New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-14
Cannot Afford "to Play the
Merchant with Human
MiserieS."
REPUBLICANS TOLD
TO AVOID DlCKER
Idaho Senator Calls Foreign Pol
icy a Sorry Misrepresentation
Weeks More Mild.
From IN. Trisur, Blresu.l

Washington, Dec. ia vigorous at
tack on "the policies which have sacri-
feed national honor and lowered Amer
lea in the eyes Of the world and
stirring appeal to the Republican
party TO abandon "dicker and barter
and compromise for policies and place"
was made tonight by Senator William
! +. Borah. of Idaho. The Senator spoke
here before the National League OF Re
publican Clubs, at dinner attended
BY more than 500 men from all parts
of the country, including many prom'-
nent leaders.
/ The ad ress was received with mixed
emotions. There was often scattering
/ applause, and occasionally the speaker
won enthusiastic approval, but there
was also evidence that the policy ne
outlined was considered dangerous by
those who have been hoping to win
party success by uniting the opposi-
ton to President Wilson without I'M
duly emphasizing issues other than
those of tariff and taxation.
"A distinguished American, who has
served his government abroad with dis
tinctlon, lately has declared that We
are the most hated nation in the
world" Senator Borah said. zone can
not glance at the publications, not only
Of Europe, but Of Central and South
America. without discovering the al
most universal feeling of distrust, II
not Of bitterness, which envelopes us on
every hand. In the belief Of other
nations our professed neutrality is
tempered by the desire for commercial
gain.
Foreign Policy Called Wrong.
az am not so much interested in who
is 70 blame as to who is TO remedy the
situation. There IS, in fact, deep and
profound conviction resting in ;he
minds Of the American people relative
TO this crisis and as 70 what our att
tude should be. repeat, our politics
and our policies are not the true eT-
preston of that conviction, but a sorry
Misrepresentation.
"And can any one doubt that TINS
feeling thus entertained by other pow
ers Is bearing fruit2 Vessel after YES
sci Is being seized-pursued even TO
our own ports; the open door in China
/ closed in the face Of the most solemn
treaties. our people drowned at sea
and murdered on land. Five years
next March seven Of our citizens were
killed and eleven wounded on the
border and within our own territory
five wears Of degradation and nameless
dishonor for American women, hve
years of robbery and murder of Ameri-
can men. five years OF grinding be
tween the brutal factions Of Mexico
of the starved, helpless, submerged 80
per cent. And, tonight, all throughout
that country disease and famine and
rapine and murder, incipient revolu-
ton and dissolving bands Of outlaws
hold hideous carnival under the pro
/ tecting Rgis Of the Monroe Doctrine.
Feeble Methods Invite War.
81 have no desire 10 speak in per
sonal disrespect Of any one, but | feel
/ profoundly that any national policy
which has not at the heart OF II the
answering purpose 70 protect Amerl-
cen rights and American citizens spells
/ in the end not only disrespect, but Is
of itself an invitation to those en-
croachments and that trampling upon
our rights which must inevitably lead
&C complete national degradation or TO
war.
Let US make one thing so plain in
our political creed that no man vii
dare to challenge it-that, while We
love peace and covet friendship with all
nations, there are things for which We
would gladly forfeit these and all the
! blessings which are supposed to accom-
pany them. and that among those things
are the rights and lives of our owr
people. Let it be known that with the
affairs of other nations, great or small,
we seek not to interfere, but security
for the lives and property Of our own
are, as We view II, indispensable to ma
tional existence.
In the face Of this world catastrophe
and the issues involved he is blind
indeed who does not see that the SUI
preme problem presented is this: Can
Democracy meet the last and final test
of government? In this pltiless con-
hict for place and power can il insure
20 its people efficiency and give SC.
curty for property and life?
ITO this generation, TO these people,
now and here, have been assigned by
the logic Of events the stuperdous ana
sublime task Of translating these prob.
lens into practice We may talk about
getting together, about meetings where
we are TO dicker and barter and com
promise for policies and place But, lc'
US speak 20 these people through our
platform upon the issues as they are,
tap the ancient well springs of manli-
ness and courage and patriotism. and
the Republican party will stand forth
reunited, militant and invinclble.
Weeks Attacks Mexican Policy.
Senator Weeks, Of Massachusetts,,
won applause on a narrower view
OF the same issue when he denounced
the Wilson Mexican policy. The
President is reported 70 have told
Democratic National Committeeman
that the Republicans had no issue for
the coming campaign except the tar1if,
he said. Gle may think that Is so,
but let me suggest that there are other
issues IN which the country is inter
osted. For example the Democratic
national platform Of 1912 declared:
The constitutional rights of American
citizens should protect them on our
borders and 20 with them throughout
the world. and every American citizen
residing or having property in any
foreign country is entitled TO and must
be given the full protection OF the
United States government, both for
himself and his property
THAT declaration applies directly