The sun., 1918-10-28
HAYS REVEALS
PEACE PERILIN
WILSON APPEAL
G. 0. P. Demand for UncOn-
ditional Surrender Cause
of Vote Plea, He Says
CAPITALIZES PATRIOTISM
National Chairman Assails the
President in Call to Re-
publicans to Fight.

In statement issued yesterday ad-
dressed to Republican voters VIII H.
Hays. chairman of the Republican Ma
uonal Committee. brands President Will
sons appeal for the return Of a Demo-
cratic Congress AZ an attempt to capi-
tallze ''for political purposes tho glori-
Gus spirit OF patriotism that inspires the
country"
Chairman Hays squarely accepts the
challenge embodied In the Wilson ap-
peal and says the President. by impugn-
ing the loyalty Of Republican Congress-
mon, has left the Republican party no
alternative but fight TO the last ditch.
He calls upon Republican voters every
where to help thwart the Presidents
desire for rubber stamp" Congress
which, he says. will assent readily to a
negotiated peace and will indorse a
policy OF free trade which will give to
Germany "the fruits Of a victory greater
than she could win by fighting 100
years"
Chairman Hays says in so many
words that the Presidents opposition to
the Republican party is based on the
fact that It stands for unconditional
victory or a peace Of negotiation.
President Wilson. Mr.. Hays further
asserts. wants a Democratic Congress
rot so that he may be unimpeded in his
conduct of the war, but so that he can
carry through peace programme which
will accord with his own ideas and those
Of his sole, unelected. unappointed, un-
confirmed personal adviser"
Call to Republicans.
The appeal follows:
To Republicans:
President Wilson has questioned the ,
motives and fidelity Of your repre-
sentatives in Congress. He has
thereby impugned their loyalty and
denied their patriotism. His challenge
is 10 you Who elected those represen-
tatves. You owe 1t to them, to the
honor OF your great party and TO your
own self respect TO meet that chal-
lenge squarely, not only as Repub-
leans, but as Americans. I, as your
chairman. call upon you to do II.
Mr. Wilson aeeords the Republicans
no credit whatever for having sup
ported the war measures" proposed
BY his Administra ton. although they
have done so with greater unantmity
ihan the members OF his own party.
Despite that fact, he accuses them OF
having tried to usurp his proper func-
ttons. That charge, as Mr.. Taft de-
oares in carefully measured words. is
not true. At no time and In no way
have they tried to take control of the
war out OF his hands. The President
knows that. The country knows II.
You know II. more ungracious.
more unjust, more wanton. more men
datous accusation was never made by
The most reckless stump orator, much
less by a President of the United
States, for partisan purposes. II is an
insult not only to every loyal Repub-
lean in Congress. but TO every loyal
Republican in the land. 1t fully merits
the resentment which rightfully and
surely will find expression at the polls.
For Unconditional Surrender.
Nlr. Wilson grudgingly admits that
The Republicans have been ''pro-war"
Then why does he demand their de-
'-at2 Because they are still pro-war?
Hardly that. No. II is because they
are for peace through, not without.
victory; because they do not be-
heve lasting peace can be OBJ
aimed through negotiation: because
they consider that ~. s. stands for
unconditional Surrender as we'll as
for the United States and Uncle Sam"
The Democratic Congress does not. Mr..
Wilson does not. There Is the issue
lear as the MONDAY sun. The coun-
try will decide.
Mr.. Wilson wants only rubber
lamps. his rubber stamps, In Con-
g!ess He says 50. No one knows II
hcter than Democratic Congressman.
lie calls for the defeat Of pro-war
fepubiicans and the election of anti
rsr Democrats. He. as the Executive.
= 10 longer satisfied to be one branch
~! ne Government. as provided By the
institution. Republican Congress-
nen must be defeated and the Demo-
ICoatiHued on Ftfth Pa0e.)