The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-03
CALLED ''AUTOCRAT OF
SECRETIVE METHODIST
President Wilson Arraigned BY Henry
Lane Wilson, Formerly American
Ambassador to Mexico, in
Speech at Ogdensburg.

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dent Wilson was described an an Eau
tocrat of secretive methods and un
known purposes" and his administra
tion characterized as "a reign of au
tocracy and incompetence" in a speecl
before a Republican meeting here yes
terday by Henry Lane Wilson of Indi
annapolis, formerly American ambassa
dor to Mexico.
Mr.. Wilson said that the Democratic
national convention at San Francisco
endorsed the Wilson administration
but rebelled "at the dictation of this
French Lick political syndicate and
nominated Gov. Cox. For the moment
| this nomination was believed to be
| the signal for the throwing off of the
shackles of wisconsin" continued the
| speaker, "but this belief was soon dis
sipated for the standard bearer of the
Democratic party made his pilgrimage
| to Canossa and standing bareheaded in
| the presence of the autocrat of Ameri.
| ca, made his submission, received the
| autocratic blessing and the antocratic
kiss of peace and went on his way to
make America safe for democracy.
"The mantle of Elijah with all its
patchwork of autocracy, wastefulness,
internationalism, secrecy, arrogance
and intolerance was transferred to
Slisha and humbly accepted by Eli
sha. Mr. Hyde was transformed into Dr.
Jekyl"
The greater part of Mr.. Wilson's
speech was devoted to an exhaustive
commentary upon President Wilson's
administration. Some of the speakers
comments were:
THE reign of violent prejudice, or
private feud, of petty injustice and au
tocratic procedure initiated by secret
conclave was inaugurated His tPres.
Wilson'sl cabinet became a mere cipher
and his councils were directed by petty
men of unknown origin. Intrigue took
the place OF craftsmanship and by the
advice and counsel Of as unwholesome
group of court favorites, political
satellites and adventures at the world
has even known, the country was hur.
ried from one astonishing innovation
into another, from one danger to
worse.
"The American people have been
asked to join in an adventurous expe
riment in internationalsm and IN the
exploitation of new doctrines foreign
to the spirit of our institutions and mi
mieal to our highest and best interests. |
ITO this has been added what might |
be appropriately described, as shirt |
tia' diplomacy, phrase which aims |
to describe the state of mind that in
duces us to get up in the middle of the
night and see what our neighbors are
doing and, If they are doing it, to tell
them not to do it; and if they aren't |
doing it tell them to do it,
This restless and Opaque visioned |
the speaker said, led to
the extension of American sovereignty
over Hayti and Santo Domingo, to the
overthrow of one Mexican president
and the antocratie investiture of an
other and has cost us the friendship of
Italy, the bitter criticism of France,
the cold distrust Of Great Britain and
The reproachful complaints of China"
TOO much false altruism and not
enough plain, everyday common sense"
was one of the speakers characterize
lions of the Wilson administration
And then, too. il must not be forgot
.en that he kept US out of war, the
former ambassador continued. That
= to say, he kept Theodore Roose-
felt and Leonard Wood out of the
var. Then he. took us into the war I'M
esdy, unprepared and undressed be-
ore the eyes Of the world az an added
.ost of IS 0,O0O,0 600, according to the
estimony given before the United
states Senate
President Wilson, the speaker said,
four nobodes and himself
IS delegates TO the peace conference
nd when, with a retinue OF ethnolo-
lists, etymologists, psychologists, geog.
aphists, secretaries, Wallets, hotel cooks
nd fddlers. sailed across the ocean
With oriental pomp and ceremony to
make the world safe for democracy.
The speaker reviewed what he called
he "untimely fate OF four of Mr..
Wilson's Ii points at the hands OF the
.eace conference, declaring that japan
btained the approval Of the confer
nee to the great robbery Of Shan
ung.n'
Mr.. Wilson criticized the covenant OF
he league Of nations along the lines
pom which il was attacked in the
enate Whether Cox or Harding be :
lected president, Mr. Wilson said, il
iould not be possible to secure the ap-
rovsl Of this covenant by the United
tates Senate. and that the league Of
atoms IS "a failure and a byword and
Kissing among the nations of the
lTth."
Mr. Harding, the speaker said. had
sclared that II elected president, he
ould Immediately set out 10 accom- :
Iish peace with Germany. This. Mr. IA
-ilson said. could be accomplished by /
Of Congress without a treaty Y
it'll Germany and afterward I'VE can r
III together the nations Of the world I
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