Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-10-26

HUGHES FOREIGN POLICY DIG
TATED BY THE JINGo WHO,
HAD HE BEEN IN THE WHITE
HOUSE, SAYS Ex-PREsIDENT
TAFT. "WouLD HAVE PLUNGED
US INTO WAR;"
Fact 1 - Roosevelt said: I'VE
shirked our duty by failing to take
any action; by announcing that we
would be neutral"
Fact 2-Roosevelt said: ut Is
wicked thing to be neutral between
right and wrong, l. e., between Bel
GUM and Germany"
Fact 3-Root denounced the Presi-
dent for "pusillanimous conduct" IN
his negotiations with Germany, and
repeated all of Roosevelts arguments.
Fact LLodge gave utterance to the
same doctrine.
Fact Roosevelt declared ne
would not accept nomination at the
hands Of the Progressive Party II the
Republican Party would nominate
man whose foreign policies were In
accordance with his oWnl
Fact 6-On June 10, the Republican
National Convention nominated JUS
tice Charles Hughes.
Fact 7-On June %, Roosevelt said:
"They (Mr. Wilson and his partly
have taught us that peace, the peace
Of cowardice and dishonor and indif-
ference to the welfare of others, Is
to be put above righteousness, above
the stern unflinchng performance of
duty"
Fact 8-On June ~, Roosevelt said:
'In my judgment the nomination OF
Mr. Hughes meets the (my) condi-
ton. No good American can have
any feeling except scorn and detesta-
ton for those professional German
Americans who seek to make the Am
erican President in effect a vlceroy
Of the German Emperor. They repre-
sent that adherence to the politico-
racial hyphen which Is the badge and
sign Of moral treason to the Republic.
(Hughes) is incapable Of being influ-
enced by the evil intrigues Of these
hyphenated Americans"
Fact 9On June 20 Roosevelt and
Hughes were at dinner together for
two and half hours.
Fact 10-After that dinner Hughes
said: 1--WE talked very fully over all
matters AND WE'RE IN COMPLETE
ACCORD"
Fact 11-Three days after that din
ner Roosevelt said of Hughes: "His
high qualities must recommend him
to the esteem of the whole world,
particularly to the sympathy Of the
Allies. He certainly would never have
suffered the Government of the United
States, as one of the signatories to the
Hague Treaty, to pass over without
protest the violation of Belgium's neu-
trality by Germany. He would never
write two notes ON the same offense.
He would perhaps issue a warning,
but afterwards he would act according
to his conscience and for the honor
of civilization. This Is what he GER
telnly will do, If he becomes the
President of the United States"
Fact 12-On August 81, Roosevelt de-
nounced German citizens for "acting
as servants and allies of Germany"
He condemned the Administration for
failing to live up to it's duty to resist
the Invasion Of Belgium. He added
I'VE can put In power an administra-
ton which will live up to our national
obligations. AS between Mr.. Hughes
and Mr.. Wilson, who can doubt which
Is the man who will with austere
courage stand for the national duty?"
Fact f3-On September 1, Hughes
wired Roosevelt: 81 heartily congrat-
ulate you on the speech at Lewiston
and warmly appreciate your effective
support" spoke of Roosevelt as "That
stalwart American who woke the
country; and aped Roosevelt by say
ing: 1--WE want deeds to match words.
l am not one of the kind that Ia too
proud to fight" On the following day,
ne stated that he knew what was In
hooseyelts Maine speech, and en-.
dorsed every word Of Il!
Fact 1@Candidate Hughes springs
from the most loyal of British stock,
the Welsh. His father emigrated from
Wales in 1855, barely seven years be.
fore Charles was born.
Fact 15-Mr. Hughes naturally SYM
pathizes with England, as does q son
OF German immigrant with that
country which he lovingly refers to
as "Fatherland." It Is only natural
that Mr.. Hughes should stamp his an
prevail upon all that Roosevelt-hater
and traducer of German-American
eitizens-utters.
Fact 16-1f Roosevelt's policy, which
Mr.. Hughes has accepted without
modification, had, for the past "a
months been the rolicv - AZ.