
Especially for Washington Women
I'll greatly appreciate any advice
you may have to offer.

I'll greatly appreciate any advice
you may have to offer.
A SOLDIER
This young man has written a
very honest and straightforward
<hccount Of rather unfortunate
affair in which. he is entirely
blameless. Heand the girl had an
agreeable friendship, she fell in
love with him and wrote to him to
that effect
According to his account he did
not make love to her or do any
thing out Of the ordinary to win
her favor. They had a jolly girl
and-boy time which she took SER
iously and he did not. And ac-
cording to modern standards, there
Is no reason why a man under such
circumstances should marry a girl
he does not love.
Nowadays women are regarded
as more rational creatures than
they were generation or two ago,
when a man was supposed to per-
form a very noble deed In coming
to the rescue of love-sick damsel
with a proposal of marriage. But
today women are not so often the
objects of such doubtful charity.
Few girls would care to be mar
ried out of a sense Of pity. the
worthwhile ones buckle down to
a job, a profession or study and
turn their attention to something
besides tears and sighs. At eight
cen the world may look pretty
black to disappointed love, but a
normal girl Of this age with plenty
Of wholesome interests in life is
likely to have a half dozen love
affairs before she makes a final
choice.
The Washington times., 1919-01-27
A Soldiers Honest Confessien.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
The following account OF q one
sided love affair. in which am
one Of the parties concerned, is
not told in a spirit OF boastfuln ss5,
but rather because this matter has
caused me more or less anxiety,
and I shall appreciate very much
any advice you may have to offer.
First let me say that heartily
despise any man who will deiiber-
ately lead q girl to believe that he
cares for her. and thereby. As is
often times the case. win her con-
fidence, and then suddenly drop
her" so to speak.
About three months ago. became
acquainted with a very nice young
lady eighteen years old) near q
far distant city and got q great deal
of enjoyment out Of her almost
daily company during the two
weeks I was there. but never had
any serious thoughts concerning
her. was soon compelled to leave
the place. at which time gave
her to understand tha< we'd prob-
ably never see each other again.
Nevertheless, she gave me q let
ter to open en- route to Washington.
This letter contained few words and
was q simple confession that she
loved me. As had not thought Of
her that way the letter probably
made me smile at the time. but tl,at
was before 1 fully realized what
II meant. She evidently thought I
cared for her or she surely wouldn't
have had the courage to write such
O. letter.
The Washington times., 1919-01-27
TODAY,S TOPIC
SOLDIER INTENDS TO STAY IN FRANCE.

After two weeks in Washington,
with no real friends to talk to, !
became unutterably lonely and one
evening wrote the girl q letter.
During the two weeks following
wrote her four or five more letters
not love letters, but / did admit
that / was lonely without her.
Quite recently 1 received a very
touching letter from this girl and
am at loss to know how to answer
1t, or whether to answer 1t at all.
He Had q Similar Experience.
A number Of years ago I had an
experience similar to hers and
know what 1t is. During my
trouble the girl always encouraged
me just enough to keep up hope,
but she managed at the same time
to keep me in doubt and misery, and
that lasted for eighteen months.
Eventually she told me in SO many
words that had been a vesy good
friend to her. but she didn't really
care for me. / haven't fully re-
covered from that experience even
at this late date, and / have ab-
solutsly no desire to embitter the
life of anybody else, even for
short period of time.
don't know what you'll think o,
q girl who would write q letter like
the one this girl wrote me. but she
certainly did II In all innocence, and
my frst impulse was to pity her, bur
that was the very thing that misled
me several years ago, 50 withheld
Shall I answer her letter. or IL n
better to forget the whole affair: !
do not love her.
The Washington times., 1919-01-27
H EARD Nd SEEN

H. W. CORNELL favors me not
only with the text OF the age Of
Anne problem, but works IL out for
me. My client who asked about the
problem only wanted the text but i
am giving him all the answers that
come to this column just to show
that / deal in full measures.
Mr.. Cornell says the Anne matter
is easy "as falling on q log" Ever
try to fall on log?
But here is mans size problem,
says he:
Tive ladders, one forty feet long,
the other sixty, are standing In m
alley, placed Mt the base against
opposite sides of the alley, and each
one leaning against the wall across
the alley. The two ladders cross at
q point fifteen feet above the ground.
How wide is the alleyi
I found q pair Of gold-rimmed
spectacles on Newark street hill.
Whose are they?
CtCUto GNc INC ONtV PsoSc wv sooS"-
ers toiH get raise 70 IN the elerotor.y
Who Remembers?
BILL SM0OT, writing about
Schneider's place, down by the Navy
Yard gate, and the fine crabs, etc,
obtained there for ridiculously small
sums, rouses memories in another
old-timer.
He wants to know who remembers:
HENRY RABIES old tavern at
Ninth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast, where many a weary
hunter or fisherman drank his fill !?
GEORGE WASHINGTON, HENRY
CLAY, and other men of history had
their stirrup-cup at this old oasis,
known years ago as the Washington
Inn. The place still stands, out of
place, perhaps, in this new day and
new order of thinking without
drinking).
JIM MAYNARD, past department
commander of the Spanish War Vet
erans, wants to know what's become
of the tub at Fifteenth street and
New York avenue,
The Washington times., 1919-01-27

The last I heard Of f." sea ha
fnend handed me q paper to
sign agreeing 20 attend q snesrbeer
spread at . cory place on Eleventh
street IN honor Of you for giving Il
such an appropriate name, while
making your large constituency Of
pronnc correspondents believe they
were naming Il"
4 Birthday Lefteverx.
allowed your birthday 10 eet By,
but wish you twice a. much a.
everyone Slse vished you You win
be . great boy when you grow up.r
This from FRED S. WALKER
Thanks.