Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-11
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lectual faculty with which God has
endowed us.
"The crisis in the affairs of tho
republic, however, is so grave that
while We would not WELD expression
to the hot indignation we feel, and
while we would accord to all our OPP
ponents the full measure OF good
faith which they deny us, yet neverthe-
less we would speak plainly and with
out ambiguous phrases or mystical
or yelled illusions point the nations
peril.
"The ineXorable facts make the is
sue with Mr.. Wilson. When he says
the league of nations is the only con-
ceivable arrangement which will pre-
vent our sending our men abroad
again very soon, the present conoi-
tions answer and confound him, AS
he uttered his words. 1000 American
sons were being ordered by the Paris
conference to embark from this coun-
try to Silesia to patrol there coal
mines and police that territory. Amer
lean boys were upon the Rhine con-
demned to remain there for fifteen
years by virtue of his action. Ameri-
can youths were being. slain in Asia,
at Nladivostok and In siberia, in a
war not declared by the American
people or the American congress, but
directed in secrecy at Paris by what
now constitutes the league of nations.
| The instrument for which he pleads.
unless vitality amended, ties us until
| 1861 in the internal affairs of Ger
many and in all European controver-
sizes. If its terms be carried out as
written, II means American boys for
thirty years and perhaps longer, Will
be policing and fighting in foreign
lands. The inexorable facts mako the
| ISSUE
His VIII Arbitrary.
"The president in violation of his
| word and of the will of the American
people is seeking to impose his arbi-
trary will on the nation. He is ask
ing us to hand American destiny over
TO the secret councils of Europe. 1t lis
the sworn duty of the senators of this
nation to uphold the constitution; to
keep America American.
when he spoke of bringing our
soldiers back, Americans rallied to his
support. When he spoke OF self-de-
termination of nations the American
people rallied to him Immediately. But
all the things he has promised and
sworn to accomplish have either been
scrapped by the secret councils at
Paris which has American destiny in
it's own hands or by It's own bad
faith"
Borah Speaks.
Inside the vast theater the crowd
applauded and perspired in shirt
sleeves, Senator Johnson spoke first;
then Senator Borah. Both men weer
| x.ttIl oh
sional comments from the crowds.
mo two men who wrote that treaty
can agree now as to what II means"
said Senator Borah, amid laughter.
I'VE in the senate want to construe
that treaty, If that is possible. The
president says that the treaty assures
peace. Well, in 1916 he said we must
elect him for he would keep us out of
war. A few months later we were i'll
the war l don't believe much in
prophets.
Il don't want to go into league at
all. personally, but l didn't make the
issue. Now | am particularly an
xious to find a way out of 1t IL we
| must go in. That is what the senate
| wants to do nova reservation which
will provide a method of withdrawal
"Do any Of you want to go into
league that you can't get out off,
All over the hall there were cries
of mo, no.
| us there an American who wants
a foreign nation TO say when and
! where the Monroe Doctrine shall ap-
ply?" went on the speaker. and there
were cries of no"
! One Great Difference.
| Prolonged cheers greeted his stric-
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