The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
THE PRESIDENTS "NOON HOUR"
Eleven Questions for Ills Consideration
suggested by Stuyyesant Fish.

SuBktSttu ny StuyNtshht r 1--WE
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: 1t
is reported that Mr.. Wilson will deliver
, an address to the people of the United
states at Indianapolis on Jackson's
birthday, Friday, January 8, and will
speak out boldly in defence of his Ad-
ministration and will seek TO clear up
many misapprehenSions that have
arisen" There Is "A promise Of other
speeches, Perhaps marking the begin
ming of campaign for denomination.
The suggestion is made that the defence
will be of Mr.. Wilson's foreign policy.
In the first place. ] don't think
January s Is Jackson's birthday further
TRAN this, that It is the anniversary of
the battle of New Orleans, which, II
celebrated at all, should be celebrated
in that city, and | understand is to he
observed there locally as a part OF the
centennial Of peace between the United
States and Great Britain.
Thank heaven, we are now, or shall
be on March 4. 1915, half way through
President Wilson's Administration. Per-
haps it Is just as well that both he and
the people should take part Of what
may, be called the moon hour to look
over the work done, see what has been
faulty, and whether in the latter half
Of the time for which he has been hired
things cannot be amended.
There is stlll left full week in which
great many questions can be asked
MIR. Wilson which he might like to
answer and perhaps some others to
which the people at large would be glad
to have him answer. With "A view to
bringing out others. may ] suggest a
few such questions:
l. why did Mr. Wilson appoint Mr..
Bryan?
:. Why does he retain that poor man
when the latter can go easily make
more money "ChautauquainE"
g. Why did he scnd the most powerful
naval expedition the United States ever
put to sea into tho principal port of
neighboring republic with which we
were at peace: take possession Of Vera
Cruz, with some slight loss twenty -one
marincs) and iniict quite serious losses
on our Mexican neiRhbors, killing some
hundreds Of them, and why has he tho
assurance to say that those we're not
acts Of war?
t. Why, having demanded ID General
Huerta aalute Of twenty-one guns
and having sent "a military expedition
to enforce the demand, did he withdraw
the same from Vera cruz without hav-
irg received the salute and without hav-
Ing in tho meanwhile protected Ameri-
can citizens or American property in
Mexico?
. So respectable a body a. the Cham
Der of Commerce of the City of New
York, on the advice of counsel learned
in the law, stated at 50 early a date as
August IL, 1914, that Great Britain has
already issued her proclamation Of con
trahand. dated August ), 1914 which fol-
lows explicitly the Declaration Of Lon
don except in one respect, namely tina.
II transfers flying machines from con-
ditional to absolute contrahInd. The
Declaration of London also provides
that the following may not be declared
contraband of war: % Raw cotton"
Why did Mr.. Wilson wait until the lat
ter part of October before announcing
to the people of the United States that
cotton was not contruband?
g. What has he TO say in reply to the
charge made by o. r. Colquitt, Demo
cratic Governor of Texas. in his letter
published in the New York Times of
December 81, 1914. that England
stopped American shipments until the
English spnners had bought their sup
ply [of cottonl ut 61s cents pound?
Z Why did he allow his supervacsn
eously inept Secretary Of state TO put
into his recent protest To- Grsat Britain
concerning the detention Of American
cargoes the utterly unnecessary moral
Injunction 10 our merchants to AVOID
hiding copper ingots in bales OF cotton.
which the English have already availed
of 10 prove that Mr.. Wilson admits that
our merchants have been doing that
thing?
s. What has become Of the reiterated
references in the Democratic platform OF
1912 to the Increased cost OF living?
O. Has Mr.. Wilson's tariff reduced the
cost to the ultimate consumer of any
one article Of general consumption?
TO- Have the expenses Of the Federal
Government or the number of the hun
dreds Of thousands Of those who feed on
It's patronage been reduced In any re-
spect7
IL Despite the fact that the or
binary receipts OF the Federal Govern
ment in the year ended June 80. 1914.
were greater than ever before, have not
Mr. Wilson and his servile majority in
Congress this year added yet another
800 900 900 year to the burden Of Fed
cral taxation? SrUYVEstNT FIsH.
NEW YORK, January ..