The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-09
Wife OF DIPLOMAT.
ATTACKS WILSON.
Republican Committee Makes
/ Public Excerpts From Mrs.
| 0'Shaughiessy's Book.
me stand of President Wilson with

The stand of President Wilson with
respect to Huerta is attacked In ex-
tracts from the book of Mrs. Nelson
Oshaughnessy. "A Diplomats Wife
In Mexico" which have been given
put by the Republican national COM
mittee.
The Republican committee seeks to
show that the Vera Cruz attack was pro-
voked mot because Huerta would not
salute, but because the United States
would not return the salute after the
usual custom OF nations"
Mrs. OShaughnessy, who was In Mex
loo City with her husband, the Ameri-
can charge at the time. sets forth that
the President refused to accept the
salute which Huerta offered to give II
assured It would be returned.
What a point on which to sacrifice
human lives" says the committee.
Crago Scores Administration.
The Wilson Administration IL attacked
a. incompetent in an interview with
Congressman Thomas S. Craso Of Penn
sylvania given out through the commit
tee.
MIR. crago, who Is past commander
in.chief Of Veterans OF Foreign Wars.
said:
zone year and nve months of Demo-
cratic rule found the country with in
uubITlbb pATulyEeO, Lne lTehbuTy almost
bankrupt, our rights over the Panama
canal surrendered. wages reduced. the
cost Of living increased, and our army
landed on Mexican soil without excuse
Of fSssif 70. .,,,, ru.. r
called war tax appears, industry re-
wives because OF war orders. high sound
Ing diplomatic notes are written, the cry
goes UP, The President has kept US out
OF war! whom in fact every move he
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other nations. for we committed acts of
war sagainet q weaker nation, Mexico.
and begged q sorvile truce with nations
We knew were strong.
Says Foreign Policy Is Weak.
Tho weakness Of our foreign pol
tsies. the record of broken pledges,
the surrender of our rights, the use
less expenditure of millions and the
hypocrisy OF Democratic legislation
10 - broad that the patience of the
tested. Tho Wilson Administration
went Into power proclaiming 'pitiless
publicity and II will leave branded as
q gum shoe, secret Cabinet regime.
Vera Cruz and President Wilson's un-
pardonable act in lifting the embar-
20 on arms that our soldiers should
most death from guns furnished to
Government. IN this so-csiied peace
more lives have been lost and more
money spent than. we sacrificed in
the war with Spain. II we are at
peace should more than a hundred
thousand Of our boys be paying the
price OF war, taken from home and
families, to play q game of peace? IL
we have been kept from war by any
magic Of the President, then how does
II happen that Spain, Norway, Swed-
en-. switzerland, Holland. and Den
mark, countries much nearer the Eu-
ropean conflict than we are, have
been able to maintain peace?
"Record Failure"
with q great flourish of trumpets the
Democrats assumed control. and theiI
record Is a dismal recital Of broken
promises and ufulfllled pledges. The is.
sues OF this campaign are:
First. tarin revision by the friends OF
q protective tariff, and no twelfth hour
conversion to the idea OF a tariff board
can fool the people.
Second, an Americanism which woult
put the United States not only first
among other nations. but would protect
US from forces within which would de-
stroy the foundation of justice on which
our Government IL founded.
Tbird. . readtustment of the fsca
AFFAIRS OF tho Government to the enc
that the people who pay the bills shall
have some say as to the amount anC
methods OF expenditures"