The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-22
U. S. NOT TO FIGHT,
wilson DECLARES.
President Tells Farmers He
VIII Be Continued In Power
and Peace 10 Assured.

hoftb AneTICa Will stay at peace.
, This will be partly due to the fact that
certain gentlemen" will not be in pow
or to do differently than he has with
foreign Affairs. the President said, ss he
again charged policies advocated by the
Republicans would lead 10 war.
Il am not expecting this country to
get into war" he said. II know that the
way In which we have preserved peace
IL objected to and that certain Rentie-
men say they would have taken some
other way that would inevitably have
resulted In war. but am not expecting
this country 10 get into war. partly be.
cause I am not expecting the gentlemen
to have a chance TO make a mess OF IT.
Riddles Tariff Arguments.
He riddled Republican tariff arguments
given to farmers: urged national unity
and particularly emphasized the need
for cooperation. especially In view OF
the big problems ahead Of America after
peace comes.
He dilated on the Federal reserve Law
and rural credits and held the farmer
had had more from the Democratic
party In the past three and q half years
than ever before.
As for the tariff. no charged this had
been arranged by select groups from the
cities who had then INDUCED In sophistry
10 win the nation to their viewpoint.
Put Through Third Degree.
In strongest utterance he has made IN
months on questions of undivided alleg-
lance. President Wilson said men today
are being put through the third de-
gree" to determine their love OF the
United states" and their qualifications
"as genuine Americana
And III they qualify he went on,
mot only IN profession. but In per-
formence. then We are ready TO 60
to 20 through a period Of probation .
during which they may sit by us but
not take part with u.s.
The day was cold but the crowd OF
5000 packed the lawn In front Of the
yersnda from which the President
The most Of the address was an ap.
peal to farmers OF the country TO en-.
ter into the scheme OF national prepared
ness by standing for cooperation a.
for united effort had been made easy
he pointed out. by the passage OF Fed.
eral reserve and rural credit acts. This
cooperation. he said. was as necessary
In times OF peace rs In times OF war Il
the nation were TO be safe.
For the Farmer.
The President said:
More has been done for the farme
In the last three and a half years thar
was ever attempted before. partly be
cause In some OF the carly generation
the largeness OF nature was 80 grea
that IL did not seem to demand nationa
attention. but also because the atten
ton OF the county, has been concen
trated by the Leadership OF men with
special point OF view.
the way In which the tariff has beef
treated. You. as farmers. never wer,
told, j take Il. that you were gettin,
tbs direct benefit of the tariff. Yo;
were told that you were getting the In
direct benefit Of the tariff. You wer,
getting II with exreme indirection. be
cause you were getting II by having du
ties placed upon almost everything tina
you had to raise. and. therefore, IN,
cost OF almost everything that you ha,
TO use was enhanced, and you wer,
promised hardly more than this. tina
II the country prospered you would nee
essarily prosper with the country; bu
you would pay for the prosperity at |
very considerable price. That was no
added. but that was implied.
anu the WnOIe point OF View OF Oul
legislation has been this. that a specia
set OF men who thought they co,at
guide the ma ton better than anybody "a,
end preferred to guide II in privat,
asked certain chief beneficiaries OF tn,
tarin to come together and suEEes
what the schedules OF the taYiff shoui,
be ana then to contribute to the iltera
ture and the support OF the orators am
also the other lnstrumentaiities O
propaganda to make the country be
lieve that II these men who planned IN,
tariff were rich, the rest OF the countr,
would share their riches.
Not Impugning Motives.
II am not impugning the motives O
these men. Some OF them. many O
them. may have had high and patrioti,
motives. But I am ready to impusi
| their injustice. They did not know tina
unless . nation 10 lifted with something
like symmetrical movement the who'll
! mass participating In the uplift,
does not suffice to lift UP and benefi
certain parts OF II and that the objec
OF legislation In not .benevolently hand
ing out the benefits.
1.-THE object OF the Government 10 no
| to patronize those who are less for
tunate on the part OF those that ar
| more fortunate. But the object OF tn
Government Is partnership, commo,
counsel. everybody in, the participation
! which leads to the construction o
legislation"