The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-21
G. O.P. DECLARES FOR
WILSON'S WAR AIMS
Chairman Fess Announces
Plans for Approaching Con-
gress Campaign.
PARTY NOT IN MINORITY
Has Gone to Presidents Aid
When Democratic Leaders
Baked and Hesitated.

WARRINGTON. Sept 2o.--Plans for the
whereby the Republican party
expects TO obtain majority In Consress
we're set forth to-day by Representative
Simon y. Fess OF Ohio. the new chair
man OF the national Republican Congress
slonal committee. He said:
My belief in Republican success Is
based upon the conviction that the public
holds In high esteem the attitude OF
Republicans who before the war showed
their insistence FOR a policy OF prepared
ness and who since the war have given
vigorous support to every measure OF
war, even though by so doing they added
to the popular prestige OF the opposition
party, responsible for the affairs OF Gov
eminent.
mo active campaigning can begin
until the drive for the fourth Liberty
Loan Is ended The Republican party
is go vitality concerned in the success OF
that loan that it can permit no other
consideration to divert the attention of
the public from It. Necessarily brief,
this political campaign will be Of vital
importance to the nation
More vigorous prosecution OF the war
will be the Republican demand. Per-
haps such real issues as involve an
Affirmative by one party and negative
by the other may be lacking That il
due to the fact that the Republican
party for the duration OF the war has
abandoned the ordinary function OF a
minority party, which Ii to hold up and
oppose legislation by the majority. We
have not constituted a minority party in
that sense in fact. we may not properly
be designated the minority party In the
House at all.
In the major measures designed to
speed the war and develop the war power
OF the nation the Administration has
been obliged to turn from its own un-
willing leaders and look TO eager patriots
on the Republican side to assume re-
sponsibility which really belonged to the
Democratic party. but which IL would
not shoulder
Republicans have done much to slim
ulate governmental war energy, and con-
structive Republican criticism has helped
overcome Democratic negligence and in
efficiency that would have scored heavily
against US Constantly the course of
the Administration has Jagged behind
Republican demand.
Secretary OF War Baker has reminded
the country that the War Department
10 seven or eight months ahead OF Its
plans. But the answer Is that these
plans are years behind the trouble from
the beginning has been the lack o:
plans. the lack OF conception.
Republican success in the coming
campaign will be n guarantee against
compromise and an assurance OF a
DEFINITE peace dictated by victory in the
field. Those are the immediate questions
before the American people. Questions
that will arise with the period of read
justment also are directly involved. The
problems which We must inherit from
the war demand study by the best minds
OF the nation. Great economic problems
will confront us, and the public must be
pardoned for looking with distrust and
suspicion upon Democratic capacity 10
solve them.
I'VE will carry the next House. It is
well that It should be so. For, with a
Republican House President Woodrow
Wilson never again will be in doubt as
to where the House stands when he pro-
poses an effective, a vigorous war meas
ure. The House will give him the sup
port that assures robust prosecution OF
the war conclusive peace and speedy
reimbursement to normal conditions