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Show HE VOTED TO SEND ROOSEVELT. Representatives Patrick H. Kelly of Michigan voted for the so-called Roosevelt amendment to the draft army bill, and gives his reasons as follows: I want to see the American flag in the trenches in Europ'e at once, and for that reason I voted for the so-called Roosevelt amendment in the selective-draft selective-draft bill. What more inspiring sight to our allies", and what more depressing news to the central powers pow-ers than the news that a former President of the United States was on his way with 80,000 to 100,-000 100,-000 men? Whether we love "Teddy" or hate him, we. must admit that he is no "slacker," no "mollycoddle," "molly-coddle," but a fighting man through and through. As the little parody on Kipling's "Tommy Atkins" At-kins" runs: TEDDY. It's "Teddy this" and "Teddy that," and "Teddy 'ow's yer soul?" But it's "Way for Mr. Roosevelt!" when the country's coun-try's in a hole; When the Nation's in a hole, my friend, and the war cloud's rising black, Then it's "Room for Col. Roosevelt!" for our Teddy's coining back. It's "Traitor to his party," and it's "Not the people's peo-ple's choice," But it's "Citizen and patriot" when they hear the cannon's voice; When they scent the smoke of battle, boys, and need a million men, It's "Rah for Gen. Roosevelt!" and who's the "traitor" then? Some people say, "Why should we send our boys to the trenches of France?" The answer is easy our liberty is just as much at stake as the liberty of France. We are going to send an American army to France to fight the battles of America, for the liberty of America, and the democracy of America. It is better to keep the "hell" over there the raping, rap-ing, burning, and destruction of all kinds than to wait until too late, and then have the "hell" over here. If our allies with our assistance can not defeat de-feat the central powers now, of what avail would our feeble efforts be a little later? Now is the time to strike, and to strike hard. Not only are weighting for liberty, but France and her allies are doing the same. The patriotic Viviani well expressed it the other day: "Why(do all these people fight? "They fought to elevate all the peoples of the world toward the ideal and toward liberty; 'they fought to make the world a place in which men could breathe freely, and they did not fail. "I salute the hour of victory, with the pious hope that the spirit of Washington will become your spirit. "Lift your heads, citizens of America, lift them as high as your flag." I. |
