Arizona republican., 1916-10-06
rRepublican A. p. Leased Wirel

Republican A. p. Leased Wirel
 NEW YORK. Oct. 5-Denunciation If thc foreign policies and the tariff and national defense measures of the democratic administration and plea for an awakening of the spirit that tore up our fathers in their poverty and struggles marked a political speech delivered here tonight at Car negie hall by Elihu Root He said in Tart:
 "We are told that Mir. Wilson has kept .he country out of war So has every president for seventy years, eX- cept Lincoln and Mckinley, Never since Columbus sighted San Salvador hes there been a time when it has beFn so easy for America to keep out of war by doing nothing. No country has been willing c. incur even our passive hostility and throw to her enemies the benefits of our material and moral support.
 "Our danger is later, when peace shall be made and the great armies arc flee and rulers and governments look about for ways to repair their losses. Then will come the pressure of competition backed by force in these new continents where the wealth Cf the world is concentrating. Then must it be determined whether the Monroe doctrine is to be surrendered as an idle boast.
 Peace is not maintained by the surrender of just rights, for the pre- sumption of impunity hegOtten by weak submission to aggression breeds stiH further aggression. Peace is maintained by the assertion of just rights. dispassionately accompanied by a EroWledEe of power.
 fsr4,- 44...- hoe failed in three fields of major im- 'r~tarre and las shown itself irreso- lute and incompetent. That is the iudsmnt of the world. These three afa the murder of our citizens on the Lusitana the preparation of military and naval force for national defense and the ahastly failure in Mexico.
 Mr. Root reviewed tie Lusitani1 ani other submarine negotiations wi T Germany. le added: "A year and mora later upon the presidents declaration to congress that if such things con tinue he would break off diplomatic relations. German suspended her practice of aggression. She may re- sume it tomorrow.
 Of the Mexican situation NIT. Root said. "Proclaiming impartiality and resnect for the rights of Mexico, Pres ideut Wilson interfered in the civil controversy in Mexico and finally in- tervened hy force of arms and de- stroyed enc party and aided the other party. and overthrow HuertG and sci En C1rranza and Villa in the eOntro of government trere He has man aged t with such skill that no mar in Mexico dares call himself ou friend
 "The question of the American peo- nlc now is Are thcy willing to hav' their vital affairs during the next fou' years conducted in the same way tha tha Mexican business has been con ducted2'
 The speaker tten turned to the tar iff saving: "Our market has alWay heen attractive to Furopean producers It will bc far more attractive after th' war r is highly probable that eveI Fngland will resort to protective tariff 60 that our production WiN moe protective harricrs in all the fpreicI markets. Wa must protect oTrso've or we shall become the dumpini orornd of the world and our W0rkmel viii be in thc streets.
 'Tf thc oourtry wants tariff q revenue only. they may pr't tho ma, ing of t in the hands of the GcWO cratic party. Rut can any sane ma contemplate that p1rty making a ITO tective tariff In tho first piac0 the cannot honestly. they do not bclicv in fl.
 "If there ever was a clumsy. III conceived misfit law iii is the Under wood tariff law. Tt had failed whe thc war in Europe began. So long a the war lasts our producers hay