Show I Roosevelt and T Taft f t Show Necessity for forress Republican Congress ress lYO Presidents of 17 U L S. S Make Jalie Unique Appeal to o Voters Alters in Behalf of Best Qualified G Government NEW T YORK YanK Oct J 0 3 Theodore Roosevelt Roose and William H H. Taft issued L here toda today a a joint appeal for election of a Republican majority in Congress Time The st statement was vas sai said to to-be to he be the tue first cr c composed and signed by b two former presidents of the United States Seated at a ta table lo in m the thc Union League club they prepare prepared the statement which follows re iVe approach this lIlls subject as Americans Amer Amer- leans and only as ns Americans When hen this war ar broke broko out wo would ha e welcomed action netlon by the tho President nt which would havo have eliminated all questions of or party politics Instead of or this partisan partisan par par- lines have havo been drawn tIran tIranI from tho the first and now tho the President I announces that ont only Democrats can be bo entrusted with future power tower and only those thos Democrats who do his will Because Bc- Bc cause of or tho the reflection on other patriotic patriotic patriotic pat pat- Americans we wo appeal for tor fair tall fairplay fairplay pIa play nl Dig Things Congre Tho The next Con Congress ress will servo from March 4 1919 to March c 4 1321 In that period the tho war must be he fought to unconditional unconditional unconditional un un- un- un conditional surrender unless this is achieved before Tho terms of or world peace must besett be bo sett settled led The Tho Democrat t. administration after aler I expending b of or treasure and o. ox- more absolute than any an administration in our history r must give an account o of its stewardship Tho change chauSe from war con conditions to Peace must be brought about with the least dIsturbance antI the work of ut re reConstruction reconstruction re- re construction must be bo broadly broa l begun n Republican Better Qualified A Republican Congress will be much better batter qualified than ono one controlled b by Democrats to aid the country in nd adopt adopt- pt- pt lug li time tho needed for the four brent treat great tasks task First even as a n minor minority It party paTty the Republicans made mad tho the winning win ning nine of or the tho war pO possible b by pausing passing the th original draft t bill Without this We wo could not have hn trained and landed tho the men now in France As Aa a n minority party the Republicans Republic Republic- arum ans forced torce upon a n reluctant President and secretary of or war after an Injurious OU ous ou delay dolay of ot four tour month the time amended draft act without which wo we could not I put two moro more millions at the tho front I Continued on Pace i. i M I ROOSEVELT AND TAFT TAIT URGE G. 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P CONGRESS Continued From Page 1 1 11 next July The Time speaker cr the time leador leader and tho time chairman of or the military committee committee com corn of or time the Democrat House Home oppose opposed the tho original draft with all the vigor possible S S i bI e. e Senate Ornate to 0 e Pence Term Tennis The TIme new Senate must approve b by two thirds vote otc the time terms of or peace Those terms should b bo be settled settle not b by byone one ono man only It Is one man control we are fighting in this war war- warto to sup sup- press The peace treaty must be bo ap approved approved ap- ap proved by the great body of or time tt AmerIcan American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean people Tho The President has indicated indi a n willingness ness to make a peace by negotiation lIe He has not demanded a as l he might have o done In three ce lines that which tho American people demand de tie- mal mand an aim unconditional surrender His Ills exchange of or notes with Germany has caused a a. deep concern among our people peo peo- pIe lest Jest he lie may b by his parle parleying ln with Ith her hel concede her a n peace around a council table Instead of or a sentence from Crom froma a n court The Time fourteen points which th th President and Germany assume that the they have already ady agreed upon are arc BO so general and nd vague that such a peace would bo be no rio treaty treat at It all but only a a. protocol to an ami Interminable discussion Wilson Uon Really Pov Po erle The Time President Is without final power to bind the time United ted States to those thos fourteen fourteen four tour teen points although his lan language docs does not suggest est it Still less has ho he power to bind our noble allies llIe We do not hot know that these points include all that our allies may limay justly demand or do donot donot not concede something the they may justly justly just just- just just-I J ly withhold For what the they have havo done I for tor us wo we o owe our allies the highest I good faith It is of or capital Importance importance import Import- ance amice that we wo should elect a Senate which shall sh be Independent enough to Interpret and enforce tho will of ot the American people In iii tho the matter of or this world peace and not merely submit to the tho uncontrolled will of Mr Wilson lIson I Nor can the attitude of or the House of or ReI Representatives be Ignored In this peace Very o affirmative e obligation binding the United States S In that treat treaty must be lie performed b by the time House as part of or the Congress Time The present Democrat majority in iii the time House has man I been subservient to the will of the Pr President In iii ever every respect except when cr critical Issues In the time con conduct of or the war have been Involved hl The Time President has not hot hesitated publicly public to discipline those of or hl his pai part ty who have e disagreed with him and the Jc lesson on tUb effect Democrat COD r S A new Democrat Congress II old leaders leaden thus cha chastened fUr fUrno no rio opposition to 10 his will l Iri 11 i era crat t Congress the time American i not have havo that service of or a an i bl dent den t. t courageous ordinal co-ordinal s 's of ot the time government to Wilsons Wilson's uncontrolled d will IU it Jt t if safe to entrust to on one man aria such uch i limited power It Ills is not J the traditions ot or the republic The Republicans voted billions to be ix i 11 t fa millions for aviation were giriat t executive to build airplanes lillI single limitation as to th method of or its expenditure A committee ha has dt deplored the thi w waits t i failure In tn the us us' of that mo mors j. j 1 debts which have been created hi war the time people will be p e j third and fourth gene ration a right to know kno how Uie hue ezer w sums have been expended OnTa OnITa publican Congress will viii hue hare thee the ago age to exact a detailed ml ant to stor story of or that i j l Prate t e p The Thc work of oC r u not be done b by ne man or fir fie formulated according accordia to his bit ae aa 4 theories and ideals The Time The Pf W t not elected when such evich Ices l fore the people His mandate mandati of ofer cj er was not given In Jn the light f ef momen momentous tous questions which will force themselves for tor solution HI Ei Hi elected as a peace t cause hc lie had kept us out of T TU American people should in the branch br of th the gon charged constitutionally it fi policies of or reconstruction a c C which will not riot register th the If wilif i I man nian man but fresh from th the enact the will of or the people We e earne earnestly tJ deprecate the time unified untried controlled commander in chief to the permanent treaty of ot peace w or framing tr of or those measures ot must rl 3 the happiness and prosperity American people for or a century urge urse all Americans American who U ar L b cans first to vote ote for a Rc t Congress 1 V |