Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-30
Authorized Republican Club Charles Pulls Pangton
Arcade, Milwaukee, and for which $500 is TO be paid.
Facts Are Facts

Here are some facts in the war rec
ord of our WAR Governor:
Favored an 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:
In the fall Of 1915. two years before
the declaration of war, at a time when
embargoes were being discussed. made
the following statement to a Wisconsin
audience: believe I'm the interest of
humanity it would be better il we would
refuse to give any supplies to any
country in Europe, including bread, if
that were necessary to staPve out the
war;"
Opposed the selectiye draft law. The fol-
lowing telegram to SenStor La Toilette, on
April 10, 1917, bearing this out:
recommend that you oppose plan
OF consumption suggested by the general
3 staff and reported by the press as being
n urged upon congress at this time. The
state of Wisconsin stands ready to fur
W nish its full quota OF the National Guard
SEa as provided by the military defense act
:. 19 or June 3. 1916, promptly, any addi-
! tlonaI force required to meet the pres
81 ent requirements, We can recruit volun-
as teers much faster than receiving
~ equipment and supplies. The spirit of
1g our troops will be much better if we
adhere to the volunteer system, and
shall avoid sore spots at home if
to be military necessity AS see it,
u public sentiment is not ready for com
puIsory military service, and I trust
that nothing will be done by Congress
that will make the unnecessarily
unpopular with the people.
EMANUEL T.. Phillip,
Governor"
Opposed the American policy, a definite
stand taken by him in the following tele>-
gram to the Philadelphia Public Ledger,
March D. 1917:
I'VE are not interested in the causes
that lead to the war between the
tente and central powers of Europe.
Our grievance against Germany rests
entirely upon her interference with our
u commerce. growing out of her subma-
Ir believe 1t should be our policy to-
lsI avoid European entanglements and keep
l,S3 ourselves in position to conclude sepa-
ss rate peace, whenever grievances
5S against Germany has been satisfied
ys3 We should not sacrifice American life
upon European soil to settle disputes
IS that do not concern :,
8 Therefore we should not send Amer-.s
lean soldiers across the Atlantic. Fog
the present at least our warfare should
be directed against German submarines
We should increase naval strength
al fast possible, by adding lighting
ships and transports and raise, army
of million men in preparation of our
defense in case that invasion by Ger
many be attempted.
Congress should Immediately author
lie a large war loan ana MAKE d llpeTd<
fund available with which to meet any
emergency.
EMANUEL L. PHILIPPE,
Governor"
Our War Governor the 25th day OF
June 1917 appointed Meta Berger wife of
Victor Berger. as the woman on the
central board of education when Victor
Berger had been a member of the resolu-
lions 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 Eve 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 War Sur Tax Bill.