Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-01-10
COLONEL ROOSEVELT
DIES IN HIS SLEEP
The End Came Suddenly at an Early Hour Last
Monday Morning Death Was Due to Rheu-
matiSm. Which Affected Heart.

death last fall OF his son, Lieutenant
Quentin Roosevelt, the aviator, In
action in France. Proud of his sons
heroic achievements. Colonel Roose-
welt bore up under the sorrow of his
death with a fortitude that was In
keeping with his spirit in public life.
Friends said that. while the father
did not carry his heart on his
sleeve" he suffered most poignant
grief in silence and tried TO forget IL
by plunging harder than ever into
his work.
Denied the privilege Of lighting for
his flag, Theodore Roosevelt's inter
est was centered on his fRmily'a par
ticipation In the war. His four sons
and his son-in-law, DR.. Derby, carried
out a prediction made by the former
president before the United States
took up arms-that IL war came they
would enter service. Theodore, Jr..
became q major and Archibald q cap
tain. both in France; Quentin enter
ed q French aviation squadron. and
DR.. Derby the medical service. also
both in France. Kermit, failing to
pass q physical examination which
would admit him to the United States
army. received ~ commission In the
| British army and was soon in Meso-
potamia. Roosevelt took keen pride
| in the service button he wore with Its
i've stars.
Last Message to Nation.
The last public statement by Col
Roosevelt was read Sunday night at
an .'RIl American concert" In New
York city under the auspices of the
American Defense society, of which
he was honorary president.
II cannot be with you and 30 all 1
L - n.
L read. There must be no tagging
back In the fight for Americanism
merely because the war Ia over,
There are plenty OF persons who
have already made the assertion that
they believe the American people
have q short memory and that they
intend to revive all the foreign asso-
Citations which most directly inter-
fere with the complete Americaniza-
tion OF our people. Our principle In
this matter should be absolutely sim
pie. :
I'm the frat place. we should In
sist that If the immigrant who comes
here does In good faith become an
American and assimiiates himself TO
us, he shall be treated on an exact
equality with everyone else, for II IL
an outrage TO discriminate against
any such man because of creed or
birthplace or origin. But this Is pred
icated upon the mans becoming in
very fact an American and nothing
but an American.
"If ne tries to keep segregated
with men OF his own origin and sep
ara1ed from the rest of America. then
he is not doing his part as an Amer
can. There can be no divided allie
glance at all.
I'VE have room for uul one flag,
the American flag, and this excludes
the red flag, which symbolIzes all
wars against liberty and civilization
just as much az II excludes any for.
eign flag of q nation to which we are
hostile. We have room for but one
language here. and that is the Eng.
lish language, for we intend TO see
that the crucible turns our people out
as Americans of American nationality
and not aa dwellera In a polygloi
boarding house; and We have room
for but one soul loyalty, and that Il
loyalty TO the American people,"