The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-05-06
POMERENIAN
PERSUASION

Senator Pomerene. of Ohio. DEM
ocrate member of the foreign relat-
ions committee, has returned to Wa
shington from a speaking tour of his
State. The character of the argum-
ents hehas used to his people In
favor of the league of nations is in
dicated by statement issued from
his desk at the Capital. They (the
people, will be satififed," declared
the Senator. with the lague COW
enant that the President will bring
back with him and will demand that
the Senate accept It," Although
with no Information as 10 what the
revised covenant will contain. either
in its provisions or the language in
which 1t is fritte, Mr.. Pomerene as
sures his people that 1t is all right.
That is the sort of persuasion that
has been followed by the proponents
of the league from the first. Even
before the league of nations took
form in the draft first presented TO
the world by President Wilson we
were assured by such men as Senator
Pomerene that the League was neces-
airy to cure the ills of the world.
When the first constitution was read
by Mr.. Wilson IL was hailed by Pom
creme, Taft, and others as the concre-
tie embodiediment of what they had
in mind. Now with scarce a suggest
ion of what the new version is to con-
tain. 1t is accepted in advance by the
league advocates as Just the thing.
Evidently any sort of a document
that purports to constitute a league
of nations would have the sanction
of such gentlemen. II their argu-
ments have proved one thing above
another 1t is that they have been will
ing from the beginning to attach the
and hand 1t over to Mr.. Wilson to
fill In as he saw fit. Their brains
have ceased to function for the time
being. They would have no hesita-
ton in abdicating entirely the treaty
making power OF the Senate and
clothing the President with supreme
and conclusive authority in such mat
tiers.
But this is a government by the
people and not by individuals. How
ever subservient some Senator'S may
be to the Executive mind, however
much they may wish to delegate
their constitutional powers to the
egotistism the White House, however
great may be their desires to echo a
placid Yes" to every proposition our
commuting President may place be
fore them the public will insist tina,
they perform their functions as de,
Lucrative body of men. Senator:
are not individuals while occupying
their seats in the senate chamber
and more than the President is ar
individual while sitting at his officia
desk at the white house. They like
|, him, are representatives of the people
and IT is their duty to interpret thu
. will of their constituents, rather thar
to substitute herefor complacent Ell
dosement OF whatever emanateI
from the White Houses at Washing
!. ton and Paris. 1t is theirs to acquie
see in the will of the people, ratheI
h than in the will of transient Exec
( utive.
!; Mr.. Pomerene places poor esti
y mate upon the intelligence of the PEI
d pie of Ohio when he brings then
8 down to plane with own subservi
" ent state of mind. For a hundre'
years the elections in thi
: country have demonstrated that on
y people are not dumb mass to b
R led, but are a group of thinking in
n dividuals. One year there may be a
n overwhelming preponderance of viel
for certain policies, only to be succe