East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-14

ing Of its engineer and the WOundlHB
Of It's passengers; and he protested TO
England against the invasion Of the
territory Of the United States by a
oand of southern sympathizers from
Canada who rode across the border
into Vermont and burned a portion of
st. Adams, looted its homes, robbed
its bank OF $21l, 900, killed one Of its
citizens and wounded several more.
In singing language he told England
that she violated neutrality by per-
mitting the use of British ports and
British borders as base for felon-
| ious depredations against the citizens
of the United States" and he wrote
into history his diplomatic battle
against England for letting loose the
Alabama to prey upon our commerce,
TO destroy one hundred million dollars
worth of property, to capture eighty
four of our vessels and drive our flag
from the seas. No nation ever inflict-
| ed upon another nation more damn
able or more maddening wrong than
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| States in the Alabama outrage.
But we didn't go to war. Lincoln
settled out troubles by negotiation
just as the president is trying to do
today.
when Pierce Was President.
When Pierce was president the
British minister in this country and
three Of his consuls violated our neu-
trality during the Crimean war. We
gave these representatives OF Great
Britain their passports and sent them
home.
But we didn't go to war. Pierce
settled our troubles by negotiation
just as the president Of the United
States is trying to do today.
When Van Buren, was President.
When Van Buren, was president a
detachment of Canadian militia, dur
ing the internal troubles in Canada
boarded the T. S, ship Carolina in the
American waters or Niagara river
killed an American member of the
crew, fired the ship and sent her
adrift over Niagara Falls.
But we didn't go to war. Van
Buren, settled our troubles by nego-
tiation just as the president of the
United States is trying to do today.
When jefferson Was President.
When jefferson was president
England seized hundreds of our ships
and Napoleon hundreds more. From
1898 to 1907 historians say England
and France together captured sixteen
hundred American vessels and sixty
/ million dollars worth of American
property. England compelled ovel
| two thousand American seamen tC
serve against their VIII in the English
navy, and Napoleon ordered the seiz'
ure and confiscatlon of American
ships wherever found. our shippine
rotted at every French and British
| port. our crews were cast into prison
and left to die of abuse and neglect
The British ship Leopard fired upor
the American cruiser Chesapeake II
American waters. killed and wound
ed several of our sailors. took three
natiye-born American citizens off tht
Chesapeake and hanged one Of then
in Halifax.
But we didn't go TO war. Jeffer
son settled our troubles by negotia
tion just as the president of the United
States is trying to do today.
when Adams was President.
When Adams was president France
preyed upon our commerce. She ex'
tended her seizure, searches and con-
| fiscations to the very waters of the
United States themselves until she
had piled up in our state department
charges of over 2300 violations of neu.
| trality's law. American ambassadors
who sought to adjust these wrongs
were refused recognition and openly
| !nsulted at the French court Presi'
dent Adams called Washington out oI
retirement TO head the army, he ere
ated the navy department and ht
build twelve battleships.
But We didn't go 70 war. Adams
settled our troubles by negotiation
just as the president of the UniteC
States is trying to do today,
When Washington Was President
When Washington was presiden
and, neutrality first declared, wal
convulsed Europe, our ships dareC
not put out to sea. commerce was par
alyzed and business depressed, Amert
can passengers and American crew!
We're thrown into prison and depriv
ed of legal rights. Genet, the minis
ter from France, fitted out privateeri
in our harbors flouted our officials
and tried to rally this country to tn,
support of France in return for thu
help France gave us IN the revolution
airy war. England and France seizeC
400 of our ships and confiscated mil
:, lions of dollars worth of our property
and up in quebec Lord Dorcheste
promised Canadian indians the pleas
ure of burning American homes ant
scalping American citizens.
But we didn't go to war, Wash
ington settled our troubles by nego
tiation just as the president of TIL
United states is trying to do today,
Are Republicans Willing to Rea'
Harrison and Blaine, lincoln an,
Grant Out OF Their Party.
In the face of this record do repub
iicans realize that when they arraigl
the policy of the president of tn
? United States today they arraign tn
policy of Harrison, OF Blaine, of Lin
, coin and of Grant? For the pleasur
r Of criticislng democratic presiden
are they willing to read out Of tn
r republican party the greatest men tn
republican party ever had? Are the
, willing to say that the republican par
ty of today condemns what Hamilto
did in revolutionary days, what Lin