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anciai panics. In 1912 Senator Aldrich
In his bin on banking introduced the
same principles but this was turned
down by the democrats. and then they
turned around atd took the pith out Of
Aldrich bill. not even taking the pains in
places 70 change the phraseology. and
framed up the federal reserve bill The
federal banking system is the outgrowth
'of republican foresight When the wo.
that they will ask for the removal or
control.
when she attacked his attitude Just fol-
lowing the signing OF the armistioe. Mrs.
Remington decried the fact that the I'M
mense war stores which were then In
France were not Immediately taken back
to this country to help reduce the high
COST OF living, Baker. the speaker al
legged promised the packers and others
that he would not return this vast store
Of food and thus demorali.e the food
pounds Of sugar disposed Of in France
at two cents per pound. while America
who had scrimped and scraped that the
boys oyer seas might have the best in
the land were paying over ten times that
ington. what was true Of sugar was
true OF shoes, while we were paying
from $40 to $40 per paid for shoes IN this
country. hundreds OF thousands OF the
best army shoes in the world. which we
would have been glad to pay six and sew
en- dollars q pair for were seld to the
French and the Russians at ifty cents
q pair. just because Secretary Baker did
not want to bring down high prices"
Scored President Wilson.
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War Baker to President Wilson the
speaker roundly scored him for not pup
chasing the 1919 crop Of sugar for the
American people. He had been warned
that such step was absolutely .nsces
sary. but he was arbitrary about the mat
ter and let the opportunity slip. and thus
permitted the spectators to get hold OF
the crop. The result was that the the
Of 800. 900, 90.
..Mr. WILSON, did not know the sour
needs Of gooseberries and rhubarb. there
should have been woman on the board
a, sass tsat auanss tIns :S .n msn ssss
for the confidence Of 100, ,ooo, 600 Of people
he must render en- accounting to those
people," said Mrs. RennlHston IN the midst
OF great applause. When the applause
'cMr. wilson kept as out Of war. he kept
us out OF peace" (Inu5htsr.)
Ladies and gentlemen. want to state
right here that .fhe United States did
sake Of saving the world for democracy.
We went into that conflict to save our
own country and the high ideals Of this
nation. We went to war because we
could no longer remain supine in the
face OF the German insults and injuries.
Wilson's patient waiting policy IN Euro
pean affairs ana his xigsag policy In
the relations OF the country with Mexico
was the means OF that country losing
respect for the United States. We were
politics and neutral in thought. I want
to say right here that there IL no ono
neutral In thought but an idiot. There
was too much wishbone where there
should have been backbone" tApplause
What oermay wansed.
Germany said that II we would stripe
out ocean going vessels that there waS
a little lane across the high seas that
we might traverse in safety on certain
is no power on oarth which can tell the
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President Wilson came in for scor-
ton. The speaker deplored the fact that
50 many Chinese should be turned over
to the control. Of the Japanese, The
Prussians OF the Orient. President Will
son failed to call upon the great men
Of the United States to aid him In the
sitting on the peaSe treaty and the
league of nations. In the forming Of
that covenant every other country got
what 1t was looking for but the United
States. The leaguH6of nations az 1t stands
without reservations, was styled by the
speaker as a super-government which
would even override the constitution, and
would embrodl the United States In every
European boundfy dispute. The speaker
stated that theoUnited States absolutely
refuses to enter: any covenant where 1t
can be outvotedIsix tines, as in the case
of Great Rritain,.,
'It was even suggested in the sittfnss
Of the peace council that the nag OF
the league OF nations be unfurled above
all other hags. ! say that 1t is simply
unbearable that any flag fy over the
Stars and Stripes" (Applause.)
The speaker said that we do not need
to indulge in Daropean poitcs. We have
enough at home to keep us good and
busy. II article ten Of the leasue OF
nations were passed as IT was framed by
the peace council II would prove an en-
tangling weapon for the United States.
1--WE will not hear to anything overrid-
ing the Monroe Doctrine. SAID the
speaker.
In closing her; address Mrs. Remington
said that the country wants prohibition
and party which win support It.