The daily Alaska citizen., 1918-10-31
WHERE VII. I.SON STANDS

In recent letter written from ONStc Bay. cXPresident Roosevelt declared to Sen ator Lodge, Poindexter Johnson, and othc prominent members of the Republican part, that the oft-quoted fourteen principles laic down by President Wilson as a basis upo1 which peace could be accomplished were 'mis chievous' '-makers of troubIe-and intimatcl that they would be discarded by the allies a the peace table, and other leaders of Republi CaniSm have made similar statements recently
 It seems apparent that Colonel Roosevel lis of the opinion that the words of praise an, the terms of acceptance with which the lead CTS of the entente nations greeted the Presi dents speech Of January Sth. were merel, words of polite acknowledgement, meaning nothing in themselves, and subject to repudia ton, when by the help of the United States Germany was finally licked to a finish, anC from later utterances by Mir, Roosevelt it aIsC would appear that he is seeking to produc, this same impression among others.
 It is almost one year since the PrcSi dents noted speech and there have beer many epochal changes in the lineup of tn, world since that day. but the underlying prin ciple which he covered in that address remains the same. And this foundation. the preserva tion of future peace, by guaranteeing liberty to all nations, and repression by IntcrnatiOna agreement of the curse of greed and unhot ambition for power, is today recognized as tn, main object which the cessation of fighting must accomplish.
 Every day we find one or another of tho leaders of the allied nations referring to some one or all of the fourteen points of the Pres idents address in connection with after-Wa1 conditions. And, with only a few sIigh changes made necessary by later develop ments, which Mr. Wilson could not have for seen, these same fourteen points will be the rule of measurement by which the WorId'> garment of peace is cut. But the great rough rider colonel, seeking to destroy the leadership ot Mir. Wilson, to disturb the confidence oI the country in his judgment and prohity, de- clares these points which all the world but Germany has accepted are mischievous.'
 And in this attitude the people of the country can find the reason for the Pres dents appeal for support until these questions have been settled once for all. He riskcl widespread misunderstanding when he issued such an appeal, but having full confidence il the integrity of his felloWmen, in the clarity o their judgment, and their unQuestioned loy atty to the very principles which Mr. Roose welt seeks to condemn as meddlesome he in cured whatever risk there might have beer in the danger of a political backfre and we believe that the vote of the coming election will prove that his confidence was not un- founded
 It was in a way necessary for him to take this risk. He knew and so do the maioritv OI well-informed people, that if the party o1 which he is leader is defeated by the party which Mr. Roosevelt seeks to lead and speak for, the nations of Europe will believe that those things which the President has stood for, these principles of peace which he has enunciated, are not accepted by a ma iOrity of the people of the United States and that both our allies abroad and those nations witt which we are at war will on the other hand believe that the people by their vote have said with Colonel Roosevelt, your fourteen peace principles are ''mischevOus" and we don't want them. Coming at this time it is unfortunate that such would be the state of European mind, but there is nothing we might say which would produce a different impression. And with the President, let Us ask that Alaskans lay aside for the time be ing personal and party politics and rally to the support of our great leader, who is uni versally recognized as the foremost citizen of the world. A vote for Mr. Suzer is a vote of confidence in President Wilson and a pledge of faith in the fourteen principles laid down by him as the basis for future peace to the entire world
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