Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-31
TURKEY SURRENDERS;; AUSTRIA QUIT T|NG'
ROOSEVELT AND TAFT
IN JOINT APPEAL FOR
G. 0. P. CONGRESS-

Now York;. Oct Si.--Theodorc
Roosevelt and W.Illara II. Taft issued
here today. a Joint appeal for tho elcc-
ton Of a republican majority in con-
gress. The statement Is said to ba
the first ever composed and signed by
two former presidents Of the United
States.
At the Union League Club they drew
up the statement. 1t follows:
1--WE approach this subject as Am
orleans and only as Americans. When
this war broke out we should have well
coined action by the president which
would have eliminated all questions of
party politics. II would have enabled
us all to stand Behind him to the end
without regard to anything but nation
al consideration. Instead of this par
tisan lines have been strictly drawn
from the first and now the president
announces that only democrats can be
entrusted with future power and only
those danocrats who do his will. Be-
cause Of the reflection on other patr.-
otic Americans we appeal for fair play.
Problems to BE Met.
"The next congress will serve from
March 4, 1919, to March 4, 1921. In
that period:
First, the war must be fought to
unconditional surrender. unless this is
achieved before.
Second, the terms Of world peac.
must be settled.
;,>d NO oil tctr
ton after eXpending billions of treas
ure and exercising more absolute pow
er than any administration in our
history must give an account Of it's
stewardship.
Fourth, the change Of war condi-
tions to peace must be brought about
with least disturbance.
"a republican congress will be much
better qualified than one controlled by
democrats to aid the country in
adopting the measures needed for these
four great tasks:
Republicans Won War.
First, even as a minority party the
republicans made the winning Of the
war possible by Passing the original
draft bill. Without this we could not
have trained and landed the 2.0oo.-
900 men now in France. As the min
ority party the republfc4rs forced upon
a reluctant president and secretary Of
war after an, Injurious delay of four
months, the sarnendcd draft act, with
out which We could not put 2,O00OOO
more men at the front next July. The
speaker, the leader and the chairman
OF the military committee Of the dem
original
draft with all the vigor possible 1t
was saved and so our countrys cause
was saved by the republican minority.
Not = One-Man Question.
Second. the new senate must ap-
prove, by two thirds vote. the terms of
peace. Those terms should be settled
not by one man only. 1t is one-man
control we are lighting in this war to
suppress. If the peace treaty is to be
useful in the future it must be ap-
proved by the great body of the Amer
lean people. The president has indi-
Gated a willingness to make a peace
by negotiation. He has not demanded,
as he might have done in three lines,
that which the American people de-
mand, an unconditional surrender. His
exchange of notes with Germany has
caused deep concern among our people,
lest he viii concede hurried peace
around a council table, instead of a
sentence from court. The fourteen
points are SO general and vague that
such a peace would be no treaty at
ali but only a protocol to an inter-
minable discussion. The president is
without final power to bind the United
States to those fourteen points, altho
his language does not suggest it. Still
less has he power to bind our noble
allies We do not know that these
points include all that our allies may
Justly demand or do not concede some
thing they may justly withhold. For
what they have done for us. we owe our
allies the highest good faith. 1t is Of
Importance that we should now elect n
senate which shall be independent
enough to interpret the will of the
American people in this matter of
world peace and not submit to the un-
controlled will of Mr.. Wilson.
Must Not Ignore House.
Nor can the attitude of the house
of representatives be ignored in this
peace. Every affirmative obligation
binding the United States in that
treaty must be performed by the house
as part of the congress. The present
democratic majority in the house has
been subservint to the will Of the
president In every respect, except when
critical issues in the conduct OF the
war have been involved. The presi-
dent has not hesitated publically to
discipline these of his party who have
disagreed with him and the lesson
had had its effect. A new democratic
congress with it's old leaders thus
chastened will offer no opposition to
his will. They will not be consulted
In the future more than in the past.
In q democratic congress the Ameri-
can people will not have the service OF
an independent, courageous. co-ordln-
ate branch OF the government to
moderate his uncontrolled will. 1t Is
not safe to entrust to one man such
unlimited power It is not In, accord
with the traditions Of the republic.
No Limitation on Expenditures.
Third, the republicans voted without
objection billions to be expended by
this administration. Six hundred and
forty millions for aviation were given
to the executive to build airplanes.
without a single, Limitation Of the man
,ner or method Of It's expenditure. A
~ nov,, itteo has dep1ored the