The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-12-04
AMERlCANlSM VS..
INTERNATI0vALlSM
Senate Action Draws the Issue

NHNhikN"hi wv So me Rpup
lican Publicity Association, today gave
! out the following statement from its
Washington Headquarters;
| Nov that the final curtain has been
rung down on the peace treaty in the
Senate Il becomes evident that the res
evations that Amcricanixed that doc
: ument will be the leading issue before
the people in the Presidential cam
J paign next year, From the beginning
Of the debate on the league of nations
those who were candid enough To ad-
NIT what was apparent TO every intel
ligent observer have said that the pol
icy of Amercanism as expressed In
the covenant reservations was dis
tinctly Republican ISSUE. while the
effort to intlict internationalism upon
this country had the backing Of Dem
ocrats almost exclusively, with the
President. the leader of that party, mt
the head I?
"On March 4th thirty-nine Republi-
can Senators signed a round robin
serving upon the President and the
world of their unalterable detcrmina-
tion to oppose a league Of nations of
the sort that Mr. Wilson was seeking
to force upon his country. No Demo
Gratis signed that round robin, neither
did that party promulgate a similar
one Of their own. On the contrary,
the chairman Of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee publicly character
lied the league covenant as the great
est document Of human liberty ever
prepared In the four months of de-
bate that followed the pesentation of
the treaty to the Senate, and in the
speeches that preceded that date, il
has been increasingly apparent to all
except those who willfully blinded
themselves TO the facts that the line Of
cleveage on the treaty more closely
separated the two political parties
than any question upon which they
have been called to pass for years.
The fight for the treaty was led by
Democrat, receiving his orders from
the White House, and supported ex-
clusively by members of his own par
ty in the Senate. The struggle for
Americanism was directed by Re
publican, who had behind him every
Senator Of that party but one. But
in the face Of those facts the Prcsi.
dent insisted that this is not n party
ISSUE and in that position was sup
ported by certain Republicans, some
even who essay TO direct the party
policies.
'But now the sky is cleared and cv-
eryone who takes even passing in
terest in national politics knows that
The reservations to the league cove
nant will be one of the dominant issues
Df the next campaign. Senator Lodge
who led the fight for their adoption,
has this to say, 4 wish TO carry these
into the campaign. | wish
.he American people 10 read and study
hem. They are not like the covenant
If the league. They are simple. do OFT
not see that there IL one Of them TO
which any American can object, |
want the people to see them, under
stand them and think of them In every
on every farm, in every
shop and factory throughout the land.
Then let them decide Every Repuh
lean who has the best interests of his
,arty at heart must endorse those sen
iments.
at is limited that Mr.. Wilson will
DIN the issue, and call upon such Of
iis followers who still remain subscr-
,ient TO his wishes to rally 70 his leag
Iee's defense. But whether he carea
o accept the Republican challenge or
Iot the league viii be IN The fight, and
very voter must record himself upon
!. There Il not d doubt that The Re
ublican Presidential candidate will be
strong reservationist and Il il
qually certain that the standard bear
: Of the Democrats will be- treaty
,.writtcn candidate Those who have
spt an ear to the ground are cOnyinc-
that the Republican vote through
At the country will be substantially in
10 proportion Of ~ 70 1.-THE Senate
epublican vote on the treaty. for
e party's candidate, and to their
rength will be added a tremendous
smocratic detection, all joining in
mand for unimpaired Amerieanism
at will augur well for the future Of
e United States"