Arizona republican., 1916-10-01

MT. wilson they mean aDSOlutely
 nothing.
 interested in the fortunes of pitt
 full women and children On the
 Lusitania there were drowned 103
 babies under two years of age; fifty
 of them being babies under one
 year of age. How did Mr. Wilson's
 interest" in these pitiful women and
 children show itself? It showed it.
 self by the statement just two days
 later about being "Too proud to
 fight" It showed itself in his state
 ment a little over two weeks later
 to the effect that it was inexpedient
 then to arouse the spirit of patriot
 ism. Let him square these acts with
 these words of his. Let him square
 these words with his professions of
 interest in the fortunes of 'pitiful
 women and children" Let him square his absolute failure to take any action whatever with his state ments that any nation that violates
 our essential rights must be checked
 and called to account by direct chal- lenge and resistance. Never in our
 history has there been such ignoble contrast between the words and the deeds of a chief executive
 Walrus Tears
 There is, however, a parallel for
 the kind of interest and concern President Wilson has thus shown for | oppressed men, and pitiful women and children" But we have to go for
 it, not to history. but to fiction. His 1 attitude recalls that of the walrus | in Alice Through the Looking Glass;
 who took the oysters out to walk on | the beach, and then ate them up. l While eating them the walrus Dewail- | ed their fate: and his words, emo
 tions, and actions are thus described: 1 q weep for you, the Walrus said, | I deeply sympathize;
 1 With sobs and tears he sorted out
 Those of the largest size,
 Holding his pocket handkerchief Before his streaming eyes"
 As on almost every question Presi-
 dent Wilson has occupied at least two
 diametricallN opposite positions, we
 can usually find in some of his words
 an outline of the position We ought
 to have taken; but almost without l exception, these fine words have had ! the meaning weaseled out of them by
 other words; and usually there have been no deeds whatever. Take, as
 an instance, the question of prepared
 ness. and of the means necessary to
 secure it. In the fourteen months ex- tending from December Sth, 1914. to
 February 10th, 1916, there were fiji
 teen messages, letters and speeches
 of President Wilson which 1 have
 read. In these fifteen messages, let
 ters and speeches, during those four
 .een months. President Wilson took
 forty different positions about
 preparedness and the measures necs-
 sry to secure it: and each of these
 forty-one contradicted from one to , six of the others. In many of his
 | no ha gal Sf, tion of the speech took all the mean ing out of the words used in another . portion of that speech; and these lat ter words themselves had a wease signifance as regards vet other words A Zgzag Policy
 He argued for preparedness, ana against preparedness. He stated tha our army was ample: ana that W, . did not have enough troops to patro
 the Mexican border in time of peace ] He said the world was on fire anC
 sparks were liable to drop anywher,
 and cause us to burst into flame l and he also said that there was n, immediate danger. He said tha l there was no sudden crisis; an, = then again that he did not know wha = a single day would bring forth H s said that we were on the verge of e naelstrom; and then that there wa
 1 r said tn" danger was constant an h immediately, and also that we wer : not threatened from any quarte '- He said that there was no fear anon e us; and also that we were in dail T. danger of seeing the vital interes 2 and honor of the country menace n and the flag of the United State e stained with impunity. He said tha (, we were in very critical danger ( being involved in the great Euro is pean struggle; and also that thei le was no need to discuss the questio l. of defense or to get nervous or eH le cited about. Tn one and the san > speech, he said that a sufficient nun IS Der of men would volunteer, and tn; ie if they did not be would be ashame 70 of America; and he also said that l s, diG not know of any law which la ie on them the duty of coming into u 1T army. if it should be necessary to ca 5 for volunteers He said that we neeC eS ed 50O,O00 volunteers. and that td there was any legitimate criticism or this demand it was because it w; ed too small; and as soon as Con IF gressman Hay objected to the pla " he promptly abandoned it. He sa
 that the National Guard was not tl n- proper body upon which to rel ol and then not only changed his ov r. mind but forced his own Secreta IS. of War out of his cabinet becau m this Secretary possessed less flexit h. convictions and was unable instant le, to reverse himself when going at fl on speed
 ii- When the President argued eve en which way, and stood on every si re of every proposal, it was no wond Id that Congress was puzzled. Pub en opinion was not led by the Presidel he He followed it iE sharp zig-zigs, nc ed in one direction. and now in anoth Or as he believed it at the moment to to going. Tn consequence, the laws jt to passed for our military establis 'ld ment have been positively michievo or ana they will have to be repealed he amended before any really good leg Of lation can be adopted The course )te the administration has so thorougl s. discredited itself in the public mil sr- that it has been almost impossi ny to get recruits. I know of many To- soldiers WhO have refused to re-enl es- because of the unsatisfactory cC on dition of our military laws at t lily moment, and above all, because 'ed the shameful mishandling of the m lk- tary forces during the past tn me years. If the recent rate of recru 1s' ing is a sample, it will take five ye an, to increase our army by, as much ed, twenty thousand men, allowing De- the discharges.
 nk, The Eight Hour Legislation rec l ask you to test the character ing courage of MT. Hughes and Mir W Dn- son by comparing their attitudes cen regards the demands of the R: nan way Brotherhoods. which culmina hat recently in the miscalled eight h has legislation at Washington.