Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-08-29
PAID ADVERTISEMENT-Ord by the Wilcox Campaign
Committee and for which they will pay regular adv rates
Facts Are Facts

Here are some facts in the war rec
ord of our war Governor:
Favored embargo on arms, munitions
and food. This would have prevented
France Italy. England and Belgium from
preparing themselves against Prussian ag-
gression.
In speech at Prairie du CHEN. our War
Governor said:
I'm the fan Of 1915. two years before
the declaration OF war. at time when
embargoes were being discussed, ! made
the following statement to a Wisconsin
audience: Il believe in the interest of
humanity II would be better II we would
refuse to give any war supplies TO any
country i'm Europe, including bread, II
that were necessary to starNe out the
war"
Opposed the selectiye draft law. The fol-
lowing telegram to Senator la Toilette, on
April 10. 1917, bearing this out:
4 recommend that you oppose plan
OF CONSUMPTION suggested by the general
stan and reported by the press as being
urged upon congress at this time. The
state OF Wisconsin stands ready TO fur
nish its full quota OF the National Guard
as provided by the military defense act
OF June 3, 1916. promptly. or any addi-
tional force required to meet the pres
ent requirements. We can recruit volun-
teers much faster than we receiving
equipment and supplies. The spirit or
our troops will be much better II re
adhere to the volunteer system, and we
defer CONSUMPTION until Il can be shown
20 be military necessity. AS / see 1t,
public sentiment Is not ready for com
pusory military service, and trust
that nothing viii be done by Congress
that win make the war unnecessarily
unpopular with the people.
EMANUEL l.. PHILIP
Governor"
Opposed the American policy, a definite
stand taken by him in the following tele-
gram to the Philadelphia Public Ledger
March %, 1917:
that lead TO the between the en-
tente and central powers Of Europe.
our grievance against Germany rests
entirely upon her interference with our
commerce, growing out OF her subma-
rine blockade.
1 believe 1t should be our policy to
avoid European entanglements ana keep
ourselves In position to conclude a sepa-
rate peace, whenever our grievances
against Germany has been satisfied.
We should not sacrifice Amrican life
upon European soil to settle disputes
that do not concern us.
Therefore we should not send Amer
lean soldiers across the Atlantic. For
the present at least our warfare should
be directed against German submarines.
We should increase our naval strength
as fast possible, by adding hghtng
ships and transports and raise an army
of a million men in preparation of our
defense in case that an invasion by Ger
many be attempted.
Congress should Immediately author
lie a large war loan and make liberal
fund available with which TO meet any
emergency.
EMANUEL l.. Philip,
Governor"
our war Governor on the 25th day or
June 1917 appointed Meta Berger, wife of
Victor Berger. as the one woman on the
central board OF education, when Victor
Berger had been member OF the resolu-
tions committee which reported into the
Socialist convention the plank in the Social
list platform which was adopted on the 18th
day Of April, 1917, declaring I'VE brand the
declaration Of war by our government as a
crime against the people OF the United
States and against the nations of the world
He vetoed the Wilcox Armory Bill.
He vetoed the Wilcox WaE Sur Tax Bill.