The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-19
WILSON MAKES
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intended to make good, their guaran-
tee. there would have been no neces-
sity for American destroyers to be
present.
At the outset OF this war Mr.. Wilson
had one of two courses to follow. He
could by deeds stand up for our own
rights against everyone. and cham
plon the rights Of the weak against
the strong in all cases; or else he
could submit to our being wronged
by everyone, and acquiesce tamely
when wrongs were committed by the
strong against the weak, even all
though we had covnanted that such
wrong should not be committed. The
first was the course Of honor. OF tenn
porary risk and Of permanent safety
He did not follow it. The second was
the course of dishonor, OF temporary
safety and of permanent danger. He
followed it. AS to the course we ought
to have followed, 1t is to be found laid
down in his own utterances, and in
the platform of his own party. He
has himself specifically stated, and in
the party platform the statement was
reiterated, that 1--WE hold that 1t is
the duty OF the United States to use
its power . in the interests OF hui
manity to assist the world in securing
justice. We believe that the small
states Of the world have the right to
enjoy from other nations the same
respect for their sovereignty and ter
ritorial integrity that the great pow
ers insist upon. We again declare
fully the policy that the sacred rights
of American citizenship must be pre-
served at home and abroad. ask all
decent men, all right-thinking men Of
straightforward minds. whether there
ever has been ranker hypocrisy than
the use of such expression by the
man. and the men, who, when the con-
ditions they thus set forth were met
to dot, to line, in the case Of the
killing of our men. women and chill
dren on the high seas and in Mexico,
and in the case Of the invasion OF Bel
GUM by Germany, Instantly forgot
their duty TO America, to humanity
and justice and took no action to back
up their high-sounding words. Presi-
dent Wilson has seen the lives OF
some five hundred Americans taken,
afioat and ashore; but never in one
Of his platform. AS soon as Belgium
was invaded MIR. Wilson instantly for
got his concern" for the rights and
sovereignty of small states" and an
nounced that we must be neutral not
only in deed. but in thought. between
right and wrong, and that we had no
concern with the European war, and
that the combatants Including the
Belgians, who were fighting for their
wives, children and hearthstonesl
were all merely "madmen." Out OF
their own mouths President Wilson
and his party supporters stand con-
demned for their action and their in
action.
First International Sin.
This case Of Belgium was the first
Of MT. Wilson'S international sins. 1t
combined lofty promise and complete
failure in performance. 1t consisted
of words which were nullified by deeds.
In these respects he made it the pre-
cedent which he followed ever after
ward. He followed it when he wrote
his strict accountability" not to Ger
many and then for year held Ger
many to no accountability, either
strict or loose, while 1t sunk ship af-
ter ship with thousands Of non-cOm-
batants including hundreds of Ameri-
cans; and no atonement has been
made for the lives thus lost to this
day. When he dealt with our prop
erty rights he announced to England
that the United States intended fear
lessly to accept the Championship