Bisbee daily review., 1918-10-29

 TELLS WHAT
 HE INTENDS
Wilson in Personal Letter to Senator Simmons, Declares Trade Discrimination Is the
 Easiest Way to Bitterness
By Revisw Leased wire)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-President Wilson replied today to republican contentious that the third of his IA peace terms is free trade plank, by explaining that in demanding the re- moval of economic barriers he meant to suggest no restriction upon interna. policies but only that whatever tariff high or low, any nation might deem necessary it should apply equally to all foreign nations.
 The presidents letter addressed to Senator Simmons follows:
 Dear Senator: l am glad to re- spond to the question addressed to me by your letter of October 26. The words I used in my address to the congress of January s, 1918, were, The removal, so far as possible, of all economic barriers and the establish ment of an equality of trade condi- tions among all the nations consenting to the peace and associating them selves for its maintenance.
 'I, of course, meant to suggest no restrictions upon the free defermina- tion by any nation of it's own economic policy, but only that, whatever tariff any nation might deem necessary for its own economic service, be that tar if high or low, it should apply equally to all foreign nations; in other words that there should be no discrimina- tions against some nations that did not apply to others.
 This leaves every nation free to de- termine for itself its own internal poli- cies and limits only its right to com pound these policies of hostile dis criminations between one nation and another. Weapons of economic of dis cipline and punishment should be left to the joint action of all nations for the purpose of punishing those who will not submit to a general program of justice and equality.
 "The experiences of the past among nations have taught us that the at- tempt by one nation to punish another by exclusive and discriminatory trade agreement has been a prolific breeder of that kind of antagonism which often times results in war, and that if a permanent peace is to be estab- lished among nations every obstacle that has stood in the way of interna- rional friendship should be cast aside. It was with that fundamental purpose in mind that I announced this princi- ple in my address of January s. To prevent this great principle for parti- san purposes, and to inject the bogey of free trade, which is not involved at all, is to attempt to divert the mind of the nation from the broad and hu- mane principle of a durable peace by introducing an internal question of quite another kind. American business has in the past been unaffected by a policy of the kind suggested and it has nothing to fear now from a policy of simple international justice. It is in deed, ilamentable that the momentous issues of this solemn hour should be seized upon in an effort to bend them to partisan service. To the initiated and discerning, the motive is trans parent and the attempt fails.
 Sincerely yours,
 WOODROW WILSON"
 Following is the letter of Senator Simmons:
 Dear Mir. President: Certain repub- lican leaders are attempting to make a partisan use of paragraph three of your peace terms found in your ad- dress to congress January 8. 1918. No one has authority to reply to a miscon- struction of any part of your address excepting yourself. but I, as chairman of the finance committee of the sen ate wish you would make reply to Nr which are being industriously circulat- ed by the opposition to embarrass you in the handling of these delicate mat 
 Sincerely yours,
 "F. NJ. SIMMONS"