The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-06-27
CU N M|NGS LAYS LASH 0N FOES 0F PRESIDENT AND
 LEAGUE

Phoenix, June Z5.-Ine '. M. C- A. stadium was well filled last night to hear an address by Chairman Homer S. Cummings of the national demo cratic committee, who is making a tour of the country in behalf of the league of nations and the presidents interests. W. L. Barnum presided at the meeting and introduced Cummings He denounced the leaders of the re- publican party who are leading that party to destruction through their un- just criticism of President Wilson and the league of nations, which the coun- \ try as a whole is supporting. He said that their attacks had been so outrageous that one would imagine that the presidnet was an arch crim- inal being brought before the bar of world justice.
 4 Political Conspiracy.
 Cummings spoke as follows:
 Apparently we have reached per iod in our political history when the party out of power has become so desperate in it's attempts to secure poll etical control that concerted effort IS being made by republican leaders to undermine the influence of the presl- dent of the United States. Unmind- full of the mighty issues at stake, dis regarding all of the limitations which ordinarily control political discussion and indifferent to the peace of the word, these leaders pursue policy which amounts to political conspir- -acy.
 Much can be given to the zeal of partisanship hut what place in his tory will be allottetd to men who, for getful of Americas honor, have united in a deliberate attempt to destroy the influence of Americas delegates as they sit at the peace council of the world? The round robin and the pending Knox resolution are part and parcel of deliberate purpose to dis rupt the peace conference and to throw it into confusion, rendering its deliberations abortive and leaving the world to chaos. This is the price which partisanship is prepared to pay in order that President Wilson may be discredited as world leader and the reactionary elements restored to power.
 Effort To Discredit Wilson.
 "As I read the reports of their speeches of strict and unrelent1ng partisanship I wonder what phrasese of abuse, what language of vitupera- tion, what invective, what recital of blunders and crimes would have agi- tated the political atmosphere if the president of the United States had led the country to the disastrous con clusion of an unsuccessful war. Ey- cry epithet of reproach has already been exhausted in an attempt to dis credit the leadership of Americas president at a time when America prestige was never greater, Americas power never so vast and Americas success never so transcendent. The campaign of islander, which is the very spume of politics. has been reserved for Americas greatest leader in the hour of America's greatest triumph. Proud of Wilson Leadership.
 "To listen to the spokesmen Of the republican organization is to gather the impression that America lost the war, and has been forced into a dis creditable peace, humilating to all lov- CTS of constitutional government and freedom. do not know how others may feel about it but as for myself am proud to be an American citizen. I am proud of the army. I am proud of our great navy. l am proud Of the heroism of American men and wo- men. I am proud of the role that Am erica as played in the affairs of the world. I am proud of the work which America is doing for the world. l am proud of the power of my country and of the manner in which that pow CT has been used; and I am proud of the leadership of President Wilson. "WiIson Vs. Hindenburg."
 Only year ago, Gen. Haig, with the blupttness of soldier, said: The British army is fighting with its back against the wall Less than a year ago, Lloyd George said: It is a race between Wilson and linden burg, and at that very moment France was clinging like a drowning man to the rock of Verdun and turning agon- izing eyes toward America. And Am erica arrived.
 ''The war was won and I challenge the critics of the administration to suggest how, within the bounds of human possibility, we could have won the war more promptly or with less loss of American life. The republican party is rendering small service to America when it converts the machin-
 -f. ment of attack upon American lead