Evening journal., 1916-10-11
SAYS Wilson FAILS
TO Protect TRADE
Economists Wonder How
Americans Will Fare After
Peace is Declared
WOMEN HELP THE
HUGHES CAMPAIGN


Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL:
NEW YORK Oct 11.-That Presi'
dent wilson's failure TO take any
emphatic stand to bring to a logical
close any of his negotiations consu-
tutc the immediate cause of the latest
interference with American trade Is
the broad intimation OF George W. Per-
kins. Mr. Perk ms calls attention TO
the fact that when the last notes were
exchanged with Germany she said
she would suspend her submarine OPP
erations providedEwe would take un
With England the blockade question.
"Presient Wilson simply ignored this
part OF Germany's request says Mr..
Perkins, and ] have ever since been
expecting that Germany, in due time
IL pressed hard enough by her neces'
sity. would return 70 submarine war
fare and plead IN her defense that we
had tailed 10 comply with one of the
conditions she had made. Certainly,
there is no one left now who can say
that we enjoy splendid isolation be-
cause OF the oceans that separate us
from other countries A submarine
fighting machine has proved that we
can be attacked successfully without
warning and great damage inflicted
within the twinkling OF an eye. Well
informed men have known this for a
long time. and the most ineXcusable
thing of all the inexcusable things Of
the Wilson Administration has been
lis failure through the last three
years 10 prepare SIS for the new con
dit.ors which modern inventions have
developed. This is not only true OF
war at arms but war IN industry. for
NE are as unprepared for peace as we
are for war.
4 Noman's View.
II is doubtful If any man has ex-
plained his reasons for supporting
Mr. Hughes with such clear ,convinc- !
ing logic as characterizes the state
ment OF Mrs Nelson O'Shaughnessy |
WHOSE husband was Acting American |
Ambassador to Mexico during and fol /
some tine before the seizure of Vera !
Cruz. Mrs. O'Shaughnessy says; u
am for Hughes because with my own ,
eyes ! have seen the destruction OF e /
nation: with my own ears | have /
heard the cries of that bleeding agon-
lied remnant Of what three years ago |
was the Mexican people I have seen,
under the Democratic Administered on, |
organized government destroyed in a
sovereign state-whose greatest mis-
fortune at this time Is to be our
ncighbor have seen authority de-
stroyei as certainly as II we had
taken the machinery Of administra-
ton into our physical hands and
broken It. And in regard TO all this
have seen installed an organized
campaign OF misrepresentation where
tlfoa5zr0ngs of this sister nation are
c0ncerned-w whereby the cries OF the
people have been stlfled, their agonies
concealed. their rghts--their human
rlRhts-trampled TO earth. ! have seen
the House OF God profaned. the min
listers Of Christ cast into ignominy;
ri holy women deiled. And last. but
not least. I have seen our citizens,
whose right to protection there Is as
indisputable as that of the sons Of
England. Germany, France. Spain,
japan. despoiled OF the fruits OF hon
est labor. Our women have been out
ragged. our children tortured. our men
left to lie in their blood. Now. with
the help OF God. and confiding in the
underlying greatness of our nation. I
hope for the vindication OF our honor
where other nations are concerned
and the performance Of our duty
where our own people are concerned
7 am for Hughes-because ] believe a
man has arisen who. as Chief Execu-
tive. will safeguard our most precious
possession on land and sea-at home
end abroad-our national honor
Cseless Waste.
Because President Wilson was too
proud 20 fight" and because he re-
earded those who advocated ADEQUATE
preparedness for self defence as "hys-
terical" there has occurred the
greatest possible waste OF public
funds, Of individual energy and Cd
portunity and the most serious sacri-
fee Of individuals. Because, until he
had been convinced by other Demo-
Gratis that Il was politically expedient
20 advocate preparedness. Mr. Wilson
persisted in shutting his own eyes
and trying TO shut those Of the pub
lie regard ng conditions IT. Mexico.
there are now on the border. under
arms. approximately 10000 National
fCuardsmen. whose place. If there is
no war is at home following their
enormal avocations. and supporting
their families. The loss 10 them Of
this service is a total loss. There will
be no opportunity TO recover that
which they have lost because Mr. viii.
sons lack OF sincerity and foresight
made necessary their performance of