Evening journal., 1916-10-19


derwood tariff has already done won
ders for Canada. and. writes the cor
respondent, the Canadian belief is
that "A Democratic Congress in the
United States will insure a continu-
ance of this ideal condition"
Gum-ShOe Bill Responsible.
In the light of recent disclosures it
is plainly evident that Gum Shoe Bill
Stone, of Missouri, is the real culprit,
that he is the man responsible for the
insulting telegram which Woodrow
Wilson sent TO jeremiah A. OLeary
president Of the American Truth So
ciety, repudiating Mr.. OIeary's sup
port and conveying a like message to
many disloyal Americans" These are
the facts. Partially through the in
fluence OF President Wilson. Senator
Stone became. three years ago, Chair
man of the Foreign Relations Commit
tee OF the Senate. the most important
post in the Senate from the standpoint
of foreign affairs Naturally, Mr.. Will
son supposed that by this time Mr.
Stone had become something Of
diplomat Accordingly, while he was
himself laundering against the hy-
phenates," and while his campaign
managers were berating Mr.. Hughes
for not saying something insulting to
the men who sympathize with Ger
many. Mr.. Wilson dispatched Gum
Shoe Bill to negotiate. in strict Sc
crecy, with a little group Of prominent
German sympathizers in this city. All
the evidence show that GumShOe Bill
pleaded eloquently. promised every
thing in sight and worked valiantly
for his chief. But he was not enough
Of diplomat for the task. as Mr.. j. NJ.
KOhlmeier. who attended the secret
conference, says, "He did not con-
vince us, and when he left us he
seemed to be a very disappointed man.
/ don't think Senator Stones talk
changed one vote" This conference
took place on the night of September
Is. 1t doubtless took a few days for
Mr.. Stone to make his report to Sha-
dow Lawn, so that it arrived there
just before Mr. O'Leary's first mesA
sage. Naturally. the President was
peeved. and, only too naturally he
answered Mr. OLeary with a frank
ness and a contempt wholly at vari-
methods. But after all, II was Stone
who was responsible. He should have
persuaded the German sympathizers
that they ought gladly TO submit to
being insulted and villified by Mr..
Wilson, in public, and TO vote for him
in private. because that was the way
to get Mr.. Wilson reelected.
Who Kept Them Out of Warl
Mr.. Wilson's contention that he
alone has kept this country out OF
war, and that unless he is reelected,
the nation will be plunged into war
has raised an interesting question rs
to how. without Mr.. Wilson. the little
neutral nations of Europe have been
kept out of war. There is little Swift
erland, surrounded by the belligerents
Holland and Denmark in an almost
similar position. Sweden and Norway
in close proximity, and Spain. adJoin-
ing France. and with naval engage
ments taking place right off her
shores. Who, or what. kept them out
of war? How did they survive and
keep the peace without a Woodrow
Wilson? or course it might be sug-
gested that they have been kept out of
the war by the fact that the beliger-
ents had their hands full and no one
Of them wanted TO increase the num-
Der of its enemies. But that argu-
ment would apply equally 10 the Uni
ted States, and would support the
contention OF Senator Root. that never
in the history of the United States has
it been easier 10 keep out OF war than
during the European conflict, and
that it Is a wicked argument, because
It robs Mr.. Wilson OF his only claim
to reelection.
Crown Prince McAdoo has gone
West to stump for his papa-in-law,
and at Shadow Lawn President Will
son tells a meeting OF the uniformed
that John Shelton Williams. Comp
troller OF the Currency. is an honor
able and efficient official" while poor
old Annanias and Baron Munchasen
do another flop in their respective
graves.