The sun., 1916-10-02
. Baseless Charge Adequately An
sWeSed.

A Baseless Charge Adequately An.
sWesed.
Mr.. WILSON has found II advisable
TO charge CHA r. HUGHEs and the
Republican party with the Intention
Of bringing the United States into
wur. This Is part Of the process OF
putting the punch" into his canvass.
and In carrying 1t out he said ON
Saturday to the pilgrims assembled at
Shadow Lawn:
Am / not right hat We u draw
the conclusion that II the Republican
party Is put into power At the next cleo
ton our foreign policy win be radically
changed? 1 cannot draw any other in
ference. All our present foreign policy
is wrong. they say. and IL II IL wrong
and they are men Of conscience they
must change It and II they are going
to change 1t. In what direction are
they going TO cnange IT.
There IL only one choice a. against
peace. and that Is war. Some Of the
supporters Of that party. 4 very great
body of the supporters of that party.
outspokenly declare that they want war.
80 that the certain prospect Of the sue
cess Of the Republican party IL that We
shall be drawn. in one form or another.
into tho embroilments Of the European
war. and that to the south Of US the
force Of the United States will be used
to produce In Mexico the kind Of law
and order which some American invest
ors in Mexico consider most to their I'd.
vantage"
As though he had anticipated some
such u%tteance. CHARLES r. HUoHEs
In his speech accepting the Republi-
can nomination answered this typi-
cally wilsonian argument on July 81
when he said:
1T is . great mistake to say that
resoluteness In protecting American
rights would have led to war. Rather IN
that courss lay the best assurance OF
peace. Weakness and indeoison in tbs
maintenance Of known rights are al
ways sources Of grave danger: they for
felt respect and invite serious wrongs
which In turn create an uncomfortable
popular resentment. That Is not the
path Of national security. Not only
hav We q host OF resources short OF
war to enforce our Just demands. bu,
we shall never promote NJ peNce by
being stronger IN words than IN deeds.
W should not have found II DIM
cult to maintain peace. but We should
have maintained peace with honor.
During this critical period the only
danger Of var has lain in the weak
course OF the Administration"
At the moment Mr.. WILSON wa.
speaking on Saturday another Ameri-
can WIS applying the theory herein
set forth by Mr.. HrGHEs. the theory
that since 1914 has been upheld by all
competent and foresIghted Americans,
to certain historical facts. THEODORE
ROOSEVELT in his Battle Greek speech
declared:
TN dealing with foreign nations. II
We are I retain our self respect and
protect our citisens. the ivst essential
il that when We speak It shall be I'M
derstood that We mean what We say.
ron February 10 Prendent WILSON
issued his strict accountability note.
On March % tho Fs,aba was torpedoed.
II he had then made good his words,
II he had Immediately held Germany to
strict accountability. not one Of the SUBJ
sequent sinkinEs would have taken place.
The Lusitania. the Arabic. tho Persia.
the Sussex and the other vessels would
be afoat. and $500 mon. women and
children would be alive. They lost
their lives because President WILSON
did not venture to call to account by
direct challenge and resistance Inn
perial Germany, He did not dare to
make his words good
Not war, but honorable peace, IL
the programme Of the Republican
party and Of Mr.. HUGHEs. For the
unstable and dangerous situation IRE
ated by the instability and insincer-
ity Of WOODROW WILSON they would
substitute an enduring peace based
on honor and integrity of purpose, in
which every American citizen afoat
and ashore would find a sane and
lasting protection.
IL This National Opera at Last?