El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-19
CLAIMS WILSON, :
PLEDGES BROKEN
Roosevelt Says President
Speaks Bombastically;
Carries a Dishrag.

! OdIIIeS d DlSHfag.
Louisville. Ky. oct 1s.-President
Wilson has broken his promises 50
often that the matter has become a
subject for jest. said Col Theodore
Roosevelt in an address here Wednes-
day night in which ne bitterly assailed
the administrative record OF the ma
tional executive.
On the subject Of broken promises.
he said.
zone of Mr.. wilson's prominent
Democratic supporters in congress
stated with refreshing frankness the
exact truth about Mr. Wilson's pre-
election promises. and those made on
his behalf when in answer to some
charge of inconsistency. he RESPONDED
by saying that our platform was made
to get into office on-and we have
won You will find this remark on
page 46lS Of the Congressional Record,
the third session Of the send congress
The colonel added that an honorable
man Keeps faith in public life no less
than in private life
Wouldn't Fight Anything.
Referring TO president Wilson's
speech Al Omaha. recently. the colonel
declared ne was convinced nothing
could induce the president TO fight say
ing
president Wilson's speeches are
models of adroit indirect suggestion
and avoidance Of downright statement.
But the other day a Omaha he seems
10 nave committed himself 10 the state
ment that he was willing TO fight but
was waiting for something worth
fighting for for something which
would put all the corpuscles of his
blood into shouting shape Ii would
be interesting to know exactly what
outrage on American citizens. or on
the rights Of humanity anywhere.
i nHaHn =
between being willing TO fight and
too proud TO fight He certainly did
not regard the trear herOus murder OF
Boyd and Adair. and this United States.
as something worth fighting for He
did not even write a note about IT, The
murder Of 1894 men. women and child ,
rem on the Lusitania did not put all
the cOruuscles OF his blood into shout
ing shape His corpuscles did not I
shout, they did not even whisper ap-
parently all they did was 10 suggest to 4
MN that II was happy occasion for !
ms classic remark about being TOO Z
proud 10 fight I am tempted TO think 4
that Mr. Wilson did himself an injus- I
tive when he said that he was willing I
to fight either for any great cause or I
on account Of any wrong hereafter 2
done TO this country and that the truth 4
was expressed the other day by his Z
eager eul)gist. secretary Baker. when I
could insult Mr. Wilson and make him Z
90 to war UnquestiOnably Gen. car I
rama. and probably Herr Won Tirpitz. 7
heartily agree with secretary Baker
and deep in his own heart I am inclined
to believe that Mr.. Wilson himself also
agrees with him.
Flags Wilson's Champions.
Two IF Mr.. Wilson's most distin-
guished champions. one official and
enc non-official. take the same view
Secretary Lane stated that the fact that
American citizens have been KILLED by j
outlaws and bandits was proper sub
lect for much regret but not for sac
rificing the blood Of our sons Does
he think that wOeful allusion Of re
gret is the way TO move bandits2 DR..
Charles W Eliot former president OF
praises Mr. wilson for hav-
ing gone far 10 esta blish as the Ameri-
can policy the policy Of non interven-
ton by force Of arms for the protection
Of miners. commercial adventurers. in
ventors and workmen in foreign parts,
and by having refused 10 adopt the
malign suggestion TO protect the lives
II these men by punitive expeditions
and compelled agreements
There can be no more severe con-
iemnatiOn Of Mr. Wilson than 10 say
that he is not unworthy OF such praise.
American women are attacked and
American children murdered in Mex
leo; American men are tortured TO
death hundreds Of our people are
slain: continual fOrays are made into
lur own territory. Mexico itself is ut
.erly devastated and its people slaugh-
Eliot denOunces as a malign sugges-
ion any proposal to put a stop TO these
horrors in the only way BY which IL IS
possible TO stop them II would he IN
eir to China 10 compare Dr. Eliot with
wen an old school Chinese statesman
VIII Fight The Helpless.
After referring to the presidents in
erventiOn in Haiti. Col Roosevelt said;
He has taught the world that no ma
ion which is small enough TO be help I
ess can insult US with impunity." He
aid that war is being waged against
he United States on its southern Dor
Ter and lis griuning at us from just ,
outside the three mile limit IN our
aid There are down on the Mexican :
order al present more than ten times
IS many men as were in Mexico under
'cOtt and Taylor We have had all the }
lOOdshed and expense Of war. But
We have not secured what follows a
wise righteous and manful war
eace.
Platform Pledge Broken
Col Roosevelt declared the president
n the cases of Mexico the Arabic and
he LusiJania. had seen the lives of
ONE 500 Americans taken. aflOat and
shore but never in one case has ne
lade good the promise of his plat
orm' that the sacred rights Of Ameri-
an citizenship must be preserved at
ONE and abroad"
In conclusion with reference to
Iermany and Great Britain over the
ubmarine and blockade activities. Col.
roosevelt said
Instead IF speaking softly and car
wing a big stick. president Wilson
poke enthusiastically and carried