American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-10-05
HAS HE KEPT US OUT OF wARs
How Could He Get Us Into War with.
out Being the Aggressor3

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He kept us out OF war" is the one
great reason advanced by Democratic
orators why President Wilson should
be reelected. With what power,
when and how has he kept us out OF
war?
Was II with the Allies, whose very
hope OF success, almost, has depend
cd upon the munitions, the guns, tho
cotton, the clothing. the shoes, the
horses and mules. the beef and wheat
they have been able to secure from
usg What would they have done with
out those supplies? The Allies have
had all the war they could attend to,
all the battlefronts they could man
without adding 5000 miles on the
Canadian border. Kept us out OF war
with the Allies? He could not have
forced us into war with the Allies un-
less we deliberately joined the CEN
tral powers In waging war gainst
them. What he has done is to permit
the Allies TO hold up our foodstuffs
and censor our mails going to neu-
tral countries, and to make treaties
with them which binds us to wait one
year before beginning war, should oc-
casion for war arise, during which
time diplomatic negotiations and ar
bitration could be employed to reach
a settlement regardless of what they
might do in the meantime. We could
not 80 TO war with the Allies without
violating solemn treaties.
Has he kept us out of war with Ger
many and Austria? How would we
engage I'm war with those powers IL
we desired to? We could not get to
them without getting permission from
the Allies to poin them on their wes-
tern battlefront, somewhere in
France or getting through the naval
blockade and engaging the German
navy In sea mined against approach
and defended by submarines, and by
battleship much superior to our own.
We could not engage In war with the
central powers because we could not
get 10 them, nor they 10 us, until the
present war closes.
President Wilson has not kept us
out of war with Germany. Il he has
billty" notes over submarine attacks
upon merchant shipping and passen-
ser carrying vessels.
Has this controversy been settledY
Is there not now demand In Ger
many for It's resemptlon2 Is II not
II subject frequently discussed In the
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he kept us out of war with Germany
And Mexico, how about Mexie0l
! We have twice invaded Mexico, dur
| ing his administration and at the
present time have all the regular
army and most OF the national guard
patrolling fifteen hundred miles OF
border? More Americans have been
killed In Mexico during the past three
years than were killed during the
Spanish American war ls peace Ike
that worth the price We have paid for
It?
Perhaps the president has kept us
, out OF war with Mexico, but he has
moi kept Mexico from making war ON
US.
: Cleveland kept NJ out Of war with
p England when he notified that govern
! ment that a state OF war would cxisl
= between England and the United States
e unless an English fleet which was ~
Venezuelan waters trying TO enforce
a demand against the Venezuelan gov
:. ernment sailed. The fleet sailed.
President Roosevelt kept us out o
u war with Germany when he instruct
: ed the German ambassador to cabl
O his government that II German flee
a which was In South American water
= trying 10 establish naval base an
} coalIng station near the Panama cana
J. did not depart within ten days Al
y miral Dewey would sail south. Tn
German fleet departed
r President Harrison kept us out q
war with Mexico al time when Amer
u leans were the victims Of outrage
= because OF one OF the periodical reyd
& lutions that have prevailed In that an
p fortunate country during the past 10
d years when his great secretary
state James c. Blaine, wired this mes
D. sage 10 the American minister
'e Mexico City:
"Read this 10 the Mexican ministe
- ol foreign affairs; Outrages on Amel
= lean citizens must stop, not next wee'
~ hut now, or all ibe power Of this go'
a. ernment will be brought 10 bear
; step them 4.
- THE outrages gippped.
These pref,arnts all kept us out
=, war. and in Gotlg 90 they preserved
~ rights and the dignity OF the Unit
States government
:. There have been numbers OF foreil
/" wars, but the United States has nev
w w'e been involved in any Of them. Fo
:" eign powers, when engaged In VI
~ among themselves, naturally desire