South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-21


both lasting several minutes. Mr..
Darlfns's reference to the president
came at the close OF his Introduction
of Mr.. O'Brien as the speaker Of the
evening. The mention of Mr.. VIII
sons name was the signal for those
around the festive board TO spring
TO their feet and cheer wildly. l.
was several minutes before Mayor
Herman ". S3llwasser could restore
order.
When NJ O'Brien during his ad-
dress welcomed the league of nations
/ as an issue in the next presidential
campaign with Pres't Wilson as the
leader of the democratic party, the
400 guests at the banquet again
[ sprang 10 their feet and for several
minutes cheered the name of the
president of the United States
wildly.
Commenting on so remarkable an
attendance at political gathering
during a time when no elections
were at hand, Mr. O'Brien opened his
| address with a complete presenta-
! ton of the principles contained IL
the doctrine of a league of nations
| He also presented the arguments of
the republican opponents 10 the doc
trine. denouncing the opponents to
! the league Of nations plan as small
Americans"
Expansion of Monroe Doctrine.
Their main argument against the
| league of nations plan is that it will
destroy the Monroe Doctrine" he
declared 1T is well known by
those who have really studied the
principles upon which the plan for
the league is based that such n
league merely means an expansion of
the Monroe Doctrine so as TO in
clude the entire world" he contin
ued. The Monroe Doctrine, there
fore, viii be made more secure than
ever by the formation of the league"
Mr.. O'Brien pointed out that the
Monroe Doctrine up 10 the time that
IL was enforced by Prest Cleveland
during the controversy between
the United states and Great Britain
over Venezuela was the first time
that IL had ever been ratified by the
1 congress OF the United States, and
that when the plan for the formation
of "a league OF nations was discussed
by the Leace conference at Paris II
was the first time in history that the
Monroe Doctrine had been recog-
| nized by European powers.
The speaker severely criticised the
/ opponents OF the plan for forming
the league He characterized Pres't
/ Wilson as the great world states
man OF his time" and gave him a
place in the future history of the
world second TO none.
DenOunccs Opponents TO League.
Mr.. OBrien went into detail re-
garding the league of nations plan.
decrying the opposition of republic
can leaders TO the plan. He de-
nounced these opponents as small
partisans. declaring that they placed
party success above the peace and
security of the world.
''All of the sacrifice, all the loss of
the flower of the worlds manhood,
| all the terrible suffering of the world
war and, 10 fact. the world war it.
self viii have been Tor nothing il the
plan fer a league OF nations is not
adopted" he declared.
The republicans say that the
| league of nations IS 10 be made the
main issue in the next presidential
campaisn. I hope il Is, and if the
republicans make IL the main issue in
| that campaign, only one man viii
/ lead the democratic party 20 victory.
and that maR b Woodrow Wilson,
president of the United states"
Mayor Sallwasser. i'm presenting
Harry Il. Darling. who in turn pre-
scented Air. O'Brien. characterized
Mr.. Darling as the silver tongued
orator ana silver lined editor of La
porte"
Democrats from practically every
/ corner of the 18th congressional
7 district were IN attendance. The bis
I Masonic hall was~taxed TO capacity
The banquet was served by members
of the Laporte chapter of the East
I eru star, members 81 the order. UNI
/ der the direction of Mrs. j. a. Terry
/ acting as mattresses.
Bears orchestra furnished music
! during the banquet the musical pro-
eram including several special num-