The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-10-06
Russians Making Terrific
Effort to Capture Lemberg
GETS
INTOTHE
CAMPAIGN

New York. Oct. Accommodation of
the foreign policies and the tariff and
national defense measures OF the
Democratic administration and plea
for an awakening Of the spirit that
bore up our fathers in their poverty
and struggles" marked political
speech delivered here last night at
Carnegie hall by Elihu Root. He said
in part:
I'VE are told that Mr.. Wilson has
kept the country out of war. So has
every president for seventy years ex-
cept Lincoln and Mckinley. Never
since Columbus sighted San Salvador
has there been a time when it has
been 80 easy for America to keep out
of war by doing nothing as it has
been during the great conflict now
raging. No country has been willing
to assume hostile relations with us
because that would have the effect of
weakening her and STRENGTHENING her
present enemies. More than that. none
of the countries at war has been will
ing to incur our passive hostility and
throw to her active enemies the bene-
fits of our material and moral sup
port. free from the limitations i'm
posed by the law of neutrality.
Our danger is not now. while the
great war is raging. but later. when
peace has been made and the great
ernments look about for ways to re-
pair their losses. Then will come the
pressure Of competition backed by
force. Then will come the grasping
for opportunity. for trade advantage,
for territorial foothold, in these new
continents where the wealth of the
world is concentrating while the old
nations are fighting. Then must be
determined whether the Monroe Doc
trine has behind it the sincerity and
courage of a great nation or is to be
surrendered as an idle boast.
Peace is not maintained by the
surrender of Just rights. for the pre-
sumption of impunity begotten Of
weak submission to aggression breeds
still further aggression until at last
q humiliated and outraged people
plunges into war. which ought to have
been wholly unnecessary. Peace Is
maintained by the assertion of just
rights. calmly. dispassionatefy. rea-
sonably, ACCOMPANIED by a knowledge
conviction in the minds of others that
there is behind the power courage and
resolution.
THE Wilson administration has had
the opportunity to exhibit it's char
acter to the world and it has failed to
carry conviction or to command
respect. In three fields of major i'm
it has shown itself irresolute. and IN
competent. and that is the judgment
Of the world. These three are the
murder of our citizens on the Lusi-
tania, the preparation Of military and
naval force for national defense. and
the ghastly failure in Mexico"
Mr.. Root reviewed the Lusitania
and other submarine negotiations
with Germany and added:
"A year and more later, after more
sinking Of passenger ships and drown
ing Of American passengers, upon the
presidents declaration to congress
that If such things continue to be done
done he would be obliged to break off
diplomatic relations. Germany sus-
pended her practice OF aggression.
She may resume it tomorrow. Her
statesmen are now discussing the ra-
sumption Of 1t. She made no amends
for the past and she made no binding
TRomise for the future
OF the Mexican situation. Mr.. Root
said:
"Proclaiming impartially and ra-
spect for the rights Of Mexico to set
tie her own affairs. President Wilson
interfered in the civil controversy in
Mexico. and finally interviewed bv forca
of arms and destroyed one party and
aided the other party and overthrew
Huerta and set up Carranza and Villa
q.
has had his way in Mexico and he has
managed 1t with such skill that both
Villa and Carranza are our enemies
and no man in Mexico dares call him
self our friend.
THE question for the American
people now is, Are they willing to
have the serious and critical affairs in
which their vital interest will be con-
cerned during the next four years
conducted In the same way that the
Mexican business has been con-
ducted.'"
The speaker then turned to the
tariff saying: ~
Our market has always been at
tractive to European producers. It will
be far more attractive after the war.
1t is highly probable that even Eng
land will resort to a protective tariff
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