Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
COP. VOTED FOR WAR;
HARASSED WILSON
Attacked Administration for Ineffi-
cheney When Safety Of Troops
Forbade Reply.
Spec. al Dispatch IN Every Evening

SPt'sat bisiaAtH W GfflS ENthiflg
Washington, d. g., Oct 81 l-Au-
tocracies make no appeals to the people.
This was the declaration today of Will
liam b. Wilson. secretary of labor, in
refuting the charge of Will H. Hays.
Republican national chairman that the
President s appeal 10 the people for u
sympathetic Congress constitutes au-
tocracv. Workers of he nation will
respond to the Presidents appeal, the
secretary said.
iIis statement follows:
The statement Of MIR Hays. chairman
Of the Republican national committee,
that the Presidents appeal 10 the people
is autocracy, has only to be mentioned 10
reveal its absurdltN Autocracies make
no appeals TO the people
H,RRAssED THE ADMINISTRATIONS.
No one questlors the fact that many
Republicans voted for war, voted for the
sclective draft and voted for additional
taxation and bond ISSUES but the part isan
spirit was so strong III some of them that
they had no sooner voted for war for
men and money than they began 10 harass
the administration IN its conduct of the
war
During last winter when the adj
ministrat ION was sending to Europe more
men ard more material than even it's
raShcst critics dreamed Of mentioning IN
their criticisms. when IT was essential
for the safety Of our troops and the
success of our cause that the extent Of our
activities should be withheld from the
public IN order that the enemy might not
secure informa tion that would result IN
the destruction of the lives Of our boys
at sea- il was these same partisan Re
pubicans who started and continued
campaign directed against The alleged
il.cfhcicncs of the administration when
the administration could not reply with
out cndangering the lives of our soldiers
MAINTAINED DE- SrRuc1INE CRITICISM.
1t i these same partisan Republicans
who have kept up continuous destructive
criticism Of the conduct of the war at every
step from the training OF troops TO the
selection of commanders and have at
tempted to supevsede tho President IN the
handling of diplomatic correspondence.
They have carried on partisan cam
paign to elect q Republican Congress on
the theory that the adjournment Of
politics meant that the Democratic
partv must remain inactive and silent
while some Republicans poured ont the
vlals Of their venom. and Others exposed
their ignorance Of European affairs IN an
effort TO coerce and cajole the American
people into the hchet that the way 10
support the President y % send people 10
Congress who are opposed TO hlm
Their personal know ledge II the
truth Of he Presidents statement that
they have hecn pro-war but anti-ad-
mnlstration pcrce> the callus OF their
conscience and stirs their lrc.
LEGISLATION ron woRkERs
The real reason for he partisan activ-
lty of the rcactionar> Republican Gle
ment Is that more legislation beneficial Ia
he great mass of the common people has
been placed upon the statute books and q
more sympathetic understanding OF the
rights and responsibilities Of labor has
obtained during the administration Of
President Wilson than IN all Of the pre-
ceding administrat IONS since the close OF
the Civil War
Furthermore notwithstanding the ter
rife strain placed upon the workers IN
industry 10 produce the necessary equip
ment and supplies for the maintenance Of
our army and navy and our people Al
home. the standards Of work ard q
living of men. women and children have
not only been maintained nut have been
wuRkER~ WILL. SUPPORT PARTY.
For these reasons | feel sure that the
workers OF the country Will respond 10 the
President, appeal for Democratic
congress that will give hlm the benefit oil
the Judgment Of constructive rather than
obstructive criticism IN conducting the
affairs OF state placed in his hands by the
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