Part 15 (2/2)

The course which the central European powers have announced their intention of following in the future with regard to undersea warfare seems for the moment to threaten insuperable obstacles, but its apparentis so iven us by those poith regard to their treath seas that I must believe that explanations will presently ensue which will put a different aspect upon it We have had no reason to question their good faith or their fidelity to their promises in the past, and I for one feel confident that we shall have none in the future

But in any event our duty is clear No nation, no group of nations, has the right, while war is in progress, to alter or disregard the principles which all nations have agreed upon in s of war; and if the clear rights of Aed or denied by any such action we should, it seems to me, have in honour no choice as to what our own course should be

For hts of American citizens in any respect The honour and self-respect of the nation is involved We covet peace, and shall preserve it at any cost but the loss of honor To forbid our people to exercise their rights for fear we ht be called upon to vindicate them would be a deep humiliation, indeed It would be an implicit, all but an explicit, acquiescence in the violation of the rights of iance It would be a deliberate abdication of our hitherto proud position as spokesht It wouldthat it has accoless and futile

It is important to reflect that if in this instance we allowed expediency to take the place of principle the door would inevitably be opened to still further concessions Once accept a single abateht, and many other humiliations would follow, and the whole fine fabric of international law ht cru for in this s that have n nation She cannot yield the virtual surrender of her independent position a, my dear Senator, in deep soleh responsibilities of my office and as your sincere and devoted friend If we should unhappily differ, we shall differ as friends, but where issues so momentous as these are involved we must, just because we are friends, speak our minds without reservation

Faithfully yours, WOODROW WILSON

SENATOR WILLIAM J STONE, United States Senate

The publication of the letter of the President to Senator Stone worked a complete reversal of opinion on the Hill

Quickly the effect of the President's letter was seen, and the McLely defeated

Early in August, 1916, the President took up his residence at Shadon, New Jersey, and began the preparation of his speech of acceptance He forwardedcomment upon it:

THE WHITE HOUSE, WAshi+NGTON

August 22, 1916

DEAR GOVERNOR:

I think the failure to bring out the hyphen question in your speech of acceptance will be vigorously criticized even by our loyal friends

Mr Hughes will soon be compelled to speak out on this question

Roosevelt's speeches in the ht open the subject in that part of your speech in which you discuss neutrality, showing the e to keep the Nation at peace After discussing these eainst our industries, etc, could you not introduce a sentence like this?: ”While I am the candidate of the Democratic party, I am above all else an American citizen I neither seek the favour nor fear the wrath of any alien elen power first”

As to Huerta: I believe your reference to hi out the fact that the work of assassination shall never receive the endorsement, so far as you are concerned, of this A: ”The United States will refuse, so long as that power reains power in a republic through treachery and bloodshed” (This is not only sound statesood morals) ”No permanency in the affairs of our sister republics can be attained by a title based upon intrigue and assassination”

Respectfully, TUMULTY

The President, alelcoestions in his speech of acceptance

It has often been said by unfair critics that Mr Wilson was so tenacious of his own opinion and views that he resented suggestions from the outside in any matter hich he was called upon to deal

As an intimate associate of his for eleven years, I think I was in a position to find out and to kno unfair the basis of this criticism really was In my contact with public men I neverto act upon any suggestion that had ive up his own views and often yield to the influence of a better argument I always felt free in every public matter that he discussed and in every attitude which he took on public questions frankly to express ree with him In his speeches and public statements he had no pride of opinion, nor did he atteestions of any kind to make

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