The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-31
Would Take War
 Control From Wilson
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lIldI pSIlOu' First, the war must be fought to unconditional surrender, unless this is achieved before.
 Second, the terms of world peace must be settled.
 Third, the Democratic admins tration, after expending billions of treasure and exercising more abso- lute power than any administration i'll cur history, must give an account of its stewardship.
 Fourth, the change from war con- ditions to peace must be brought about with the least disturbance, and the work of reconstruction must be broadly begun.
 "A Republican congress will be much better qualified, than one con- trolled by Democrats, to aid the coun- try in adopting the measures needed for these four great tasks:
 First, even as a minority party. the Republicans made the winning of the war possible by passing the orig final draft bill. Without this we could not have trained and landed the two millions of men now in Trance, As a minority party, the Republicans forced upon a reluctant President and Secretary of War, af- ter an injurious delay of four months, the amended draft act, without which we could not put two more millions at the front next July. The Speak CT, the leader and the chairman of the military committee of the Demo- cratic house opposed the original draft with all the vigor possible. It was saved, and so our countrys cause was saved by the Republican minor ity.
 Second, the new Senate must ap- prove, by two-thirds vote, the terms of peace. Those terms should be set tied not by one man only. It Is one man control we are fighting in this war to suppress. If the peace treaty is to be useful in the future, 1t must be approved by the great body of the American people. The President has Indicated a willingness to make a peace by negotiation. He has not de- manded, as he might have done in three lines, that which the American people demand, an unconditional sur render. His exchange of notes with Germany has caused a deep concern among our people lest he may by his parleying, concede her a peace around a council table instead of a sentence from a court. The IA points which the President and Germany assume that they already have agreed upon, are so general and vague that such peace will be no peace at all, but only a protocol to an interminable discus sion. The President Is without final power to bind the United States to those 14 points, although his lam .guage does not suggest it. Still l(ss has he power to bind our noble allies We do not know that these points in- clude all that our allies may justly demand, or do not concede something they may justly withhold. For what theyshave done for us, we owe our al lies the highest good faith. It is o1 capital importance, therefore, that w now should elect a Senate which shal be independent enough to interpre the will of the people and the matte' of this world peace, and not merely submit to the uncontrolled will oi MT. Wilson.
 "Nor can the attitude of the House of Representatives be ignored in thi' peace. Every affirmative obligation binding the United States in thu treaty must be performed by tn House as part of the Congress. I'll present Democratic majority in th House has been subseTvient to the vii of the President in every respect ex cept when critical issues In the con duct of the war have been involved The President has not hesitated pub licly to discipline those of his part who have disagreed with him, and tn lesson has had its effect. A ne7 Democratic Congress, with its ol leaders thus chastened, will offer Il opposition to his will. They will nc be consulted in the future more tha in the past. In a Democratic Con gress the American people will nc have the service of an independen courageous. coordinate branch ( the government to moderate his UT controlled will. It Is not safe to CT trust to one man such unlimite power. He is not in accord with tf traditions of the republic.
 '"Third. the Republicans voted witf out objection billions to be expende by this administration. Six hundre and forty millions Dor aviation wei given to the executive to build ali planes, without single limitation { to the manner or methods of its e1 lpenditure. A senate committee ht deplored the waste and failure in u use of that money. The debts whit have been created by this war, Il people will be paying to the third ar hoH Q vii to know how these enormous sur have been expended. Only a Repu ilican Congress will have the oourai to exact a detailed and accurate sto of that stewardship.
 Fourth, the work of reconstructi must not be made by one man,
 finally formulated according to academic theories and ideals. T President was hot elected when su issues wore before the people. H mandate of power was not given
 the light of the momentuous questio which soon will force themselves f solution. He was elected as a pea President, and because he had Ike us out of war The American peoT should therefore place in the bran of the government charged constit tionally with adopting policies of T construction a Congress which W not register the will of one man, b fresh from the people, will enact t will of the people.
 we earnestly deprecate extendi1 the unifix controlled leadership of chief to the making
 a permanent treaty of peace or to t framing of those measures of reco etruction which must seriously affe