Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-30
RESULT OF POLICY
HAS BEEN PEACE
SAYS PRESIDENT
If This Is Wrong, As Repubi-
cans Claim, Then They
Want War
If in POWER WOULD THEY
REPEAL 8-HOUR LAW?
Tells Critic He Would Be
Mortified To Be Voted for
By the DislOyaP

Shadow Lawn, N. j., Sept. 3d.
Warning that a return TO republican
ism means the country will be drawn
IN one form or another to the brink Of
war; President Wilson this afternoon
urged all young democrats and true
progressives to unite in maintaining
democratic control.
81 can draw no other conelusion,v
he said. sour opponents ha,e found
fault with our foreign policy. They
have said it is all wrong. 1t has re-
suited in peace. Therefore it appears
they want war. Some members of that
party have even declared in favor of
war;
At the same time, he warned that
"officials of foreign governments will
watch this election carefully.o
President Outlines Position.
The United Press is able to outline
authoritatively and in detail on what
basis the president believes he should
be returned to office.
He holds that. since the administra-
tion of Abraham Lincoln the republican
party has been provincial. 1t has,
figuratively speaking, believed in clos
ing up America and having good
time instead.
On the other hand,- the democratic
party, the president will attempt to
show, has looked outside the house In
which the United States is enclosed
has seen there the tremendous world
trade awaiting at our doors and has
acted to properly meet that market. BY
implication, if not by direct interroga-
tion, the president may be expected in
his addresses of the next few weeks to
ask the republican candidate what he
would do in case Of his election, to
change the foundations already laid
for this trade.
What Would Hughes Do?
The president believes he has estab-
lished policy of international inter-
course, any change in which might
prove of vital consequence TO the fu-
ture peace of the nation. BY implica-
ton, if not directly, he may be ex-
pected soon to question the republican
nominee as to what changes his party
would make in the foreign policy.
In the presidents opinion, his adj
ministration is an "open book" re-
speaks for itself. He believes, how
ever, that the people, if they are asked
to denounce his policies, are entitled to
specific information from Hughes as to
what the republican party would do
should it be placed in power-what
would be its definite changes in the
tariff; what would be its policy toward
Mexico; how would Il act in the Mex
lean embrogilo, and what would it do
with the Adamson eight.hour law. X
Can Conditions Be Bettered.
Not what would the republican party
have done, but what would it suggest
doing now, is what the president will
ask. Until these answers are given
the president may be expected merely
to explain what he hopes his adminis-
tration may accomplish through its
acts-not to dwell at length on the
achievements themselves.
The attitude Of the administration
toward business has been one of the
assistance and the result unpreeedent-
ed prosperity, the president means to
show.
No war, bigger pay, and increased
opportunities are the facts before the
country now, he believes-and he will
put it up to his political opponents to
show how they would change this sit
uation.
As for the results of the coming cleo
ton the president at this time makes
no prediction. He believes there are
many elements going to make the out