Arizona republican., 1917-11-16

He pictured the magnificent adven- ture in which the United States would retain her Ieadership-the vision of the new world at the close of the present conflict. And for this 30-year period of readjustment, leaders must develop-men to carry out the pro- gram of Woodrow Wilson.
 Upon the outbreak of the European war, world politics was eminent" :" said Dr. Robinson in his introductory statement. The United States was the only great power not waging war and on the shoulders of the United States was the burden of maintaining neutrality"
 That Wilson had established his principles in foreign relations by deeds of his administration and was prepared to meet the situation, was stated by the speaker. He recalled Wilson's first effort in he,interest of European peace, when he proposed that the na- tions accept the Declaration of Lon don, which they refused to ratify. While he was confronted with the problems of rights of neutrals on the sea. here within the confines of the United States was another serious question-how to maintain neutrality at home-in words and deeds.
 We forget that millions of people were born in Europe, and with those millions in our own United States, in our very midst, you and I need not go into the story of German propaganda. During those first months of war our people did not recognize what they know now, that this is war between autocracy and democracy. We were a divided people and Wilson knew better than any other; than those clamoring for war, that such an act would run the risk or a civil war in the United States. Such thing would not be possible now with the issue clear and the United States a unit.''
 He compared and entrusted the controversies between England and this country. and Germany and the United States
 Wilson protested against every in vasion made by England.' said the speaker, 'and filed statements of grievance with England. While Eng lands invasion of neutral rights did not seriously infringe on the interna- tional law, it was irritating and was settled with arbitration"
 The presidents treatment of the con- troversy with Germany was different She not only destroyed property, but lives, and Wilson filed protests with Germany and repeated protests. for the matter of the destruction of life cannot be arbitrated.
 Wilson had three important disputes with the German government in the late winter of 1915. Germany at that time declared her intention to sink merchant vessels and warned neu- trals of that intention. The president protested that this course might lead to dangerous consequences, but Ger many continued it's ruthless and un- precedented submarine warfare. With the sinking Of the Lusitania, American lives on practically American territory were lost and again the war question was debated from one end of the coun- try to another. This was the great crisis in the career of Wilson, who chose the hard and patient road. The nation clamored more loudly. Germany had grievously offended not only the United States but all mankind; Ger many is running amuck, still he re- mained firm, true to his principles, still believing that he could reason even a military power out of such an infamous course. He obtained from the German government a pledge that they would not sink liners-how was he to know with this diplomatic vic tory that the word of Germany was worthless?
 The German government did not ad- here to its promise, and in the spring of 1916 the Sussex was sunk. War seemed certain and the much harassed man at the White House was to meet another situation. Germany was told she must stand by her promises.
 Dr. Robinson then took his audience nIy tn r,&1 F. considers Wilson's greatest contribu- tion to history. He referred to his proposal to the Associated Press to organize a league to enforce peace. Wilson had urged the formation of a league of the nations, declaring that it was patent during the past months of the strife that diplomacy might fail and in a crisis there should be some sort of league to enforce peace.
 Tn the political campaign, into which I cannot go, in our state, and presume in every state, one heard. he kept us out of war;" said the speaker. 1.-The slogan was certainly 6 statement of fact, but I consider it significant that in his own campaign talks Wilson never talked about his keeping the nation at peace. He never pointed with pride at his foreign policy. He
 
 people to forget mere Americanism and become citizens of the world. He 1 spread the doctrine of internationalism
 "In December, 1916, he sent note to the belligerent powers of Europe and asked them to state the aims ot | the war. The note was not offered with thought of peace conference the nations were merely asked to put their aims on the table. The centra powers refused, and then Wilson hat | the aims of the allies and the state ment of the German government that it would give it's aims when it went 1T conference and not before.
 Wilson then proposed to the sen | ate that we project ourselves into the European question only; that we gc | in with a league of nations to keeI l the beligerents in hand. In other words to take up the aims in a world l court. It was received with enthusi. asm, but hardly had the news of i come to the world when the news came that the German government was about to reopen unrestricted sub. marine warfare-going to do tha' which it pledged this government i would not do.
 | Tn February congress broke diplo, matic relations with Germany on tho advice of the president, but not be- fore he had done everything in hi. power to prevent war. Then WI learned that Germany had actually been negotiating with the Mexican l government for conquest of the south. west-conspiracy to wage war on ths southern border in addition to sinkins l our ships, murdering our people and corrupting our citizens.
 1 "On April President Wilson asked | congress to declare war against Ger many and the reason why we went