Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-03

also the local news published herein.
An rights Of republication Of special
oispafcnAs hsrain aFe also rsssrvSA.
"Wednesday. eeptember Z. 1919.
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Another Period ef Absentee Govern.
ment.
The nacst important thing con-
treating tho American people at this
'anmsat II the aajustm4nt Of our Ia.
tsrnai affairs. There issuo sslash-
ness in this TACT for. not only to us
tut To the world. n thu peace adjust
r'ent Of the Uuitel States a matter of
g.eatest eoaeasn. We cannot and
We s4all not. tseIator Knox to the
contrary notwithstanding withdraw
from world Affairs. Whether we
participate IN them with or against
our will, We must have . stable.
sotid> ana cate basis Of reserve
strength within cur own borders. And
rore than all we must be assured of
the Immediate future and feel as sure
Of ourselves. as IS humanity possible.
The nrst care Of our government,
tAsrefoFs. should be the settlement Of
the troubles that are bounding us at
Zone and the Fastening of the read
'ustmsnts made necessary by the
waF.
1eaay. II bic plans are fulallsA,
Prssideut Wilson asaiu leaves his
post Of duty a. heed Of the govern.
Nent and starts On q months tour Of
TIE western cities. His avowed and
oAly purpose. a. stated from Wash
1aseea. n to win hts hearers to the
rep4eAeen At the psaca treaty, ana
tAAs <eesva 81 Nations covenant. The
pssatiea It this Newspaper ON TIL,
sphiect has hsea already stated ana
We leave It without comment. W.
espless the PTasident's absence from
the White Mouse now a. dsspiy e.
~ssa % took bis departure for, Nu.
rope.
- his present trip likely to produce
tse results h. wishea? win the
treaty. % ratified more quickly be-.
Cause hs II to make, some 80 "a.
ersssss In - many cities? II hs has
important things to say to the A,neri.
can people why not say them throush
the uasatun Of the press. whore thsy
VIII reach = far sreatsY number
Ais arst speech = scheduled for CO.
h'meas. Ohio. and the last for Louis.
vile. Kentucky. All the other address
- are set Tor cities west Of these.
10 the West more interested than the
East In tho treaty. Are there more
psepls TO b reached In the west !
- there mars opposition 70. be met
sAeFe. After oil IL it the Senate
which has anal judgment and which
psssss On the treaty. VIII the
Frsssdsut's trip heal the breach Il.
ready TOO wide between him ana the
upper house? It was announced Sat,
nrday that opposition Senators were
making plans Tor a. orsaai,sd tour
a. Republioaa speakers. A later dc.
patch modifies the original plan to
the sxtsat OF making It known that
Individual speakers are making IN.
rssfmsats In the same cities whore
he President viii speak, Tksse
hstoEical Tits may afford aaause,
raent and interest for the audiences
Tut they will not. we believe, have a
wholesome effect on the treaty..er
the country.
The point is that the President ana
the Senators are needed in wash.
inston. The movement to. reduce the
nigh cost Of living has just been
started; the movement to deal firm
~ with the railroads has just been
started: the labor problem has only
recently claimed the attention Of the
executive; race rioters, bolshevist.
ana trouble makers in general flour,
Ism. and will flourish il they are nat
suumariiy dealt with by a covers,
ment that says something and means
what It says; the Mexican muddls A.
sim Just Is far from settlement -
before. Some very Important leris.
iatton = betns fsassed which must No
bsecFs ths RsaslAsat. Evidently 4
win tavs TO vait until October /.
wAsa the FsasiAsnt's trip comes to an
ep( IN the meantime internal AZ.
faiEe WI aaatinss T. stsw ana hs4v
trApple and the cause Of. the treaty
viii NIKE questionable asAsysss.
Rrsereas Of the Suffrage Amsndshsnt.
Up T. date the Susan b. ARth0ny
4napdNApt to the Constitution. oo1,
fcyTiR@ tAs right to vots ppea ths
WOMEN Of the country, has been ssti-
fied py II states as follows:
Ne State III
: I. illinois June 20
Z. Wiscensin June 10
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