Evening journal., 1919-09-23

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he has, or he should have, intimate
knowledge Of all its terms. and ought
to be capable OF demonstrating by cool
reason and by the citation OF the terms
OF the instrument that it Will benefit
mankind
"rhe people had The right TO expect
I that In his tour across the cont ,nent he
would convey to them an intimate and
concise knowledge Of the con.rac. into
which ne proposes 10 force the country
and that DE would make plain 10 them
every doubtful proposition. but
III a citizen refuses to repudaie the
policies under which our country has
become great. The President character
izes him as 'pigmy- minded
III he declines 70 turn his back upon
Washington and Jefferson he is de-
scribed rs afflicted with curious aber-
ratious Of thinking
III he refuses 90 surrender with the
pen what Washington gained with the
sword he is politely described as
contemplate quitter.'
III he cannot see his way clear 30
emhroi America in the wars Of every
country and 10 plunge her into con
troversies OF every kind, he sees with
'isundiced eyes
III he ventures TO point out that
Article 10 binds US TO send our sol
diers TO defend the frontiers Of every
land in every quarter Of the globe he
is afflicted with amazing ignorance
III he looks With pride upon the
glorious achievements OF Americas past
and refuses 10 abandon the policies
which have brought us 30 the heights
OF prosperity. ne is "A dreamer living
In the forgotten age
III after studying the league cove I.
nant lawyers and statesmen reach the
conclusion il is inmcal TO the public .
veal. they are classified as men whose
heads are only ~ 10 serve as knots 20
prevent their bodies from unra,el-
ing
"lf Senators Of the United states.
sworn 10 defend the constitution and
10 protect the republic in strict accord
ance with tho terms Of their oaths
study The proposed covenant and reach
HE conclusion 10 Is their duty not to
advise or consent TO rs ratification.
hey are denounced aS dishonest Oppo-
ncnts Of the treaty who will be aib-
bcicd and who will regret that the glib
BET is 80 high
or again they are informed. as the
President did declare in Washington
ew weeks ago. that he would like 10
zee them hanged on gibbet as high ,
IS heaven, hut pointed in the opposite
irectiOn.'
And so the resistless argument pro- I,
eeds
substitutes Facts for Fancics
The President marshals his syllo.
1sms as a general marshals the bat. =
alions OF his army They appear 10 =
dvance in logical phalanx but his sol >
iorT are epithets, his battalions ag-
regations Of bitter names, his army -,
assemblsge Of denunclatory epi- =
rams. y
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nlOoker will recognize only the vapers =,
anger; the intemperance autOcracy %
lanifests at opposition. n
III ] could be so unkind as 10 re- 4,
ly in kind, ! might answer that. of =,
curse, the President does Il all unoOn-
ciously, in complete innocence. and b
ossibly only when wrought up by the 4,
new magic And that he substitutes n
ancies for facts, cOnfuSes the phan- .,
oms Of his dreams with the actualities ii
4 life, mistakes the visions Of ambi- =
ion for the inspiration of iiealism and :,
magines that phrases can take the
lace Of realities. .,
"rhe President talks much Of duty
sacrifice, but even while ne speaks.
2 at government expense rides on spe- o,
al trains. sails upon magnificent ships II
Tied with special glass pavilions. livas m
the palaces NJ princes. receives pres m