The Washburn leader., 1916-11-03
Sinking ! i Lusftania
Wilson'S Defeat
1sss(idenr Wilson to- This Day
Has Not Said an American
Word ON the Subject
MEXICO NOT SETTLED YET
Wilaon's Congress Has Estab.
lihed $4,000 New Officers
All Democrats

fault. - This is a unique issue,
and the more so because it
has not leg to stand ion.
President Wilson was support
ed loyally by the Republican
press until the Lusitania went
down. He had made mistakes,
but they were excused as hon
est, instead Of incompetent de-
cisions. The first great mistake
was in letting the Lusitania
sail without a word to- Germany.
*What would, you have done?''
asked cheap heckler Of Mr..
Hughes. 81 would have notified
Germany that if harm came to
the Lusitania, diplomatic rela-
tions would be withdrawn, and
the Lmsitania would have sailed
safely to her harbor,'' replied
Mr.. Hughes.
The fact is that the Lusitan-
ia was sunk and over one thous-
and innocent men, women and
children diel! Does your blood
stir anyg Are you deaf to the
fact that to this day President
Wilson has not given utterance
to a ringing American word on
the subject? Is it right to refer
to this opening breachsin Will,
son diplomacy? Is it finding
fault
Mardo was assassinated and in
a twinkling Mr.. Wilson showed
the, weak vison-first by flirting
with Villa and then by recogniz-
ing Carran7a, when every other
nation recognized Huerta. Mr..
Wilson himself recognized Bena-
vides who became President Of
Peru by the assassination route.
Hnerta was ordered to- salute
American flag, our ships went
to Vera Cruz, took possession,
came away without the salute,
eighteen American sailors were
hlled,-where are we today9 Is
Mexico settled9 The Judge Adw'
cate General says we are at Wa,
with Mexico, and we are. Per-
ishing is in Mexico and his
troops are. poorly care'l for and
in danger: Is thi foreign pol
icy to point to with pride? Is it
finding fault" to refer to it?
President Wilson before his ell
ection was vice president of the
National Civil Service Reform
League. The people have spoken
for Civil Service. Yet Presi-
dent Wilson s Congress esta;b-
fishes thirty three thousand new
offices and he fills them with
political Democrats! is this as
tonishing or not? Is it finding
fault" to refer to it?
There is the fact that Mr.. Will
son has reversed himself on near.
" all public questions. He
scored labor unions-very un-
justly-in all his writings up to
six years ago and then surren-
d,ered the Government to the.
United States to the deman.l of
those labor leaders Of one class.
Is this anything to be criticisedf
H;We would have had a strike, =
says one. Better a strike, than
Il surrender Of a great princir !
that lies at the very foundation
sDf the Government! Moreover,
The strike would not have been
sailed, had the President taken a
firm position and insisted on ar
itratiOn. &
1.-THE people Of small and weak
states have the right to be dealt
with exactly as the big and
powerful states wouli be-" raid
President Wilson in an address.
Then note the reversals.
Look at San Domingo, surely
70 little state. Mr.. Wilson called
home William w. Russell. a.
trained diplomat who had perv-
ed the United States in Latin
America for eighteen years and
sent il his place James n. Su1li-
an, q cheap politician who alone
sof all the diplomatic = corps
scouldn Il sreak Spanish. The
Banco National graft scandal
that followed forced the recall
Of Sullivan. s.s
Lock at Hayti where Mr.. Viii
son recognized Zamor as Presi-
dent despite his "blood stained /"
n