Evening journal., 1916-10-09

ed the course of the Wilson admin
stration. He declared that the great
safeguard of a nation was its reputa-
tino for character and manliness and
courage and that with such reputation
gone it was almost certain TO be so
imposed upon by foreign aggressors
as 10 make war unacceptable.
Roosevelt Answers Lane.
The Secretary Of the Interior Mr..
Lane. who was quoted by Col. Roose-
welt i'm his Battle Greek speech as
having said that the note-sending
policy had been failure, recently
sent public letter to Mr.. Roosevelt
Directing to the use of his remarks
and asserting that the Chief Justice
of the United States regarded the
"note-sending" as a great diplomatic
triumph. Col. Roosevelt has answer
ed Secretary Lane in letter which
will afford Mr. Wilson's supporters
little comfort Mr. Roosevelt points
cut that the opinion credited to the
Chief Jusice was expressed long be-
fore that eminent jurist had had an
opportunity 10 Judge OF tho note-fol-
lowing policy Tho fact is that Chief
Justice White, Louisianian and life
long Democrat as he is. holds this
administration in a supreme contempt
which only the restrictions OF the
ermino prevent him from expressing
i'm terms as forcible as some Of his
own decisions IN tho Supreme Court.
Were he free TO express himself. his
words would be even more embar-
RAISING to Mr. Lane and his idol than
Col Ruosevelt's communication.
Wilson aud Hughes.
Tn an appeal 10 young voters who
called on him at his summer home,
President Wilson uttered the follow
ing casuistry. III they are going to
change our foreign policy, in what
direction arc they going to change
it.? Thetc Is only one choice as
against peace. and that is war. Mr..
Wilson has on occasion given evil
dence of too much intelligence TO per-
NIT anyone to believe his statement
sincere The pretended logic of his
remark cannot but he regarded as a
further manifestation Of that intel
lectrfal dishonesty" with which ex-
President Cleveland charged him. To
Mr.. Wilson's sophistry Gov. Hughes
has replied, and his words are worthy
the thoughtful consideration OF every
voter Said Mr.. Hughes, THE alter
native Of a weak and vacillating
policy is not war; it is a firm in
sistence upon firm rights in world
where all nations desire our friend
ship. and we desire the friendship Of
all. and where only the most mex
cusable blunder could drag us into
strife
Changed Again.
Once more President Wilson has
changed his mind and it is now an
nounced apparently suthoritatively,
that he will make four trips west be-
fore the election On the first Of these
he has already started. After his
present trip he will journey to In
diana, which the Democratic managers
still regard as a doubtful State, TO
speak on October 70. Later he will
make a trip to Chicago and speak
there on October 49, Returning to
Shadow Lawn for a celebration on DC.
tober d. he will journey to Cincinnati
10 speak on October 26. and he will
make two political speeches in New
York. OF course Mr.. Wilson Is not
stamping" He is merely making po
litical trips on the eve OF the cleo
ton. to show himself and make politi
cal speeches to non-patrissn Assem-
blies, in those States where the Demo
cratic managers think II will do the
most good OF course no one will
for a moment suspect that these dates
and places or the subject Of the
Presidents speeches are chosen for
political reasons.
Lansing's Hard Task.
The emphatic protest OF France and
England against Carranza's seizure of
French and British banks In Mexico,
and their insistence on holding the
United States responsible has imposed
difficult task on the Secretary of
State. On Mr. Lansing now devolves
the duty OF convincing these misguid-
ed diplomats and their respective for
eign Offices that theft by Carranza Is
not theft, that murder by Carranza
is not murder and that war by Car
rama is not war, but that all these
merely constitute Service to human
ity" which should command the re-
spect of every right thinking nation"