Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-10
SPR0ULAlr rACKS
j. S. ACIlON'lN
] MEXICAN | CASE ! /
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Adl11linistration's 4 POLES, I, ], Is
Attacked by Perr,sy mia. !! i !. !.
Governor. \ ,g e

Sproul Of Pennsylvania, in q keynote
speech at the meeting today af tlls'
republican national commlfteH, at-,
tackled the dn1inistxati Ion 81 Mexican
policy and = declared the republican
party approached the coming presi-
dental campatxn wit tRs sconfid denfe that
the people would endorse Its policies,
His outline OF these included q bet
ter relation between capital and labor,
economy and business management IN
ministration, a firm handling OF the,
Mexican situation, restoration Of
Americanism and constitutional gov
ernrnent and a sound solution Of the
railroad problem. ->fEas%
Referring briefly to the question of
peace, the governor declared that the
republican citizenship had .endeaYor
ed to cooperate In the conclusion of
the matter. with only such limitations
as will preserve to this republic Its
full right to determine its own af-
fairs" under the constitution. I'VE
must prepare" said Governor Sproul.
!" not only to clean up the govern
mental mess III which we find our
selves, but we must lay Aur plans for
restoring our nation to the position Of
respect which it once held. -.
Must Look Ahead. &.
I'VE must lay our plans to- meet
the menace to our peace ard wellsbe-
ing on our southwestern boundary, No
chapter of our entire national llist6ry
is more disgra ceful and hulpiIiating
than the story of our relati0n4 with
Mexico during the past seven YEARS y
He declared that during republican
times, relations between capital and
labor "have always been, pretty we'll
understood" Sentiment for American
Ism, he said was rapidly increasing
and it was the duty of the government
to promote 1t.
Development Of national resources
Including the public land also was de-
clared by the governor of prime i'm
portance. He pointed to the railroad
question as forming one of the most
difficult problems awaiting solution
1.-The rape Of the railroads." he said,
"conceived In an unholy lust for. pow
er and partisan advantage has left us
situation which will demand the
highest abilities of sound Judgment
and forceful manacemsntI e work
Governor sproul also declared that
the people, wanted relief from sthe In
tertninabie, meddling Of government
departrn ents in their private al....5..,--cr
sonal affairs" 49,;
/ Would Change Things,
''If we will come down out Of the
fool's paradise Of extravagance and
inefficiency in which we have been
soaring: .,;l1a said, land get back te
work in earnest. our stroubles and
even our d ebts will soon vanish"
Mrs. Medill Mccormick, chairman
Of the wonian's division Of the. re:
publican tpartX, said women would
support the REPUBLICAN party because
| sit is the sole instrument for the
! <{,1, lien, li1o.
erty." The party. she said, would con.
tinue to champion social Justice un-
der the Law and. She fervent principles
Of nationalisn1 which Roosevelt! main
tanned to& the end"
! Mention OF Col Roosevelt's maine
| brought a storm. of applause. Il 4
/ Mrs. Mccormick declared, the 70
publican party had been the 4e1,esea
Y Y 'syd ss gEsssst3saEs eE; shtle5sR 95sp
republicaH states which have ssht ~ 1t 7:
; tfled the3suferage amendment st,e
constitution would do so in tinesto az
low the women OF, those states 70 par;
ticipale In the next Dational election
I. Mrs. MeCornick declared the won
en- Of the country wanted "au Afneri'
! can America" and not "a socialist OF
, ilnperialist ,nationalisnl @.&
Aniericanie1,n Is the Issue.
| Governor McKelvie ;of Nebraska
who delivered the last of the Keynote
/; speeches. declared Anlericanisn, was
! the outstanding issue and charged
| that the Democratic administration
! had used the slogan. make the world
safe for democracy" in such a-"cun.
ming way as to make possible a. gov.
| eminent like that in Russia rather
! than for edifcation OF the ideals OF
/ the republic" :.
| ). The Republican congress, he said