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Show ! m SGOBES ffNimHH FOES Says "Junkers" of United 4 States Have Started Trouble. Must Stand United for Fourteen Principles Accepted Ac-cepted by Allies. HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 2$. ".Let nobody no-body mistake the purpoeo of those who arc suddenly opposing the president's fourteen demand's," Secretary Daniels! said tonight in an address here urging the return of a Democratic majority In congress, "it is to try to drive a wedge between the allies, create differences and v vftjfke one allied nation suspicious of the eod faith .of ' its associates. For nine months all America has stood, for Wilson's ' declarations in his great speech of Janu-ary Janu-ary 8. Now that tho time has come when " American leadership is to prevail for the pood of all the world, there are those who 1 A wish to destroy their country's proud I place. AVe have professed that we went j into this war for unselfish aims and that we wanted nothing for ourselves. That is what Wilson declared, and men of ail : ' parties applauded. As the election approaches, ap-proaches, are we to repudiate American H leadership, turn our backs upon our professions, pro-fessions, and introduce difference and dis-. dis-. cord into the council of the allied nations? United for Principles. "No matter what the motive, the result j Is that if we do not stand united for the --! fourteen principles, which our allies have H accepted, yt he agitation fori a repudiation : j will makox)ur allies think we are not to be trusted, will make them query whether America was sincere, and will impeach America's good faith. On land and sea 4 American and allied leaders have shown a spirit of co-operation that is necessary 1 for victory. It is as necessary for us to ' stand firm for America's demands as it ;; is to fight bravely and in concert with ! 1 other free peoples. "The attack upon America's declaration, accepted by everybody for nine months, is as dangerous as it would be for Pershing Per-shing and Sims to refuse lonerer to fierht America," Mr. Daniels declared, "after we have helped to make the world safe for democracy, is to make democracy safe for tlie world. We must purge America of all class distinction, of every vestige of privilege and of every tradition that fetters justice. "Would-be profiteers in war, junkers who oppose all measures of social justice, will not be easily routed. They have already al-ready in the closing days of this campaign cam-paign sent out the call and Invoked the contribution and aid of men who think in term of dollars and government privilege." with the allied forces arid demand a de-7. de-7. bating society to determine whether they will stick to their solemn pledge." First Great Measure. The shipping bill, "the first great preparedness pre-paredness measure." Secretary Daniels - s said, was held in congress for two years jj by Republican opposition, having been introduced in-troduced In 1914 and not passed until I 1913. j "From the day the United States en-J en-J trred the war until to this hour," said I Mr. Daniels, "the neck of the bottle has j been and is ships. The number of soU 1 diets early sent to France was measured I onhhy the tonnage. In the light of the pr&r (in achievements of the shipping Proard who. will say that if Senator Weeks Oil an(i nis foimidable array of Republican I senators had not blocked the way for A nearly two years, the victory which is ' now m sight would not have long since Ageen achieved?" ,- Declarlng that oilier war measures have Vj1m opposed by tls Republicans in con- gresSt Secretary Daniels asserted "all the world will know America's position if a congress pledged to stand by Wilsor is elected." Junkers of America. NEW HAVEN, Conn.. Oct. 28. "Will the junkers of America be allowed to undo the great achievement of the-WIIson administration?" Secretary Daniels asked ft in an address here today, urging the elec-U elec-U tion of a DemocVatie congress. The forces H of privilege, the secretary said, in the last days before election were massing their strength to elect a Republican congress. "The junkers well know that unless they can elect a congress this fall," Mr. Daniels said, "their hope of controlling reconstruction measures cannot be real -Iked. What must follow when the men who have wrought well in furnace or trenches or on tne sea come into their own?" "All the benefits which government operation op-eration of railroads have given will be continued," he said, "whether the rail-n rail-n roads are in public or private ownership. The telephone and telegraph will probably prob-ably ho a permanent part of tbe postal service." "Our first and imperative duty here in |