Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-02
SWOopIng Bird of War
Is Root, GIynn Accuses
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| Former Governor Martin H. Glynn
/ at the Democratic state conference
! here tonight gave his party's answer
to the speech Of former United States
Senator E.ihu Root before the Re
! publican state conference in New
York several weeks ago. Taking up
Mr., Roots charges against the pres
ont national administration he an
swercd each point. He also took Mr..
Root to tast for his speeches in the
| United states senate, and for his acts
as secretary of state of the United
| States
The federal reserve act, the Under
wood tariff, foreign affairs and pre-
paredness were all dwelt upon by
| the former governor.
-Four years ago" he said, this
nation committed its care and welfare
TO the Democratic party and the
Democratic party has been true to its
! trust. 1t has preserved peace. OBJ
served international laws and followed
| the traditions of the fathers of the
| country"
After reviewing the legislation en-
| acted during the Democratic control
of congress Mr.. Glynn replied to Mr..
Roots reference to the federal reserve
act. He charged that Mr. Root as
| senator opposed the passage of the
| measure.
"Grcat Achievement"
This law" continued Mr.. Glynn,"
is one of the greatest achievements in
the last fifty years. The Republi-
| can party stands convicted of abso-
lutte impotence. because it failed ut
terly to meet the situation"
This legislative act, former Cover
nor Glynn said, saved the country
from a panic when the European war
broke out. 1t enabled the financial
| dfficers to meet the demands made
upon American business and finan-
cial interests and saved them from a
| repetition of the panic of 1907. which
| the speaker characterized as a pain
full experience" that would always be
an indictment of the Republican
party"
Mr.. Root" he declared. was
part of Mr.. Roosevet's administra-
ton in 1907 and shares with Mr..
| Roosevelt and the leaders OF the Re
publican party the responsibility for
the wholly unnecessary and caami-
tous happenings of that panic"
Mr.. Root the Democratic chair
man, asserted voted and worked
against the reserve act "and Mr.. Root
| lost his peacock feather as a prophet
when he made his fatuous speech
against the federal reserve act"
The Underwood tariff law has
stimulated American industry" the
former governor declared, and he
blamed the foreign war for the de
cline in imports
| Root Was a Peace Dove.
Denying that Mr.. Root was the
keeper of national honor" Mr. Glynn
added;
For years Mr.. Root has been the
c For of af...s.
and yet he condemns President Will
son for maintaining peace"
For years" continued the
speaker" Mr. Root has been ac-
claimed an apostle of peace and in
1912 was awarded the Nobel prize for
the promotion Of peace, but now he
sallies forth as a drum and trumpet
| statesman.
''From a cooing dove of peace Mr..
| Root suddenly transforms himself
into swooping hawk of war
Years ago enthusiasts in Bohemia
took the skin of John Ziska, the pa
| triot, and stretched il as a drumhead
to rouse their followers to war So
today Elihu Root would stretch the
skin Of the victims Of the Lusitania,
the skin Of the victims Of the Belgium
invasion into drumhead to rouse
the kindly sentiment of sympathy
"
MIR. Root may beat his drumhead
and blare his trumpet, but President
| Wilson will go right on winning the
plaudits of the American people by
appealing to reason, humanity and
common sense and by keeping the
United States the uncompromising
champion Of the neutral world and
the undaunted maintainer of the
principles which have guided this ma
ton since 1776."
He Deserves Rcbukc.
In his foreign policy the president
Mr.. Glynn said, was following the
examples of Washington, John
Adams. jefferson, Lincoln and Grant
| The president" he declared. "has
only shaken his finger. When he has
to shake his fist, the world will find
it mailed.
THE efforts of politicians like Mr..
| Root to make political capital of the
course which President Wilson deems
IL wise for this nation to follow in
regard TO Belgium during the early
stages Of the present war deserve and
Will receive unqualified condemnation
and rebuke at the hands of the most
fright thinking and patriotic Ameri-
cans.
mo fair-minded man can question
the wisdom and integrity of our Bel
gian policy"
| Former Governor Glynn declared
that Mr.. Root himself as secretary Of
state adopted the same policy In
handling the Japanese Korean situa-
ton despite the protests of Korea
against the domination Of Japan and
despite a treaty between Korea ana
the United States.
The insincerity of the Republican
party" the speaker asserted, "in It's
Belgian attitude Is shown by the
words Of Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Roosevelt
and by its record between 1901 and
If909, when there occurred the mas