Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-06

bout II he did literally, for he person
Ally sought the patrolmen on their yeat.
at unexpected hours OF ths night inter
viewed them as to their duties and
whenever one was found dc. elict he wa,
promptly reprimanded or dismissed The
plan had a sudden and wholesome ef.
police captain knew at what hour .ht
Commissioner might turn up and catch
him mapping.
When he went into the Jlice Roard
and insisted on enforcing .,te excise laws
literally, chief Byrnes said ~ will break
him. Re will have TO yield In time. lie
is only human"
ScofHus Became Cheers
At the height of his unpupulaI ity
monster parade was organized 10 snow
New York's disgust with his policy ],
paraded with such signs as send ths
Police Czar to Russia" A perfunctory
invitation. or, perhaps. sarcastic one,
had been sent to him. and to eNerybody's 8
astonishment he arrived early ana toCk
his seat on tie reviewing sthhd
Among the foremost OF he paraders
was a German who looked back with
pride on the great host behlnd hln'
waving his hand, he shouted In stem
torian voice:
"Nun, wo list der Roosevelt cWhere
is Roosevelt now")
\ beaming face. with "a bulldog grim
looked down from the stand,
''Hier bin ich. Was Whilst du. Kane
radc" c'Here am. What do you want
comradeYD -,,...,., ,r,,.
ovorspread hts own face. -,....,..,
"Hurrah for Roosevelt" he shouted
His followers took up the cry, ana those
who came TO scoff remained to cheer.
perfected Navy Marksmen
IN AprU 1897. through the influence
of his old friend senator Lodge, he was
appoin,ed Assistant Secretary OF the
Eayv. lie became convinced that war
wltl- spain was inevitable, ana pronp.N
nroCe.ded to make provision for II, for
command of the Asiatic feet certain
roliticians we're pushing an oflcer OF
the respectable, commonplace Ep.'
Roosevelt determined to get the appolI't.
ent for Commodore neWeg Nno hod va no
this officers junior and VINO had no
political backing, but whose career
Ro0sevrlt had been watching. ~" en-
listed the services of senator tieune,u
proctor, whom he knew 70 nS ciose ci,,,i 70
tre President. chPckmated the p2iti-
clans and secured the appointment Wnlch
resulted in SO much glory for the Amer
Mr. Roosevelt also set about at once
IN secure a better equipment FOR the
49,. gud 10 him belongs credit for the
drill OF officers and men in targs prac-
tire tho results of which we're soon attet
made manifest. Soon after he became
Assistant Secretary he asked Tor the sum
of $500 900 for practical target shoot-
ing That was considered large sum.
.nnd only Al few months later he asked
for 5000 600 more. He was asked what
had become Of the first appropriation
and replied that It had all been shot
away. adding that very likely the same
thing would happen to the new anpropri-
alton If II was granted. Ana the same
thing did happen.
As a result W. proved to be better
marksmen than the Spaniards. but Mr
Roosevelt was not satisfied lie wrote
later in his autobiography:
I grew uneasy when l studied the
small portion OF hits to shots made
hv our vessels in battle. When 7 was
President | took up tn" matter ana
speedily became convinced that we
needed 10 revolutionize our whole
training in craftsmanship
He did reyolutionize It and made the
feet gun for gun. at least three times as
in point OF fighting efficiency in
sos as it was in 1902.
Organized Rough Riders
When the Spanish War broke out Mr..
Roosevelt resigned from the Navy De.
to organize the famous Rough
Riders Although he had been "a.
iOnal Guard captain, he did not feel
justified in taking command Of men, so
he became lieutenant colonel and Leon
ard Wood colonel of the regiment Be
fore the campaign was over he felt war
ranted in taking the colonelcy, Wood
being promoted 10 "A brigadier general
ship.
Under CALLING fire from the Span
iards. on july .. 1898. the Rough Riders
charged on foot up the low jungle-coy-
cred slopes of San Juan Hill. near Las
Guasimas, led by Roosevelt. who had
grown tired of waiting for orders to
advance. The Spaniards We're scattered
bur Roosevelt in later years gave much
credit for the victory to the support
rendered the Rough RI iers by tn" col
nrrd troops Of tn" Tenth calvary.
His personal calmn,ss under ~ AT
san Juan contributed enormously to
the wave Of popularity which greeted
him in subsequent political campaigns
When the war was over the soldiers
were left IN cuba because Of the slow
Of the War Department
for transporting them home The danger
Of p"stileuce among the unacciimated
Americans was very great. and il was
then that Colonel Roosevelt drew I'D his
famous round robin demanding that the
soldiers should be taken home at once
II was derlded as unsolderly and
the work Of an amateur warrior, but the
fact IL that II was drawn at tin, re-
quest of the officers Of the regular army
They saw the peril Of remaining IN RE
but they representa- To Roosevelt that
ti,i;,. the Adn1irietratiom ,,'h,', ~ ',1s- %
beiTr q volunteer and sbomi ~ la 80 ne ne,
s.r,.ire mad notbing 10 Ioos,. % ,i'7
vclt arcordincIv Wrote ,ho le,,,.
tending to sign Il alone nut tho other
officers changed their minds and signed
il win him Its effect U.as ins,gr.
none r,Goseval, u'.,., 90 "S."u'd
ga'irized. but the trooD. ,vero ,".n, "mu
home ''"'"
When they arrived a. trnr,apl. p,,-.
some one asked the Colonel about ,hs
sat-. Of bis bcaItb arm, f.nlir., a", ~ n, 'ne
4 bun moose he r.nIied IIe ,'n,I.
attracted no especial ,ttention tbep h,,t