The Washington herald., 1916-11-02
SOCIAL JUSTICE
WILSON'S PLEA
President Also Takes Fling at
Criticism Of Foreign Policy.
CBy The IpterpationsI New. service.

Buffalo, y. Y, Nov. President Wilson
registered a solemn protest here today
against the Use Of foreign relations for
political advantage. The Uttersnoe was
intended as a reply to the Roosevelt
speech delivered in Brooklyn last Sstur-
DAY evening.
Men who did this we cannot and will
not regard as patriots" he declared.
They are unworthy OF the confidence
of the nation"
Two speeches and a drive which en-
Iabled the Presidential party to view the
points Of interest in Buffalo constituted
the days program. Mr.. and Mrs VIII
son were the guests Of the EIlicott Club
for luncheon The night meeting was
held at the Auditorium.
The Presidential party Will reach New
York City tomorrow morning AZ O'Clock
ITO take part in the Democratic Celebra-
ton which includes a big rally IN Madison
Square Garden in the evening.
= AroUses No Enthusiasm.
The visit Of the President here did NOT
excite the same degree or political en;hu-
,siasm as did his appearance in ChIca g.,
ard Cincinnati. He was given a horrft-
able welcome. but the crowds on the
streets amounted 10 but little more fhrr
1.-THE normal traffic. The rpDre~enrafFH.7s
I"f the Democratic National sommftfca
who accompanied the party TO make no
Ihtlcal observations, were disappointed
Erie county, II is claimed, viii 20 fa-
Hughes by a substantial vote Along tie
route this morning the greatest demon
stratiOn was at johnson CITY Al othe-
POINTS where stops were made the crowds
were enthusiastic. but not large Tho
main points or President Wilson's after
moon speech follows.
For my own part ] am sinCcneIy Glad
that the campaign Is nearly over bcCause
within week from now I can bcEin 20
talk sense again.
1T is exceedingly important that th 3
countrv should discuss its affairs with ls
little partisanship or feeling as nosSrbI...
because its affairs were never 50 critically
set about, II may 50 express t;. as they
are al this moment.
There was never a time when the Do
Termination Of our domestic Questiorg
bore more direct relation 10 the drterni-
nation OF our relations 20 other Countricv-
There never was 3 time when the discus
sion Of our own affairs needed to he
more honestly. more thoroughly more
calmly conducted than now.
Theoretical Opinions s"N. G.
opinions in my day. and have found
again and again THAT q small army o.
facts could put them to rout I have
found in the course OF my life that the
particular things you have 20 surrender
. 70 is the facts. OF course you need not
"a you NOu Nhul NQt can WEll until
=, they destroy you Our eoonoruic develop
I ment is a question Of adjustment. and
. now, for the first time IL is not primarily
a question OF our sdjustnsnt 20 the vari-
Gus economic elements within the nE-
! ton. but question OF the adjustment OF
. the economic force Of the nation a. a
l whole to the circumstances Of the world
which We do not control.
q That Is the reason why some Of ~
( who had all our lives long seen the ques-
e ton OF the tariff. for example handed
e as party question. have made up our
0 handling II as party question
e 'One Of the things that America IA
. beginning to perceive is that court of
> law, for example. is not neoesssr rily a
< court Of Justice. ] say this with al FOR
, NAL respect for profession which long
c ago left, the profession Of the law What
I mean Is this: law too seldom has any
Z heart in It; too seldom has any bowels
. Of compassion, too seldom has any 0rich
sympathies of perception. II makes a
hard and fast rule and says qualify
under that rule. II you don't qualify.
We won't look into the particular circurn
stances that make you exceptional
Must Make Exceptions
: Now society has % do son.fh,,r
/ more than show its power Of maxim
rules. II has got TO show its Justice IN
I making exceptions. II has got not only
v TO do that but IL has got to develop the
Y moral forces OF the communities for
whieh 1t is created These moral forces
are forces OF perception and sympathy.
u After all. law isn't merely Intended to
{ keep US in order. The law OF nature for
I society is not merely statistical II Is
dynamic, and II the law doesn't provSds
for the dynamic force in Il, society VIII
break these shsckles presently. and thu
result may. II the break comes OF EOd-
den. be revolutionary in character.
p The only way TO prevent social rsvo-
y luton is to be beforehand by doing &C.
a cial justice.
a There is another set OF questions we
n have Eot to facial the relations OF This
!, country to the rest OF the world. Out OF
10 a heterogeneous nation we have got 20
- make a unit in which no slightest line
( Of division is visible beyond our bordsrs-
d Variety Of opinion among ourselves there
n may be. discussion. free counsel aE 20
what We ought 20 do, but 90 far ss every
other nation is concerned we must be eb-
solute,y unit.
And want to register my solemn pro-
, test here against the use OF our foreign
., relationship for political advantage
r cannot. ] will not, regard any man "a q
: patriot who does thBt-msn who IN the
b, midst Of the most critical relationships,
. the detail OF which they DO not know.
make play with the loss OF the lives Of
n American CltlEens even, IN order maj
! they may create a domestic political
advantage.
That illustrates what ! have come
here to preach. Use political parties but
do not make partisan use OF them. be-
lieve in political parties; concert OF Ao-
l. tion, united. organized. conquerinE bod
Y, les OF opinion are necessary IN the gov
% ernment OF a free people, but there are
10 two ways to use those orgsnizstionE
d "One is for the advantage Of the or
N ganization and the other is for the Sd-
vantage Of the nation. want 20 say
S that so far as the Democratic party is
of concerned as an organization, have not
e the least interest IN any question the
le point Of which is for the advantage
Of the Democratic party, but have the
lprofoundest interest IN this question.
: how can the Democratic party best be
used TO served the United ststeG
80, my fellow-citizenG, Il IL for that
:. treason that I am glad we are near the
r end OF a political campaign, when the
10 distempers OF prejudlced discussion viii
D. be broken away by the wholesome Sirs
r tc which we are accustomed"