Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-10-30

Apr-4 D, 1Sl I, ana the ZU-r Of
May, 1918, the votes cast By Re-
calls on war measures between
publ;cans in favor Of such meas
ures were y per cent, while only
81 per cent Of the votes cast On
the Democratic side We're in
favor Of such measures. Those
were the Presidents own Meas
ures. Does that record look as
if We hampered him? The Re-
publican party in Congress mas
supported the Administrator
policies since the war with a I'm
aninity and an asence of cr..t-
ciSm unprecedented in party
history. There are some domas-
tic questions where we should
doubtedly differ from the course
pursue dby the ADM -listrat:on.
We should not, for example. fix
a price on the farmers wheat
and leave the planters cotton
untouched. Another domestic
question in which the Repub.i-
can party believes thorough is
is economic preparation for the
coming of peace ard Trey are
clearly Of the opinion that the
Congress Of the United States
should not be excluded from
that great task.
This IS not the Presidents
personal war. This is not the
war Of Congress. 1t is rot the
war Of the Democratic or me Re-
publican party. It is the war Of
the American people. Il IS more.
Il is the war Of rhc United
States. Of the Allied Powers. Of
the civilized world against me
barbarlsm of Germa, =. In this
great burden and respor sibi.:ty
the Republican party, represent
ing more than half he citizen
ship Of the country, demands is
r;ghtful share.
If the Republican pcrty S n
trusted with power in either or
both houses they will DO every
thing possible to drive forward
the war and hasten the day Of
victory. The President speaks
Of the necessity of telling me
Plain truth. That the RagubH-
can party in control of Congress
would do, for they have 10
friends to shield. And they WI.
DO more. They will give al, the
money TO the last dollar necss-
sary to sustain our armies and
our fleets, but they VI, cheek
the waste now going on Of the
@a!: given by the MS: gener-
Gus people on the face Of the
earth.
The President speakS Of the
effect of the election abroad. He
says that there they understand
the meaning of elections. They
do, and they will know that if
the Republicans have a majority
in Congress the war wi. be
pressed with greater v;gor than
ever before. They are quite
aware that the power of the Sen
ate IS equal to that Of the Pres;-
dent in the contamination Of
peace by treaty. They viii know
that the Republican party
stands for a victorious peace
and the overthrow of PruSSian
militarisn. That knowledge will
not depress the spirit Of oar al
lies nor encourage the Govern
ment of Germany.
The Republican party believes
that the question of surrender
should be left to Marshal Foch,
to the generals and TO the armies
in the field. When they report
that Germany has laid down
their arms the Allies should
then impose their terms. VIII
that knowledge cause detection
to those who are fighting with
US? All the world knows that
the Republican party is opposed
to negotiations and discussion
carried on in diplomatic notes
addressed to the German Gov
eminent. The Republican party
stands for unconditional sur
render. There is no Republican
creed so short that there is not
room in il for those two words.
HENRY CABOT LODGE,
REED SMOOT.