El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-24
IN AMERICA TODAY
is CALLING FOR GREAT LEADERS,

THE situation in America today calls for great leaders
leaders who up to the standard Of Wash
ington Lincoln or Roosevelt. Unfortunately such
leaders have not yet appeared There may be somewhere
IN the nation the us safely through
tnse times OF stress ana as II the past great men nave
asen as the country needed them most so now the SAVIOR
O. the country nay Re found
America is too big and too powerful to fall for lack
OF leaders, but much distress be avoided If there
forward Of vision, judgment and personality who
has the strength s guide ship Of state through these
dangerous
Just now all national interest Is conferred in the coming
presidential campaign. The two great political parties
trying to figure out American program with reference
TO the remainder Of the world Isolation is thing Of the
past It vanished in the battle smoke the fields Of
France The destiny Of the United States IS bound
up with the fate Of the -est Of the world
But country be separated politically from all
other nations The United States SHOULD not attempt TO
place any restraint upon the political freedom Of any other
nation; neither should the United States permit any other
nation exercise any restraint the freedom Of action
of this republic This nation best mankind by
standing alone politically but cooperating with other PEG
pies as closely possible economically.
So first Of all the treaty should be disposed Of Any
action better than the suspense Of the present time It
matters not whether compromise is effected over the
Lodge reservations OF resolution is passed declaring peace
with Germany Partisan politics and political blunders Of
which there have been many must be cast into the scrap
heap IN order at the aftermath Of the may be settled
The treaty Of Versailles president Wilson framed it.
has been rejected IN uncertain terms by the nations
treaty making body, the senate The presidents program
has tailed utterly IF NJ Wilson vorl7 to-day Seat The
Of the senate leaders, compromise could uudoubt
edy be reached which would satisfy the country and end
the state Of
Apparently has 10 such thought II mind If he can
not have his way, he proposes to permit peace
Mr.. Wilson spoke truly when he said that the first
thing Necessary to bring end to unrest to establish
peace That Mr. Wilson's statement congress. But
Ike many another fine sentiment expressed by ThetoT
zeal president It loses its force IN his action He have
peace honorable peace with America losing Of glory
IN the His duty is plain but he it.
He wants peace that deprves him Of the power to die
tate to other nations Of the world. Many believe he
dreamed Of becoming first president Of the league of
tons With that dream shattered he longer the
urgent necessity for peace which he said would 60 long
way toward quieting unrest
That is why We say need a great leader. The na-
ton has measured M Wilson's stature and found him
wanting II the great crises of his administration he
failed measuraby. He wasn't big enough to forget par
tisanship while at war; he wasn't big enough to
forget himself N negotiating peace and he isn't big
enough to forget his Torse and accept The verdict Of the
countTy's treaty makers.
The whole world at present to be uncharted
sea upon which nations and peoples drifting without
compass OF rudder One half Of Europe is still fighting
despite the treaty Of Versailles Boshevis, having
luered opposition In Russia threatens spread its
poison Europe. Germanism is not dead. Again
iay @God, give rs men"
The nations hope rests with the two great political
parties, candidates for president Of the
United States Of them and the people don't Gaze
which one, find another Lincoln another Roosevelt
he nation VIII it q debt it repay.
America wants for its next president stalwar, man
IF action, with great heart and great mind,
nan close to the people with ambition but TO serve.
lur country needs another Great American
When in doubt appoint committee.