New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-09
Among the
lnnnOrtals:
Roosevelt
PUBLIC LEDGER" de-
scribes an affecting cere-

Israel, at Philadelphia, was unveiled.
The account reads:
"The window, & superb production
OF English antique glass, reminiscent
Of the finest windows in thirteenth
century English and French cathedrals
portrays outstanding events in the life
of Elijah, the hero-prophet Of Israel
as it was considered that the fearless
ness and courage to assail evil in high
places Of the prophet Of old stamped
him as tie protot. pc of Roosevelt, the
great leader of the American people.
Had Elijah been born in our day
he would have been a Roosevelt: had
Roosevelt been born in Ahab's day he
would have been an Elijah Rabbi
Joseph Krauskopf in his address of
conservation told the large congrega-
ton.
an similar vein, Oscar Straus, Of
New York, who was a member Of
Roosevelt's Cabinet, told the audience
that Roosevelt has taken his place
among the immortals.'
captain Kermit Roosevelt, son of
the former President, spoke briefly at
the conclusion of the program, thank
ing Rabbi Krauskopf and the temple
congregation in behalf Of his family.
"The Roosevelt window was designed
by Edith Emerson, pupil of Miss VIC
let Oakley, and was executed by the
artist and the D'Ascenzo studios. By
using many small pieces Of glass 8
jewel-like effect has been obtained
which makes the window notable
contribution to the city's art posses
sions.
George Wharton Pepper delivered
brief Introductory statement pre-
ceding the unwilling. we call it a
memorial Mr.. Pepper said, but in
strictness his memorial is the light
that will shine through this window
into our hearts. 1t will symbolic his
energy, his zeal, his passionate love Of
justice, his defiance of evil and his
trust in God
"Mr. Pepper recited passage from
Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress,' descrip-
tive of the reception with trumpets of
Valiant for-Truth' in the world be-
yond.
"'My friends he continued, you
and can hear those trumpets OF Joy
full welcome to Theodore Roosevelt. To
you and me they should be call to
opportunity and compelling summons
to unsellish service. Let tho flag be
dropped and the window disclosed
"Whereupon large American ban
ner which concealed the memorial
window in the north wall of The
synagogue slowly descended, while
buge sounded taps III the silent audi
torium.
In the widening breach between our
political democracy and our social life
Theodore Roosevelt became the leader
Of the movement to check these evil
tendencies and establish larger meas
ure of social JUSTICE Oscar Straus told
the audience He said again and
again that this country will not be u
good place for any of us to live in un-
less it is q good place for ell Of us TO
live in. He contended that property
rights belong to man, and not man TO
property. He was always the friend of
organized labor, but the first to rebuke
1t when organized labor overstepped its
rights. He was the most fundamental
~ broad, tolerant, catholic spirited man
it has been my privilege to meet
''In his conservation address Rabbi
Krauskopf told of his delight ct discov-
cring that the artist, without any
prompting from him, had chosen Eli
jah' as the subject Of the Roosevelt
window.
zone could almost be tempted to be-
lieve that the deathless prophet of
Israel Of old had suffered himself to be
reincarnated in our own DAYS in the
form of Theodore Roosevelt, he said.
GLOW many times in our own days
was not Roosevelt called by the con-
scienceless trusts and combines as Eli
jah had been called by the unscrupu-
lous kings Of his day, "the troubler of
his people" only to fling back. as the
prophet had done, the counter charge.
ut is We who trouble the people. It is
- ~ao arc their enemy. 1t Is We who
deny them justice, who violate their
rights, who rob them of their sub
stance, who make slaves and vassals of
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