The sun., 1914-08-16

worth the paper on which they were
printed X 1t became TO the interest OF any
great military power to violate them,
and II 1t thought It could violate them
with impunity
I'VE would have bound ourselves In
such cases as I have illustrated to wait
year or so while joint commission
pursued Its weary course OF investga-
ton. and during that time the Old World
military power, II II desired to retain its
new possessions. could make Gibral-
tar Of one OF the West Indian islands, or
OF Magdalena Bay or of any other point
OF territory which 1t acquired. and II
could then defy us to turn 1t out save
at the cost OF a war which might be as
dreadful as any now raging.
~ hold that we should consistently ad-
here to the policy which has in the past
prevented and will in the future prevent
the opportunity and necessity for such
wars. These proposed treaties bind us
/ to submit questions affecting the ma
| tonal honor and the vital interest OF the
United States to the action OF a joint
commission. OF course this means that
we would have to submit the Monroe Doc
trine itself to the action OF a Joint COM
| mission. To pass these treaties means
the abnegation of sovereignty on our part.
and the abandonment OF our position that
Old World Powers shall not territorially
aggrandize themselves in the New World
"As matter of fact I do not believe
that the people of the United States would
ever submit with tame acquiescence to
| AN assault upon their national honor
and vital interest. or that they would
abandon the Monroe Doctrine. When
| such Is the case II Is mischevious folly
to make treaty binding us to do the
very things that we would not do and
that II would be criminal on our part
70 do.
AS regards our trust programme
wish you would read the volume In which
President Van Hise of the University OF
Wisconsin has outlined and advocated the
two special points TO which the Progress
sives have most strongly committed them
selves that is, the need OF accepting the
principle of combination In modern bust
ness as Inevitable and the need Of CONTROL
| ling the resulting business combinations
| In effective fashion by administrative conV
| missions. ! do not believe that any real
| and ultimate good results from the effort
merely to break up these combinations
7 question very gravely whether any good
will be accomplished. for example. by the
effort merely to break up the New York.
Nav Haven and Hartford Railway, any
NOR than good was accomplished by the
so-called dissolution of the Standard oil
/ trust
| I'VE ". re assured two years ago that
the reduction of the tariff would mean
a reduction in the cost OF living and a
solution OF the trust question. II has been
reduced. and nevertheless the cost of lv-
ing has not been reduced, although the
ability of the averaEa man to earn a
living has been reduced while il has no,
had the slightest effect whatever upon
any of the trusts except in rtan in
dustries to hurt the smaller competitors
o. thc trusts The trusts as trusts have
nothing whatever to fear and have no,
in the slightest degree been hurt by the
reduction OF the tariff.
But | wish especially to warn thes,
we'll meaning citizens who in their indig
nation over the present tariff law wish
TO return to power the men responsible,
for it's predecessor, the Payne -Aldrici
I tariff am making my appeal no
merely to the progressives but to tn,
honest. hard working rank and file o
both the old parties. the Republican an,
the Democratic alike and 10 all goo,
hard working citizens and to all TN
plain people. no matter what their polit
/ ical affiliations may he.
THE Underwood tariff bill, like It's pred
eCessor, was really made in secret. bchinC
closed doors. All real discussion in tn,
House was limited to the five minute de
bate, in which member was allowed onl,
thu right TO speak five minutes.
"NOw. what the Progressive party pro
poses TO do Is to have commission wher'
4 tn changes recommended shall he mad
schedule by schedule. not all NJ once, ant
by deliberate action, the reasons tor whicl
can be given in detail MT only to Con
gross but to the public"