South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-06


Woodrow Wilson the democratic
party wrote into law the greatest
record OF constructive craftsmanship
IN three quarters OF a century: a
democratic administration has just
conducted 10 a successful termina-
tion the mightiest war this republic
ever Waged, and now the prescience
and vision OF a democratic presI-
dent, backed By a. united democratic
party is giving to the world the
greatest document OF international
justice and human rights that was
ever struck from the brain OF mortal
man.
During his first administration
woodrow Wilson was the foremost
constructive American statesman OF
his generation.
Throughout the war he was the
foremost leader Of the allied nations.
today he is the foremost figure in
an the world
And today the reactionaries OF the
opposition are planning TO discredit
him. defeat his party, repeal the pro-
gressive legislation il has written.
and turn the country over 10 the
rainistrations OF the most reaction
airy leadership that this nation ever
knew.
Wilson and the War.
Just now the minds Of the Ameri-
can people are fixed on the magni-
ficent achievement OF the majestic
figure in the white house. From the
moment the gray hosts Of Prussia
swept across the Belgian border 10
that historic hour when he pro-
claimed the league of nations in the
congress OF Paris. the moral intel
lectual and constructive political
leader OF the world has been Wood
row Wilson.
Before the war they ridiculed him
for the writing of the notes that
gave 10 The mighty struggle the
moral tone and the immortal mean
ing that made the hearts OF the
masses thrill 10 the bark OF cannon
as they never thrilled before.
His notes 10 Germany dcrided and
denounced in equal part by partisan
critic and by kaiserite within the
gates OF POtsdam became the rally
pie Of the earth.
And because he wrote those note;
when ne called the sons of the re
public TO the colors the boys IL
khaki went forth not as mere avens
ers OF the murdered out as the evan
gels of the new day OF dcmOCracs
and international justice on which
please God, the sun OF freedom ma.
never set
Never in the military history o
the human race has any nation bull
"a mighty army so speedily. traine,
il so thoroughly equipped it ST
perfectly or treated 1t SO SQUARED!
as aid America under the Leadership
of Woodrow Wilson.
The miracles we performed in tn
making, training and equipping o
soldiers. IN the building of ships. II
the feeding Of the nations and tn
fnancins of the hgnt amazed our al
lies. crushed our enemies and VOL
the war
They sold he could not build
mighty army-aud ne did. that n
could not properly equip it-and h
aid. that he could not finance tn
war % going for the loan 10 tn
man in ieans-and he did; that h
could not set 100000 men acros
last year and long before the yea
was out we had 1000. 900 men acrOs
and stopped the onrush OF the 70
toward Paris and sent il reelin
back into the arms of Irretrievabl
defeat
America won the war-and Wood
row Wilson was the handspring o
America. America gave the slogaI
To the war-and the phrases wer
coined by the lips Of Woodrow vii
son.
After the War-Nhat?
And was that all? was that tn
end What-seven million huma
beings dead. billions of property de
stroycd. desolation in hundreds Q
millions Of homes in every quartz
OF the world, and the soldiers VIII
had fought and suffered for demoC
racy and peace TO be sent bac
home while the Taleyrands IN