New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-25

knows he has many OF his qualities o.
viii power. and in consequence Is pre-
pared TO view with much lntcr-7; inc
imminent feud. n such difference can
he so stylcd between him and the sen
ate. Unless tho latter surrcndcrs MS
function. a. has done the House, when
is hardly credible The President s.
keen partisauship, a. displayed no. inns
speech and observed in his admnistra-
ton. has no parallel save Jackson. TINS
IS q matter with him of political theory
a. well as governmental practice. II
appears M his political writings and Dis
confirmed by his acts. He aims TO be
the real head Of his party. and as SUCH
feels the responsibility for ITS policy
and Is the most ardent party man since
the thirties'
fixing up other points OF the Presi-
dents speech. Mr.. fess says:
There is one bureau OF employment
that this country should foster AmerI-
can industry. II we would open our
mills 10 American workingmen instead
OF our markets 20 Europesn-labor-m made
goods. the problem Of unemployment Is
solved. Those who have studied the
Presidents past uttersnces are some
what surprised. Only a mind Of keenly
Socialistic convictions could justify a
policy Of displacing American labor by
prcferrlug foreign product 10 the
closing an Of American industry. on
the ground that = federal bureau OF
EMPLOYMENT can and should care Tor the
uncmpioyed. Wise policy would con
Germ itself with helping 10 keep men
employed rather than finding employ
ment for them after depriving them OF
il. 4 removal Of the cause - better
than experimenting with effects. Pre-
yention I'm this. as in all other cases. is
better tran cure.
The Underwood bill is one o. the
steps OF freedom of which the Prcsi-
dent speaks. What are its symptoms D..
Prices going higher. domestic enter
prise paralyzed, foreign trade crippled
deficiency IN the Treasury of over 500
100000 in spite Of the war tax. The
only remedy is an issue OF bonds. an
other war tax or revision OF the tsrlh.
In the face o. these stubborn facts we
hear Of the Democratic party serving
business.
"Thc Clayton bill is another step, the
measure which. instead Of encouraging
enterprise. compels honest business
men 10 be more concerned about keep
ing out of the penitentiary than 20
conduct a, business on profitable
basis. without which no business can
be conducted.
Mexican Policy Political
cor all uttcrances chose pertaining
70 Mexico are most disappointing. Ref
erence 10 the NeXican policy was pure
~ political. Some OF the Republicans
Of this Congress took the position from
the very outset that in foreign com
plication all party lines should be elm
mated. Some Of US urged upon this
floor that criticism should cease be
cause steps Of war had been taken ana
united front .hould be presented
scains. the enemy.
The Presidents partisan attitude
as displayed in his indianapolis speech.
i'm which he reminds the public he
speaks as an historian rather than as a
politician. relieves all Republicans from
further embarrassment from at least
calling attention 20 some Of the re
msrkable statements of this recent
utterance.
Mr. Fess asssils the Mexican policy
OF the President and adds:
The President has made this po-
litical issue. which relieves any man
paion OF 1914 the issue was made by
the Democrats by appealing for the
support Of the President in his watch
full waiting policy. No man should
hesitate longer TO repudiate the most
indefensible operations that have made
the nations foreign policy ineXcusably
weak in the ewes OF the world. No
student of international relations can
fail 10 see what the future will bring
unless a change of policy will soon be
adopted"
Mr. Tess includes in his speech the
table prepared by the Republican Ma
tional Committee challenging the
Presidents claims that the Democrats
would have had majority of eighty in
the Electoral College had last year
been a Presidential campaign year. He
predicts that the Republican party will
meet the President on the issues he
himself has raised. and that the Re
publicans will sweep into complete
control two years hence.