South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-22
NOVEMBER D, 1913.
ROOT AND PARKER AND THE SO-CALLED
''NATIONAL" SECURITY LEAGUE.


Anxious anti-administrat onists in Washington are
pressing with much vigor for the appointment Of Ehu
as a world war peace commissioner. If woodrow
Wilson wants him. well and good but advance Of
the appointment would suggest ans.
anticipation OF the suggestion being considered
that president undened public re-
port that Mr.. Root Of military at the time hired
substitute do his hghting him during
ter days of the civil war-when ne drafted
IL of the ant-admi nistration
orxety however to have the former secretary
sent to France. that mention it, but because his
name appears and is much referred TO president
of the soscalled National Security
by organizers. etc. to give patriotic character"
Mr. Joseph T. eastman, organizer now sojourning
in South Bend for example has pointed to Mr.. Roots
presidency Of the league in his addresses the Rotary
and Kiwans club dinners recently as setting once
for all its super patriotism might be measured by the
price that Mr.. Root paid for his substitute.
And then 10 establish its super-partisanship he as
sures us that Mr.. Alton Brooke Parker. democratic
candidate for president 1904 is the vice president
of the league Mr.. Parker if you please now squawk-
ing like wild about so-cared "preparedness'--
quite all Of it of varety.-who was defeated
by 100000 voters because of his Wall ST. connec-
tions. while running a platform demanding "a re
ducton OF the army which then numbered only % 600
men
Who is Alton Brooke Parker? Why. he is one of
those bourbon. reactionary democrats like Col George
Harvey. whom Woodrow Wilson told before the end
of his first campaign in 1912 in his diplomatic way
to go take jump in the Lakeland we wouldn't
be surprised if he the Take burneth with
fire and birthstone"
Because they have never been able control the
president the of their Wall St clients they
nave done anything since he has been in office
but rant and rail him. Their place in the republi-
party and Parker especially. in league with
Mr. Poot baqd tLo
about much evidence of super artisanship as T.
Roosevelt and ". Taft would be there
The league is superpartisan that;
In the bipartisan designed for invisible gov
eminent activities grasping capitastc hold and
employing false pretense the political
TO gain it.
That is Security league. paradng in
south Bend today asking support to aid it in
ministry less contemplate for emanating from
the autocrats OF Wall ST. than if emanated from tho
autocrats of Brennan.
B partisan, yes but who ever heard of par
tsan arrangement that wasn't based upon ulterior
motives naught for partisanshps, but ONLY
gain its ends.
| Certainly the so-caIled National Security league
would rather have democrats congress who would
serve its Wall st. interests. than republicans who
Nwouldnt. and would rather have republicans Their
70 serve them than democrats who wouldn't.
And with preparedness measures in the past their
would hu the pockets of the and munitions max
ers-cIients Attys Root and Parker-these to bt
supplemented now by rec obstruction programs that
quite exclusively universal military training
end profits the munitions and arms nanufac
turer displays their gold-pated patriotism quite dis
unctly
We would like to ask Mr. eastman organizer foi
league why is that in their list OF patriotic tests
- congressman and senator's they forgot to mentor
war measures" any of the ship building acts
ither of the espionage bills 10 curb German propa
n anda and sPydom, any of the meas
Nares7
why do they nothing about the vote the ship
building measures except the Cooper amend
ment2 Is il because that amendment would have pre-
vented government owned operated ships carrying
arms and munitions TO 6ell gerents?
Witness that the league is always interested in leg
sIation that has do with market for arms and mu
ntons. and they don't calculate stand for any
thing that interferes it, or doesn't promote
such a market.
Understand toe that contrary to the leagues mis-
statement OF the purpose OF the Cooper amendment
had only do with government owned and operate,
ships; nothing whatever do with privately
and operated ships. though hying the America.
flag
II was pre-war measure. and the theory wa
that United States being neutral ought co
OPERATE with any bcllgerent by carrying arms
ntons them on its own ships operated by itself
that it would DE neutral 10 do so.
Is it possible that the regard ship
building measure war measure because st