The sun., 1918-11-02
TAFT WOULD CLINCH
DEMAND
Tells New Hampshire Voters
Sure Way Is to Elect Re-
publican Congress.
PERIL IN ONE MAN POWER
Never q More Partisan Admin
istration Than Wilson's,
100 Ex.President Asserts.
PERIL IN ONE MAN POWER


President Taft urged New Hampshire
voters in a speech here tonight to elect
Republicans to Congress 20 that Presl-
dent Wilson would not be allowed to
make a peace by negotiation.
Mr.. Taft objected TO the Presidents
appeal fer the election OF Democratic
candidates. for Congress on the assump-
ton that Democratic majority in both
houses would make the President the
nations unembarrassed spokesman in
affairs at home and abroad.
The character OF the Presidents APP
peal" said Mr.. Taft, "discloses HIS utter
misunderstanding of our constitutional
form of government. The appeal Ia
demand for power during the next two
years equal to that OF the Hohenzollerns
in war and peace and accounting and
reconstruction.
He asks the American people to en-
trust him with unlimited control over
the settlement OF peace that will AFFECT
them for a century, when he has given
many evidences Of q wish to pursue o
course against which their faces are
set like Mint, to wit. peace by negotia-
tons. His appeal for unrestrained
power is unprecedented In the annals
Of the country. and II is as unrepublican
as It IL unnecessary"
-a Grave Questions to Decide.
Speaking Of the settlement OF ques-
lions OF industry. transportation. Gov
eminent ownership and operation, labor
and capital after the war Mr.. Taft said
I these measures needed "the elaboration
Of an Independent and courageous Con-
sress. not under the control OF the
Executive and not subject to academic
| ideals and theories, except as these are
modified and made practicable by con-
| sideration OF existing conditions and a
| practical knowledge OF what can be
achieved in human natures daily regi-
| men"
Never In peace or war" continued
Mr. Tan, have We had more partisan
| administration than during this critical
period in the nations life.
The executive organization has been
defective in many things and much has
not been done which should have been
done had the arms Of the Administration
been. at once open to American genius
| available in the particular field of war
production, and to American Statesmen
trained In diplomatic and world affairs.
THE present Administration has led
| but little In this war II has been
pushed Into many important steps which
II has TAKEN
, Mr. Taft reviewed and commented at
length Jpn Mr.. Wilson's. fourteen points
for peace negotiations.
| For Unconditional Surrender.
TO Austria's first note. which was
note OF inquiry as to terms upon which
peace could be had. an abrupt reply was
made" Mr. Taft continued. This curt
rejoinder was welcomed unanimously by
the American people with one exception
| and that was by the editor Of the New
York Times, and he has been explaining
the mistake he made ever since The
Austrian note was avowedly joint ex-
preston OF Austria and Germany. The
reason why its rejection was 80 approved
was beca use It was thought to indicate a
arm attitude on the part OF tho Govern
ment in favor Of unconditional surrender.
Then followed the German note,
baited with the prize of Wilsonian
peace in the terms OF the message Of
January s. TO be finally settled for the
world by the author OF that address.
without consulting the Allies, with
out any conference win hIlc
branch OF the Government entrusted by
the Constitution in the making with
him OF treaties. the President wrote
the frst German note containing three
queries Intended TO test the sincerity Of
the German proposals 1t was not I'M
natural for tho Germans TO interpret
these queries as an implied intimation
that II the queries were satisfactorily
answered the proposals of the Germans
would be accepted and peace made
on the basis OF the message OF jan
uary s.
and complete answer as the writer or
the note OF inquiry could fairly have
asked. The heart Of the great Ameri-
can people stood st!ll IN deep anxiety
lest the President would attempt to
close the bargain then, and assume to
bind the United States and the Allies
10 that which must be negotiated
reace. In the interval following this
German answer. there came n ground
swell of protest from the American
people that penetrated the seclusion OF
the White House and compelled a halt"
Mr.. Taft. after enlarging upon the
American trend OF sentiment. declared:
"How, then, can the attitude OF our
Government be made 10 square with
this demand for unconditional sur
tender7 by the return OF Republican
Congress in the election OF next Tues
day. This will push the President, IA
nothing else can. This will be an ex-
preston OF the popular will that he
cannot ignore"