El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-06

! because the treaty includes the cove
nant OF the league OF nations. And
what does that say: That says that
Il is the privilege OF any member
state 10 call attention to anything
anywhere that Is likely to disturb the
peace Of the world or the good IN
derstanding between nations upon
which the peace OF the world depends
and every people in the world that
have not got what they think they
ought TO have Is thereby given a
world forum in which to bring the
thing 10 the bar Of mankind Theirs
never before has been provided &
world forum in which the legitimate
grievances Of peonles entitled 20 con
sideration can be brouPht TO the COM
mon judgment OF mankind. And n
were the advocate Of any suppressed
people surely 7 could not ask any
better forum than to stand MP before
the world and challenge the other
marty to make good its excuses fof
not acting in that case.
Flags Display Of Party Passion.
ITO reject that treaty to alter that
treaty. IS 20 impair one Of the first
charters Of mankind And yet there
are men who approach he question
with passion, with private passion ana
party passion, who think obiy OF some
immediate advantage to themselves OF
TO a group of their fellow country
men. and who look al the thing with
the iaundiced eyes of those who have
some private purpose Of their own
When at last, IN the annals OF man
kind. they are gibbeted they viii re-
greet that the gibbet is so high
II would NOT have you think that
am trying to characterize those who
eonscientiously object to anything ~
this great document I take of my
hat in the presence Of any man
genuine conscience. and there are meH
who are conscientiously opposed 20
Il, though they viii pardon me II
saw ignorantlv opposed. I have nc
quarrel with them. Il has been a
great pleasure to confer with som
OF them-and 20 tell them. as frankly
as ] would have told my most init
mate friend. the whole inside OF my
mind and every other mind that J
knew anything about that had been
concerned with the conduct OF AFFAIR."
at Paris. In order that they might
understand this thing and go with
the rest OF us in the confirmaton OF
what is necessary for the peace OF
the world.
Has Fighting Spirit About Pact.
4 have no intolerant spirit IN the
matter; but ! also assure you that
from the bottom OF my feet to the
top Of my head ] have got a fighting
spirit about II.
And if anybody dares 10 defeat this
great experiment, then they must
gather together the eounselOrs Of the
world and do something better.
If there is a better Tcheme, 1 for
one will subscribe to II. but ] want
TO saw now. as ] said the other night.
II is a case Of put up or shut up
Negation viii not save the world.
Opposition constructs nothing. Oppo-
sition is the speciality Of those who
are Enthusiastically inclined.
And / assure you / am not COM
pairing any Of my respected colleagues
10 Bolshevists; but 7 am merely
pointing out that the Bolshevistic
spirit lacks every element OF con-
stTuctive opposition. They have de-
stroyed everything and they have
proposed nothing. Applause and
cheers.l
And while there is a common alb
horrence for political Bolshevism. 1
hope there viii not be any such
thing grow up in our country as in
ternational Bolshevism, the BolsheY-