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took to settle the controversy he had
learned that the whole temper or tho
legislative bodies of the United states
was in favor of what n side an
nounced to be its contention. In other
words, he had made up his mind In ad-
vance and he had made II up because
he believed tho majority Of h Con-
gressmen (for the most part pure poll
ticians) were on what they deemed TO
be the popular eide. In this speech ne
explicitly admitted that In this contro-
versy tho main partner was left out or
the reckoning because the " parties
declined to consider what rights had the
hundred million people Of tho United
States?'
And President Wilson eagerly Joined
with these men In refusing to consider
the rights Of these hundred millions OF
people. President Wilson knows well
that no has betrayed tho rights of these
people. lie admits hat when In the same
speech, with his usual faculty for using
fine words about the future when he de-
sires to cover up mean deeds In the
present, he says, how are We going to
prevent any organization from over
riding the interests Of society? .
America has the privilege to say: you
must not interrupt the national life With
out consulting U.S.
More "Fine WORDS"
Exactly! Fine wordsi Words such
as Mr.. Wilson loves 10 use. And as ID
customary with Mr.. Wilson, these fine
words OF his about abstract rights are
fatly contradicted by his unworthy deeds
as soon as tho concrete case arises. Mr.,
Wilson uses these lofty words about the
future at the very timo when he has
made America submit to seeing AN
organization override the interests of So
ciety.' when by his action he has per-
United this organisation to interrupt the
national life without consulting u.s. OF
course II Is a mere pretence to say that
there Is any sacred social reason why
there - any greater reason TO refuse &c
arbltrate the number of hour of labor
than to refuse TO arbitrate the amount
Of wages. And tho question really 81
issde In this case does not really refer
to the number Of hours of labor. 1t re
fers really to the rate OF wages. wha,
Mr.. Wilson really did was to insist or
legislation about the wage scale withou,
any previous investigation or knowledge
cites Early Views on Labor.
"1f The improper course which the
President followed had been due TO mis-
taken conviction, to erroneous principle
Its effect would nevertheless have beer
evil. AZ II Is. the effect is far worse
because there Is grave reason TO believe
that the course he followed was directly
opposed to his real convictions. Thu
President Is nov n candidate for Office
and speaks we'll Of labor. Until he DO
came a candidate for ONCE, and as lonr
as he was president OF q university. II,
with entire safety ignored or assailed
the labor unions. Indeed. he was ther
their bitter. ungenerous n often un,
Just critic.
II have no question that when NJ
Wilson thus spoke he expressed III!
sincere convictions. Less than tw,
years later he was in public life ant
Immediately his attitude changed. Their.
II no reason TO believe thae nis convic
tons changed.
The course actually followed by IN,
President and the majority OF Congress
put h interests Of the country secon,
to considerations Of unhealthy politica
expedlency. 1t appealed to timid ant
shortsiShted men outside Of Congress n,
less ! to those within Congress. It /.
Upheld now by certain men who "a,
Thank God. President Wilson averte,
q strike just exactly as they and thos
like them say Thank God. President vii
son has kept US out Of war; Thes
ps'SohS ~ w erH wuoIleI no aNSTtc
the strike honorably or d~ishonorabl>
any more than they ask whether Il
averted a war ~honorably or d.shonora
bly,. They have not considered In eithe
case whether temporary safety was {
be ignobly purchased at the cost Of fu
ture disaster.
They rave been too timid and 10
sh~ortsighted to make any sacrifice 70
the sake OF right and Justice. or to under
go any risk In order to preserve tn
foundations o. democracy and OF fire
government In America. These men hay
shown entire willingness to submit I
organised tyranny both from outsid
our borders and from inside our border.
II only at the moment they could avoi
Inconvenience and financial loss. Thes
men are not the heirs OF the American
who brought tho Revolutionary war to
successful close nor OF the men VIII
wore the blue and the gray for fou
long years In tho great struggle OF tn
civil war. II the American people {
to-day are willing to accept such lead
erslip they will give Justification &c
the belief that they prize ease and con
fort above the principles for which the
|, f~orefathers suffered and died.
, " OF tho United States invite al.
, aster. We sacrifice every principle
manhood. 10 We raise a breed Of men !
!; this country N determine vital issue
In such fashion. Such men when the
face any issue merely ask II It Is din
cult TO meet II honestly and bravely
1 and II It is. they instantly proceed
/ meet II dishonesty and t!midly. The
measure the acts of their public men
|, terms OF immediate material content ar
, case. They do not require them TO a,
In terms of right and Justice. They "a
D that they stand for h Administratic
, BECAUSE II has kept us out Of war an
4 has averted n strike. They refuse s,
1 riously to consider, ~ all high minde
Americans ought to consider. the Pres
a dents refusal TO do his plain and hone;
|, duty by meeting great crises honorabl
and courageously.
, Would Lose Neral Oreatness.
IF IL people follow the Pres.deIl
4 who a kept them in the easy path
temporary comfort and material ease
tho sacrifice OF national honor and
= true Americanism. and of tho INN,
0 table principles Of Righteousness. the
= as a people We shall lose all NOR,
greatness in tho present. and most a.
suredly we shall see this loss follows
= by tho loss OF material greatness In Il
$ future.
IAN ounce Of performance outweigh
= a ton OF promise. In all these cas-,
I whenever there vas any risk. any dai
Q ger to be encountered, President Wilsc
has promptly retreated. lie has the
sought TO cover his retreat by utterlr
high sounding words. But In these cas-,
his high sounding words amount to Al
o solutely nothing. Only his acts or fai
ures to act count.
"Once moro In our internal affairs ,