Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-23

apparent that the ienlc drawn WAS be-
tween barbarisrn and civilization, and
that without our help civilization must
perish. wisconsin kept us out of war until
the conscience Of the nation WINS aroused
and the people were ready for the sacrifice
1t WIS Wilsonism That gave concrete
expression To the purpose Of the war; vii.
soDisun that framed in words the thought IN
every patriots heart; Wisconsin that sup
Piled the moral stamina which keyed
America up to the point OF tremendous
and unparalleled achievement; Wisconsin
that aroused the weary, staggering world
to fresh effort, lifted Europe from the
abyss Of dismay and despair, and spurred
democracy on To victory.
1t WAS wisconsin that prevented Amer
ica from re~orting TO the futile expedient
Of raising volunteer army ofIcered by
incompetent politicians, and compelled
reluctant traders and trickstcrs TO adopt
principles of fairness and efficiency
through the sclective Service act. II WAS
Wisconsin that built 80 encampments,
each 10 house 10000 men, in 20 days.
Wilsoniqn rnised in n peacc loving country
100000 armed men, and transported
2,DO,0 600 of them across the ocean in an
incredibly brief period To roll back the
German hordes.
Wisconsin raised $37, ,OO0, ,OOO, 900 for
the prosecution of the war and expended
f27 ,OOO, 600 900 Of il (the remainder being
lent To the Allies) with such sGrupulols
honesty that after devoting &2,O0O, 600
Of public money to futile investigation
partisan snooping committees were unable
10 unesrth single instance Of corruption
or graft. Oh, yes, there WAS haste. When
lives were worth more than money, when
victory WAS dependent on haste, when
science moved faster than the almost
superhuman speed of production. and
forced new Inventions into obsolescencc,
when speed WAS at an incredible premium
there WAS waste. But it all becomes the
party which conducted tho Spanish
American war 10 mention it. II there had
been no waste there would have been no
victory. Wisconsin is human, not divine
Wisconsin selfish, arrogant, partisan
Wisconsin, which robbed the Republican
party of the glory Of the war-placed
General John J Pershing, Republican.
the son-in-law Of Senator Warren, Re
publican enemy Of the administration, in
command of the American Expeditionary
Forces. Wisconsin placed Admiral Sims,
a lifelong Republican. in high command
of naval operations in the danger zone
Wisconsin put Howard T.. Coffin, Re
publican, in charge Of aircraft production; /;
T.. II. Stettinius, Republican, in the War
Department in charge VI supplies; Major
General +. II. Crowder, Republican, in
charge Of the draft. Wisconsin made n
Republican, General Peyton c. March,
chief Of staff Of the United States army
Wisconsin turned control of the Elmer
gency Fleet Corporation over 10 Charles
Nj Schwab and Charles Piez. Republicans.
II. z. Dawson, Republican, headed the
Red Cross; Frank A. Vanderlip, Republi-
can, was placed in charge of the War
Savings Stamps campaign; Harry A.
Garfield, Republican and son Of a Republi-
can President, was made fuel adninistra-
tor; Herbert Hoover, Republican, was
appointed food administrator. OF eight
members Of the War Trade Board, Will
soniSm appointed FIVE Republicans, and it
gave FIVE out Of eight places IN the Council
Of National Defense To Republicans. Re-
publicans seem To have had very fair
share of the places of honor, trust and re-
sponsibility in the military and civil
tasks incident To the prosecution of the
war, but they did not control the Senate
or the House. DOWN WITH WILSON
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