New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 16, 1916, Page 5

a NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY, 16, 1916. ROOT ATTACKS POLICIES OF DEMOCRATIC REGIME - Ex-Senator Flays Wilson and Party for Lack of Fore- sight to Make Timely Provision for Backing Up of American Diplomacy New York, Feb. lled with caustic criticism of the Wil- | play so great a part in n administration, especially in re spect to its foreign policy, ex-United | States Senator Elihu Root, as tempor- ary chairman of the republican state night what was regarded as the keynote of the republican national campaign. He ~vas introduced by Frederick C. Tan- convention sounded here last ner, chairman of the state committee, and was greeted with an Every seat In the convention occupled long before the convention opened. The boxes were almost en- tirely reserved for women, one being filled with suffrage leaders. Interrupted With Applause. «. The first part of Mr. Root’s speech, which was devoted to a consideration of the tariff and economic conditions, wag received in. comparative silence. ‘When he opened an attack on Pres dent Wilson's Mexican policy he was ! repeatedly interrupted with applause, however. The first prolonged outburst of cheers came when Mr. Root turn- | ing to Buropean affairs, denounced the president’s policy as one of making threats and failing to make them good. Omits Roosevelt Reference. In the prepared speech Mr. Root sent out in advance, he referred to Theodore Roosevelt as one of the men who had believed it the duty of the Amcrican government to protest at the violation of Belgium'’s neutrality by Germany. This reference was canitted last night. The temporary chairman himself denounced, how- ever, the failure of the United States government to protest against the in- vasion of Belgium. “If the public opinion of the world,” he said, “fvas to remain silent ou that neutral upon that, then all talk about peace and justice and international ’aw and the rights of man, the pro- £Yess of humanity and the spread of liberty is idle patter—a mere senti- mentality.” No Clash Over Whitman. A move interpreted by the support- ers of Governor Charles S. Whitman, as intended to prevent any fight on the convention floor for an endorse- ment of the state administration was made by Charles B. Sears of Erie im- mediately after Mr. Root ended his speéch. Sears moved that all resolu- tions be referred to the committee on resolutions without debate. The mo- tion was declared adopted by Chair- man Root, Speaker Sweet of the assembly mov- ed that the rules of the assembly be adopted as the rules of the conven- tign except that the minority in com- mittees be permitted to submit re- ports. This propasal also was car- ried. The committees on resolutions, delegates to the national convention and credentials then were named. Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler was appointed chairman of the committee on reso- lutions and Senator George F. Arget- singer of Rochester of the committee oft delegates. The convention adjourned at 10:40 o'clock to meet again at 11 o’clock this morning when State Senator James W. Wadsworth, jr., was chosen Permanent chairman. A Barnes Has Plans. liam Barnes entered the bhall before the session opened, he was asked what action he intended to talje in the convention. “I have certain plans, which T will put through,” he said. “You will see what they are when I carry them out.” No other presidential election since 1864 has been so fraught with conse- quences so vital to national life as the one now approaching, Mr. Root said, ovation which lasted two and a half minutes. hall and every inch of standing room was 16.—In a speech | and all ordinary considerations whict presidential | campaigns “are and ought to dwarfed into insignificance.” | promised that if the republican party is returned to power the people may expect a foreign policy which will leave ‘no doubt anywhere in the world | of America’s purpose and courage to i protect and defend her independence, | her territory ana the lives rights of her citizens under the laws | of nations;” and that the people may expect, also, that ‘‘the government will stand for full and adequate prepara- | tion by the American people for their own defence " Lack of Foresight. Mr. Root charged the present ad- ministration with ‘“the lack of fore- sight to make timely provision for | backing up of American diplomacy by jactual or assured military forve: i with “the forfeiture of the werld's respect for our assertion of rights hy pursuing the policy of making threats and of failing to male them good;” |and with “a loss of the moral T of the civilized world through failure to truly Interpret to the world the spirit of the American democracy in | its attitude towards the terrible events the war.” These, said Mr. Root, were the administration’s “three fundamen- | tal errors.” { Party of Opposition. The temporary chairman part: “For the first time in twenty »ears | We enter the field as the party of op- | position, and indeeq it is a much long- i er time, for in 1896, in all respects save the tariff, the real opposition to the | sturdy and patriotic course of Presi dent Cleveland was to be found in par- ty that followed Mr. Bryan. It is our duty as the opposition to bring the democratic party to the bar of public judgment, to put it upon its defense so far as we see just and substantial grounds, and whether its spirit, its policies, and its performances are the best that the American people can do in the way of popular self-govern- ment.” Discussing the domestic situation before the European war began, Mr. Root declared that during the eightcen months of democratic control there ! safd in | be | He | and just | which accompanied the early stages of | There is a Real Difference Cream of tartar, derived from grapes, is used in Royal Baking Powder because it is the best and most healthful ingredient known for the purpose. Phosphate and alum, which are de- rived from mineral sources, are used in dome baking powders, instead of cream of | curity by the establishment of hostile | man invasion turned from the Bat tartar, because they are cheaper. situation for which wise forethought should make provision. “More important still, the war has paralyzed the peaceful industries of all Europe, and has stopped that com- petitive foreign production which in July, 1914, had already entered Am- erican markets to supersede American products under the tariff law of 1913. The war has thus given to American products an immunity from competi- tion far more effective than any pos- sible protective tariff. But that is temporary. and when the war over, when foreign production begins again, the American market, compared with impoverished Europe, will be meore than ever before the object of desire and effort, and we shall become ine dumping ground of the world to the destruction of our own industrics un- less that is prevented by a wise aud competent government.” Reviews Mexican Problem. Taking up foreign relations, Mr. Root said that for the first time within the memory of men now living these relations “are recognized as vital.” ¥ie took up first the Mexican problem, re- viewing the situation when President ‘Wilson was inangurated. Root’s Third Criticism. Discussing his third coiticism—*a had been ‘“‘a steady increase in Amer- ican production, in exports and in rev- enues, and a steady increase in imports and expenditures.” Fnterprise had balted, he asserted, and new under- takings no longer made their appear- ance, and the country’s productive ln- dustries “were laboring under a misfit tariff devised by the democratic party in a spirit of suspicion, distrust and hostility towards American business enterprise,” and transportation and commerce had become ‘“‘dull and de- spondent.” The tariff commission cre- ated under republican legislation to ascertain the facts upon which tariff laws should be based, Mr. Root said had been driven out of business and no substitute provided. At Washing- ton, he declared, “‘there was a nervous dread lest somebody make money,” and ‘‘envy of business success’ wus an element in the framing of legislation and the administration of the laws. Mr. Root continued: Not Changed By War, “The great war has not changed the lesson which we had already learned when it began. It has but obscured demonstration. It has caused an enormous demand for some things which the United States is able to pro- duce in large quantities, and in these ! lines of production, while other in- dustries still languish, there have been extensive employment of labor, great exports and a great influx of money. But this is temporary, it must soon cease, and when the factories have stopped and thelr laborers are no February Mark-Down Sale —OF— Reliable Homefurnishings REDUCTIONS 15 TO 50 PER CENT. Young Couples soon to be married, builders of new homes, and established housekeepers who are planning to replace or add to your present furnish- ings—here is a sale which patronage. merits and warrants your You will find here every essential for the making of a satisfactory and pleasing purchase. 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Overlooking The Capitol Grounds — 40-56 Ford St., Hartford. “Where quality is higher than price.” loss of moral forces of the civilized world through faflure to truly inter- pret to the world the spirit of the American democracy”—Mr. Root al- luded to the violation of Belglum's neutrality and held that “the Ameri- can party were entitled not merely to fcel but to speak concerning the wrong done to Belgium.” longer employed we must deal with a | | the question whether “A single official expression by the United States,” he said, “a single sen- | tence denying assent and recording | disapproval of what Germany did in | Belgium would have given the people | of America that leadership to which they were entitled in their earnest groping for the light. It would have | ranged behind American leadership the conscience and morality of the neutral world. It would have brought to American diplomacy the respect and strength of loyalty to a great cause. But it was not to be. The American government failed to rise to the demands of the great occasions. Will Lead to War. “We have been following the path of peace. We have been blindly stumbling along the road that, con- tinued, will lead to inevitable war. Our diplomacy has dealt with symp- toms and ignored causes. decisive question upon which our peace depends is the question whether ihe rule of action applied to Belgium is to be tolerated. If it is tolerated by the civilized world this nation will | have to fight for its life. There will he no escape. That is the critical point of defense for the peace Of America. “When our government failed to | {ell the truth about Belgium, it lost the opportunity for leadership of the moral sense of the American people, and it lost the power which a know- Jedge of that leadership and a sympa- thetic response from the moral sense of the world would have given to our diplomacy. When our government failed to make any provision what- ever for defending its rights in case they should be trampled upon, it lost the power which a belief in its readi ness and will to maintain its rights would have given to its diplomatic representations. When our govern- ent gave notice to Germany that it would destroy American lives and American ships at its peril, our words, which would have been potent if sus- tained by adequate preparation to make them good, and by the prestige and authority of the moral leadership of a great people, in a great cause, were treated with a contempt which should have been foreseen; and when our government failed to make those words good, its diplomacy was bank- rupt. “Upon the record of performance which I have tried to describe, will the American people say that the democratic party is entitled to be continued in power? Two Distinct Causes. “The defects of the present ad- ministration arise from two distinct causes. The first is the temperament | and training of the president. The | second is the incapacity of the demo- | cratic party as it is rcpresented in | Washington in both the legislative and in the executive departments either to originate wise policies or to follow them when proposed by others | nor to administer them effectively if they are established. The democrats in congress are never controlled ex- cept with a club, and government with a club is always spasmodic and defective. “These /| not { change; characteristics will President Wilson e eabsIhatss iwat; | | cannot | roe forbade the destruction of our se- If you have been induced to use baking powders made from alum or phosphate, use Royal Baking Powder instead. You will be pleased with the results and the difference in the quality of the food. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO. New York mil “They may ern cvel American freedom, Am the and above all else make | ess of the American democracy.” Root, [ his | protection of quir ulations serv States second, o respect co, with attempt at domination except as he was for “The President of the United States | failed to observe either of those du- ties. | both and followed an entirely differ- ent terv in | und. set | was | the | ico. | president of wrongly, good or bad, he was there. Mr. velations with change his nature; the democratic party will not change the character | of its representatives; and there is no | escape from having the same causes | of weakness which have controlled | our government for the last three | years continued in the future except ihe withdrawal of power from lhe’ democratic party. We must not de- celve ourselves by assuming that the | critical period arising from the great | war has passed. The real dangers | and the real tests of strength of our | institutions lle before us. The prin- | ciples of national morality are on | {rial. We must play our part in the | universal trial whether we will or no, | for upon the result depends directly our republic can endure, ‘What Republicans Will Do. “But what are the people to expect if the republican party is Testored to power? “This much we can say now: “They may expect with confidence, | that their government will meet the | economic situation with which we | must deal immediately upon the close | of the war, with a policy of moderate but adequate protection to American industry, based upon ascertained and cstablished facts, and inspired by sympathy with all honest American enterprise and a desire for the pros- perity and happiness of Americans of every calling and in every state. Honesty and Efficiency. “They may expect that the govern- ment will be administered with the henesty and efficiency which have marked republican administrations in the past in the interest of no section or class, but for the interest of the | ration as a whole and in every part. “They expect that the best possible for the preservation of peace followed by a foreign policy which, with courte and friendliness to all nations, frank and fearless and honest in its asser- tion of American rights, and leaves no doubt anywhere in the world of America’s purpose and courage to protect and defend her independence, her territory and the lives and just rights of her citizens under the law of nations. Loves Peace and Hates War. “They may expect that their gov- ernment will stand for full and ade- quate preparation by the American people for their own defense. The republican party loves peace and it abhors and will never military domination but it who love our | may cour will be submit to is composed of men country and who deem that the in- dependence, the liberty, the honor and the opportunity of the American democracy are not merely to be talked about with weak and flabby sentiment, but are to be maintained and safeguarded by the practical power of .a virile and patriotic people. It is clear sighted enough to see that preparation for defense must have due relation to the possibilities of at- tack; that under the conditions of niodern warfare much preparation must be made before a possible at- tack, or all preparation will be im- possible after the attack. The repub- lican party stands for a citizenship made competent by training to per- form the freeman’s duty of defense for his country. It stands for a regular army no larger than is neces- sary but as large as is necessary to serve as a first line, a nucleus, a source of instruction and of adminis- tration for the army of American citi- zens who may be called upon to de- fend their country. Angd the republi- can party stands for the gospel of pa- iriotic service to our country by every citizen according to his ability in peace and in war. It stands for a re- awakening of American patriotism. It is not content that while the people of other lands are rendering the last full measure of devotion in sacrifice and suffering and dying for their countries, America shall remain alone dull to the call of country and satis- fied in the comforts and pleasures of prosperity. “They may expect that assured readiness for defense will give power to our diplomacy in the maintenance of peace. Prevent Hateful Doctrine, “They may expect that the power and will of a united people to defend their prevent the appli- cation of our peaceful and prosperous land of the hateful doctrine that among nations might makes right, regardless of the rules of justice and humanity “They may country will expect that the mani- test, potential strength and com- | pretency of the nation will maintain the effectiveness and reality of that great policy of nationa] safety which in the declaration of President Mon- the ico economic arms,” ernment murder rape itary powers in our neighborhood. expect that their gov- not forget, but will the principles of the duties of | erica to the peace and progress of world, and those ideals of liberty Jjustice for all mankind which the true great- ment will r maintain Mr. to use secure His then was declared. “It was, first powers as president, to for the lives and property Americans in Mexico and to r re that the rules of law and stip- of treaties should be ob- ved by Mexico towards the United and its cities. His duty was, s the head of a foreign power the independence of Mex- to refrain from all interference her internal affairs, from all duty plain, justified by the law of nations the protection of American rights. Failed to Observe Duties. He deliberately abandoned them and inconsistent purpose. He in- ened in Mexico to aid one faction civil strife against another. He ertook to pull down Huerta and Carranza up in his place. Huerta in possession. He claimed to e constitutional president of Mex- He certainly was the de facto Mexico. Rightly o Root reviewed our subsequent Mexico, declaring that United States “intervened in Mex- to control the internal threats, by pressure, and by force of and that the American “ignored, condoned, of American men and of American women and gov- the the the | destruction of American property and insult to American officers and defile- ment of the American flag and joined itself to the men who were guilty all pow for vag has in h ac ta Swit tinu aff mil: the Mr. Root turned to the Administra- tion's European policy, declaring that some of the people were ed what he declared were the admin- istration’s rors.” provision diplomacy by actual or assured mili- pointed to immediate mob was begun not by accident but purpose which would not soon be re- linquished. of | these things down the ver of Huerta.” Raps Furopean Policy. to pull “disatisfied specific reasons, some with ue impression that our diplomacy been inadequate. At this point | his address the speaker enumerat- “three fundamental er- As to the first of these— of foresixht to make timely for backing up American Root | ation hy and con- and naval force'—Mr. tzerland and red: Ordinary knowledge of Kuropean irs made it plain that the Holland, war with Ordinary knowiedge of itary events made it plain from | came ! finally the president | reversed | grant | tional power and defense of effectiveness in | —the head of the navy | when we | has | sion is tie of the Marne that the conflict was certain to be long and desperate Ordinary knowledge of history—of our own history during the Napolc- [ onic wars—made it plain that in that | conflict neutral rights would be worthless unless powerfully —main- tained. All the world had fair notice that, as against the desperate beli gerent resolve to conquer, the law nations and the law of humanity in- terposed no affective barriers for the protection of neutral right Ording practical sense in the conduct affairs demanded that such steps should be taken that behind the peaceable assertion of our countr rights, its independence and its honor should stand power, manifest and available, warning the whole world that it would cost too much to press : aggression too far. The democrati government at Washington did not see it. Others saw it and their opin- ions found voice. Mr Gardner urged it; Mr. Lodge urged it; Mr. Stimson urged it; but their argument and ur- gency were ascribed to political mo tives and the president described then | with a sneer as being nervous and excited. President Shifted Ground. ! “But the warning voices would not | | | be stilled. The opinion that we oughl defenseless le- Its expression longer remain public opinion. grew more general and insistent, and not leading, but following, has shifted his ground, has position, and asks the against war. God that he be not too late. But the democratic party has not shifted its ground. A large part of its mem no to his country to prepare | bers in congress are endeavoring now na hy movement for to muddle to sidetrack the tional preparednc amendment nd turn it into nels which will produce the possible result in the increase What s this effort gather from the presence of Josephus Daniels at the most critical post of all department where preparation it has not see that already and has it can we see that been possible made; when we tion of warships has not been pressed cases after long delay been begun. Through Republican VotCs. “If an increase of our country’s power to defend itself against aggre authorized by the present con- it must be largely through re- publican votes, because the represen- tatives of the republican party in Washington stand for the country no matter who is president; and all the traditions and convictions of that party are for national power and duty and honor Discussing his ministration’'s second making threat been authorized in not gress ertion of the Ad error of policy and failing to make them good Ir. Root alluded to the American “strict accountabili- moment when the tide of Ger- ty” warning to Germany and review- T?e reswlt of 23 yyears’ succes.siid experience ir burfdling motor cans | began the controversy | One asked lof nse construc- | some | even | ed the eircumstance attacks on the light, Lusitania ater correspondence »artment cond but it continuing 'he brave al and 1 nity, has bec a word t no effect, becausc | the light of two extraordinary w the Ambassador, Mt government, that IFebruary the Secretary whether it ine did at report ; a fied tended ca received an him that for effect Too Proud “The other event and unfortunate de president in a publi adelphia the fourtl may be too proud the ion fact told the impre wh was supported by followed. Whatever the American oV the protection of th of American citizen their just rights, world the phra became the rision and contemp ment of the United another threater of Austria, an also, resumed the p co and then the stroyed, and more killed. Why shou sume the practice? ed to believe that, shocked the Ame by the fight' ranean n futile,’ urrounding ya, Cushing, G other ship: of tho state d ucted “with d Mr. R which produdi read even Austrii ith had hey were the imba, to the Ameriel received, State, busine! which sati but was { in Ameé of I wa of meant swer not home to Fight. was the stran claration of i ¢ speech in PH day after | sinking of the Lusitania that ‘A mi to fight” Wha | ever the Austrian Ambassador was secretary of sta pich he repor the cvents whi the President ernment towa e life and libe in the exerc , and througho wse ‘too proud by-word of for the gover| States later, war—the Meditd d perhaps Turk yractice. 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