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Show ROOSEVELT RAPS ADMINISTRATION IN MAINE SPEECH By International News Service. UEWISTON. Mc, Anc. 3 1 - Theodore Roosevelt delivered bis long-heralded tirst campaign speech in behalf of Charles E Hughes before a tremendous gathering gather-ing here tonight. It was an arraigr nent of the Democratic administration more scathing and more thorough-going than anything the colonel has said or written on the subject within the last three years. Americanism, preparedness. President Wilson's Mexican policy and his course in foreign affairs were the colonel's main issues. As was expected, he hit hard and straight from the shoulder In dealing with the subject of "duaJ allegianco in citizenship." Contrary to expectations, he touched only briefly on the submarine issue. The body of his speech dealt with men. He rapped professional German-Americans, professional pact lists and pact list moralists. Incidentally he took a Illng at Secretary Daniels. He urged universal military training in peace and universal military service in war time. Diverting to the subject of Belgium, he said that comparing Mr. Wilson's neutrality to that of Pontius Pilate would be doing the latter lat-ter an injustice. Regarding the claim that President Wil-, Wil-, son kept the country out of war, the colonel said that this country had been, ! in effect, at war with Mexico throughout the controversies, and the peace on which the Democratic claim was based had been I a "murderous peace." |