The sun., 1919-10-28
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no other philosophy, but 1t needs the
study of its application and 1t needs its
execution.
'"The heart of the American people
IL as sound to-day as 1t was when II
was awakened to its responsibilities by
Theodore Roosevelt. We have a debt of
gratitude 10 pay to him for the awaken
ing of a public conscience that will in
itself find a solution of the difficulties
that now confront u.s."
Mr. Hammond spoke briefly before in
Producing Mr.. Parker as POSTMASTER.
He said that "if Washington was the
father of his country. IL Lincoln was the
great emancipation, Roosevelt was pre-
eminently the first American of his day
for us and for all the world.
warned Nation of Red Menace.
To Mr.. Parker It seemed that Roose-
welt, had he been confronted while Presl-
dent with n great crisis he would have
been equal to It, as was Lincoln. or
Roosevelt the private citizen he said: He
was the greatest preacher of prepared
ness and Americanism OF his generation
aye, OF every generation from the dawn
of the republic to this day. The voice that
more than and other voice, In my tudg-
ment. more than all voices that aroused
you. that set you and all your fellow
citizens at work for the purpose Of
arousing the people of the United States
that they might demand of Congress
that we prepare, was the voice of Col.
Roosevelt"
Only in the last few days. Mr.. Parker
said. has the country seen clearly what
Roosevelt was aiming at when he said.
speaking of immigrants Better go slow
on labor than bring improper men into
the body of our citizenship to dilute It.
that citizenship into which our children
are to enter" 1t was a pity, Mr.. Parker
said. that Congress did not take Presi-
dent Roosevelt's advice and pass i'm
4 migration laws that would have pre-
vented the coming OF the criminals who
are attempting ito overthrow the best
government the sun ever shone upon
He hoped that Congress would do II
now, would pass laws that will prevent
| any more of the scum of the earth from
coming here and will deport those al
ready here" (Great applause.)
A CabIegrnm From Clemenceau.
Ambassador Jusserand translated this
! telegram from Premier Clemenceau OF
7 France:
II associate cordially in the homage
rendered TO the great patriot and friend
. of France that President Roosevelt was
The intrepidity of his character and the
intense activity which he displayed ii
the service of his country will perpetuatt
forever his memory among the men Of
this earth"
The Ambassador said he thanked
| Providence for his good fortune in th'
"zigzags of my diplomatic career" II
knowing Roosevelt. He described hi
friend as "a man of such extraordinary
power that to find a second at the sam'
time on this earth would have been al
impossibility." He likened Roosevelt tC
radium, because he gave without losing
his own activity"
He inspired. he gave life," Dr. Jusser.
and continued. He gave force to those
who approached him. A greater nobler
more powerful character can scarcely
be conceived. A man of immense inter
ests there was nothing in which ne did
not feel that there was something worthy
of study: Men of to-day, men of tn,
past, dead animals, minerals. stones
stars the past the future-everythinl
was of interest for him"
The Ambassador also told stories o,
the Tennis Cabine.. which he said IVA!
school for the soul''-of those 80
called walks, which consisted of running
about and ignoring, and scorning anC
detesting all that looked like road o.
a bridge"
The Ambassador said that in tn
course of the war he received letter
from Roosevelt signed "The Stacker il
spite Of himself"
Elihu Roots Fine tribute.
Mr.. Root, the next speaker, said
"It seemed to me when Col. Thompson
asked me to come here and say a few
words. a very few words, about Theodor
Roosevelt upon his birthday, very appro
} pirate that the great mountains from
, which you draw your inspiration as so
oiety We're to him the dearest place oil
; earth. Like Anteus of the Greek fable
there he renewed his matches energ
, by the touch of Mother Earth. He love-
every peak and plain and valley from tn
bad lands to the fiat tops.
He loved the brave and simple peo
pie of the mountains. he knew them, h
respected them and he priced the in
fiuence of their lives upon his. So man
of us loved him The mystic chords o
, memory draw the hearts of so many o
, us back to that life so magnanimous, $
| kindly, so anectionate, so appealing TO IN
best in all our natures, so full of genuin
: interest In our fortunes, so appreciative o
what was good enough. so kindly and con
siderate of our FEELINGS We love him w
could not celebrate his birthday as W
do were 1t not for our deep affection
[ But that is not the cause of our gather
ing. He rendered great service, he di
3 great deeds for us and for our country
. with the swift intuitons in which h
Z surpassed all men of his kind, h
= pierced through the complications an
uncertainties of political and economi
life to the fundamental principles upo
which rest our whole political and 50
: cia system, the fundamental truth
I which underly American institution
and which underly all government O
justice and OF liberty. He saw that /
the marvellous development of huma
wealth and human power produce
wealth, that we had gradually slippe
away from the old, simple relations o
; equality among our people. that a crus
, vas forming of power and privilege an
superiority based upon wealth, and
steadily. certainly growing disconten
, was making its way among the peopl
, Of our country.
Forced a Crisis for Liberty.
, "And he undertook though there wa
TO crisis. to mako one, and to bring tn
people OF America back to the supre