The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-06

npGcCHc5 tAbcHSiNtiys HOb oHlJ IN AAo pWh
country but in England, Spain, South
America and other parts Of the world
The facility with which he made political
enemies and followers made him a
marked man for both the bitter and
friendly attention of cartoonists and
photographers. Quaint and picturesque
phrases were coined literally by him and
by others concerning him. Speak soft
" and use the big stick, weasel words"
'pussyfoot," "mollycoddle" and my hat
is in the ring" were some of the Roose-
veltian expressions which attained wide
publicity
Was Partially Blinded BY Boxing 0ppo-
nent.
The strenuous physical activities in
which Roosevelt engaged at the White
House included boxing. 1t was not until
about eight years after he left the White
House that 1t was disclosed that during
one Of these bouts, which he welcomed
as means of keeping him in fighting
trim, a blow landed by sparring oppo-
nent injured one Of the colonel's eyes.
Later blindness Of this eye developed.
In the later years Of his life two court
suits, in which he figured in one as plain
tiff and in the other as defendant, win
ming them both, kept Roosevelt before
the public eye. During the presidential
campaign OF 1912 a Michigan editor
charged him with intoxication. Roose.
welt instituted a suit for libel and mar.
shaded a notable host of witnesses to
testify regarding his private life and
habits. Their testimony was so over.
ghelming that the charge was with
drawn in open court and the jury brought
in nominal verdict Of six cents in favor
of the ex-president William Barnes, ir.,
Of Albany, ~ ", accused Roose~< in
1914 Of uttering libel in q statement as.
sorting that the ''rottenness" Of the New
York state government was due directly
to the dominance of Tammany hall in
politics, aided by Mr.. Barnes and his fol.
lowers. At Syracuse, N. Y, in 1915 the
jury's verdict acquitted Mr.. Roosevelt
When the European war began, Roose-
welt vigorously advocated policy of ma
tional preparedness, urging universal
military training for the nations youth.
In speeches throughout the country and
in his magazines and newspaper writings
he criticized, in this respect, the policies
OF Woodrow Wilson during Mr. Wilson's
first term as president.
Mr. Roosevelt, il has been said, was
keenly disappointed when he did not re-
ceiye the Republican nomination for
president in 1916 At the same time,
however, he refused to follow the advice
Of some of his staunchest followers that
he again head the Progressive party tick
ct. Instead he prevailed upon the Pro
gressfve party to make Charles Evans
Hughes, the Republican candidate, it's
own choice. He campaigned for Mr..
Hughes. With the reelection of Mr..
Wilson, and Americas entry into the
world war soon after, Roosevelt immedi-
ateiy supported the president and bitter
ly assailed the pro-Germans, pacifists and
other type Of men who attempted to de.
lay speeding up the war.
With the United States a belligerent,
Roosevelt endeayored TO obtain the con.
sent Of the war department TO establish
an army division which he was anxious
10 take to France This division was to
have included many Of the Rough Riders
who were his associates in the campaign
in Cuba, and younger men of the same
strenuous habits. The necessary permits.
sion for the formation Of such force
was not forthcoming even though Roose.
Welt expressed willingness to accompany
1t as a subordinate officer.
One of Roosevelt's participations in
public affairs took him to Washington in
January, 1918, when he conferred with
United States Senator George Il. Cham
berlain Of Oregon and other members of
Congress who were critical of the admin
stration's methods of prosecuting the
war Roosevelt on this occasion an.
nounced his support Of the proposal that
a war cabinet be organized TO take over
the conduct of the war.
Denied the privilege Of fighting for his
flag, Theodore Rooseyelt's interest was
conferred on his family's participation in
the war His four sons and his son-in-
law, DIR, Derby, carried out prediction
made by the former president before the
United States took up arms--that If war
came they would enter service. Theo-
dore, IT,, became a major and Archibald
a captain, both in France; Quentin en-
tered French aviation squadron, and
Dr. Derby the medical service, also both
in France. Kermit, failing to pass a ply
steal examination which would admit
him to the United States army, received
commission in the British army and
was soon in Mesopotamia,
Roosevelt took keen pride in the serS-
ice button he wore with its five stars.
Talking with newspaper men some
months after his boys had gone abroad,
he told them privately that Theodore
had written him that he had been in ac-
ton and that bullet had struck his
trench helmet and glanced Off. Theo-
dore wrote home, his father said, that he
regretted he had not been wounded just
for the experience. At the time of this
conversation, public announcement had
Just been made that "Archie" had been
Jumped in rank from second lieutenant
to captain. Roosevelt confded with glee
to his listeners that "Archie" had led a
raiding party out into No Mans land at
night, and that the promotion had been
won by gallantry under fire during this
raid The colonel disclosed further that
Kermit, fighting with the Anglo. Indian
forces, also had been under fire, as the
leader of "a troop of Whirling Der
wishes" Indian cavalry.
Roosevelt's disappointment at not be-
ing allowed to go to France with an
army division was, it may be stated on
the authority of an American citizen
who was in Berlin about that time,
shared by Emperor Wilhelm Of Germany
To this American, the emperor is de.
elared to have stated that the funniest
thing that he could conjure in his mag
nation was the sight Of Theodore Roose-
yelt wearing a gas mask.
TO TRAIN BRITISH SOLDIERS.