The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-06

not end there because the treaty in |
cludCs the covenant OF the league Of Z
nations. And what does that Sny2 |
That says that II IN th5 privilege OF
any member state 10 call attention to
anything anywhere that is likely 20
disturb the peace OF the world or the
good understanding between nations
upon which N. peace Of the world
depends, ana every people In the
world that hnvc not got what they
think they ought to have is hereby
given q world forum Ia which 70
bring the thing to the bar Of mankind.
There never before has ben pro .ided
world In which the legitimate g.icv-
nnCcs Of peoples entitled to consid-
GRAFTON can b. brought to the com
mon Judgment Of mankind. And IL
were the advocate of any suppressed
or oppressed people. ! surely could
not nsk any better forum than to
stand up before tbs world and chal-
lengc the other party TO make good
its excuses Tor not acting In that case
ITO reject that treaty, to alter that
treaty, rs to impair one OF the first
chart 'rs Of mankind. And yet there
are men who approach the question
with passion, with private pnssion and
party passion, who think only OF some
immediate advantage to themselves or
to a group of their fellow country
men, and who look at thu thing with
the jaundiced eyes OF those who have
some private purpose OF their own.
When at last, In the annals cf
mankind, they are gibbeted they will
regret that the gihbet IN so high
Calls Opponents Ignorant.
II would nc. have you think that
I am trying to characterize those who
| conscientlauslY object To anything In
this great document. take of my
hat In the presence OF any mans
genuine conscience, and there are
men who are conscientiously opposed
to n. though thsy will pardon me II
say ignornntly opposed. have no
I quarrel with them. II has been a
/ great pleasure Ia confer with some
OF them-and to tell them as frankly
as ! would have told my most intimate
! friend. III whole inside Of my mind
and every other mimi that / knew
anything about that had been CON
cerncd with the conduct Of affairs at
Paris In order that they might un-
derHtand this thing and go with the
rest of ms IN the confirmation OF what
is necessary for the peace OF ths
world.
II have no intolerant spirit In the
matter: but l also assure YOU that
from the bottom Of MY feet to the TOT
OF my hend have got fighting
spirit about H.
And II anybody daros Ia defeat thil
great experiment then they mus
, gather together the counselorS of IN,
world and do something better.
'If there Is better scheme. | 70
one will subscribe to II, but ! wan
? tu say now. as said the other night
e II is a case Of put up or shut up
q NcgatiOn viii not save the world
? Opposition constructs nothing. 1p
= position Is the speciality of those VIII
: are ENTHUSIASTICALLY inclined.
? And I assure YOU I am not com
J pnring AIRY uf my respected colleague
to Bolsheyisls; but ! am merely point
ing out that the liolshcvistic spirI
= lacks every element OF constructiN
4 opposition. They have destroyed ey
3 evrything and they have propose
y nothing. tApplnuse and chccrs).
:. Ecnrs 3olshcyisn.
! And while there is common al
I horrence for political Bolnhevism,
!, hope there win not be any such thin
4 grow up In our country ns interna
n tional Bolshcyism, the Bolshevisi
4 that destroys the constructive work ,