Evening journal., 1919-10-28

turea by bandits. Then he contrssted
Roosevelts laconlc demand 10 Morocco
when the bandit Raisull captured and
held Ion Perdicaris; "Perdloaris alive
or Raisuli dead"
I'VE have a very serious condition
confronting us today in this country,
! he went on, "and after all, history re
peats itself. Our labor troubles are
giving the people OF the nation CON
siderable worry. We went through the
same troubles in 1903, when we had
the strike i'm the anthracite coal re-
gions. Then Roosevelt brought the
striking miners and the mine operators
! together and maintained that the great
public had its rights which could not
be contravened or ignored. A commits
sion he appointed sustained the prin-
clple that man has the right TO join a
union If he wanted TO. but that he also
had the right TO remain out and to work
independently II he wanted to-
The audience applauded vigorously,
and Governor Miller, leaning forward,
quietly reminded Mr.. Kahn that Judge
Gray, who was chairman Of the com
mission referred to, was present on the
platform. Mr. Kahn thereupon called
forth further applause by paying
tribute to the work Of the Judge in SET
tlement Of the anthracite strike.
In the present emergency" Mr. Kahn
continued, the syndicalsts, the /. w.
w. agltatOrs and the Bolshevikl threat
en- TO destroy our Institutions. Nhcn
these men threaten our institutions, they
ought to be proceeded against as trait
ors"
This declaration evoked veritable
storm Of handclapping.
Il am a Republican In politics, but
am nightly glad TO see the President
issue the statement he did last Sunday
declaring that what these gentlemen
are threatening is unlawful, ard the
United States will prosecute thom. !
here pledge my assistance 10 him In up
holding and executing the law.
II do not find fault with working
people for striving to improve their
conditions. SO long as they proceeded
in a lawful manner they clearly are
within their rights. believe the peO-
pie OF America art conservative, fair
minded and love justice.
Were Roosevelt alive today he
would be raising his voice in defense
OF the Institutions OF our country AMI
Of law, and order, and justice"
Mr.. Kahn here recited the remark OF
Roosevelt when prevented from going
TO France by President Wilson. Asked
what he had said TO the President when
he went 10 Mr.. Wilson to ask the
privilege Of going to France, Mr. Roose-
welt chuckled and replied:
II told him that ! was very anxious
10 go and that many OF my friends
wanted me 10 go. and that a great many
others wanted me TO go-and hoped |
never would come back" Mr.. Kahn
followed this anecdole with a tribute
to the sons Of Mr.. Roosevelt.
"0n January 30, 1918, in talking TO me,
Mr.. Roosevelt said that II remained
in Congress ! should try to write upon
the statute books a law for universal
military training OF the American
youth. We are not a military peop'c.
We're too afraid OF militarism. But in
this war we had 100000 men under
arms, who performed deeds OF valor.
Ack them If they think their training
has made milltarists OF them2 They'll
emphatically answer no Yet univer-
sal training will be an insurance which
in my opinion, VIII prevent any ma
ton or combination OF nations ever try
/ ing conclusions with us
II know Roosevelt abhorred war; YET
he believed the millennium had not YET
come. We are apt again to have war
Even our President has frankly said
the league would not stop all war, but
would help minimize war.
II feel there should be reservations
in the treaty 10 avoid any mlsunder-
standing. From what l gather the
treaty probably Will be ratified with
some reservations. but even at that It
will be to the interest OF the nation
TO prepare for the future. We were