South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-27
BETWFEN THE DEVIL AND THE
DEEP BLUE SEA.

Pres't Wilson IS. indeed. having the
time. not Of a lifetime. but of an era
with william Randolph Hearst. devil
Of sedition," on one side, Congress
man Frank Buchanan. Of Chicago. and
the pro-German editors on the other.
all calling him names. Hearst is pub
Usher OF the Chicago American and
Examiner. and several other anarchy
promoting organs. unquestionably the
inspiring angels back Of the assassina-
ton of william Mckinley Just now,
due to the LEX of protection that the
government Is anording his Ma
Phoebes Mexican steers. he is venting
his spleen upon Pres't Wilson i'm much
the same old way, while on the other.
hand the president has the friends Of
peace" lambasting him from the other
angle in quite similar tone.
Hearst. aggravated over Mexico, la
ment's the presidents lack of spine,
and shouts-for other people to go TO
war. Congressman Buchanan - be-
lieve that name buchanan has APP
reared in American history before
damns him for wanting to be king,
and advances "a peace program agra
waited by the situation in Germany.
Perhaps it is just as we'll 10 dismiss
Hearst lie has never had any use
for a president since ne lost out in his
effort TO be one, but Buchanan, once
president OF the Structural Iron
Workers union, which for time pre-
vious 10 the dynamite cases, made
lavish use OF arms and munitions,
needs a bit of attention. lie is now
president Of "Labor's National Peace
Council" socalled; "a name likely 10
continue for long somewhat of an
enigma TO the general public. The
dispute still RACES as to whether it de-
serves it's title-whether in reality, II
represents labor is national in scope,
or is working sincerely for peace.
At the recent Washington conven-
ton. il will he remembered, there was
"A hot fight over the adoption of reso-
buttons calling for a government en-
barg, on the munitions traffic. Al
that time il was charged that pro
German propagandists had got labor
organizations to join the council by
false pretenses, and several labor lead
ers rebelled. with the declaration that
they were opposed TO an embargo and
resented the attempt To hitch Ameri-
can organized labor to the German
cause.
The climax of that rebellion has
come in the resignation of Miles
Smelling as vice president of the
"peace council" Smelling is widely
Known as first vice president of the
international Union of Steam and
operating Engineers OF America He
accuses the council leaders of bad
faith sayins that one OF them told
him:
We want to stop the eNporta-
ton of munitions to the allies.
You see Germany can manutac-
ture all the munitions she wants.
IL was under the ~ spices of this
organization that William J. Bryan,
bv invitation of It's president. Frank
Buchanan. addressed great peace"
audience in New York city. consisting
chiefly OF Germans. AT that meeting
AIR. Bryan himself was placed in an
equiyocal position by the fact thar
resolutions were adopted denouncing
the sale OF arms and ammunition, al
though Mr. Bryan as chief speaker had
not taken that position at all, and he
explicitly refused TO do So later in st.
Louis.
The day after the sinking of the
Arabic. "a message of advice and warm
ing was telegraphed To Pres't Wilson
bv representatives of this peace" or
ganization; fearing. apparently, that
he might succumb 20 the war fever. I'm
their Infinite" wisdom. they deemed
10 wise TO call his attention 10 the
mandatory provisions OF the consti-
tuition of the United States.
The founders of the constitution.
they explained, meant to separate
"kingly power" from the presidency.
''The most dangerous of kinEIy pre-
negatives" they further explained. lis
that OF declaring war" for which ac-
ton authority was delegated to con-
gress. Then came the meat of the
cocOaHut:
Without question the issue of
manifeStoes which put the coun-
try in the position of being obliged
to declare war In order TO back
up our declarations are strict as
sump;ions of the kingly power SO
distinctly forbidden i'm the consti-
tuition and So expressly committed
TO congress and 20 congress alone.
The message therefore warned the
president against all action calculated
70 involve Us i'm war" and doing so.
reveals not only impudence but ig-
norance
Pres't Wilson is for the time being
the sole judge OF the measures TO be
taken concerning the sinking of the
Arabic and the continual refusal OF
the German government 20 comply
With our representations about the de-
struction OF the Lusitania.
II is as true today as 10 was in
Washington's administration. wher
Thomas Jefferson found il necessary
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