The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-27
Unconditional Surrender
Issue Will Be Pressed by
His Opponents.
WILSON APPEALS AGAIN
Attacks Baird's Suffrage
Stand and Makes Demo-
cratic Ants Uneasy.
McAD00 JOINS IN BATTLE
War Waste and Extravaganza
Also Play Part in the
HOstilities.
McADOO JOINS IN BATTLE
Special Despatch to The srS.

SpesdG Desputch TO HE SCS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The grand
political offensive begun yesterday
from the White House under the per-
sonal command of the President to
get Democratic Congress that would
save him from being embarrassed
in his conduct Of the war showed
no signs Of diminishing in energy
to-day.
On the other hand there were the
rumbles Of an approaching Republi-
can counter offensive that is to bring
under critical review from one end
of the nation to the other the con-
duct of the war and the Presidents
course in the handling of the Ger
man peace offers.
The President having opened the
door wide the Republicans feel free
not only TO resent the fBapwtAtien
of disloyalty contained In the Presi-
dents appeal but TO subject to q
heavy concentrated fire some of the
Administrations war policies. with
particular attention to what they
charge has been the partisan char
acter of the war administration.
Unconditional Surrender Issue.
Only q week remains for the cam
paign, but In this week the Republi-
cans purpose to unlimber much am
munition. 1t is the intention Of the
Republicans TO bring at once to the
fore the unconditional surrender"
issue upon which they insist the Re
publican record already stands clear
and TO make it plain to the country
that the Republicans II placed In
control of Congress will demand a
peace of victory.
They are prepared, however. to
give the President ungrudging sup
port on a vigorous war policy.
The Presidents appeal to his fellow
countryInen yesterday to elect DEM
ocratic Congress in which such men
as kitchin and Dent again will COM
mlnd important committees in order
that he might not seem to be re-
pudiated in the eyes of Europe con-
tinued to-day to be the subject OF no
end of comment.
Many Democrats Surprised.
Many Democrats appeared to be
taken by surprise by the nature OF the
appeal! Rumors of dissension in the
Democratic camp over the wisdom OF
II we're current. While 1t is known
that certain Democratic Senators dis
agreed with the plan when 1t. was
FIRST suggested a week or more ago
their counsels, il is understood, never
reached the White House.
On the other hand Postmaster-Gen-
erai Burleson and other political ad-
Users OF the President are understood
10 have urged it strongly, particularly
after some of the Republican Senators
u'saG to attack the Presidents notes
80 Germany.
/; became evident to-day that, Just
a* was predicted in THE Sun, the
President intends to follow up his gen.
IA appeal OF yesterday Win other
calls addressed to particular groups of
voters. The first of these appeals
came to-day in a letter to Charles
OConor Hennessy, Democratic Sena-
.or,al candidate in New Jersey for the
short term in which the President ex-
pressed his desire to see Senator Baird
defeated for reelection. Other appeals
ore expected to be forthcoming In the
Rhode Island and Illinois Senatorial
.9a,ests and in still others where the
oectlon seems close.
Letter 20 Hennessy.
'ne Presidents letter to Mr.. Hennessy
'as perhaps the most interesting devei-
u?"e"t today In the situation. The
''"sd"nt based his desire to see Sena-
'"r Baird defeated solely on the ground
~ the latters refusal to vote for suf-
rage
senator Bairds record In the brief
me he has been In the upper house.
N'Dublicans pointed out to-day. has been