Evening journal., 1919-08-06
polNnExTER EXPOSES PROPAGANDA.

HARGING that the League to Enforce Peace Of which
~ former President William Howard Taft IS president
Is league seeking mot TO bring about peace by creating
goodwill among men. but TO bring It about by force"
Senator Miles pondexier Of Washington quotes letter
hundreds of which apparently being sent broadcast
through the country by this organization in effort
cordng the Senator create in this country false
and spurious opinion superficial and artificial public
demand in favor Of setting up a world power TO
the United States every other country accordance
with the particular views that of sefsucient
and Irresponsible councmen might have at pariou-
lar time TO what the world ought to do ought not
TO do"
The letter TO which Senator Pondexter referred makes
a strong appeal 80 crysalize opinion behind the
League OF Nations covenant Il also urges the recipient
10 write TO his Senators, definitely their support
Of the peace treaty, including the League Of Nations
covenant passing TO them such evidence you may
have OF prevailing sentiment IN your community" The
letter is signed by the Rural Extension Secretary
q read this letter." said Senator Poudexier "n order
call attention the kind Of agitation that being
created in this artificial by the Of vast Of
money. to form apparent public opinion IN favor Of
the establishment Of what they denomnate the very
head of their letter League to Enforce Peace. or
they cannot enorc0peac unless they have force
and force II they going to enforce peace through
the world they will have that is suf
ncent TO the world and that is the object the
announced and proclaimed purpose Of this organ
Gated by The fact that they have rural exenion
tary. They have a secretary an official for pretty
nearly every imaginable element Of the population
ut perfectly evident that this letter is being sent
out generally part Of series letters Not long ago
called attention in the Senate to circular which this
League Enforce Peace sending out instruct
ins its recipients in the several STATES how TO proceed
theomos skul way to induce the people Of the States
10 contribute money TO the campaign fund OF the League
to Enforce Peace going into details telling them how to
hold lunches, what to eat at the lunches, how much
money to charge for them. and 10 make sure that the
collections made because If the people paid little
they would then feel that they had vested interest in
this big movement"
Senator Pondexter said that he made public this let
ter "simply an incident a reminder Of one at least
OF the many causes Of this tremendous agitation with
which confronted this organized campaen TO
abandon the ideals and traditions OF the fathers Of the
republic and to make the supreme sacrifice Of eslab-
fishing this new order in the world"
The League to Enforce has been prosecuting its
propaganda Delaware as well as in the other States
and many Delawareans doubt have received copies OF
The letter that has been criticized severely by
But with It all and in spite Of Il ALL such propaganda
seemingly only to crystallze Delaware opinion
hat the League OF Nations should not he ap-
proved by the Senate unless such approval carry with n
,ertan material reservations which not at TO the
king of President Wilson