The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-16
Wilson Declared America
Stands Ready to De-
fend Herself
DELIVERS TALK
AT SHADOW LAWN
Says Selection of Congress
man as Important as the
Choice of President

Long, Branch, N. j., Oct l6.--In 1
speech before large delegation of Penn
sykania Democrats who came to Long
Branch, n. j., with bands playing and
banners flying, President Wilson declared
Saturday that while he is for peace
America is always ready to fight fol
things that are American He summed
up his illea of the issues of the present
campaign in these words:
"America knows that it is faced with
this choice. Peace, the continuance OF
the development of business along the
lines which it has now established and
developed and the maintenance of we'll
known progressive lines of action, on the
one hand, or on the other, a disturbance
OF policy all along the line, new condi-
tions, new adjustments underlined altera
tions OF policy and back of it all invisible
government"
The president discussed what he de-
peace of different elements of the Repub-
ican party.
81 understand from the leaders of the
Republican party that nothing has been
done right" he said. "They do not say
that the thing done was always wrong,
but the way in which il was done was
always wrong They do not venture to
say, that is, the private counsel does not
venture to say, that we wanted anything
but peace, but they would have preferred
some other way, not disclosed, OF obtain
ing peace. The vocal part says: we
wanted war The silent part intimates
that we wanted peace but wanted an
other kind of peace. They can never get
over that fundamental uneasiness. gem
tlemen, that America is in charge OF
somebody else than themselves. But
America knows that the things that were
done did obtain peace and it does not
know that the thing that might have
been done would have obtained peace"
Mr.. Wilson reiterated previous decla-
rations that it is almost impossible to
do anything in the field OF foreign affairs
because foreign nations "have been led
to believe that dominant element in
the Republican party is in favor of draw
ing the United States into the European
war and they have been told, with
a bundant evidence. that it is probable
that if the Republicans succeed we shall |
enter upon policy OF exploitation OF |
our neighbors in Mexico"
Continuing his discussion of the for
eign affairs of the nation. Mr., Wilson de-
clared that although the leaders OF the |
Republican party demand that the rights
Of Americans be protected everywhere,
IN one occasion the Republican machine
was able to compel a majority OF its
members in the House of Representa-
ives to vote that American citizens had
10 right to travel on the high seas" He
Iddel;
"If their leaders believe in the rights
# American citizens why don't their fol
owersf If their leaders are so stiff to
ee that Americans get their rights
verywhere, why do these men vote that
Americans shall get their rights no
rhere? One OF the most regrettable in
idents of American history is that there
hould have been found men in the Con-
ress of the United States willing to
ote in that sense
Mr.. Wilson reiterated his advocacy of
league of nations to preserve the peace
{ the world and attacked the leaders of 9
he Progressive party, who, he said, had
etrayed the rank and file. He also de- e
Jared that the selection of Congress is 2
lst as important as the election of
resident, because 'the real source of ac- l
on and the real machinery of obstruc- \
on is in Congress"
He asserted that the forces of reaction P
re in control of the Republican party in v
ongress.
Vance c. Mccormick, chairman of the
emocratic national committee. presided
/ the meeting, and A. Mitchell Palmer, J
national committeeman from
introduced Mr.. Wilson,
he delegation, which travelled on eight
,ecsl trains. constituted the largest at
nsnce which has heard the president
,eak at Shadow Lawn. After the
,eech the president shook hands with
cry body prpsent 4