The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-29
DANIELS PLEADS FOR
 DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS-
DECLARES REPUBLICAN VICTORY WOULD CAUSE DlscoFD IN
 RANKS OF The ALLIES.

Hartford. Conn. Oct 2S.-'Let no body mistake the purpose of those who are suddenly opposing the pres ident's fourteen demands" Secretary Daniels said tonight in an address here urging the return Of a demo cratic majority in congress.
 It is to try to drive wedge bo tween the allies. create difficulties and to make one allied nation sus- cious of the good faith of it's as- soclates, For nine months all Amer lea has stood for Wilson's declara- tions in his great speech of January s. Now that the time has come when American leadership Is to prevail for the good of all the w0rl there are those who wish 10 destroy their coun- try's proud place We have professed that we went into this war for un- selfish aims and that we wanted nothing for Ourselves That is wha Wilson declared, and men of all par ties applauded As the election ap- breaches, are we going to rcpudiate American leadership? Turn our backs upon our professions and introduce difficulty and discord into the council of the allied nations?
 No matter what the motive" said the secretary, the result is that If we do not stand for the fourteen principles, which our allies have ac- cepted, the agitation for repudia- ton will make our allies think We are not to be trusted. will make them query whether America was sincere and will impeach Americas good faith
 On land and sea. American and ai- lied leaders have shown a spirit Of co-o operation that is necessary for victory. lt !s as necessary for us to. stand firm for Americas demands as| it is to fight bravely and in concert with other free peoples.
 The attack upon America's dccla- ration, accepted by everybody forI nine months is as dangerous as itI would be for Pershing and seems to refuse longer to fight with the allied forces and demand debating society 10 determine whether they would stick to their solemn pledge"
 Quoting extracts -om speeches in 1898 by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and former President Harrison, urg- ing the return of a republican cong-| ress to support Mckinley in the peace negotiations with Spain Mr. Daniels said:
 ''lf this plea of such distinguished republican leaders was valid twenty years ago why is 1t not yali today If it does not hold good, is it because the war with Spain was more gi- gantic undertaking and the conduct of it. including the embalmed beef and typhoid scandals, characterized by more efficiency than characterizes the conduct of the present war under war administration"
 The shipping bill. the first great preparedness measure" Secretary Daniels said, was held in congress for two years by republican opposi- tion, having been introducted in 1914 and not passed until 1916.
 Prom the day the United States entered the war until to this hour, said MT Daniels, the neck of the bottle has been and is ships. The number of soldiers early sent to France was measured by the tonnage. In the light of the gigantic achieve ments of the shipping board who will say that if Senator Weeks and his formidable array of republican sena- tors had not blocked the way for nearly two years, the victory which is now in sight would not have long since been achieved
 Declaring that other measures have been opposed by the republicans m congress, Secretary Daniels asserted all the world will know America's position if a congress to stand by