The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-01
Europe Is Watching Result
to Decide How to Treat
United StateS
INTEREST IN MEXICO
WORKING FOR G. @. p.
President Tells Young Mems Demo-
cratic Clubs Delegation Nation Is
Being Embarrassed in Foreign
Policy by Partisan Treatment

Long Branch, N. J., September So-In a
vigorous denunciation of the republican
party, President Wilson today told a
delegation of young democrats from New
York, that "the certain prospect" of re-
publican success In November is that
I'VE shall be drawn in one form or an
other into the embroilments of European
war" and that ''the force of the United
States will be used to produce In Mexico
the kind of law and order which some
investors in Mexico consider most to their
advantage
The President made his first out and
out political speech of the campaign from
the porch of Shadow Lawn. Urged on
by the enthusiastic cheers and waving
banners of several thousand young men
he assailed the republican party and laid
down the issues on which he believes
the campaign should be fought.
AN EVIDENT CONCLUSION
Am L not right that we must draw
the conclusion that if the republican
party is put into power at the next
election our foreign policy will be radical
ly changed?' he asked. II cannot draw
any other inference. All our present for
egn policy is wrong, they say, and if it
is wrong and they are men of conscience
they must change 1t. And If they are
going to change 1t in what direction
are they going to change it? There is
only one choice against peace and that
is war"
Charging that republicans take the
counsel of those who have hitherto acted
ests in Mexico" the President declared
the men had tried to get what the5
wanted from him, but had failed, and
NOW are going where they think they
can get it,"
Still discussing the foreign affairs OF
the country. President Wilson stated on
account of the political uses made of
foreign relations 1T is going to be prac-
ticaliy impossible for the present admin
istration to handle any critical matter
concerning our foreign relations because
all foreign statesmen are waiting to see
which way the election goes. and in the
meantime they know that settlements
would be inconclusive."
SPONTANEOUS APPLAUSE
Most of the Presidents address was
devoted to criticisms of the republican
party and to outlining his own plans. In
nd
Gratis who came here from New York on
special trains and marched with bands
playing and banners waving more than
a mile to Shadow Lawn. Frequently he
was forced to stop speaking for several
minutes while the applause lasted.
A bid was made by the President for
the votes of progressives. He praised
the progressive party as having real
red blood of human sympathy in its
VEINS and said the democratic party
had done the things the progressives
wanted DONE
Briefly the President referred to the
hyphenate issue. He said: Back of
that party (the republican, are those
who inject into our politics the politics
u EulOpc.
In attacking the republican party he
said lieutenants of Mark Hanna have re-
turned to authority and determine the
policy of the republican party.
Outlining the programme of the demo-
cratic party, Mr. Wilson said 1t has be-
gun the processes of liberalization for
the business of this country and 1t in
tends to strengthen that system at every
point, extend it at every point, extend
1t wherever 1t needs extension.
He referred briefly to the federal re-
serve act. the tariff commission act the
trade commission act and other laws
passed by the democrats, declaring that
until the present administration Wall
street controlled the actions of the treas
ury of the United Staes."