New-York tribune., 1919-01-13

sound and the grave that holds his
body, think | can hear in the winds
that blow over him the voice of his
country calling on mankind to continue
his task Let us then take the torch
from his hand against the rebellion
that is sweeping over the world until
America finds herself a home for
brotherhood and justice"
Fair to All Crceds
Absolute disregard for barriers of
race or creed was one of the character
lstIcs of Colonel Roosevelt's MANY
sided personality which endeared him
to peoples of all races and all religions,
Dr. Samuel Schulman told his congre-
CATION at Temple BETHEL, Fifth Ave-
nue. and Seventy-sixth Street I'm a SER
mon on "Theodore Roosevelt"
Dr. Schulman said that no great man
was more worthy of being loved by the
J'Sewish people than Colonel Roosevelt.
! II II cited instances to show that the
colonel often took occasion to show
lmpauence~ at people who held anti
Semitic views
mere was not the least taint of
preJudlce, racial or credal in his make
dp' SAID DR.. Schulman. at is not i'm
proper IN this connection, though we
SPEAK as Americans, to note the fact
that he was always conspicuous
~ re seized every opportunity to voice
1he absolute equality Of the citizens of
ie"isn racial origin. or Jewish faith.
proc.almlng them an integral part of
the american people. He did this once
most emphatcally in his simple and
dlrect way by saying that he saw NO
reason why, if the man had the ability
d, Jew could not become President Of
the United States, even as a Protestant
or Oathollc might be elected by his fell
low citizens. '''' Ae''
bodyguard of Jews
H's numor was once most impres
ElVeiy illustrated in a matter that conoo
nome to US Jews. A notorious anti
Seihite agltator had come to these
JnI;' JnDres from Germany. He wished to
~. t6;.Nea an address IN a public hall in
MN rna3 wy roosevelt. despising the
f,anI 44,"m, w'Sheo 10 give him a lesson in
ieeoom OF speech in America and nro.
1ectlon cf the law He was allowed ~
speak tie was given a bodyruard of
pollce 70 look out for him. and everv
man OF the bodyguard was a low
, arh en- inclined to think that our belovod
.i:eody even punctured the hide of ~.
nae nloe pound anti-Semite. | think he left
r rnis country wiser if not a better
H;s AK AK On -'CoIonel Roosevelt as
Jamos 'n e''orney %.y Knew Him." at the St.
Madison Avenue and 12stb pS; Stree4 1furen, 1art
night' W. H. Van Benschoten related
many incidents which typifed Colonel
hoosevelt's career. One of these wac
Wnen colonel Roosevelt was attendinn
enc trial of the Barnes case at Svrae7
we were in the middle of the trial
tn tne;e @hen news came that the Lusi-
sahnt satla was ..Il sunk said Mr.. Van Ben
svorJ ~ ne newspaper men sent
"ord to the Colonel and asked if he
would give them a statement Ha +o1d
..nem ne would see them after the ad-
IUu1ilment OF the court that day. I
'uncheo with him that day.
Expressed His Opinion
AT luncheon he said: 4 have prom
SEQ lseq tne newspaper boys to see them
with regard to the Lusitana q fter co',rt
adJourps this afternoon. want "t to
ask you, as my attorney, whether there
IS any objection to my stating lust
What l think about it, I ren]ied. .I
;snaVe perfect confidence in every wav
+ IN that splendid jury, bat, al one Of
your attorneys, it is my duty to call
your attention to the fact that some
OF the Jurymen are of German extrac-
.ioh and may possibly have some SYM
pa.nles IN that direction 1t will, Of
course, be remembered that we were
not then at war with Germany.
"for just an instant he contracted
gls brow and saids~ Yes, that is so.'
and then Icould see a slight f1nsb
comesto his cheek and his teeth snapned
together in that we'll known manner
lie put one hand on my shoulder and
'19ouned the fist of the other and
brought 1t down on the table as he
SAID: But the sinking of that ship was
pubic statement as to what think
=. ABOUT 1T, and /, am going to do. so, no
matter how it may effect this action
And he did do so. 60 That was Roosevelt
fearless when duty called; disregardful
OF his own interests when the rights of
the people were trampled upon
Tribute by DR.. Manning
The Rev. William 7. Manning, pastor
OF Trinity Church, at the conclusion of
the regular services delivered q tribute
+ to Colonel Roosevelt. $50
We are at this time mourning a
great American whose sincerity of pur-
pose and deep moral conviction made
nm not only an incalculable strength
TO our own land, but a force felt
throughout the world" he said. "Tho
outstanding note of his life was his
love Of right and his fearless courage
IN advocating it. He never hestated to
take his open stand nor finched from
saying what he believed needed to be
said. He sometimes aroused strong and
even fierce opposition, but in the end he
was admired, beloved and trusted even
by most of those who disagreed with
him.
"To our human eyes it seems as
though he could not be spared. But
has work was finished and it was done
faithfully and we'll. May God give him
peace and blessing in the other life
where he now is, and may God give to
many of the men and women of our
land the strong moral purpose, the deep
love of country and the fearless .our-
age to uphold the right, which He gave
tc Theodore Roosevelt"
Mourned by Opponents
Dean Howard C. Robbins, at. the
Cathedral of st. John the Divine, paid
/ this tribute: ''0'
when political associates and politi-
cal opponents vie with each other in
paying tribute to the memory of a man
who has been prominent in public life
1t Is evident that his norsonal;tv Y,,c+