The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-11
ROOSEVELT
SPENDS AN
HOUR HERE
Tell People Of New Mexico 1t Is
Doggone Hard to Pass Through
State Without Stopping for
Speech, Teddy Tells Reporter.
ON A TOUR TO BOOST
THE AMERICAN LEGION
Is Fighting Bolshevism, Glass Or
ganization and Rioting aud Is
Preaching Americanism - Has
Spirit Of His Father.


Col. Theodore Roosevelt. who Is
interests OF the American Legion. "
which he was virtually the founder.
passed through Albuquerque on the
California Limited Ht noon today on
his way from Colorado to the Pacific
coast.
he spent an hour here but no
preparations had been made TO greet
him as no organization knew when he
was TO pass through. and he spent the
hour In his statcroom on the train
writing. with the exception OF half
an hour IN which he talked with a
reporter for the Evening Heral3.
Tell IN people OF New Mexico"
Col. Roosevelt said. that Il is dog
gone hard 10 pass through this state
without stopping hut my Itinerary has
been "a arranged that I do not have
the opportunity" and he brought his
fist down on the writing table IN a
style entirely characteristic OF that OF
his iilustrious father.
Prais, for state.
but YOU have none OF the ills on
which am talking that Is common
10 other states ~ why should ! waste
my time addressing your people when
they do not need IT, he continued.
There n no use calling a doctor
whom there is no one In the house
that b. ill
- am taking ON my tour against
Holshcvism. against class organization
and against riots aud You have none
of these Ills In Sew MeNico. You also
have done splendidlv IN the orgnniza-
ton ~ the American Legion and why
should ! waste any time her, whcn .
am n scdcd In other places, though !
would doggone well like to sperd
some time in the state which my
father admired so much.
Sew Mexico is particularly dear
20 our family because Of the interest
my father had IN IN state. and the
many Rough Riders drawn from
here Tho state has always showed
also an interest IN my father which
we apprcciatc very much. New Mex
leo typifics' an that is big and splen-
did In the " w'Ft. ~ is grand state,
and I have many friends here whom
! wish I might sce. aud 90 whom ]
wish 10 be personally remembered.
GIrfcd by Big Crowds.
II received m sssago from your
governor asking me to make stop
in the state but unfortunately could
not do so. Tell the people though
that I am glad To compliment them
on what they have done and glad
that they do not need my services.
u have received am enthusiastic
welcome everywhere | have been ON
I my trip. In Denver I had a cr"W'
Of 5000 people and II was enthusi-
nstic. In chicago I had q dandy
meeting Nowhere have I found tho
/ people not ready To- respond TO my
I appeals for AmeriCpnlsm.
"The American Legion stands on
pos ID to HulshcNists. whom II regufda
as criminals and as such they shou'
lee treated The Legion represents
the average service mon. II repre-
a.nts the American private who ctm'
out uf the war with the greater por
zion Of the glory
col Roosevelt has that same spiu
and enthusiasm iu his speech fo
which his father was famous. SrN
ernl times during the course Of th'
inter,iaw ne banged his flats down oi
the writing table when he wished q
emphasize point ~ wears
bcaminE couutnnnncc when he talk
aud his eyes sparkle with u Vigur ina
wins his usfcn"r TIroughout hi
talk he rudiutcd thot samr Amctici
democracy us his '4th'r.
Interested IN Politics
col Roosevelt will make his ucN
stop In Los Angeles and from iher
viii ro up the Cuust and swing hncl
east through the northern part OF IA
country.
Hc inquired as to whether rrcsl
don't Wilson would stop here ON hi
way cuSt and "howed much inter's
when told OF the enthusiastic uudi
ence that had greeted senator
johnson aud Borah In Chicago Las
night whom they opened fire ON "a
, pres!d mt on the league Ct nniion'
lie would not hc drawn into an
/ political discussion however, AZ b
said that ne was on this tour purei
, In the interests Of The America
: legion and 1t was not a partisan mat
. ter.
when ! get back home nm roir
to rnst" he concluded and Will D.
bully glad go ge' back