Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-11-02

other of the countries engaged in
that war He also knew human ma
ture, and that it would be natural
consequence that people would spm-
pathiZe with the nations from which
they hailed. To this there could be
no objection unless that sympathy
was carried to the extent that when
question arose between this country
and some foreign country, when the
attitude of all the people in this
country should be with the United
States of America.
Only One Way to Keep from War.
Another thing l assert - The
President knew that there was only
one way in which the United States
could keep out of that war, not two
ways, and that way was for the Pres
ident to approach the solution of ev-
cry problem that grew out of that
wars by applying and following abso-
lutely and blindly the rules of inter-
national law as heretofore laid down,
not by the United States of America,
but as laid down and practiced by
the nations now at war. That as
long as he did, aid only as long,
could we keep out, because when we
followed these rules, the mouths Of
the European nations were closed l
assert without fear of contradiction,
that an examination of our diploma
tic negotiations and in the solution
of all problems that have thus far
arisen, the President has followed abb
solutely and without deviation, these
well established rules of interna-
tional conduct. The consequence is
that we have been and are now en-
joying the results of that conduct.
This nation is at peace, and not
only at peace but enjoying a degree
of prosperity that has been witnessed
by no nation since Adam and Eve
left the Garden of Eden. I know that
many people in Wisconsin, and more
particularly many people OF my race,
criticise the President severely in the
conduct of some of the negotiations
which we had with Germany. l know
that they felt very profoundly on that
subject. 1 also know that many of
them were and are now being misled
by few men, and few newspapers,
who have not had the fairness to tell
the truth. l could cite instance after
instance where newspapers either de-
liberately falsified or else withheld
the full truth, and for the sole pur-
pose of stirring up prejudice and
strife and hamper the President in
the conduct of his negotiations. This
prejudice, of course, is not confined
to- one set but exists in all.
"The great newspapers of the East,
and many leading men of the East,
and all of them Republicans and now
supporting Candidate Hughes for
election, condemn the President for
the leniency he has shown in his con-
duct of our diplomatic negotiations
with Germany, so that we have the
anomalous situation of having the
President condemned in one section
of the country for being pro-German,
and in the other section of the coun-
try for being pro-ally The fact is,
and unbiased people know, Tat he
has been nothing but pro-American.
What Would Hughes Have Done?
II desire for a moment to call at
tention more particularly to my
friends in Wisconsin of German
birth, or ancestry, to what Republi-
cans asked them to do. You know
what the results have been under the
Wilson administration, namely that
we have settled all problems and are
at peace and on friendly terms with
every nation. You are now asked to
change that administration and put
another in it's place, and what are
you to get? Candidate Hughes was
taken from the supreme bench Of the
United States, where the traditional
policy has prevailed that it's mem
bers are to express their views on no
subject that may at any time come
before that court for judicial deter
mination. The result is that when
Mr.. Hughes was nominated, his
views on no subject that now inter
ests the American people, either on
domestic problems or foreign poll
cies, were absolutely unknown. Mr..
Hughes has since made two cam
paign tours throughout the country