The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-30

lea. His fourteen demands In his ad- dress of January 8 have been endorsed by every disinterested statesman in the world. The war will not end until those fourteen principles are se- cured.
 'It is more than nine months since President Wilson delivered his epoch making speech to Congress in which he laid down the program of the worlds peace, our program, the onlg' possible program as we see it. Those fourteen propositions begin with no private international understanding and conclude with 'an association or nations, embracing reduction of na.- tional aIhnaments to the lowest point consistent with national safety and freedom of nations held in subjection by force.
 During those nine long months not one voice of dissent has been heard in the United States or in any other free nation. More than that: no Re- publican paper or politician has ob- jected to them as Americas firm stand. It is only upon the eve of the Congressional election, when Repub- lican politicians, seeing their party issues repudiated, suddenly cook up a hue-and-cry for the American people to reverse themselves and call upon their allies to repudiate what for nine months they have advocated. It is too late! America is too irrevocably committed to these 14 principles for retreat now. We could not if we would. and we would not if we could. The temper of the American people will not permit repudiation of these IA articles of our own creed and the creed of all free peoples. The future of the forld's peace and the world S justice depend upon their acceptance and adoption For the United States to back-step now would be fatal to our principles, treacherous to our as- sociates, encouraging to our enemies, and destructive of the high place of unselfishness that our country occu- pies.
 Born of Partisan.
 'Why this sudden gust of dissent 1 from the universally accepted pro- gram set forth by President Wilson? Is it because any plank is unsound Nine months have they been under the calcium light of world wide scru- tiny and debate. Those who thought the President had demanded too much have come up to the heights where he stood on January Sth. Whence this passionate hostility? It is borr in partisan zeal to win votes for 2 Republican Congress. Simply that and nothing more. In order to carry | Congress these man are ready to dis. credit the President, turn their back: upon the principles nobody has criti cised for nine month. betray the faitf of our allies in our sincerity ant unity, and replace confidence in u! by the perplexity and the maze of de bate and discussion.
 Let every voter in America reat and re-read the Presidnt's 14 items O
 the program of the worlds peace That is all that Is necessary to con vince them of their wisdom and show them Wilson's vision of world states
 manship.
 What does the President ask of tn, American people? This and nothinI
 more: That hope of partisan advan tage be adjourned until 1920 and Congress in harmony with America' demands be chosen. What man wht wishes to present a united front t Prussianism and a consistent attitud
 to our brave allies will jeopardize tn, ' future by refusing this support in thi
 hour of national crisis?"