Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-04-25
j. s. MUST PREPARE
FOR NEW CONDITIONS,
SAYS SENATOR LEWIS
Predicts, in Interview, Forma-
ton of New Party After Con-
ventions Founded on peace
Prohibition and Prosperity

The formation Of a third party linz
mediately following the Democratic and
Republican conventions, the new party
to be founded on peace, prohibition and
prosperity, was predicted Saturday aft
crnoon by United States Senator James
Hamilton Lewis on his arrival here
He was the honor guest and speaker at
the spring meeting and banquet of the
Atlanta Bar association at the Capital
City club last night.
In his speech at the banquet, Senator
Lewis said that the United States and
Latin America would have to form a
defensive alliance as a result or Euro
pean aggression which would follow
after the war-an aggression that
would come regardless of whether
Germany or the allies won.
Senator Lewis arrived at o'clock
Saturday afternoon ana was met at the
terminal station by Luther z. Rosser,
president OF the associations; Thomas
B. Fielder aud W. Carroll Latimer and
was driven to the Piedmont hotel Ask
ed if he would predict the result of the
national election this fall, Senator
Lewis replied that predictions. of such
a nature at this time would be hazard
Gus.
GAS soon as the two conventions are
over" he explained" a new party will
spring up. That party. you might say.
will be founded on three P's-peace
prohibition and prosperity.
Neither of the old parties, you see
can afford to take any sort of action
on international affairs which would
show Europe that the country is not
backing the administrations policy.
Il believe, however, that this wish
to stand by the international policy
will cause the voters of the country to
support the administration. / believe
that the administration will win, but
congressman, governors and the like in
the doubtful western states will have
to make allowances for this new party.
THE country is prosperous every
where. Your section has been slower
to respond than the west, where a d.
versification of crop yields has sup
ported things. But your section will
come around SOON"
Security of the United States from
complications that might arise at the
close of the European war, lies only in
an alliance of all nations of the western
hemisphere, in the opinion of Senator
Lewis, as expressed in his address last
night. He predicted that the victorious
set of powers Will fight among them
selves for division of spoils and that
the United States will have the en-
nifty of those countries with which we
do not side"
eff the central powers prevail, states
of the United States will be transformed
completely into political divisions in
which federal authority and federal
legislation is to be exerted over the cit
izen," he said. THE ancient doctrine
of no entangling alliances will be at
an end. Fear will overcome establish
ed precedent.
"If the allies win out Monroe Doc
trine will be opposed by every South
and Central American government. Then
will come the effort on the part of
those countries to enlist allies with
them on the precedent of their victory
and by these oppose the United States
in any effort to interfere with tFeir in
ternal affairs.
1.-THE only remedy that I caa see
which can avoid early conflict and seri-
Gus war complications with the United
States from the countries of Europe
and Asia will be an arrangement with
the countries OF the western hemis-
phere, bringing them into a league of
defense of the western hemisphere
against the encroachment of royalty
and the invasion of the Democratic
form of government. This upon the
ground of preservation of Republican
institutions -.=-~