Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 157, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1916 — THE PRESIDENT COMMENTS ON WAR [ARTICLE]

THE PRESIDENT COMMENTS ON WAR

Some Questions and Observations in Mr. Wilson’s Address Last Night in New York / "Do you think the glory of America would be enhanced *by a war of conquest in Mexico ? “Do you think that any act of violence by a powerful nation like tfti3 against a weak and destructive neigh-, bor would reflect distinction upon the annals of the United States?”

“Do j ou think that it is our duty to carry self-defense to the point of dictation in the affairs of another people?” : "f, "Force will not accomplish anything that is permanent, I venture to say, in the great struggle which is going on on .the other side of the sea.’l ■ "I have constantly to remind myself that I am not a servant of those who wish to enhance the valqe of their Mexican investments; that I am the servant of the rank and file of the people of the United States. t ! ' “Personally it will be a matter of indifference to me what the verdict on the 7th of November is, provided I feel any. degree of confidence that; when a later jury sits I shall get their judgment in my favor as an honest and conscientious spokesman of a great nation.”