Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-11-03
I. R. D|SSECTS
WILSON POLICY
Abandoned Nations Course in
Not Protecting Americans
in Mexico He Charges.
ADAMSON BILL DISGRACEFUL
BID FOR POLITICAL SUPPORT

Colonel Tells Chicagoans That Only
Wilson Is to Blame and That Con-
gress Was Browbeaten by Him in
Getting Law Through-Declares Ma
ton Will Face Disaster After War
Without Protective Tariff.
Chicago, Oct. 26.-Col. Theodore
Roosevelt gave Woodrow Wilson the
fiercest verbal lacing yet heard In
the presidential campaign in his
speech here today with which he
concluded his western tour. Attack
ing the Mexican policy of the Wilson
administration as a departure from
the lifelong policy of the American
government, he characterized it as
cowardly and impotent to keep the
respect of the world or to keep our
own self respect. He flayed the Will
son tactics in putting through the
Adamson bill for political effect,
mincing no words in his censure OF
the presidents actions in this case.
Col Roosevelt said:
There are many things this ma
ton needs, but the two vital things
are, first, that it shall be a nation
and, second, that it shall prepare it.
self in soul and body SO that by its
own strength it may guarantee to
continue to be a nation.
"The most vital of all issues are
0f nj r.
ness; and of these two Americanism
must come first; for there is no use
to prepare to defend or uphold the
American nation unless there is an
American nation to defend and up
hold.
"Unless we succeed in fusing all
of our people into one thorough
going American citizenship, into one
American type, it is as certain as
fate that this nation will in the end
be shattered into fragments. If we
are content to remain or become a
conglomerate of many different ma
tionalities, each holding apart from
its fellows, each with it's real devo-
lions and ideals in some spot over
the seas, and all united only as dol
lar hunters who live in the same
boarding house are united, we shall
never be a real nation at all.
Aims Must Be National.
And, my fellow citizens, remem-
Der that if such be the case, every
Individual in this nation will suffer
in consequence. We cannot attain
our full stature as men except as we
can nationality, and this is true of
our political, our social, our literary
and our artistic life. The modern
man can accomplish but little singly,
as an individual. He can attain a
broad life only if he is a citizen of a
great nation. AS in the days of ST..
Paul, it is today important to be a
"citizen Of no mean city" The ad-
VantageS of modern science and mod
ern tools, and Of great literature
and art, can be secured only as we
stand together shoulder to shoulder
with an undivided loyalty to our ma
ton. The strength and effectiveness
of nation, in its domestic affairs
and in it's international relations. are
dependent primarily upon the ma
tional solidarity and the loyalty and
patriotism with which each individ-
ual is united to his fellows in their
single-minded devotion of all to the
flag which symbolizes their common
country.
1--WE have been striving for such
unity and solidarity The Civil war
saved and cemented the Union. The
courage and the sacrifice of the men
of that great conflict gained for
the United States a foremost place
among the nations of the world. 1t
earned for American citizens the re-
spect Of all other nations The Span
1sh war brought us into closer world
relations; we assumed weightier OBJ
legations in International affairs. The
period of isolation was ended
American citizenship meant more.
stood for more, than ever before in
our national existence. We gained
the respect of the world because we
had our own self respect.
Wilson's "Base Doctrine"
'We sent our products and manu-
features into every country; we urged
and induced our citizens to go, with
their families, to the uttermost parts
of the earth in order to develop our
foreign trade and increase our mar
kets. This wise policy for the ex-
tension of world trade was based on
che proposition that American cit
izenship should be respected and
that the American government would
absolutely protect American citizens
in the orderly conduct of their lives
and affairs everywhere throughout the
world. Upon this doctrine alone can
right relations with other countries
be maintained.
Every administration from the
foundation of the republic, save only
President Wilson's, accepted that
doctrine and acted in accordance
Herewith. One of the chief spokes
men of this administration, express
ident Elliot, has frankly stated
President Wilson's position as fol
lows: America has now turned its
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