Evening star., 1924-10-15
HITS OLD PARTIES.
Senator Says Bankers Dictate
United States Policies,

ST. LOUIS Mo-. October 15.-Sen-
ator Robert La Toilette. discussing
foreign relations here last night, de-
clared that "the complete abandon
ment of the true American foreign
policy came under the administration
Of Woodrow Wilson and has been
continued and expanded under the
present Harding Coolidge admins
tration."
1T is true" the Wisconsin Senator
said. that our departure from the
traditional American policy began
with the development of Imperialism
under William Mckinley, following
the Spanish Am erican War. The
breach was broadened under Roose-
Welt and Taft"
Speaking in hte coliseum where
Woodrow Wilson was renominated
for the presidency in 1916, Senator
La Toilette told his audience that
Wilson was elected as an anti-im-
perialist and did, in fact, do much
during the first two years of his
administration to check the tendency
toward Imperialism by using his in
f1uence for Philippine independence,
by curbing the extension of the dol
lar diplomacy and by his attitude
toward the Mexican revolution.
when war was declared in Eu-
rope in the Summer of 1914" contin-
ued Mr.. La Toilette, president Will
son declared for absolute neutrality
neutrality In thought, word and deed.
This was a true American policy. If
this doctrine had been adhered to,
we would never have been drawn
into war. We would be free from
every form of foreign ENHANCEMENT.
We would have avoided at home the
direct consequences of the last few
years.
Cites Cost Of War.
sixty thousand American boys
would still be alive. We would have
no colossal war debt. We would
be free from our heavy burden of
taxation. We would have no prob
lem of caring for hundreds of thou
sands of wounded, diseased and she'll
shocked veterans. We would not
have American agriculture PROSTATE
and demanding speedy relief.
I'VE would have no such concen-
tratfon of wealth in the hands of
few. as we have witnessed in recent
years. Above all, We should have
proved our proud distinction of
Nation steadfastly devoted to peace
Had the plain principle of inter-
national law announced by Washing
ton and Jefferson been followed we
would not have been called upon to
declare war upon any of the beiliger-
ent nations of Europe. The fatal
error came in the failure of Wood
row Wilson to treat the belligerent
nations of Europe alike-the failure
to reject the unlawful war zones
OF both Germany and Great Britain
Holds Wilson Sincere.
IT do not doubt that President
Wilson was sincere when he declar ed
for absolute neutrality. 1 know the
influence which surrounded him and
which, day after day, month after
month, brought the heaviest imagin-
able pressure to induce him to aban-
don his position of neutrality and
throw the strength of the United
States openly on the side of the
allied governments"
Asserting that the foreign policy
of the United States at present is
being dictated and controlled by, the
same forces which were responsible
for the abandonment and withdrawal
Of American neutrality during the
war;" Mr.. La Toilette continued:
''It is my opinion that the private
monopoly system was primarily re-
sponSible for the abandonment of
our traditional foreign policy; that
this system forced us into the World
War; that this system is now driving
up at breakneck speed along the
paths Of Imperialism that lead in
0vitably TO war and to the ending
of free government at home as well.
says Morgan Caused War.
4 am convinced was convinced
at the beginning that we abandoned
our policy of neutrality through the
rdnffuence Of J. p. Morgan & Co., the
s3ascal agent of the British Empire,
SvSha. IN the early Spring of 1917.
2urned loose the press and agencies
Dpf pSopaSanda to drive US into war;"
EhA allies we're heavily indshfed