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Show j i 0 jut Argument that Germany, after settling affairs with the allies, would-isepic- jj a quarrel with us and complete the conquest of the world by ibervanquishing the United States. If the war against Poland continues ce jWeshall see the same argument exploited. We shall be told that United States, if it would save itself, must save European civiliza-butlwhe And once again we shall be compelled to decide, In that hour of decision we shall, at least, use our own brains and er ( wil) power. .We shall not permit an executive committee in Europe ordto decide for us what we shall do with our army and navy. )tecl, ;V Meanme however, the Democratic party is still in power ii exer-ttcisi- ng autocratic authority. Cruisers are sent to the war centers of if hunting for trouble. Wherever our associates in the upEurope as our naval commanders appear and invite con- ls .world war foregather diet. ill J 5 THE CITIZEN I J We had an unfortunate experience early in Wilson's first term ,aniwith a naval captain who abrogated to himself the right to furnish Admiral Mayo, pretending to speak for the American e a casus belli. t?ePPPie ordered President Huerta of Mexico to salute the flag. When Wilson was called upon to take action he approved that iat President singular order and thus exacted a condition which Mexico, in its e could not accede to. The consequence was that the rs j was forced to make war on the Mexican people. Our $0 United States nr 'warships were sent to Vera Cruz; marines were landed, the city For months our soldiers remained in .bombarded and captured. 10t ; - Nor will-i- t avail the Democrats to say that-theircandidate.is t not Wilsonian. Necessarily their candidate is running on the cratic record. If that record is evil the candidate cannot claim immunity. Candidate Cox has accepted the platform, has indorsed the administration and has declared that he is one with Wilson. And all of us know that Wilson is the one. But if in his enthusiasm for progressiveism the candidate insists on immunity from the Wilsonian stigma, what will his platform be? Will he repudiate the Wilson platform adopted in San Francisco? Let us suppose that in his pronouncement of today Candidate Cox departs widely from the San Francisco platform and repudiates Wilson. In that event he and his faction of the Democratic party might describe themselves as progressive, but they will split the party through and through and defy some millions of voters who have made Wilson a demi-goDemo- d. DEMOCRATIC ACROBATICS One of the ironies of the campaign is the Democratic effort to substitute paramount issue for the League of Nations. It was President Wilson himself who challenged the Republicans to accept the league as an issue. When Cox was nominated he went to the White House to confer with the president and both he and the chief executive issued statements in which they declared that they American an admiral had made a fool of himself. were in 'Mexico because agreement and sweetest harmony. If that meant anything Hail he acted with common sense the whole matter could have been more than sheer political buncombe it meant agreement on the adjusted by diplomatic correspondence. presidents paramount issue. j In view of that incident the peril of sending our warships into But hardly had Mr. White, the new Democratic chairman, been the war zones of Europe and Asia Minor, when there is no question named than he announced, with the consent of Mr. Cox, that the f; of .the safety of American citizens, is manifest. It is wiser to keep main issue was progressivism. Seeing that a bald announcement seour cruisers and destroyers at a safe distance until a cause of war of this kind would be a repudiation of the presidents paramount le has arisen lest our own commanders, on own their initiative or issue and, therefore, of the president himself, the chairman warily acting 1K cat the secret or open request of our former war associates, involve us added, Progressivism necessarily carries with it the League of in difficulties with nations with which we are at peace. However Nations. 1 our obligations to humanity and civilization may be construed, it While indicating plainly that the Democratics intend to. force tter!is the safe and sane policy to keep out of trouble as long as we can. the war alliance on the United States he nevertheless tries to shift ue fit is not a denial of moral or refuse to to the otherwise, any obligation, political center of gravity from the league to other issues any ie in our acted. until has war congress engage other issues that will divert the attention of the public froiri the s unpopularity of Wilsons covenant which is designed to preserve the titr.K DEMOCRATS REACTIONARY territories of European empires and to keep subject peoples in istr thralldom by means of war. ce. fr made para- It is a pitiful attempt to maintain the appearance of accord berurV A In an effort to evade the issue which Wilson himself 'mount the Democratic candidate and his advisers and abettors are tween two Democratic chieftains who disagree radically. Governor irsr... .casting about for any issue that offers to survive until election day. Cox realizes that he cannot afford to offend the Democratic voters a chairman tacked his cart to the who steadfastly cling to the presidents covenant and who believe t tv;(With mighty lunge the Democratic rcomet of Progressiveism. He wanted something big to tie to. In that a league to enforce peace is the best form of an international oje. this slogan was to be embodied all conceivable issues, great and agreement. He needs their votes to be elected and he needs other small. votes. Consequently he and his chairman try the alchemist trick As s ! the word itself was worn of mixing oil and water. Unfortunately for the slogan-mak.;,.toja frazzle in the campaign of 1912. Then it meant something; to-- ; The Democrats congratulated themselves that there was it is meaningless or possesses only such meaning as its authors in Republican ranks on the league, but it is obvious that the split iat day wish to give it. It is intended, of course, to create the impression that in Democratic ranks is such that no patchwork can preserve party mte the Democrats are prgoressive and the Republicans reactionary. But harmony. what does Democratic progressivism amount to? Is it progressive Moreover, the split in Republican ranks has ceased to exist. icr; to ? Is it proabandon the constitution and to set up an autocracy Republicans are agreed that a League of Nations must take the Is gressive to desert American nationalism for internationalism? form of an international agreement to preserve peace and this is it j progressive to establish a League of Nations which surrenders quite a different thing from an alliance to enforce the peace of one .r. American form to Is it progressive sovereignty to a foreign power? set of nations upon all other nations and peoples by means of war s,a. the to in alliance to weak strong? and the economic boycott. ajwar subjection peoples keep Is it progressive to abandon the Monroe Doctrine, to subordinate congress to a foreign executive committee, to continue martial law WHAT IS THE REASON? '"A what amounts to martial law long after war has ended, to main- ICH ' .tain a fictitious state of war so as to put down strikes and suppress For several weeks workmen have been out neat find a self-respe- ct, ! i . -- ' er a-spl- i : . ji c ; r tree speech? erf ire! i 111 ? ct j j V. It is obvious that all this, so far from being progressive, is re- ajtionary. An administration which is unable to use the ordinary .'i CAns of government to control the affairs of the nation and must maintain a state of war in order to administer domestic affairs admits that it is reactionary. ? busy chiseling little niches between sidewalks and curbing on upper South Temple street. These workmen probably get the wages of stone cutters eight or ten dollars a day. Contractor Moran presumably is being paid by the city for this work. How long will it continue, and why? The workmen say they arc chiseling the spaces so that the curbs will not be cracked by expansion of the cement walks. Most of. the b . i |