Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
Declares Democrats Began
War Upon Famished and
Distraught Neighbors.
PRAISES TAFT, ROOSEVELT
FOR PEACE ACTIVITIES
Crlticises Administration for Selling
German Wireless Station as
Bordering on Partially.

PHILADELPHIA. October 17-phi-,
lander C. Knox. former United States
senator and Secretary of State, in a
political address today at n meeting
or lawyers in the interest of the re
publican ticket in this state made
caustic criticism of the present admin
istration and its policies, especially
with reference to Mexico. At the out
set Mr.. Knox had occasion to quote
Theodore Roosevelt on the Tyranny of
the Minority" and had this to say about
the former President:
Il am proud of the achievements of
the party during his administration I
appreciate the large measure of credit
to which he is entitled for those
achievements. and L was happy to lend
10 MN during his presidency my assist
ance to further the great PRINCIPLES
and policies for which he stood I can
only regret that as great national
asset his strength is not being con-
served for future contests with the
common enemy, whose incompetent ad-
ministratfon of national affairs has
rendered anemic the young giant ma
tion of the world upon the threshold OF
its greatest opportunity"
Criticises the Democrats.
ANoA criticised the democratic
party Tor holding the republicans re-
spohsinie for certain situations in con-
hection with American foreign affairs.
NO party he said, has the right TO
imperil the equilibrium of our inter
national relations by subjecting them
TO the rough and perilous cours. OF
4 domestic politics.
No finer tribute could be maid IN tho
ar augmentation of our forei,.n ar
I IL
President Wilson in his message to hts
nrst regular session of Congress THE
country, Mr.. Wilson said, i am thank
| world "'i '"e
The democrats prattle about peace.
SAID Mr. Knox, yet they have the dis
! tinction of beginning war upon A
IamiSned and distraught neighborinc
IN -. liiiam H. Taft. barring only
the notable work of Theodore Roose-
! Velt, In bringing about the Termination
OF the Russo-Japanese war, did more
1or the world peace in the four years
o of M. MS administration than any man
OF this generation" He stated that ali
| the bloodshed with which Mexico has
oeen cursed during the past eighteen
| months, was due to the failure 10
Iecoshlze the Huerta government and
| the removal of the Taft embargo on
| the sale of war materials to MEXICAN
| bandits.
1
| But 1t Is concerning the maintenance
VI our neutrality during the present
european conflict said Mr. KNOX
mat the administration registers tho
| loftiest heights of self-satisfaction In
deed, here they even seem to surpris.
themselves with their own prowess
ana Entrances which they make re-
garding this neutrality ring With Tho
thought we didn't think we could do
it eouio 10
OF course, the fact that there is no
conceivable way. short of our gross
misconduct, by which We could have
injected ourselves into the present con-
Met, is overlooped in these self-sati..
Tying contemplations in which the adj
ministration INDUCES
our positive action has at times ap-
preached dangerously near to open
craftsmanship. AT the outbreak of the
war We took, as to certain German
wireless stations, attitude uncalIed
for under the rules and principle of
sealed up the German wireless station.
and coincidentally the cables connect
ing Germany and the United States
were clipped.
German Was Isolated.
Thus was Germany isolated, while
the allies had complete and perfect
lines of communication between Amer
lea and Europe. 1t is true that the
administration clustered about con-
trolling cables of the allies and inn
posing upon them the same restrictions
which it had imposed upon German
communication, yet every telegraph
messenger boy of an intelligence
knows of the great cables running
from Scotia to Europe. the American
terminals of which can be reached
from the United States by. telegraph.
telephone and mails, over which the
executive has neither power nor con-
troll.
II am unwilling to believe that this
was intended as a partisan act in favor
of the allies as against Germany. and
vet, unfortunately for us. there is
much in the situation that gives
ground for such charge upon th',
part of the German government anu
the German people