The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-24
10 WORK FOR WILSON
FELT SACRED DUTY
omer Ambassador Morgenthau Tells Why He Resigned His
Post at Constantinople and Returned To This Country
Would Willingly Have Dug Notwithstanding
Money BY Big Interests To Beat Wilson
An Easy Task.
nv GEORGE GREEDY

AoreA Why IL was that Henry horgen-
fhau Mt the ranks of Big business
- become Ambassador to Turkey and
]. Acuetless they wondered again when
he resigned the post. IN an hour OF
i waory, TO enter upon the drudging du-
81 fies OF chairman OF the Finance Com
eAmtttee OF the Woodrow Wilson cam
/ Ewaign. / put the questions TO him
spQuarely.
II felt the call OF religion" ne be-
~an. The religion OF ire new
Democracy Of America which. II II
means anything. msans the whole. not
the part II means Justice, not char
; 10: il means equality OF opportunity
inetead of special privilege All my
ftfe / have believed these things, but
& 4 had never fought for them Wha'
4 ala was to decide 10 fight
"A. the t.uns OF my decision was
I mot entirely clear as TO how and where
1 should make responxe 10 my desirs
\ Tor service to real democracy. Nood-
row Wilson. appearing At TIA tnresh-
hold 0. his public career. came SIS an
answer to NY uncertainty. i had been
observing his course for yesrs Ills
stand against the Princeton societies
f3rst attracted me 20 him and I felt
ans,inc.iveiy sympathy with his pur-
nossa Thar his field Was email. hut
4he issues With which he was strivin 9
wsre e1rdara entai HIS struggle TO
democrstize great universe Iy--to
brig the students into the perform
anca CT the precepts OF the America II
Declaration OF Irdependence--is ana
Sarous 10 the struggle that continues
In q broader field in the United States
@oday / read his books. ! talked with
him, grew to feel that woodrow VIII
son. more than any other man st''ce
81 m
ana In hte soul. that It was nothing
lees Than passion with him
Il admired him as Governor OF New
Ierrey His glad!atoriai contest with
political bosses, and the way IN which
he forced remedial legislation in which
he believed. demonstrated that he was
not only q scholar with vision end
1deais but also ar executive with ire
r1endous driving force. When he be-
came a candidate for President, ! as
sisted him in every way ! knew"
Turkish post -
TT looked to me lrke chance for
zeal work" he answered simply.
/ tried to get him TO talk about his
experiences IN Turkey, for the record
~ Henry vMoryenthau's service 70 hui
manity IN behalf OF wretched Armenia
u q great story, Ne held back from
tins purely per.onai and talked OF
other things We'll ! said. finally,
why did YOU resign the post
Found Bigger Post
Il found a bigger one. felt That
4 not only this country. but the nations
Of the worn had a vital interest II
woodrow Wilson's reelection. fol
faiiure to endorse and vindicate hin
would be a blow to democracy. L
avert such q catastrophe l would hav
II Aeen willing to do the utmost. Rails
Il inr a campaign fund to beat Wilso
III II An easy task" he continued, Mi
Il Hons are to he had for the askini
Ri 1&AfsinE money to help re-elect Wilso
- not not 70 stin pie. The money mus
come from the people. not in lars
II amornta but in small sums, II is tn
people alone that he has served.
y ID from the people alone that he CO
ask campaign aid. 1t was though
q that ! could iii the place. and ] &C
s cepted the work just as ! would hav
willingly dug trenches had II been mex
essary to Woodrow Wilson's success
He rose from his chair and wake
mp and down the room. and when \
spoke his voice had a trumpet ring
TT Is fight as tremendous IN n
a ssgni1cance OF Its issues as the Ame'
II icAn Revolution. or war against hi
ed" he declared I'VE Will not onl
lose every inch Of ground that we hay
9ainsd, but the Democratic movemer
Will receive m ost serious reyers
from which II Will take years 10 n
cover ! consider our success vita
= n we are 70 continue on the high roa
TO a greater democracy. animated b
the principle OF human justice an
inspired by the spirit Of progress,
e# "Cons'der the work OF wilson,
n accomplishments Those who. chars
nfm with vactt1auon and cowardit
speak words OF the veriest folly
81 gtupid indeed No American Pres
dent has ever faced such problem
s fraught with the Importance Of III
and death. and no President In OF
HISTORY has ever met his difficultit
with greater resolution and decision
ss A Marvellous Record.
let us enumerate few things tina
y Stand out boldly in the marvellous re
ii cord Of his work The Federal RI
serve act. Rural Credits, an honel
and Just tariff act the child lahc
n law. thu work mans com pensatton &C
the Clayton antitrust law. that ba,
monopoly and lafts labor out OF sla,
cry: the seAmans' act. the repeal {
Ghe PanAuA tofss exemption. the va
y p4ous measures for tho opening an
Asvet0pfnent Of A1Asea, Che Feeders
y Trade Oou1r14ssion. the Supreme Coal
" Commerce. the chipping HaI
S GnreAeh which tho American met
Il chant marine u 70 rsoovvr II. ole
NJ Alms prestige. lost through Republics
nh HaD3ect: t1s income tax and inner
& 11nos tax lAwu. the agricultural cdt
unl3on oct. each q piece OF wise lex1l
1Ak1vs achievement opposed By tn
1eaders Of the Republican minorit
aided by misguided Don
M Ocr0ts. but each measure finally n
cssving the approval OF foresights
sSAssOsn OF both parties.
THE record OF the waison sHYnfr
Il lstration IL inco1n para Bile: II has n
counterpart in American history. n
other Acministra ton. however patr
q Otic or Jealous IN the public serv1o'
IL has ever had placed TO it's credit sue
AA wonderful sum OF great thing
MI 6Ome'
You are business man" fnte.
&fNpted What about this insistenc
BIZ That Woodrow Wilson has injured bu.
s% 1nass 2"
Certain kind OF business" NJ
Gorgenthau added. significantly, "'bu
4t n only unfair business, unIawfr
AM1Ine0 that may have been affected
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