The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-10-11
POOR ARGUMENT

Rotten eggs are very poor argument
against any question and if that is the
best the citizens of certain city in Okla
homa can do to combat the argument of
Senator James A. Reed of Missouri, God
have pity on that city.
1t is fact that Senator Reed has been
caustic in his criticism on the President
of the United States and the League Of
Nations, but on the other hand the Presi-
dent has been more caustic and severe in
his criticism of Senator Reed and those
who believe as he believes. No ole for a
moment would condone such treatment Of
the President even in hostile territory,
and it is to the everlasting disgrace of the
governor of Oklahoma that he condones
such treatment
Here are some Of the things Senator
Reed said the night before the EGG attack
"The American people have been led
generally to believe that the league is
formed for our benefit and that its pur-
pose is to keep America out Of the war.
AS matter of fact, the league is formed
for the benefit of other nations and is to
be maintained largely at the expense of
the American people,"
The President has convinced himself
that it is the business of American states
men to sacrifice America on the altar of
humanity" he asserted Referring to Mr..
Wilson's remark at Reno, during his re-
cent tour, that he wanted ITO get into any
kind of trouble that will help liberate man
kind and do not want to be always think
ing about my skin or my pocketbook or
my friendship" the senator said:
''The trouble is that it is not the Presi-
dents skin that is to be sacrificed. 1t is
the skin on the backs of the American
people 1t is not the Presidents pocket
book that is to be emptied. 1t is the pock-
etbooks of 110,000,000 Americans.
81 deny the right of any temporary Of
ficeholder to so employ the power of his
office as to compel your sons to sacrifice
their lives in the contests of other nations
! deny the right of any temporary Office
holder to lay burdens upon American tax
payers to control alien peoples who spurn
our authority and hate us for interior
ence in their affairs. Bear in mind tie
men who propose to impose these great
obligations of sacrifice are not the ones
who bear the burdens.
"Let me give you little sample of the
kind of sacrifices that are made by office
holders. The President went over tt
Paris He took 1900 men over with him
A glass pavilion was built on great shir
beneath which he could promenade. He
asked congress for $5,000,000 to pay the
expenses of this trip. Congress refused
but the expenses proceeded. They rented
an entire hotel for the modest SUM OF
$685., 900. They paid laundry bill #
$31, 583, and yet they did not wash all the
dirty linen"
Citing programs for an army of 100000
which he said the administration hao
planned to meet obligations under the
league of nations, he said it showed the
purpose Of the league.
"1he truth is, we are making a league
of war" he declared. Owe propose to
unite with five great nations to control
the affairs of the world. This requires
armies and navies of tremendous magni-
tude for the peoples of this country will
never submit to the dictation What does
the United States gain from this? She
doesn't seek territory; she doesn't seek
lands All of her principal associates in
the league are grabbing lands and people
in every quarter of the globe. We pro-
pose to pour our dollars into their Golfers
and to pour the blood of our sons upon
the altar Of their ambitions. This is what
the President is pleased to call sacrifice. "
Quite caustic, but it cannot be combat
ted with rotten eggs.