South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-06
WOOdrO70 Wilson at the Peace Tables and
The Development OF the League of Nations

I boys and the happiness of mothers
for the sake Of the lust for land
and dollars. 10 more shall politi-
clans calling themselves statesmen
set a key OF dynamite in the midst
OF the homes of men and call il the
balance of power"
And 10. in all the tongues OF
earth, from every quarter OF the
globe there came a shout more uni
versal than ever before had greeted
the words Of mortal man, and Wood
row Wilson. the leader Of the Amer.
lean democracy became the leader,
the spokesman and interpreter OF
the democracy of the world.
\ Party Question.
And this the humiliation and the
shame-when the entire Christian
world was rejoicing in the consum-
nation Of this plan for the preserva-
ton of the peace Of the world. the
only hiss that marred that moment
came from the republican reaction
aries Of the senate OF the United
States.
II has been said that the LEAGUE
is not a party questIOn-and II is
not by any rule Of reason. Some
would Camouflage their opposition
/ by asserting that it is an American
question. And so il is. But il is
more than an American question
iJ is a question that involves the
7 preservation Of our civilization and
/ the happiness of men and women
/ in every country that flies u flag
/ charge that it has been made j
party question, and will remain a
party question until the rank and
/ file of the republican party repudi-
ates the putrid leadership of the re-
/ dictionary politicians who are ex-
/ hausting their ingenuity in an effort
\ 10 make it party issue.
When sen. Lodge reversed himself
because of his venomous hate OF
i Woodrow Wilson and solicited every
| republican senator TO sign the motor
/ ious round robin in a sinister at
/ tempt 10 destroy the pTesUise of tho
president in Paris and wreck the
league Of nations in its cradle-he
made 1t a party question.
When the republican senator:
signed the round robin they servec
notice on the world that in Amer
ica it HAD become a party Question.
When Watson and New paradeC
the state of Indiana in an attemp
10 poison the minds Of the peopl,
against the league through misrep
reservations and sOphistries-the,
made il "a party question in Indiana
When. on the publication of th'
amended covenant the republican
leader of the senate wired every re
publican senator to place a paddock
on his lips until a party caucus
could determine behind closed door
Oh a PARTY policy--he pIOciaiIed
d party question.
Wien the republican leaders 4"
the So ate in the denomination o
the personnel of the vitality import
ant aEC non-partisan committee o.
foreign relations stopped 10 tn
trickery of actually packing III
committee IN advance against tn
league of nations--th=y made it
patty question.
When Knox introduc I'd his wreck
ius resolution against the lee gu
and rallied 10 its support the majo
part of the republicans of t.,e sen
ate together with its national cha.
man he heralded il To- the worl
that il was a party ,iUesti"n.
Not q party question in Indiana
And yet they have even sndbbed an
scorned the only living republica.
who has been president on the oc
casion of his recent visit TO Indiana
, polls, when Goodrich FASTENED I
Winchester 50 miles away, an
Jewett locked his door. lest TIL
precious pair become contaminate
by extending the hand of ofiicia
welcome TO a former president @
: the republic who was suppOrun
Woodrow Wilson on the league c
nations
All honor 10 the comparative fe'
republican leaders and papers tina
have placed country and humanit
q above party! All praise 70 the In
= dianapolis Star. Nowhere in IN
press of the country have l foun
the league of nations Champion
with greater dignity. lucidity, spir-