New-York tribune., 1919-02-26
Roosevelt's Last Message
Sought Nations Unity
Memorandum Written ON
Night of Death Instruct
ed Hays TO Prevent a
Split Over Policies

Theodore Roosevelt's last written
message, pencilled by his own hand
few hours before his death. addressed
in the form of a memorandum for Will
H. Hays, chairman of the Republican
National Committee, Is published for
the first time in the March "North
American Review" in a facsimile re-
production. The memorandum IS as
follows:
"Hays-
'See him; ne must go to Wash
ington for 10 days; see Senate and
House; prevent split on domestic
policies"
Colonel Roosevelt was in the habit,
it was said last night, of making brief
memoranda for his stenographer or for
himself The foregoing was found on
his desk the morning following his
death with his pencil alongside AS
Chairman Hays was in the West at
the time, it probably was the intention
Of the Colonel to have his stenographer
get Mr. Hays on the phone or in some
way promptly communicate with him.
Realized Responsibility
American Review" makes this COM
ment upon the memorandum in an ar
ticle in the Review" on the political
situation, in which he defines the issue
as Socialism VS.. Americanism":
Here is evidenced as clearly as if
the few words filled a volume Mr.
Roosevelt's realization of both his
responsibility and his obligation. The
simple memorandum marked the in
auguration Of a definite party policy
to be carried through to no less
definite conclusion
Characteristic of Vision
Nothing could be more character
istic or more clearly illustrative of
the breadth of vision, the foresight
the directness in method and the
painstaklng attention of the man.
Nothing, too, probably could have
served his purpose better than that
these words should have been his last
Difficult as it is to reconcile oneself
70 the decree of divine Providence
that the removal OF this great patriot
at this crucial moment was not un-
timely, we cannot but realize, as we
would have been the first to acknowl-
edge, that the last vestige of animosi-
lles winch might have continued to
impair his highest aspirations was
buried with him, and thereby the per
iect union which he so ardently de-
sired against all things un-American
WAS attained"
Colonel Harvey's article in "The Re-
N'ew, N part, follows:
The Republican party will resume
control o. both houses of Congress for
me hrst time In eight years on March
its majority in the Senate will be
scant, but sufficient, and in the House
OF Representatives substantial. In
point of fact, the size Of tho Renub'
ican victory at the polls last Noyem-
Der was much larger than is commonly
realized.
Dissatisfied With Administration
ut sufFices the present purpose to 70.
call that the chief impelling impulse
winch actuatcd the people was dissat.
isfaction with the Administration.
conduct OF the war.
air. Roosevelt died the acknowl-
edged leader OF the great party into
which he was born.
We and the Republican marty re-
susn'ng full Legislative authority thor
"ughiy united and invigorated by the
peculiar confidence which so often
carried IT to victory in former years
of yet greater value to the party
a. an organization perhaps is the cyo.
'ation OF Slr. VIII II. Hays.
Ar. Rays is the antithesis Of Mr.
aa.sil't. Before money he puts brains:
Score p@rty. principle; before cx.
p~fieuey. courage; end before all, sin.
ert}ty
f'adaally bet irresistibly the over
'~egia8 ianre of the coming cam
. fsr y forming ,.self in perfect con
u'tJ vith the i'rcfidcnt's activitici
f''fpad and isis partiaty formulated
- aff.e ~ n>nie.
'ssre 4si ae SoDisiisih agairS
4-
aieon no longer represent