The Port Gibson reveille., 1919-10-16
PORT GIBSON REVEILLE.
IL nERALn.s p0srTIoN.

TUE ANAAAAsA , f#AlHi tAOlN4
IN an editorial last Sunday. undes
The caption of "a Can q Make our
Position Clear, the Yicssburg Her.
aid says
We have received a letter from
an esteemed friend in Port Gibson
enclosing clipping from the Reveilic
which Is qnotcd
LET Us BE LOYAL
The RegeIllt notes with regret the
daily attacks the Niekshurp Herald
has been making on President Wilson
and, unlntentlaunily no doubt, upon
the Democratic party Editor Nc
Nelly has zeaiously guarded the
cause Of right too long % now lend
has influence te The aRemies Of this
great country and the strong men In
the Republican party who have lei
party loyalty oveFshadow patriotism
The leader Of the opposition Is tie
league Of natioua, Senator Lodge, re-
cpgnized 10 be onc 0f the c1uutry's
brainiest men, WIS himself q strong
advocate Of the league until he derm-
cd i wise politics To take The oppo-
site view. As q matter ~ fact, none
q us know how the league viii work
N practice Mr. Wilson and the
other American repEeshntativ 81
the pence treaty declare that the lea
que Is the best assurance u nerman-
eut peace They are certainly the
hest judges ard we ought rs be will
ing ~ accept their Judgement"
Ihe letteg enclosing thc above ex-
pressing q febuke fer lbs intolerance.
says. y trust sou viii take the time
% make clear your position" n the
view Of the partisan, II the critic who
places fealty % President Wilson
above personal ecuyicti0n--fhe Her.
aid could not if i would plead not
guilty 81 the charge. Though we
have felt no call 70 make defense
against accusation Or implication of
disloyaliy, in this matter. And what
We write is ia appreciative response
g the request to make plain our po-
sition.' As e classification with Sem
ator Lodge, we will merely say that
We have undergone no change 81 view.
When the League OF Nations was
broachei we expressed unqualified
opposition 10 its embracing the I'm
tied States as member.
a ground Of this position was that
one form Of government-theS Senate
rules and customs were uniting.
for such international compact. Has
not this been proved Everyone of the
counsel, Great Britain, France and
Italy have ratified the treaty, as has
0ermany, while our Senate still talks
and qnarrels with the President. Our
opposition was explicitly stated in n
reply 10 personal letter from one 81
our Congressional delegation--f0
whom and whose opinion we have
the highest respect--whieh IS quoted;
My opposition to the League Of Ma /
tions Is not one Of for mbut Of sub /
stance, ! am wholly opposed to the /
entrance of the United States into a |
compact which takes us 50 far away /
from the "entangling alliance man /
date. have never failed 70 make /
due recognition Of Consistency in /
all the President has done and said. /
But as 4 seemed 10 me his usurpa- /
ton Of the job Of peace commission I
60 has been nothing less than Gala. /
mitous in its consequences. The lat I
est fruits Of his consistency is driv- /
ing italy out Of the Council with the 4
contrast OF keeping Japan IN. I'm 4
less more and ike fruit follow ] VIII I
be greatly mistaken
The like fruits have been forth 1
coming. A full crop WIS borne IN I
the Presidents Peter the Hermit i
Crusade" 70 force the Senate 70 ra- /
tihcation without ehange--tioubly /
aiasitor n his break down from
eyer zea and over eNerfi1n. at q time
when he is sorely needed in the per-
tofmanee Of the legitimate duties OK
his office. which be virtually abdi-
fetch.
N.,+e..ti.,t 4s
the Herald favored ratification Of the
League covenant When the Presi-
dent returned in February 10 lay be-
fore the Senators 4 draft az ne confer
cree work, there were some who dis
sentcd from the plan Of interweav-
Ing the League Of Nations and IRE
Peace treaty. lu a reply that trans
eended the bounds of arrogance. Mr.
Wilson thus closed the argument.
When the treaty comes back. the
gentlemen on this side viii find the
covenant Of the League of Nations
not only n Il but SO many thread7
q the League tied to the covenant
that you cannot divide the covenant
from the treaty without desroyinp
he whole vital structure .
And when this threat was made
gaad We epiMlated We then said ev-
phcitity "that q wiiful man must
have bis say. and rather than per-
NIT the treaty e fan Of 70 he fur
ther delayed, it would 81 polite and
patriotic % ratify II nitc 81 Il being
Handicapped by the league 81 Ma
TOMS. And from that position we
have not receded.
The Reveille has no desire 70 as.
pear partisan. nor do v-e believe The
excerpt from these columns. quoted
BY the Herald, would be SO termed 81
an unbiased mind. What we meant
TO call attention to was the continued /
attacks upon the president and the
league Of naions--more particularly
the former We hold with the Her
aid THAT there must be freedom 81
thought, regardless Of party afflia-
tion; but continued bitter attacks in
dicate more than an expression Of
thought
The Reyeille has a high regard for
the venerable editor Of the Herald
and great respect for his honorable
record, both in private and public
life, and we regret to see his influence
east with the enemies Of the admins
tration.
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