The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-03-28
N0[T SAYS HEAVY
FIGHTING IS ON
IS Nations Warriors Have
Leagu onred War Paint-Barrages
and Skirmishes in all Parts.

Toledo, ". MAI. LII
well Tribune: The battle OF peace sun
m woes in the east among our politicians
an1 as a gas attack it ranks wen with
ANYTHING Sm that happened in Europe.
a Tte nnly trouble is that there doesn't
inr 70 be any definite battle line,
sses'ssrvhodv is shooting gas in every
d;rection with the result that the
casualties are heavy. :.
One VIM. Taft started out as the
,.oJar of all those who were willing
). .e enforce peace on the world, Incl
ta T. rejecting somewhat on the
nsmocratic party whose peace policy
- thrown us into the biggest war
.ss world had ever known. After
,ork;ng ON the idea for some years or
80 Getting things nicely organized
LIZ coherts suddenly woke up one
,morn;ng to find that the President
had stolen all their thunder and gone
to Europe with it. The President
having been busy carrying on war
had not had time to write constr
tuition for a League to enforce peace
and being somewhat egotistical did
not care to use one that was made by
come of the home folks, so he bor-
rowed one that was made in England,
he beinp a free trader and having no
scruples against bringing foreign
goods into competition with those
made in America. After spending
some time in Europe and becoming
rather "fedup" on European ideas, the
President brings his foreign made
league home and tells the good people
Of the United States that they will have
to put it on even though IT does not
fit. no alterations can be made. 1t is
the latest style in leagues just from
Paris and must be worn just as it is,
Meantime Mr.. Taft had gotten all
his volunteers lined. up for big often,
sive. The big guns were all loaded
ready to 60, a hundred per cent gas
barrage was to be put on to make the
show a success when the President re
turned. A few days before the con
stitution of the foreign made league
had been published and turned out tt
be "dud" it would not 60 off.
During the Presidents brief visi
Mr. Taft tried diligently to make thu
imported league fit American ideas
The President said he knew it woult
fit although he had no time to lool
and beat it back for Europe, leaving
Mr.. Taft to do his best. Afte
struggling for a brief time to make
go Mr.. Taft finally decided the thin
needed alteration, although as he sal
at famous Geneva address" that
was not much good but the best tina
could be done.
About this time, seeing weakness
and confusion in the ranks of tn
leagues supporters, our Senate
Borah together with his collesgu
Senator Reed of the opposite faitl
having long time been silent, d.
cided to organize the bolsheviks an
throw all their gas bombs over int
the trenches of the President and M
Taft.
And now there is an awful mes
The members of the league to Ell
force peace are sore at the Presidei
because he tried to steal their thunde
The President is sore at the senator
who caught him in hole. Both al
somewhat peeved because Borah ar
Reed are taking shots at each of ther
Yesterday | had long talk wi
one of the prominent members of Il
league to enforce peace in New YoI
and the above is about the way / g
it from him.
One good thing, however, is ha
pening France and England a
taking advantage of the opportuni
to make peace with Germany befo
matters get any worse. only fe
that we will wake up pretty soon al
find out that We didn't have much
say about the peace terms or mu
influence. Even the fourteen poir
seem to have been thrown in t
waste basket No doubt Englar
France, Italy and Japan will be wi
enough not to laugh till 1t is all ov
Have just heard the Caldwell be
are home, | wish could have be
there to give them a glad hand
Sincerely.