South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-14

f.. the United States has acted on the
belief that the leader OF nation
who plunges his people into an UNI
necessary war. like Pontius Plate
vainly washes his hands OF innocent
blood while the earth qaukes and the
heavens are darkened and thousands
give up the ghost
Speaking Of the opposition 10 the
presidents peace policy, the speaker
continued:
by opposing what we stand for
today, the republican party opposes
what Hamilton stood for a century
ago. The founder Of the republican
party and the founder of the demo-
cratic party, placing their country's
happiness above every other cOnsid-
Grafton forgot craftsmanship and
made American neutrality a national
creed. We who follow Jefferson stand
where Jefferson stood. but we look
i'm vain for a sign from the present
leaders OF the republican party 10
show that they follow where Hamil-
ton led Where Hamilton counseled
moderation they denOunce it. Where
Hamilton thought only Of country
they think only of self. Where Ham
ilton placed patriotism above par
tisanship. they placed partisanship
above patriotism. How then do they
dare to speak for the great body of
American citizens who form the
rank and file of the republican
party? Do these leaders believe
that their republicanism is a better
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Americanism a purer Americanism
than that of Washington?
IF Washington was right. if Jef-
ferson was right. if Hamilton was
right. if Lincoln was right, then the
president of the United States is
right today; if the republican leaders
are right. then Lincoln was wrong
and Jefferson was wrong and Hamil-
ton was wrong, and Washington was
wrong
The justification of our policy Of
neutrality is expressed by Mr.. Glynn
in these words:
Neutrality Kept Peace.
Before this declaration every war
was a wOrld-war; since this declara-
ton nearly every war has been a
local war Before this declaration
war was a whirlpool, ever-increasing
in area and in its whirl dragging
down the nations Of the earth: since
this declaration war has become a
sea of trouble upon which nations
embark only from self-will. from
self-interest. or the necessity Of geo.
graphical position. Of financial obi
satiOn or political alliance.
Neutrality is the policy which has
kept us at peace while Europe has
been driving the nails of war through
the hands and feet of crucified hu-
mainly.
The praises OF this policy are not
written i'm the ruins of American
homes. not in the wreck of American
industries. not in the mourning OF
American families; they are found
in the myriad evidences Of prosper
itv and plenty that makes this a con-
tented land. From every whirling
spindle i'm America. from every fac
tory wheel that turns. from every
growing thing that breathes its
prayer OF plenty TO the skies from
every quiet school, from every
, crowded mart. from every peaceful
, home goes up a song of praise. a
paean of thanksgiving TO hymn a
! nations tribute, to the craftsmanship
that has brought these things to
pass"
The issue raised by democracy
opponents of the vigor with which
cur neutrality has been enforced is
0ealt with by the records of history:
When Grant was president. dur
ing the war between Spain and the
Spanish West Indies, Spanish gun
, boat seized the vessel 'Virginus' fly
= irg the American flag and a Spanish
|, commandant in cold blood shot the
captain of the 'Virginus. SO of the
! crew and 16 OF the passengers.
But we didn't go TO war. Grant
settled our troubles by negotiation
. j st as the president of the United
States is trying to do today.
When Harrison was president
: tie people of Chill conceived a VIC
lent dislike TO the United States for
: our insistence upon neutrality dur
p. ing the Chilean revolution. When
this feeling was at its height one
, Junior officer from the United States
: warship Baltimore was killed out
! right in the streets of Valparaiso
: and Is OF our sailors wounded. OF
whom one afterwards died.
Negotiation ENDS Trouble
But we didn't go to war Harri-
: son settled our troubles by negotia-
ton, just as the president of the
United states is trying to do today
When Lincoln was president this
country'S rights We're violated on
every side. England, Russia. France
end Spain were guilty of such
fragrant violations that Sec'y OF
state Seward advanced a plan TO go
10 war with all of them at one and
the same time.
But we didn't go TO war Lincoln
settled our troubles by negotiation
just as the president is trying to do
today.
When Pierce was president the
British minister i'm this country and
three of his counsel violated our
7 neutrality during the Crimean war
We gave these representatives OF
Great Britain their passports and
sent them home.