The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-27

consider his words, but his deeds. His
deeds absolutely contradict his words
and FOR the matter OF that his words
absolutely contradict one another. 1t is
ioily To pay heed - any OF the promises
in the platform on which he now stands
IN view OF the fact that almost every
important promise contained in the plat
iorm on which he toe four years ago
mas since been broken. We owe all Of
our present trouble with the professional
German-American element In the United
states to Mr.. Wilson's timid and vacil-
lGting course during the last two years.
The defenders OF Mr.. Wilson have al
legged In excus fo- him that he con-
ftonted n Difficult. situation. As regards
Mexico. the situation which Mr.. Wilson
confronted was nothing like as difficult
as that which President Mckinley con-
fronted In connection with Cub and the
philippines at the time OF the Spanish
war. Under the actual circumstance
we could with only n minimum Of risk
have protested on behalf of Belgium. a
small. well behaved nation. when she
was exposed to the last extremity OF
outrage by the bruta, violation OF her
neutral rights this violation being It.
self a violation OF the Hague onveu
tons. to which we were a signatory
Power.
reeDIe Foreign Policy.
"A regards the foreign situation
generally during the great war. the fact
OF the existence of the war made Il
far easier and safer for Mr.. Wilson to
assert our rights than II he had had to
deal with some single strong Power
which was at the time unhampered bv
war. During the past twenty years
questions have arisen with Powers OF
tho frat ravE Stt.h m ITp.taoA M. ~
and Germany. each OF which has necessi-
tated far greater courage. resolution
and judgment on the part Of the Presi-
dent dealing with 1t than President Will
son need have shown In order to put a
complete stop to the continually re-
peated murder OF American men. women
and children on the high seas by Ger
man submarines-the Lusitania being
merely the worst Of many such cases.
The same feebleness that was shown Ivy
President Wilson In dealing with Ger
many abroad was also shown by him in
dealing with the organized German out
RACES within our W land. and. finally.
In dealing with the organized German
American vote. The continued existence
Of the German-American menace at
home IL directly due to Mr.. Wilson's
course Of action during the past two
years.
Certain Of my friends who feel that
the Progrsssives should run a third
ticket tase their feeling on objection
to the character or actions OF the Re-
publican National Convention. As re-
CARDS this point Il Is sufficient to say
that the members OF the Republican Ma
tional Convention were unuuestionahly
induced to nominate Mr.. Hughes pri-
marily because OF the belief that his in
,egritv and force OF character and his
long record OF admirable public service
would make him peculiarly acceptable.
not only to the rank and file OF the Re
publican party but to the people gener-
ally. I d. not believe that Mr.. Hughes
would have been nominated X II had
not been for the fight on behalf OF pub
lie decency and efficiency which the Pro-
gressive party has waged during the
past our years.