Evening star., 1916-10-15
NO PART IN RIVALRY !
OF NATIONS, HE SAYS
U. S. Ready to Fight for Things
American, Mr.. Wilson Tells
PennsyIvanians. !
DEPLORES REPUBLICAN ACT.

S@' SSt@S III O01tSHtS Nv
LONG BRANCH. y. J.. October ia
In speech before n large delegation
OF Pennsylvania democrats who came
here with bands playing and banners
flying. President Wilson declared today
that while he is for peace. America is
always ready to fight for things that
are American He summed up his idea
of the issues of the present campaign
In these words:
America knows that il is faced with
this choice: Peace, the continuance cr
the development of business along the
lines which 1t has now established and
developed, and the maintenance Of well
known progressive lines of action, on
the one hand: or. on the other. a dis
urbance of policy all along the line,
new conditions, new adjustments. un-
defined alterations of policy. and back
of 1t all invisible government
The President discussed what he de-
c1ared was the attitude toward war and
peace of different elements of the re-
publican party.
Fundamental Uneasiness."
4 understand from thu leaders OF
the republican party that nothing has
been done right he said. They do not
say that the thing done was always
wrong, but the way in which it was
done was always wrong. They do no-
venture to say, that is. the private
counsel does not venture to say. that
we wanted anything but peace, buC
they would have preferred some other
way, not disclosed, Of obtaining peace:
The vocal part says we wanted war
The silent part intimateS that we want
ed peace. but wanted another kind OF
peace. They can never get over that
Fundamental uneaSiness. gentlemen, that
America is in charge of somebody else
than themselves. But America knows
that the things that were done did
obtain peace. and it does not know that
the things that might have been done
would have obtained peace.
Attitude of Foreign Nations.
Mir. Wilson reiterated previous declar-
ations that it is almost impossible to do
anything in the field OF foreign affairs
because foreign nations have been led
to believe that a dominant element in
the republican party is in favor OF
European war. and they have been toio,
with abundant evidence. that 1t 1s
probable that IL the republicans sue
ceed we shall enter upon 4 policy OF
exploitation Of our neiShoors IN NeA-
ico.''
Continuing his discussion OF the Tor
eign affairs of the nation. Mr. Wilson.
declared that although the leaders OF
| the republican party demand that the
rights OF Americans be protested every
where, on one occasion the repuoicah
machine was able to compel a majority
! OF fte members In the House OF Repre-
sentatives to vote that American citi-
zens had no right to travel on the high
seaS" He added:
Calls Incident Regrettable.
IF their leaders believe in the rights
of American citizens. why don't their
followers? If their leaders are so stifr
to see that Americans get their rights
everywhere. why do these men vote
that Americans shall get their rights
nowherer One of the most regrettablc
incidents of American history Is that
there should have been found men III
the Congress Of the United States WILL
ing to vote in that sense.
Mr. Wilson reiterated his advocacy OF
a league Of nations to preserve the
peace of the world and attacked the
leaders of the progressive party. who.
he said, had betrayed the rank and file
He also declared that the selection OF
a Congress is just as important as the
election OF a President. because 'the
real source Of action and the real ma
chinery OF obstruction Is in Congress-"
"Forces Of Reaction Control
He asserted that the forces of re-
action are in control of the republicans
in Congress.
Vance c. Mccormick, chairman Of the
democ ratio national committee. pre-
sided at the meeting. and \. Mitchell
T1.,1 .la ma
man from Penps ylvaufa. introduced Mr..
Wilson The delegation. which came
here on eight special trains, constituted
the largest audience which has heard
the President speak ar Shadow Lawn.
After the speech the President shook
hands with everybody present.
Presidents Speech.
President Wilson in his speech said,
in part:
~ need not tell you that / ain glad
to see you. but let me say that ..m
glad to See you because
there are some things which perhaps
are more auai fled to
testify as TO the subtie aud intricate
inea by which the purposes of the
people are sometimes defeated by their
government. because | know how true
it is that the people of Pennsylvania
10 the rest OF the Union
that they believed that we had come
into new age: that they believed that
this new age required new elements OF
policy: that they desired men to lead
them who would lead them to the light
and not again dra g them into the sub
terranean passages of private influence
And. therefore. i think il will he
easier to eXpoGnd this campaign to
than to anybody else
There are . great many things that
you will understand without my put
ting them into words.
Same Thing in New Jersey"
And the same thing is happening in
Now Jersey. Six years ago / had the
distinguished pleasure of exhibiting
he government OF New Jersey to the
people of New Jersey. in its true colors
Is IL lived. I only wish j had time
o exhibit 1t now that it has resur-
'ected itself.
II was privileged to lead the people
# New Jersey in the direction in which
hey had long wanted to go, and in
which these gentlemen had long pre-
ended they were willing to lead them.
tut in a direction In which they had
lever been permitted to advance an
nch Doesn't that sound to you like
familiar story?
"And exactly the same thing that is
happening in Pennsylvania-thes same
hing that they are attempting in New IS
ersey-is being attempted in the ma
ion at large. I wonder il they sup
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