The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-18
COL. GIBBONS
IS lIIlVCLnlC
AT CAPITAL
DISTINGUISHED FLORIDA DEMO.
Graf olVE00 PRONOUNCED
GRAFT GIVE eRNouNcED VIEWS
ON INTERNATIONAL SITUATION.
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/ Tallahassee. April 17.-Col- Crom-
we'll Gibbons. OF Jacksonville. an In
ternational lawyer Of reputation. for
mer speaker Of the house Of represen-
tAtive@. once . candidate for governor
Of Florida and for many years q lead
/ ing spirit Of the democrat party Of
this state, II at the capital on profess
sional business. He ID setting some
cases in the supreme court. and de-
clares he Il not Interest," ed in politics.
Col. Gibbons has pronounced views
on the present international situa-
ton ana upon solicitation Of the COR
lrsspondent gave his summary Of the
present situation in Europe and it's re-
lation to the American republic as fol-
lows:
| Il am In favor OF peace. We won
the war on Nov. II, 1913. but there
has ben no peace on earth since. We
went to war against Germany ana
Austria and won. Why We do not
have them sign up peace treafy
cannot understand except that the ma
lions Of Europe are quarreling over
l Z division Of the spoils. land and money
In which we have no interest ~ Amer
t1cAns. We fought for . principle. do
4 1850
Thousands Of our sons to the cause, H.
nancing the allies and In return asking
nothing.
"The League of Nations under all
existing conditions Is q dream, and
when Il comes out Of the peace box 1t
won't be worth scrap of paper II we
Americans do not like It. think We
have had enough and our people are
|uaitine-u patiently for the resumption
f0f bsisines and cancellation Of can
sorship and embnrgOss. sometimes
think that Warrington has not receiv-
cd the news that the war - over. Why
should = business letter require q
week TO 90 from Jacksonville to Ha-
vana and q business cable be hold UP
for censor. Too much government
oHnerehip- that 10 the reason. Why
not Let tina people and freedom reign
xMd1cuS 6Gts autocra<y-I am not e
socialist. Bolshsvii<i or soviet and
strenuously object to being graft
ed into that element as democrat. I
know OF no doctrine adopted by the
representative democrats In conven-
ton assembled that has ever declared
for any Of these isms.
"The proposed League Of Nations
certainly Will never meet the real
IDaaoofxAfiu view II 1t contains amy !.
tkf1S9 I'M uous, vague and indefinite
ON the question OF the Monroe doctrine,
racial equality ~ demanded by Japan.
control OF the legislatures Of the states
the police powers Of the states and all
remaining reserved powers Of the
states. II we ever give up what is
left the states OF our federation we
had Just - well surrender every state
|ccnstitution, abolish state government
ana REFER our legislative business to =
central autocracy at Washington.
Referring to q League Of Nations
as proposed. It is ridiculous 70 think
that We should give up tho power OF
the United States In the world on
basis OF six votes for the British en-
pire to our ono vote. Never, and any
southern Democratic senator or repre-
. deal win stay home the next time
the people vote on his seat.
IT am In favor Of League of Ma
lions OF the forty-eight sovereign
states Of the federal government and
IN army and navy commensurate to
protect OUR rights and liberties as a
republic against any one and the COM
binations OF the world. am opposed
TO transcription Of our boys to be order
ID to al parts Of Europe to fight ana
settle the quarrels and vrievences OF
: hundred different nations. am
sure our people are tired OF contrib
uting their savings and being burden
ed with taxes to pay for and fight the
battles Of socialists and Bolsheviki
| that are trying to run governments
| on . basis Of no work and America
& feed them and their dependents.
~ trust We are not about to sen our
birthriRht for mess Of pottage."