The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-22

publcans as well as Democrats on all of hts import ant Mexican policies, That action from which good was hoped proved futile Is admitted but th91 Was true with Tafts policies in that distressed country He said that no other country should interfere ir Mexico. and no other country has interierred The punitive expedition received the endorsement or Republican caucus we'll as that or the pemoeFou' majority.
 President Wilson demanded that all Mex
 can claimants get together In conference
 to establish de facto government and threat
 ened nonrecognition of any who refused. Car
 ranza natly refused. President Wilson then
 recognized as the Mexican ruler the only
 claimant who did not and would not join in
 the conference. Carranza.- Crving)
 Same answer as before Just meaningless
 President Wilson was in favor of free
 Panama canal tolls. But after his election he
 compelled the Democratic majority or congress
 10 repeal the free toll law.-(Irvlng)
 This is the only instance where the President has reversed his attitude where changed conditions or opposition that resulted in compromise have not dictated the change In this the change followed more thorough study and greater knowledge Senator Lodge and former Senators Root and Burton the lat ter two prominently mentioned for the Republican Presidential nomination, assisted him IS securing ue repeal as did most of the other Republican leaders
 President Wilson is for woman suffrage
 in New Jersey and against woman suffrage
 in Washington (lriying)
 The President believed and still believes that woman suffrage is a State matter and not a matter for National interference He has 127 years of Amer can history under the Constitution with but single exception-the enfranchisement Of the Negroes ito support his position. Personally he favors it
 President Wilson in 1908 wanted to
 knock Bryan into cooked hat and when
 elected to the Presidency, made him his chiei
 The old issues had passed away and issues came to the front between the time of the Wilson opposition based on Bryans free silver advocacy and 1913. Mir Irvings date is wrong.
 President Wilson was opposed to the initia.
 tive and referendum. Then he declared m ia-
 yor of it Since then he has forgotten it.
 Experience as Governor of New Jersey caused the change of mind and the reasons for the change were freely stated and entirely credaole to the GoV- ernor The initiative and referendum are State reme' dies and not National though the President by appeal ing to the people for support stll recognizes the principle.
 President Wilson was out and out in ia
 vor of free trade on theoretical grounds solely
 Now he says that he does Lot care anything
 about free trade theorles-Clrvng)
 This is entirely misleading Theoretically no doubt the President is still free trader as most or the great political economists, American and foreign are. but he understands that a Fresiuene must oe practical and that free trade is impractcable in the United States at this time for many reasons that are obvious.
 President Wilson was opposed to prepared
 ness as late last year; and shortly alter
 the sinking of the "Lusitania he stated m
 Philadelphia that We too proud to fight
 Now he is fervently preaching prepared.
 ness.-Grying)
 Also misleading. and like other assertions or the Republican chairman t is susceptible of all the strc- ,ures that have been urged against "halftruths The Philadelphia speech was not inconsistent with pre- paredness policy made because of the cir constance that war mad countries have refused to recognize the rights of who are not prepared 10 defend those rights and thus indicated that the United States might have to show strength if she is Co main tain her rights and those of dependent American countries in the face of Europes great military ma chimes