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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
13
The Roosevelts rail against German influence as thousands gather at stations and hotels. He criticizes hybrid loyalties, cites the Kaiser's remark, and denounces “rabid Germans” while urging American unity and preparedness.
The speech denounces German American and all hyphenates as guilty of moral treason to the United States. It argues Americanism is loyalty to the flag, urging immigrants to assimilate and reject divided loyalties, while warning that hyphenated identities undermine national unity.
A speaker argues that loyalty to the United States must eclipse ancestral origins, condemning German American and other foreign loyalty blocs. He cites colleagues of German, Irish, and Danish birth who served America, stressing a single national allegiance and universal Americanism.
In a breakfast speech before hundreds, Colonel Roosevelt criticizes the presidents emphasis on universal versus voluntary training and accuses officials of using weasel words to cloak inaction. He urges every American to prove patriotism by personal readiness and vows to oppose any stance he sees as hypocritical or weak.
A speaker outlines two possible stances on neutrality and responsibility toward small nations. One accepts neutrality, the other urges protest against wrongs to liberty and life of weak states, arguing the latter is loftier and more defensible.
Fifteen firemen were overcome by acid fumes while fighting a four story blaze at 646 West Fifty seventh Street. They were revived by pulmotors. The Brown Steam Laundry and Reiss Label Company occupied the building.
A House labor committee reported a naval appropriation bill provision to ban stop watches or any time measuring devices for government employees. The measure also bars premium payments or cash rewards beyond regular wages unless tied to money saving improvements. The National Association of Clothiers protested by telegram yesterday.
A New York driven drive to recruit for Plattsburg mobilization gathers 1000 enrollees in the first camp with volunteers from Sitka Nome Port Rico and other regions. A Baltimore train carries early enrollees as age and funds limit participation. A plan to sponsor government paid enrollments faces debate as a film aims to boost recruiting.
The Walt Whitman Fellowship marked the poet’s birthday with a long Hotel Brevoort event featuring twenty speakers. Horace Traubel shared anecdotes while Emma Goldman praised Whitman’s influence on her life and culture.
A Williamsburg youth with a pasty face and glistening eyes pleaded at a police officer on Broadway and Lori mer Street saying the needle has got me. At Clymer Street station he identified as Ralph Lovee, nineteen, explaining his drag addiction had ostracized him from his family.
A quoted ad from The Tareytown Daily News shows Edward F. Ryan of White Plains offering a Glenville cottage for sale or rent with the line No English need apply and Germans welcome, reflecting post revolt tensions. Scottish residents and other readers are mentioned as part of a charged real estate message.
Edward Bok editor of Ladies Home Journal declares support for Colonel Roosevelt. He and others pledge votes to the Roosevelt Nonpartisan League, urging confirmation of Roosevelt as the preferred leader in the current political moment.
From Hewitt's country home at Erskine near Midval J. fifty women plan a bold prep camp to form the Emergency Service Corps. Captain Hewitt will lead a program of drill, first aid, swimming, camping, and hiking with strict dress, six thirty wake ups, and minimal chores. Regulars will supervise to ensure discipline.
In a Brooklyn row house at 294 Fulton Street guests at Stratford House anxiously suspect a smallpox scare. William Shelly, long-time occupant, contracted a rash a week ago and was treated at Brooklyn Hospital, then diagnosed with smallpox by Board of Health doctors. A Black servant previously fell ill. fear grows over who among the eight boarders may be next.
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