Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-09-14
ROOSEVELT CRITIC1zEs WILSON FOR MAINTAINING
NEUTRALITY

Theodore ROOSeVeJ
last week. which speech has received the approval of Candidate
Hughes still criczes Wilson for maintaining neutrality when
Germany invaded Belgium in effect urging that should
have protested with England and France and then backed
the protest with force On the other hand this drunken
blood urges that the United States should have entered
a of conquest of Mexico.
He cites from the presidents Decoration day Speech and
quotes that part where the President said eve hold dear
the principle that small and weak states have much right
their sovereignty and independence large and strong
nations Then this deserter Of the weak Progressive party
hopeless vocto back into the ranks of the boss ruled
Republican party by him described because stronger
and had chances for victory asserts that Wilson
mtted objectionable wrong when he announced that
should be neutra in fact we'll in name in thought
well action between the small weak unoffendng nation
and the large strong nation which robbng OF its
eighty and independence
Such neutrality Theodore says neutrality
of Ponus Plate Thus does this Roosevelt urge that
the United States should have declared Germany.
Why did Germany enter Belgium? Was it not because she
powerful enought to do so? Was not by of the
fact that the little nation could do little than protest
against the nvason And it not done for the that
thereby Germany would gain advantage the invasion of
Fance And above all nythng than could be
pected of nation resolved victory any
Does history reveal instance in the pursuit of great
that that conducted humane, humanitarian basis
free from horror and death nd disease eventually
destruction Of a weaker combatant?
What Roosevelt and Hughes urge that should have
been done by Germany these two preaching advocates
should be done IN the case OF the United States and Mexico
They that should have tervened in Mexico and that
conquest This they urge because this United
greater stronger and better equipped kill men than our
Mexican brethren the south Both of these
the animal that rules by force not What they dis
parage to Germanys conduct towards Belgium they
commend as to Mexico.
And this boodsucng blood letting advice on the part of
these two men is not going to meet with approval The
American is intelligent and he that the Euro
has athered nothing but horror unhappness
self destruction They struggle still raging the victory
yet to be And whoever the victor they that
nation will emerge from the conflict with wealth squandered
and what its best manhood slaughtered resting
unmarked graves in Flanders France in ITALY, in Greece
Austria barbarc Turkey and elsewhere where the
have ragged They also perceive with joy that American
boys not sleeping with the slaughtered in Europe They
will furthermore see to it that peaceful policy still pursued
in the future.
lie she who would register a in approval of war
and its horrors, will vote for Hughes And he she who
would vote for and happiness will vote for Wilson That
Is the issue OF this campaign War and preparing for
the keynote the speeches of the Hughes and of the man
Roosevelt who supports him because he he believes my
policies