Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-30

law or the statute books. as It IL the
lowest ever in this country and will form
but a slight barrier against the products
Of the world.
They ask to be returned to power be-
cause they have kept the country out OF
war. I asked in Congress why $lsS 100000
Of warships authorized by Congress were
not being built when conditions were 50
bad. Why the President either was not
as frightened as he thought he was or
he was derelict in his duty. We appro-
priated for two dreadnoughts in March.
1915, but they have not been started yet.
The secretary Of the navy let the contract
for one Of them to the Mare Island navy
yard, which is not equal to build such
ship. The other has been let to the New
York yard and that will be started IN
two or three months. At the same time
Is submarines were authorized. does not
take great while to build one. We built
six before we knew we could not deliver
them, then we fitted up yard at Mont
real and built six and they went across
under their own power. doing the work
in five months. The navy has let the
contract giving the contractors until 1918
to finish them.
Secretary Bryan took office under
agreement to make treaties with foreign
countries that no matter what came they
would talk it over for year before
fighting When this great war came on
Is it to be wondered that they did not
consider the United States as they said
under Wilson and Bryan they will wait a
year before doing anything. If we came
,.tI~ fnYa
was because they did not think we could
do anything"
= In everything there has been swinging
around, a change of heart, blowing one
way today and another tomorrow. That
Is the kind of thing that would lead US
into trouble.
We should not interfere in Mexico but
we should protect the lives and property
of our citizens.
He said he would not interfere and
then sent your boys down on the next
train. When he went in there was an
embargo on shipping arms into Mex
leo but Wilson raised it and the guns
have been used on our forces since
Then he sent the whole fleet down
there when the Mayflower would have
OOno just as We'll 10 heep IAuoi "a AAoAA
getting ammunition.
Then the American ships sailed
away and it WAS a German ship and a
German officer that saved our people
in the town.
The President is a great man to try
to settle things by means of commits
sions. He tried to settle the Mexican
situation by a commission but he did
not succeed in doing anything. They
all came in but Carranza and he stay
ed out and then the President recog-
nized Carranza which caused the Villa
raids.
| The fooling around there has cost
/ 125 millions of dollars and no one is
any better off.
Other nations have formed treaties
and we have got to be ready to meet
them and countries losing lives and
property will demand reparation Of us.
Then will be the time when we will
need in the Office Of secretary of state
a man like James G. Blaine, and we
want a safe, sane American policy
such as Charles E. Hughes would give
now facing the home and the foreign
situation. Let us decide which is the
safer policy, that of the Republicans
ar of the Democrats.
The speech was frequently pune
tuated by cheers, laughter and ap-
plause and was given a great ovation
at its close.
| The Augusta boys started immedi-
ately for the station. singing and
cheering on the way.