New-York tribune., 1919-05-31
Roose ueH Valor
By Wilbur Forrest

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~ who took it upon himself to mas
the war record of the Roosevelt, :
France while addressing a recent ms..,'
OF the Soldiers. Sailors and Marines, -
tectlve Association" in New York ~.
probably do we'll to buy a railroad t;cl..
Mexico when the 26th Regiment. I;er,..
Colonel Roosevelt's old regiment Az
home from Germany. Verbal pvrot..,..a
are already in evidence, displsvin. -.
selves brilliantly in two newspaper. s' ~
lished by the troops here In Germanr F4s
its issue of May "The Amaroc." ths 80.
paper published daily in Coblenz. .,,,.
in an editorial what the boys in Csr,.' y
are thinking. su'
The European edition of "The New w.,
Herald" brought the "tip" to the so,a;s
in Germany. The first eruption took n,.s
in "The Bridgehead Sentinel" us.n
newspaper printed by the First Div,.io. y
Montabour, of which the 26th Inf.,.s
Regiment is part. The "Amarocp r;...,
up the cudgel editorially as follows.
"When are the lice who persist in ..,..
advantage of that great American mi,
ciple-freedom Of speech-going 70 l.
dragged from their soap box rostrum, ~,
flogged for their calumnies?
4 ScurriIOus Attack
"This is the thought that comes to ~.
soldier in the American army TODAY a, !.
reads accounts of the scurrilous at,.,.
questioning the bravery of Lieu.ns,,
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. Our attsnt;,,
is called to the attack by an editorial /,
The Bridgehead Sentinel the week.,
organ of the First Division The editor;,,
quotes story from the European edith,
of The New York Herald which gives =,
account of a recent meeting in New Yorl
of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Pm.
tective Association
"1n reciting the attack made on Meute,,
ant Colonel Roosevelt it quotes the Bolsh..
visit speaker as saying, among other thinrxs
Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt had STAYED
twenty-five miles behind the firing line.
and that the bravery of the whole Roo,..
velt family was Of a questionable naturs,
Only one woman had nerve enough to pro.
promptly elected from the hail.
Naturally every one in the army q
occupation who has served with either Lien.
tenant Colonel Roosevelt or his brotbu
Captain Archie Roosevelt, is ncensed at The
remarks of the socialstic louse, addressed
to an organization which is using its nam.
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Protective
Association merely to disseminate thu
bolshevlk rawlings of q group of dssenten
There is a tombstone in Northern
France bearing mute testimony to Roose
welt valor.
Both Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt and
Captain Roosevelt wear wound chevrons.
Add to this indomitable spirit the courage
and patriotism that marked the every
speech, magazine article and act of their
distinguished fathers life and then ponder
on the statements of this creature who in
the form of man is allowed to address
an organization known as tho Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Protective Associs.
tion!'
"There would have been more than De.
fenceless woman elected from that hall
had some of the men of the army of occp.
patton been present. There probably would
have been some reason for the printing Of
the speakers name in the columns of The
New York Herald The heading of the AZ
ticle would probably have involved soms
mention Of homicidal doings