South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-16
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REPUBLICAN SUPPORT.
EXTRACTS From Editorials Favorrg League Covenar
in Leading Republican Newspapers.)


AS proof of widespread republican support Of the
League covenant the st LOUIS Globe Democrat
has published number of orable editorials from
leading republican papers throughout the country
The League is not party issue, the 'Globe-D Demo-
craft declares. end cannot made a party
without party disaster. The fact that a number of
republican senator's actively and bitterly OPP
posing the covenant does not maze il a party issue
There are only IL or L of these senators who arc
doing the talking-most of it IS being by four
or five There are AZ republican senators. Seven
eight known be for the covenant The at
titude of the others nearly two-thIds the whole
number. is yet 10 he revealed. The efforts of the
few TO make it party issue will fail because II IL
essentially a question above parties. ana because
there will be sufficient response the people
to Justify partisan fight against the treaty"
Men who are Zig enough to he senator's shOul1
be big enough The good of their country above
their dignity" is the view of the Portland ore
sonian' They should have broad enough vision
TO see that League of Nations is the only aiterna-
tive TO era Of big armies and navies which
mis- nation must play a leading part: that the
covenant is the only concrete proposition by which
that evil may he avoided and that the cooperation
of the allies With this nation is essential to its
success"
Sen. Knox. the "Des NJ ONES Register" declares.
wishes the United States to announce to Europe
what Won Bernstorh persuaded Germany announce
at the last Hague conference.-the nation must
he its own Judge of the highest interests civiza-
ut for the protection OF those interests.
What does Sen Knoxs suggestion come to- the
moment we reduce II 10 working terms. the gs-
ter INQUIRIES. DOCS II mean that tie United
states must have navy and army big enough
to enable Us to meet any European power or any
combination Of European powers? Is that not pre-
cisely what Germany tried to do Admit that our
purpose NAV be less mercenary what has that 20 do
with it if say to Europe that prefer to 20 it
alone? In any emergency that may arise we must
be ready. matter what own opinion OF the
merits of the controversy
The Los Angeles Times" refuses TO believe that
the rank and file of the party of Lincoln IcKinley
Tart and Roosevelt VIII perTnt the petty personal
enntitleS Of a TO "A
majority of the party membership against the
League"
we trust" the Times" continues. that the re-
publican leaders outside the senate will not permit
this opposition Of me captious senators to spread
tho republican national committee
The philadelphia Public Ledger feels that ser.
Knox has made buHder in choosing such
moment 10 comfort and announcement to
the enemies Of civilization. Every day makes il
palmer" says the Ledger" that the who
wasting the time e the nation frenzied efforts
to make capital OF fictitious over the text
of the uncompleted treaty. and in partisan dis
cussion over a measure not yet before them, are
wholly Of touch with the people"
The purpose of the republican party, proclsims
the New York Tribune" should be one of salvage
structve and statesmanke quality of the republican
senate. 1T delicate and difficult feat OF
salvage. Ii means first and above all. that per
sonalties be ignored and the task Of ratihca-
ton approached the spirit OF highest patriotism.
The performance will be the the
publican party in the, future
the work Of he conference comes to uaught
and the world TO conditions existing before
the war. the salt Lake Tribune" believes that the
statesmen responsible for the failure viii undOUhed-
~ be called 10 account. 1T is easy enough mako
patriotic speeches in he parliaments
countries" the Tribune" remarks, but the next
time the young OF the civilized world called
out 10 die upon the field of battle they will not be-
comforted by the knowlt0ge that teChnIcalteS and
politics stood IN the way 90 peace and prevented
the orsanization of League Of Nations"
A suggestion is made by the Topeka Capital
that statesmen who cOndemnng the covenant
should do "a little constructive work
account either offer the world some other and
better plan OF dealing with the monstroas evil OF
scientific carnage which threatens he suicide of
nations. accept that which : offered
The New York Globe" also centers criticism.
upon Sen. Knox and accuses him CT trying
a panic in American minds at the prospect Of the
surrended OF precious national rights the League
Of Nations. Referring 10 his recent address in the
senate on the covenant the Globe declares thar
sen. Knox and his follow desire TO separate the
covenant only In or5er that they may kiiI Ths
senator would have done well admit much.
By declining 10 do SO he strengthened his
but he weakened himself Literary Digest