{fi‘
MIMI"
i In Ftlltt Itfmlu
all Mliilli Polltlts.
Ill SHOWS lliS Elillillls.
whichgivenaemthenniathe
try aatued to tnet itself apla la the
hands of the Democratic party?
impeteoi loteierenee In flame.
The United States had rights and
' dutiee in Mexico. More than 40.000 of
our citilena had sought their fortunes
and made their ironies there. A thou.
reee ae Temporary Chairman of
sand millions of American capital had
been invested in that productive coon.
New York Republican 600th: try. But revolution had come. and
,einte Out 5i... of Democratic cu“, ; frictional warfare was rife. Americans
uieeiea and Omieeien—“We Have
Loot influence Beceuee We Have
lean Brave In Werde and lrraaetute
M Action."
t
In his address as temporary chair-
m of the Xew Writ state Republican
convention. delivered in t‘arnegie Hall.
New York, the lion. Elihu Root laid:
-We are entering upon a contest for
the election of a president and the con-
trol of government under conditions
essentially new in the experience of
our party and of our country. Thr-
fonns and methods which we are.
about to follow are old and familiar.
but the grounds for action. the demand
of grctlt events for decision upon na
tional conduct. the moral ton-cs urg
tug to a solution of vaguely (‘ulllll
ed questions. the tremendous con
sculterlces of wisdom or folly in nation
ol policy. all these arc new to the gl‘r-ll'
mass of American voters lluw lillug, .
Never since 1864 has an election boon ,
fraught with consequences so vital to
national life. All the ordinary consirl
crations which play so great a part in
our presidential campaigns are and
mlght to be dwarfed into insignificant-e
Democratic Party to the Bar.
For the first time in twenty years wc
enter tlle field as the party of opposi-
tion. and indeed it is a much longer
time. for in 1896. If) all respects snvc
the tariff. the real opposition to the;
sturdy and patriotic course of l'r‘t-sl
dent Cleveland was to be found in tllc
party that followed Mr. Brynn. it is
our duty as the opptmillon to bring thr-
[Democratic party to the bar of public
judgment. to put it upon its defense
so far as we see just and substantial
grounds to criticise its conduct and to
ask the voters of the country to decide
whether that party. organized as it is.
reptescnted as it has been sirrtc it
Came into power. has shown itself
competent to govern the country as it .
should be governed and whether its
spirit. its policies. and its pcrformnnco
are the beat that the American people .
can do ill tbemy of mputar self gov
crnment.
In the field of domestic affairs some
facts relevant to these questions had
already been ascertained when in Au
gust. litlt, the ltrcat European war1
began During the year and a half of
ileum-ratio control of government ill
a period of profound peace there had
been a steady dot-rouse lll American
production. in exports and ill rcvcurn-s
ulrrl a steady increase ill imports- nrltl
expenditures. Enterprise had halted.
The Democratic tariff hurl been framed
upon ull avowed repudiation of all pro-
tectlorl. howel‘cr moderate and reason.
able. and la-carlse all protection was
repudiated practically all information
,from competent witnesses us to the ct"
ti‘oct new provisions would have upon
illuslllcss was rejected. it was with
'just cause that the enterprise of the
country halted. tiluid and irresolutc.
because it felt and feared the hostility
of nol'cl'nmcni.
Foreign Competition After War.
The great war has not changed the
leason which we had ulrcady learned
when it began. It has but obscured
further demonstration "has caused
an enormous demand for some things
which the United States is able to pro.
duct: irl large quantities. and in those
lines of production. while other lndus
tries still languish. there, have been ex
tcnslvc employment of labor. grout exv
ports and a grout influx of monoy.
But this is temporary. It must soon
ceasc. and when the factories have
stopped and their laborers are no
longer employed we must deal with a
situation for which wise forethought
should make provision. More import
that still. the war has paralyzed the
peaceful industries of all Europe and
has stopped that competitive foreign
production which ill July. 19H. hurl al-
ready catered American markets to
supersede American. products under
the tariff law of 1913. The war has
thus given to American products an
immunity from competitioa far more
effective than any possible protective
tariff. But that is temporary. and
when the war is over. when foreign
production begins again. the American
market compared with impoverished
Europe will be more than ever before
the object of desire and effort. and we
shall become the dumping ground of
the world to the destruction of our
own Industries unlesatbatla prevented
by a wise and competent government. »
How Can We Defend Dun-iv”?
But it is not from domestic utilis-
~iions that the most difficult problems
of this day arise. Theaovmts 13f the
dust few years have'tuught us many
lessons. We have learned that clvllita;L
tion is bllt a veneer thinly covering the
Ravage nature of man. How can this
nation. whiclniovawleace nut! into-gitt
Tjua’tlce. avoid the curse of militarism
and at the sometime preserve itch»
‘ dependence. defend its territory. pro:
m the lives and liberty and proper-
!had been murdered. American proper-
Ity had been wantonly (inert-0nd. the
lives and property of all Americans in
Mexico were in danger. That was the
situation when Mr. Wilson became
president in March. 1913. ills duty
l their was plain. it was, first. to use
. his powers as president to secure pro-
tection for the lives and property of
Americans in Mexico and to require
.that rules of law and stipulations of
treaties should be observed by .‘llexlco
toward the United States and its cltlv
sens His duty was. second. as the
head of a foreign power to respect the
independence of Mexico. to refrain
from all interfereure with her internal
affairs. from all attempt at domina-
tion except as he was justified by the
.lulv of nations for the protection of
American riahts. The president of the
l’nitt-d States failed to observe either
of those duties. He deliberately aban-
doned them both and followed an en
't'll'cly different and inlouslstcnt pur-
pose. llc intervened in Mexico to aid
one faction in civil strife against an-
‘ other. He undertook to pull down
’HUerta and set Carranza up in his
llllar‘c. Arms and munitions of war
l were freely furnished to the northern
. forces and withheld from llucrta.
t Finally the president scut our army
!and navy to invade Mexico and cap-
l tllre its great seaport. Vera Cruz. anti
hold it and throttle Mexican commerce
lllltll llucrta fell.
Americana Outraged In Mexico.
l The culcr'nmcut of tho l‘llitcd States
i llrtorveuml ill Mexico to control the ill
I ternlrl affairs of that llldelwndeut collrl
ftry and to enforce the will of the
| American president in those affairs by
threat. by economic ptrssurc and by
force of arms. Upon what claim of
right did this intervention proceed?
Not to secure respect for American
rights. not to protect the lives or prop-
| erty of oltr citizens. not to assert the
l laws of nations. not to compel oilscrv»
; ance of Ike law of humanity. t')u thr-
l contrary. liucrta's \vaeathc only power
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in Mexico to which appeal could be
. made for protection of life or properly
l'l‘bat was thc only power which. lll
{fact dld pro-rec! clrllcr American or
llillropcun or Mexican it was only
1 within the territory whore llllcrta
I ruled that comparative pcat-o and or!
. tier prevailed. ’l‘ho territory over
. which the armed pom-r of (‘arrnnza
and Villa and their associates extended
was the thclltcr of the most appalling
crimes. Bands of robbers roved the
~ country with unbridled license. Ann-r
l trans and Mexicans alike were at their
mercy. and Amcrlcnn men were lllill‘
dcrcd alld .\lucrlt all women “‘t‘t't‘ out
mood with impunity. Tl)0|lSillldd~\\‘t-r'l-
reduced to poverty by the wanton tit--
StrUL'll'lll of the industries llll'ttllgll
which they lil'cd. \‘l-t tho govt-rumour
of the l‘ultcd States ignored. t'tlll
l
and the rape of American women and
I destruction of American property and
itself to the "10“ who rvcrc guilty of
or of llucrtnu .\\'b_v‘.‘
himself has told us.
or purtlcipatlon in government and
t'arrauzu and Villa would give them
these firings.
with those sentiments.
nothing more dangerous
placed sentiment.
When our army landed at \'cru.t.‘ruz
blrt there is
than misc
chit-f beneficiary of the act. publicly
protested against it. So strong was
the resentment that he could not have
kept his followers otherwise. ercn
llllcrta lllltl fallen the new government
which for the day had succmlcd to
his place pcremptorlly demanded the
withdrawal of the American troops.
The .rlnlverral sentiment of Mexicans
required the peremptory demand. and
the troops were withdrawn. Still
worse than that. the taking of Vera
Cruz destroyed confidence in the sill-
cqrity of the American govonlmcnt in
Mexico. because every intelligent man
in-Jiexlco believed that the avowed
reason for the act was not the real
reason- The avowed purpose was to
compel a salute to the American flag.
Three hundred Mexicans were report-
ed killed; seventeen United States ma~
dines éwereukilied and many were
wounded. Atrthat very time lir..Br_v-
tin. with the We upproval.‘,wns
signing treaties? With ~ half the world
agreeingthat if any controversy should
am it simld be lubmltfed to n":Joint
commission and no action should be
taken until after-1 full year had ps-
ed. This contmveflh alight as it:_was.
arose o the .9th_ oprrll. and on the
efficient. a mute mouth Vera "Cruz
was taken. ‘Wltb'v‘the‘eoeupation of
r3'era..(;m the 'moral polver- of. the
Whittle: in Mexico ended; We
waistband .mm‘uovr hate! for
Carranza himself, who was to be the!
Wilaon announced that no one was
entitled to “If“ in the adaira of
Mexico: that ale was euthled to settle
them herself. He disclaims all re-
sponsibility for what happens in Men
loo and contents himself with a pol-
icy of watchful waiting. And for the
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lGermany the must not do. Ger-any
didofaetputpoaeuidintheuletoonr
temptuoaa and shocking way. Then.
when all A-orica was stirred to the
depths. our government allowed an
rother note to Germany. it repeated
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death and outrage. the Inlet-in; and : tta martian of American rights and
ruin of our own brethren. the hatred l renewed its hold declaration of pur—
lnd contempt for our country Ind the ' pose. It declared again that the Amer-
dishonor of our name in that land the lean government “must hold the im-
admlutatration at Wallfluxton shares - peflfll German monument to a strict
"359035me with “‘9 inhuman hm!“ l accountability for any hlfringcment of
with whom it made common cause,
7 _ those rights. intentional or incidental."
“hen we turn to the admrnlstra . and it declancd that it would not “omit
it
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H‘htandvrouzthenthereareuo
moral mallards. ‘1‘th come timae in
the‘itvel otnationa as of men when to
Mamas if it were mat is tree-
eon no the right.
Tile W.“ Dane to Wall.
The American people were entitled
not merely to feel. but to speak con~
.cernlng the wrong done to Belgium.
It was not like interference in the in-
ternal again of Mexico or any other
nation. for this was an international
wrong. The law protecting Belgium
which was violated was our law and
the law of every other civilized coun-
M of a great [mph in a great
mane. were treated with a contempt
which should have been foreman. and
when our government failed to make
those words good ita due-ac)" was
bankrupt.
Upon the renal of peatormance
which I have tried to describe will the
American people say that the Demo
oratic party is entitled to be conthued
in power?
The defects of the present adminis-
. tration arise from two distinct causes.
I The first is the temperament and train.
in: of the president. The second ie the
incapacity of the Democratic party as
it is tormented in Washington both
tion’a conduct of foreign affairs incl
dent to the great War in Europe we
cannot fail to perceive. that there is
much dissatisfaction amour: Ameri-
cans. Dissatisfaction is not in itself
ground for condemnation. The all ~ -.
ation created by the war has I oen di 1 ’
cult and trying. Much of l
spondence of the state dilianPHl
especially since Mr. Llnszllg took
charge. has been characterized by tic»
curate learning and aktllful statement
of suicide American rights.
Three Err-ore In European Policy.
A study of the ndmtnlstration‘a pol-
icy toward Europe since July. 1014.
reveals three fundamental errors; First.
the lack of foresight to make timely
provision for backing up American dl- |
plomacy by actual or assured military
and naval force; second. the forfei-
ture of the world'e respect for on: is
sertion of rights by pursuing the l cy
of making threats and failing to l the
tbern good; third. a toes of the l.Il'ul
forces of the civilized world through
failure to truly interpret to the world
the spirit of the American democracy
ill its attitude toward the terrible
events which accompanied the early
stages of the war.
First. as to power:
When the war in Europe began. free.
pron-able little Switzerland instantly
mobilized upon her frontier a great
army of trained citizen soldiers. Starr
dy little. Holland dld the same. and
both have kept their territory and their.
ludependetntI tnvlolate.
(treat. malleable. America was farther
removed from the conflict. but her
trade and her citizens traveled on ev»
ery sea. Ordinary knowledge of Eu-
ropcau uflalrs mado it plain that the
war was begun not by accident. but
with purpose which would not econ ho
relinquished. Ordinary knowledge of
military events made it plain front tho
moment when the tide of German inva-
sion turned from the battle of thr-
.\i.'lrllc that the conflict was certain to
be long and desperate. Ordinary knowl
edge of history—of our own history
dllriru: the Napoleonic vvnrsomnde ll
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,ruld their opinions found \‘ltll c.
:doncd. the lulll‘tlt'i" of American llli'll-
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share in the land. nlld he believed that I
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We must all sympathize l
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plain that ill that conflict neutral riallts
would be rvortllIch unless powerfully
maintained.
The Democratic governrncut of Wash
ilrcton did not see it. Others saw it.
lir
Gardner urged it. Mr. Lodgi- urucd it,
Mr. Stimson urged it. Mr. ltoosevclt
llrct-d it. but their llr'-.:unlcnt and M
L'clrcy were ascribed to pulillcul mo
tll‘cs. lltld the president tit-scribed them
with it snot-r as ucrvou~ illl'l cXcitcd
Wilaon Hal shifted Ground.
But the warning voices would not be
insult to .\lllcrlcan oiliccrs nlrd dctilo gatillod. The opinion that wc orrlrllt no
merit of the American tin ' lllld johrcd ‘ longer to primal” don-“mop“ pwumc
public opinion. its expression grow
all llli‘s'o things to pull down the lIlI“' ‘ more general and insistent. and fltlallv
Tlll‘ lll'i‘f‘l‘li'lll ltllo president. not loading. but follow
ll “TIN “W‘IHN‘ l fur. has shifted his ground. has rovers
lIc ndjudcod liuortn to be a usllrpl I‘- . ed his position and asks the country. to
bevnlrsc be doomed that the colrllllon l prepare against war. God grant that
. , 4 t ' v I \‘ . I
people of Mexico might it? lI-l‘i‘ Mir” l he be not too late.
lint the llpmocrnt-
lc party has not shifted its ground. A
large part of its members in congress
arc. cutlcnvorlng now to sidetrnclt the
movement for national preparedness.
to muddle it by amendment and trlrn
it into cllt'inncls which will producc the
least posslhlc result, in the increase of
national power of defense. What
sense of effectiveness in this effort can
we gather from the presence of Jose-
phus Daniels at the most critical post
of all—the head of the navy depart—
ment—when we. see that Where
preparation has been possible it has
not been made. when we see that con
etructlon of warships already author-
ized has not been pressed and in some.
cases after long delay has not even
been begun?
If an increase of our country's power
to defeat] itself against aggression is
authorized by the present congress it
must be largely through Republican
votes. because all the traditions and
convictions of that party are for mine
tioual power atrd'duty and honor.
As to the policy of threatening words
without deeds:
Wm“ Germany “"9 notice of “9" have come to see that the independence
(‘Ul‘l c ‘
i any word or any act necessary to the
. perfornral to of its sacred duty of main»
mining the rights of the United States
‘ml in tit 'ens and of safeguarding
. .r win and enjoyment."
Lug was done and a long
. .u-l lc.llu.‘.ll t-orreslmdwce earned.
.haaalin; olcr potty questions of de-
l tail. every American note growing loss
land lesa stmng and peremptory until
llhe Arabic was torpedoed and sunk
‘ and more American lives were. destroy-
,ed. rind still nothing was done, and
l the correspondence continued until the
. allied defense against German aut’na-
1 rule warfare made it unprofitable and
‘I led to its abandonment. and the cor
l respondence is apparently approaching
its end without securing even that per-
Etlal protection for the future which
lmight be found lll an admission that
line destruction of the Lusitania was
[forbidden by law. The later oorre
l spondeuce has been conducted by our
lstate department with dignity. but it
has been futile. An admiesion of ill
hlllty for damage! has been secured.
but the time for real protection to
American rights has long since passed.
The brave worlds with which we be-
gan the controversy had produced no
light of. two extraordinary events.
tine was'.the report of the Austrian
ambassador.“ ‘.\fr. Dumba. to his govv
crnm'cnt thlt When the American note
of Feb. 10 was reccived ,he ashdd the
secretary of date. Mr. Bryan. whether
it meant business and received an an-
swer which satisfied him that it did
not. but was intended for effect at
home in America. _
“Too Proud to Fight."
The other event was the strange and
unfortunate declaration Of the pres!-
dent in a public speech in Philadelphia
the fourth day after the sinking of
the Lllsltanla that "a men may be too
proud to tight." Whatever- the Aria-
trlan amlmendot- was in fact told by
the «entity of state. thallium-mica
which he reported was supported by
the ovctrtfwhlch'followcrl, \i'llatcvcr
ulnde ill Illblic at that snicrnn time.
amid the ‘horror and mourning of all
our people over the murder of their
children. was accepted the world over
as prmenflnr: the attitude of thc Amer
lcau govcrnmcllt toward the protection
of the life and liberty of American
citizens ill the exercise of their just
rights. and throughout the world the
phrase “too proud to tight" bocamc a
byword of derision and contempt for
the government of the l'llilcd States.
Inter. in another theater of was the
MMlltPl‘mliPllll-~.\'l<ll‘ll. and perhaps
Tllrkcy also, resumed the practice.
The Allcotln and then the Persia wcrc
dcstroycd. and more Americans were
killed. Why should they not resume
the practice? They had lcnmed to be
lievc that. no matter how shocked the
American government might be. its
resolution would expend itself irl
words. They had learned to bclicvc
that it was safe to kill Americans. and
the world'llcllcvcd with them.
shaking Fiat and Finger.
No man should draw a pistol who
dares not shoot. The government that
. shakes lts fist first and its finger after-
4 word falls into contempt. our diplo-
Emacy has lost its authority anti influ-
Eenco because we have been brave in
lwords and lrrcsolute in action. Men
i may say that the words of our diplo-
matic notes were justified: men may
say that our inaction was justified. but
tuo man can say that both were MS" 'really have approved the treatment of . tries America shall remain alone dull has passed to the bourlie 01
‘ and creditable.
l l have said that this government lost
the moral forces of the world by not
'truly interpreting the spirit of 'tho'
American democracy.
l something more than beef and cotton
1 and grain alld manufactures; stands
' for something flint cannot'be measured
. by rates of cxclrnngsand does not rise
' or fall with the balance of trade. The
lAmerican-people. informed by their:
vlown experience that is confirmed by
' their observation of- itltematloual life.
“7- Th“ I." “'3‘ ”'9 protection 0’; in the legislative and in the executive
our peace and secllr . it was our. department. either to originate wise
“Te-WIN tit-"din" I . ’fi‘mfly 0’! policies or to follow them when pro~
, maintaining are: I a. ammonia and ; M by others or to administer them
ousting our evidence in continual l egopuyely if they are established. The
mdiness for war. Moreover. that law | Democrats in congress are never con-
m written into a solemn and formal l trolled except with a club, and gov-
conventlon. signed and ratified by Ger- . (-mmeut with a club is always spas-
many and llclalnrn and France and the ‘I lnodlc and defective.
l'nited States in which those other We must not deceive ourselves by
t-oumrir-s agreed with us that the law assuming that the critical period aris—
should‘be observed. ing from the great war has paSsed.
There was no question here of later i The real dangers and the real tests of
faint; 1n the quarrels of Europe. We l the strength of our institutions lie be-
bleache-
teat—fl
lia-
HW. A!“ t
a high wind. Ire I“ >
a dwelling house on
in the north and
Hartford, yesterday
wipe out this eectiu of ti.
flames destroyed three m
spread to a fourth before
men could make any be“
them.
The fire, which was under .
at noon, having burned it __ '
caused about 818,000 lose. It
from a plumbers mime.
house, which had been net-ea
andwaaehoutto be WW.”
workmen wasted valuable the:
to extinguish the fire “I!
started and when the hat ‘0
atus arrived the whole aim; at
a huge bonfire betweealtwev ,
threeslory frame dwellim down:
which were destroyed with M Q
tents. ‘
Several firemen were in“. _ ,,
mg the fire. In additinh to the, '”
of wind, low water pueeeaa‘.f"‘"“‘
Hartford's antiquated fire M" l ‘
tern, which it voted on W
replace, were factors in. . ‘1
of the fire.
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effect. because they were read in the'
the president did meali‘. his declaration, l
The American democracy stands for I
WW ‘0 sink merchant Vessel! 0" I'ot muons. the liberty of their peopiel.
the high ““3 without safeguarding the 3 Justice and humanity cannot'he maln- I
"“‘S 0’ ““1009“ ”“3938!“ 0“? 8‘0" ! tnine'd upon the complatsance. the good
year ago informed Germany‘in unmia-A
talcable terms that in attacking and”
sinking vessels of the United State!
citizens lawfully travails; monomer»
emmcnt on the 10th of February one | nature: the'hlndly feeling of the am
‘ toward theswoak: thermallndepend-i
. ence. “3,01 liberty. cmlnot rhst upon suf-
, .l f c: that re and liberty. can be
’and in annoying thelllvea of American I mm m ‘
mveddoni ' by the authority. and
observance 6 rules of national con-
i,
had a right to be neutral. and we were
neutral as to l‘ - quarrel between Ger-
many and l-‘run 2. but. when as an in-
cident to the prosecution of that
quarrel Germany broke the law which
we were entitled to have preserved
and which she trad agreed with us to
preserve we were entitled to be heard
ill the assertion of our own national
right.
Neutral Between Right and Wrong!
Yet the American government ac.
untested in the treatment of Belgium
and the, destruction of the law of na-
tions. Without one word of objection
or dissent to the repudiation of law
or the breach of our treaty or the. vio-
lation of justice and humanity ill the
l treatment ‘of Belgium our col-eminent
ordained upon the people of the United
Statue an urrdlacrlmiaatiur; and all em.
bracing ncutrallty. and the president.
admonished the pmple that they must
be. neutral in all respects in act and
word and thought and sentiment. We
were to be not memly neutral as to the
quarrels of Europe. but neutral as to
tween right and wrong. neutral be-
tween justice and injustice. neutral be.
tween humanity and cruelty. neutral
between liberw and oppression. Our-
government dld more than acquiesce.
form the Gut lmitanle note. with the
unspeakable horrors of the conquest
of ltclrrlllm still fresh in our minds. on
the very day after the report- of tho
. Bryce commission on Belgian, atroci
ties. it wrote those words to the gov-
. crnnlcnt of ticrnrany: '
Recalling the human. and enlightened
, attitude hitherto assumed by the imperial
German KnHrllmelll in matron of inter-
national rlrtlrt and particularly wrtir re-
‘ mml to the frerdonr of the seas. having
lirarucd to roctlitt‘l'ze the German views
land the tiertllnn irlluunco in the field of
information-.1 o'lllgutlol. as always engaged
upon the side of ,‘usth- and brilliantly. etc.
l And so the rtovcrnlncnt of the l'ulted
1 States appeared as approving.' the trout
gloom of llclgilrm. lt llllbf‘t‘lll‘tNt’lllt‘tl
the people of tho l‘ultod States ill that
lamprloscouco and apparent approval.
fit was not necessary flint the l'ultcd
Istntcs should go to war ill defense
iof the violated law. A single official
expression by tho gol‘el‘lthlol of thc
- l'rlitctl States. a sluale sonic; co dcny- l
lint: assent and rccordlng dl-atproval
lof what (lcrmany tlid‘hl llclgirlnl.
Iwonld have uivcll to tho [looph- of
l America that lca'lerslltp to which they
were cutltlcl in their earnest groping
for the light. It would have rtlmrcd
behind American leadership the con
Mitt-lice and morality of the llt‘llll‘lll
world.
"land“ of tho rrrcat mastnn. (lone
lwlth the oppressed. the old ideals of
an America helping the world toward
ubettcr future. and there remained in
the eyes of mankind only sollcltude for
trade and profit and prosperity.
Skunk From the Truth.
The American government could not
illelglum. but: under rt mistaken policy
' it shrank from speaking the truth.
Such policies as l have described arc
ldotlbly dangerous in their effect upon
Ifotcigh nations and in their effect at
. home.
1 treatment of foreign affairs invites en—
‘croachmet'lts upon rights and leads to
situations in which it is difficult to
l prevent war. while a firm and frank
policy at the outset prevents difficult
. situations from arising and tends most
{strongly to preserve peace. 0n the
other hand. if a government is to be
fatrong in its diplomacy its own peo-
. ple must he ranged in its support by
. leadership of opinion in a national
cause worthy to awaken their lmtrl-
otiam and devotion. ‘
We have not been following the path
l of peace. We have beenbliudiy attlmv
'bling wrong the road that continued
i will lead to inevitable war. ’
chant "3915 0' pther countries a|¢"=dt1ct'fotilflletl 'npon 'th‘l! ml“ °f~ When our- government failed" to tell
would act nt‘l'ter peril. Théy pledged
luttce'anit humanity; bully‘byth‘e ea-
. . .. . . . lilie truth about Belgium it lost the;
the power_aud 9mm“ “5 Amel’k‘tlnrahitrlhtheat of lwamm-mdone.-re-I
mlh_hor hundred million people and } sponllvo tun. anflgmw pnbflwplu- :
opportunity for leadership of the metal
was of the American people and it
lb" nst'mlth.‘tovthe-'protection 9.!- ion of; mankind. To them liberty-closet“. power which a knowledge o‘l‘
. her citiaens. aa during all bervhieiotyi
Itvvof m cut-ens? Hows-n we" in: Woodrdtoimiemmfl we'arertr “W the am .of. her. youth's-d
treat the aame~prinélplee of action, the
bathe" pollen-
0—bit. Within ifor mi
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of generating“ mules
then and.“ are now despisedlor our.
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that leadership and a sympathetic re.
m w .m we we, ., or the
would havqulven toeurdipiougn
ex. When our government failed to
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‘. fore us.
l upon the wisdom. the spirit and the
' courage of our country are still to be
made. ill this great conflict all forms
of government are on trial. democracy
with the rest. The principles of na-
tional morality are on trial. We must
play our part in the universal trial
whether we will or no, for upon the re-
ault depends directly the question
whether our republic can endure.
What Are People to Expect?
But what are the people to expect if
the Republican party is restored to
power?
This much we can say now:
They may expect. with confidence.
that their government will meet the
economic situation with which we
must deal immediately upon the close
of the war. with'a policy of moderate
but adequate protection to American‘
industry.
Theymay expect tha‘ the gm 'rn-
ment “'1“ be administered with the
hone-tr Ind efficiency Which have
mafde Republican administrations in
the past.
They may expect that the heat possi-
ble course for the preservation of
pence will be followed by a forelrm pol‘
icy which. with courtesy and friendli~
near to all nations. is frank and fear—
lcse and honest in its assertion of
American rights,
They may expect that their govern-
ment will stand for full and adequate
preparation by the American people
for their own defrnab. The Reimblicail
party loves peace and hates war; it
; abhors and will never submit to mill»
3' tary domination: bllt it is composed of
linen who love our corllzfikv : 3 who
' deem that the illdrqloudcllrc. tl:- liber-
jty. the honor and tho opportunity of
, the American democracy are not more-
. ly to be talked about with weak and
1 flabby sentiment. but are to be main-
‘tnlucd and safeguarded hy the prac-
itlcal povver of a virllc and patriotic
Ipooplc. It is clenrsilrhtcd enough to
1 see that preparation for defense must
have tlllc relation to the ruisslbllities
! of attack: that under the conditions of
‘ modem warfare much preparation
' must be made before a possible attack
. ort all preparation will be impossible
- after the attack. The Republican par-
' ty stands for a citizenship made com- .
potent by training to perform the frec- ‘
. man's duty of defense for his country.
it. stands for a regular army no larger
{than is.ller‘css:l.‘_v. bill as large as is
:llcceSsary to serve as a first llnc. a
l lint-lens. a source. of instruction and of
it was not to be. The American gadmluistratlolr for the army 0" Amcri- the sccrct of this prodigiout-
government failed to rise to the do :can citizens who may be called “lIOII atlon oflife. ‘ ' ‘
to defend their country. And the lie-
wcre the old love of justitc. the old . publican‘par‘ty Mantis for the gospel fins are familiar expire—1|"
passion for liberty. the old sympathy ; of patriotic service to olrr country; by 'utes or at best a few
:cvery citizen. according to his ability
‘ in peace and in war. It stands fora
lrcnwakctring-cf American patriotism.
it is not content that while the people
of other lands are rendering the last
fult measure of devotion ill sacrifice
; and suffering.' nnddying for their coml.
' to the call of country and satisfied in
the comforts and pleasures of pros-
purity.
Our Fewer For Peace.
They may expect that assured rcadt.
it is a matter of universal cx- r ness for defense will give. power to 3
P9110090 that l W9“ and apprehensivc‘l our diplomacy ill the maintenance of 5
peace.
They may expect that the power and
"will of a united people to defend their
country will prevent the application to
our peaceful and prosperous land of
the hateful doctrine that among nn-
tions might makes right regardless of
the rules of justice and humanity.
They may expect that the manifest.
potential strength and competency of
the nation will maintain the effective-
ness and reality of that great; policy of
national safety which in the declara-
tion of President Monroe forbade the
destruction of our security by the ca-
tahllshment of hostile military powers
in our neighborhood. _ _ ,
They may expect that: their govern-
ment will not ‘forgbt._ but will ever
maintain. till-principles of American
» freedom. the duties of America to the
fienceand roan-afar the world and
more Ideals of liberty and‘JuItice for
all mankind which above all also make
. the will” of the
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element 1 w r; ,4»: 7 . .
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Tho most exacting demands ‘
Amway :
Two alarms were lent in.
lout most of Hartford's
[merit and thousands of '
I from the northwest aeé'tiou t- '
:watched the flames funded
Iby the strong wind. - - ‘
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i THE AFTER-DINNER
rare.
venues.
Until recently every mm '
gathered about a banquet g
whether in New York. Gm
vet or San Malena. had—«M .
special list of onion. m,
imported, for the acclaim. . '
iduetry of after-dinner m
flourishing condition. The
or amateur military‘ one“
speech on preparedm
professional comedian with I'
of funny stories, with .
was ants in aluminium '-
clty and repeating hh -
But the transeontiaontal"
threatens to ruin thawhole‘“
by closing to a hard-we ...
gluon opportunities for . .
umphs. A mechanical. join:
now was good for service if.
10! dinners weeks apert. M’ ' .9!
ilantlc to the Pacific, and MID“ .‘
With the prompt mechaliut
:veniencee at every diner'a.
ihalf a dozen cities. it . ... -.
ileum: slush night. . ova“
I As a step in the development _
telephone, the mum o -
dinner speech or loke la a ' ‘
achievement. But it makeeuit
aery for this country to m." ,
times as much wit and viaduct
else in despair to give up .. "‘.
many banquets and naming? -.
speeches. With a whole WW
ting breathless at the tofiphoil .
but the latest New York“ .
chance is there for a long
provinces by the favorite _
era of our local .clube?—-Nm;
'World. .
I
M 3
' DOLLAR BILL'B Lil‘l‘t
lsutletlclana Say Three Weelc.
Average Man Ettore
! A statistician w 0 that. q _
‘the national strong box hm _ .
that the average life of a. -t
is three weeks. but he doesnt
E The dollar bills wrote: . . . 3""
o t'
twith the average", l
morning glory is a
vity. ‘ N -
é Tire tender lnfanit—nt‘eybo
rwhy it’s called Ilegalz'to \ ‘
. comes into your hands ere it.
Ian adult. and almost before
it the blurred and withered...
‘ory. . >
We, mourn many a Sweet
lwhlch. for its tender brief
‘mig‘ht be,«said to ban .
birth, and many another,”-
timely and in the tan.
caused bitter grief. ‘51 v}
A statisticien' Wild-ouch! . -
how to keep a dollar bill;
iwnells at a time like title.
,mortality is so heavy.
:speaklng, would earn the
rand admiration of the or»
l A statistician who could 9
la dollar. dead or alive. Mt.
[time would tempt many of. ,
{come stafrstlcians if puuihle.
the sad truth is that a . -'
ldoes it only on paper.
3 oamomraar’roue cone . '-
. “You"mustn't neglect y
forathletlcstbf' .
“That‘s what father ,. ..
the’youug man. "But few
gets up and cheers when ll. ‘
quoting Latin the way he ,
heiress me playing. foot ‘
fusion Star. ' .
mo gaunt it
me“ 'Wi‘I'Wl a.
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