Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-11
SAYS Wilson FAILS
TO Protect TRADE
Economists Wonder How
Americans Will Fare After
Peace is Declared
WOMEN HELP THE
HUGHES CAMPAIGN
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL;

Special to THE EVENING JOuhNAl1'
NEW YORK Oct. 11.-That Presi-
dent wilson's failure to take any
emphatic stand to bring to a logical
close any OF his negotiations consu-
tutc the immediate cause of the latest
interference with American trade lie
the broad intimation Of George W. Per-
kins Mr. Perk ms calls attention to
the fact that when the last notes were
exchanged with Germany she said
she would suspend her submarine op-
erations provided we would take IN
with England the blockade question.
~Presient Wilson simply ignored this
part OF Germany's request says Mr..
Perkins. "and ! have ever since been
expecting that Germany, in due time,
II pressed hard enough by her neces-
sity. would return to submarine war
fare and plead in her defense that we
had failed to comply with one of the
conditions she had made. Certainly,
there Is no one left now who can say
that we enjoy splendid isolation be-
cause OF the oceans that separate us
from other countries. A submarine
fighting machine has proved that we
can be attacked successfully without
warning and great damage inflicted
within the twinkling Of an eye. Wei
informed men have known this for a
long time. and the most ineXcusable
thing Of all the inexcusable things Of
the Wilson Administration has been
its failure through the last three
years to prepare as for the new con-
dit ors which modern inventions have
developed This is not only true OF
war at arms. but war in industry. for
we are as unprepared for peace as we
are for war
4 Momnn's View.
Il is doubtful If any man has ex-
planned his reasons for supporting
Mr.. Hughes with such clear ,convinc- /
ing logic as characterizes the state
ment OF Mrs. Nelson O'Shaughnessy /
whosS husband was Acting American !
Ambassador TO Mexico during and for
some time before the seizure of Vera |
Cruz Mrs O'Shaughnessy says 81
am for Hughes because with my own T
eyes have seen the destruction OF 2 /
nation: with my own ears I have /
heard the cries of that bleeding agon- /
lied remnant of what three years ago
was the Mexican people, I have seen, I
under the Democratic Administered on,
organized government destroyed in a |
sovereign state-whose greatest mis-
fortune at this time is to be our
ncighbor. ! have seen authority de-
stroyej as certainly as II we had
taken the machinery Of administra-
tion into our physical hands and
broken t. And In regard 20 all this
7 have seen installed an organized
campaign Of Misrepresentation where
the wrongs of this sister nation are
overwhelmingly the cries OF the
people have been stfled, their agonies
concealed their rights-their human
rights-trampled 10 earth. ! have seen
tho House OF God profaned the min
listers OF Christ cast into ignominy;
holy women defiled And last, but
not least 7 have seen our citizens,
whose right to protection there is as
ndisputable as that Of the sons Of
England. Germany, France, Spain,
Japan, despoled of the fruits Of hon
est Labor. Our women have been out
RACED. our children tortured our men
left TO lie in their blood. Now, with
the help Of God and confiding IN the
underlying greatness of our nation. /
hope for the vindication OF our honor
where other nations are concerned
and the performance of our duty
where our own people are concerned
= am for Hugheg-hecause 7 believe a
man has arisen who, as Chief Execu-
five win safeguard our most precious
possession on land and sea-at home
and abroad--our national honor
Useless Waste.
Because President Wilson was too
proud 20 fight" and because he re-
garded those who advocated ADEQUATE
preparedness for self defence as ''hys-
ierical' there has occurred the
greatest possible waste OF publ c
funds. OF Individual energy and on.
portunity and the most serious sacri-
fec Of individuals. Because. until he
had been COW need by other Demo-
Gratis that Z was politically exnedient
70 advocate Preparedness Mr. Wilson
persisted I'm shutting his own eyes
and trying TO shut those OF the pub
JIG regarding conditions ir MevicO,
there are now on the border. under
arms. approximately 10000 National
Guardsmen. whose place If there Is
no war. is az home following their
normal avocations and supporting
their families The loss 10 them Of
this service is total loss. There Will
be no opportunity TO recover that
which they have lost because Mr. VII
sons lack Of sincerity and foresight
made necessary their performance OF
mat police duty which should devolve