The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-02-27
Munition Trxst Will Draw Attacks Senate Airs Harsh
Arm. Sentences Demands Fairness in Dischars
ing Men

Washington d. C.-Announcement that President
Wilson would land in Boston rather than in New York,
upon his France, and would open his
pagn for ratification of the constitution of the league of
nations the citadel of Senator Lodge has caused
serious anxiety the standpaters here They realize
the president feels confident of the support of
the people of New England for his efforts make
henceforth impossible that he is willing to stand fall
by the effect of his first speech the league of nations
delivered in "the enemy's country For surely if the
presidents plan be defeated be the hands
of the reacnary wing of the Republican party and the
leader of that element today is Lodge.
Nobody but Woodrow Wilson, the who discovered
that it his business to read his directly to
congress- would have thought of giving the Boston bank
ers surprise party Boston Faneuil Hail. the
forum of American independence In Faneuil Hall the
people have always maintained their right tofree speech
for democracy In Faneuil Hail. by good political fortune
Democratic mayor and the first Democratic senator
from Massachusetts since Civil days share the
platform with the president when he makes his report to
the American people upon the worldwide covenant of
universal peace.
Outlaws Munition PedAers
Congress is trying to make up its mind about this
league that the president has ammed down the throas
of the European diplomats and military Nine out
of of both house it is safe
glad that this constitution for society of the
peoples has been agreed upon. ft
Take the matter of private proteers in the muntion
for example The politicians going to lift an
awful wall in their behalf, of but presently they
will admit that the German muniton makers had alto
gether much to do with German political jingoism in
the first place and that when former Congressman Tav-
showed the country the truth about the world
wide War Trust back in 1912 and 1913, he rendered
brave public service In the future since there to be
private profits from the making of materials,
body going carry propaganda campaigns to stir
up people against another in order that guns and
shells may be sold
Agan, there is the obligation to join with the other
members of the league. enforce its decisions
against any nation refusing to abide by these decisions
shall hear winded arguments about the
stitutonalty of joining in such arrangements
he of
country But that will end in eloquence. American
drafted troops Russia and only recently the
ate was tied the take up resolution demand
ing their recall nobody imagnes that American soldiers
will distastefu task than is theirs at
Archangel.
W Courtm.rti.I Scandals
Since Senator Chamberlain. chairman of the senate
committee military affairs, stirred this scandal con-
corning death and 4Oyear sentences passed
by socaled courmartia in boys guilty of
really trivial ofenses, the gilt has been rubbed off the
mtarst clique alarming degree Cruelty such rs
copper lawyers in the senate charge against the Boil
shevik and such all believe typical only of the
Cossacks and he Turks before the has been shown
to be typical of the sentences passed upon these untort
boys army camps. here and in France by hun
of courts" of officers appointed from the line
One western congressman suggested that this is
good for the people to read again the life of Lincoln
recall the great heart of the when he faced
by hundreds of of proposed harsh discipline OF
boys in the federal who had slept when on
picket who had turned and fled in battle Lincoln un
humanity, and he knew boys and the limits of
their physical strength. He pardoned and comforted
freely, and the nation loves him for it even now.
Harsh Sentences
with this treatment of overstrained youth
minds is the long list of Prussan decisions
made by new-fedged officers in army. Forty
years Imprisonment for refusal to give packet of
cigarettes to a second lieutenant Death
sentence for going home for time to be with his
dying father another The president committed that
Imprisonment Several thousand cases are
probably to be forced review when congress takes