Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-09-08
MAN Who BEAT H.
c. |. OPPOSED TO
WILSON'S PET PACT
DR.. ALLEN. CELEBRATED MONO
DIETIST, ATTACKS LEAGUE OF
NATIONS IN ADDRESS AT WASH
INGTON SQUARE.

growing out OF tnt great Notlu WAL
the leageu Of nations, was scathingly
arraigned yesterday by Dr Thomas }.
Allen, noted monodictist at pubic
meeting in Washington square. Dr.I
Allen, who is the son-inlaW OF MI
and Mrs julius Suehr of Chapel
street, has gained national rcnown by |
his preaching and practice OF the low
cost of high living showed himself III
Yesterdays address. which was dchv-
cred at Washington square, ON the
site of the first Lincoln-Douelas de-
bate to be close student of political
and economic affairs, aside from his /
teachings OF monodiet as the means
OF curing most bodily ills as well "a
the high cost OF living
The doctor. whose home is in Eu-i
reka Springs. Ark, whore he has bi2
sanitarium, gained much publicity
when, as an Aurora PHI stefan, he sub
sisted for sixty days on an exclusive
peanut diet Today he Is teaching
that raisins, yeast wheat bread ana
milk make ii possible for him to bulll
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In his discussion OF the league of
nations he recommended boycotS as
'h' 'i'' sur anu cue W
p''''u''"S iu'"I' N'''"
sa'l III p'i'
res'"'h' ""'oh h'S l''' MS '"'
al "aShlns'on at LUIS ''l',''' '''''''"'
10 urge Us TO FAVOR an "I''"hoe VI ne
F'e'erS III tue 'a'e war "'l''H many VI
me aoieS' statesmen u ""'" p'' ''''
- ''''e
Nr wilson 'h'ii"'''" III n'' -
olanapoll5 speech tna' we VINO ''
uhNiIi'he 10 accept MS I'D aii'N } '''lz
bled constitution iof Such an '''''"''
10 prevent war an Tue VICTOR III SUM
FORMER wars 'or''e"' "'n""' '"' WE
sent OF an Tue Pe"p'e9 !" " N'''' ~ q,
he ihs'nuafed 'hat we are ol'p"7e'
10 any ofbah'""''o" ~ P''N'"' "'''
ana cha"ehse" US 70 "o'" '"' ven.
uoh anu ohe' 9"'l'''''"N p'''''' ~
put "p or smut up
Everybody tavors league ior per
manem peace, but some OF Us WHO
cannot understand TINS constitution
without an interpreter, some oI us
who enjoy an hereditary suspiclo'i Oh
entanglng alliances. prefer 10 adtH'
plan That VIII more certainty accom-
piish the a'o"ed purpose OF league
OF nations without assuming any I"
the serious RISKS ihal Mr wilson .
scheme necessarily Involves. ms oe''
ter plan Mt. wilson mas "'"'9'ii d.
last indorSed' lnauNerte'llIF.
Mr. Wilson urges the adoption o.
his vague, imporfcctly thought out
scheme TO quote from a fit character
i2ation Of the leagu" constitution by
the late bishop of North Queensland,
published in the Nineteenth Century
for April. because, apparently he IN.
derstands it, differently from what we
lish as he does
"Nr Wilson says that the article
covering the Monroe doctrine Is not
indefinite. Lord Cecil originally III
charge of the British representation
for the league, says it is indefinite.
Many who oppose il are abso-
lutely ignorant of IT, Mr. Wilson said
in hs Indianapolis speed ALLOW me
to say personally that am absolutely
ignorant of its exact meaning in
many important points for the same
reason that everybody else is ignorant
OF it-because we cannot understand
it as those understand it who favor it,
because II is vague and therefore dan
gerous.
"Prcsidcnt Roosevelt on the cyc of
his death. said that only an intcrna-
tional court is necessary % preserve
peace, The pope has publicly given
ont the same opinion. emphasizing his
belief that the boycott will render
force entirely unnecessary And tho
latest adhcrcnt to this simple. safe
practical and efficient way to pcrma.
nent peace is Mr.. Wilson himself, who
said in his Indianapolis speech, APPLY
this economic, peaceful, silent. deadly
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