Arizona republican., 1916-10-20
Republican A. p. Leased Wlrel Special to The Republican)


 NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Bitter crit icism of Secretary of War Baker for AAening the soldiers under Washington go Mexican bandits comes from mem ners of women's patriotic organiza- tlous all over the country Many tel cErams expressing indignation have t.eeu received at the headquarters of such organizations here. The council Vf the daughters of the revolution is lo meet on November 2. It is an- uoupnced that formal action will be taken at that meeting and that leaf icIs Condemning the unpatriotic and baseless criticism of the heroes of '76 by Secretary of War Baker will be sent to every member of the organization The determination to take similar ac rlou is announced by Representatives Vt the Daughters of the Union. the Daughters of '6l and of several chap Iers of the Daughters of the Ameri- can revolution as well as by the Wom ans Relief Corps. an auxiliary of the Grand Army of the Republic. "Un- true' ~disloyal" and "senseless,' were tle terms most frequently employed by the officials of womens organizations il discussing Secretary's Bakers state utnL
 The strong support of former demo-
 
 sred by the following telegram sent today by W. Cameron Forbes, pres llcrt of the National Hughes Alliance rr Charles E. Hughes. the Republican candidate for president:
 The National Hughes Alliance, now Orcanizc3 and operating in thirty states. takes pleasure in submitting a report. We have an enrolment in ev- cry state In the union increasing daily. "A canvas of this enrolment on the ba- sis of the 1912 vote for president show tre strong support We are receiving from men of all parties. The figures ro date prove that forty-four and one tenth per cent of those now enrolling at the Hughes Alliance voted in 1912 for MT Taft. forty-two and siX-tenths Der cent for Mir. Roosevelt and eleven and threc-tenths per cent for Mir. Will sHu. The high percentage of 1912 WIZ son supporters who now support you is particularly significant
 Here are a few striking examples: 1u California twenty-siX per cent of our enrolled members voted in 1912 for Wilson. Connecticut fifteen and three terths per cent. Maryland twenty -fouI and three-tenths per cent; Minnesota seventeen and -tenths per cent; Neh-aska thirteen per cent; New ter SaV sixteen per cent; Oklahoma eigh- teen per cent. oregon twenty per cent. Teyas twenty-five per cent Wiscon- sln twenty-five per cent Four year; ago the opposition of Mir Wilson was divided. We congratulate you on the clear evidence that you have not only brought Republican and progrcsslVes Efther. but have persuaded patriotic democrats and independents that tho issues this year go far beyond the lines of party.
 Hon. oscar $. Straus. chairman o the public service commission of New York City. progressive candidate fol governor of New York in 1912, secre fary 0f commerce and labor in Presi dent Boosevelts administration anC minister to Turkey during the Cleve land administration vigorously pro tests against the appeal of the demo cratic campaign managers who unde the leadership of Henry MoTganthal are asking Jews to support MT. vii son because he appointed members O their faith Co high office, describing as "an insult to the intelligence am patriotism" of his co-religionists.
 Last month a most unpatriotic ant American Appeal was issued to tn Jews of America by Henry Morgan thau ln behalf of President Wilson. AIT -LEauS lDlS evening at meeting which he addressed "togethe with a number of my co-religiQnist of all shades of political utilization w issued a statement as Americans O Jewish faith. resenting this sectarial or group appeal as an insult to the in reniEence and the unfailin0 patriotism of American Jews from the beginnin of our government to the presen time"
 He declared that every presiden had done justice by the Jews, but tha no president should stoop to askin them to pay for the protection and rec ocnitiou Co which they as American were entitled by either votes of cam paiEu contributions.
 lt is an insult to you, my fellow cit izens" declared Mir. Straus. Ito assum that you will vote as Jews and not. q Americans Jews have never voted i groups. and J hope the time will neve come when my cO-religionists in thi country will so forget their American ism as Co cast a group vote'
 At mass meeting here tonigh Former Secretary of State Philande t- Knox, analysed what he designate the gift horse legislation of the dem ocratic administration, especially tn Adamson wage law. He said as elea statement Of the chara cter of tbi