The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-14
HAYS SAYS LEAGUE
Is NOT PARTY ISSUE
Rejects Cummings Challenge
on Ground Question Is
Purely American.
OUTLINES POLICY OF COP.
Congress to Put Government
ON Constitutional Limits
of Times Of Peace.

FoRr WAIVE, IND, June f3.-Wul h
Hays, chairman OF the national commit
tee Of the Republican party. in an ad-
dress tonight rejected the challenge of
Homer 8. Cummings. chairman Of the
national Democratic committee. recently
made in Chicago that the Republicans
make partisan issue OF the League Of
Nations. Mr.. Hays without naming the
league nevertheless said:
"The conclusion Of the treaty of peace,
| including all its provisions-when We
know what they are-is in no sense
partisan question. II is an American
| question. In the same spirit in which
Republicans during the recent war meas
ured their every act by how they could
contribute most TO effective action. 20
| now they are determined to meet this
new phase Of the war problem in that
! revived spirit OF fervent Americanism
which is the glorifed result of our ex-
perience OF fire and blood. moving with
q full appreciation Of this country's duty
| as a responsible factor in the world Of
| to-day and tomorrow, with the earnest
determination to do all that can pos
| sibly be done toward the maintenance Of
peace without sacrificing our own su-
preme nationalism. the preservation Of
| which in it's integrity is the greatest
safeguard for the future. not only for
the citisens OF this country but for all
peoples everywhere"
what G. o. r. Congress VIII DO.
| Speaking for mis- party. which now
controls both branches OF Congress, Mr..
Hays declared: I'VE shall bring this
| Government back to the limitations of
the Constitution in times Of peace"
Among his declarations were the fol-
lowing:
| with all our power we will strive 70
| prevent the further spread Of Socialism"
| I'VE have promised a forward step
ping as we'll as q forward looking pro-
gramme for labor, for business and for
the farmer. and those promises We will
keep"
That criminal element, organized or
unorganized, called !. w. W.. or any
thing else that goes about this country
| seeking whom Il can destroy-that thing
Is a traitor 10 this country. nothing else,
and should be treated as SUCH
The Republican party will not for
get in the stress Of other matters, that
its protective tariff policies have made
the wages Of our laborers the highest in
the world"
Tn the great readjustment ahead
business must have sympathetic help,
not antagonistic curtailment."
There must be strong Federal regula-
| ton, but not Federal ownership"
we are against paternalism in gov
eminent. and we are against that form
OF pedagogio paternalism that has de-
veioped recently in this country
| we will not forget that while we
tight to make certain the rights Of free
government In the world. we have a re-.
public to preserve in this country; that
we are a representative Government, not
a Bolshevist syncopation."
Shame on us for tolerating in our
body polite an undigested mass making
for nothing but internal disorder. II a
man is loyal to any other fiag-foreign.
red or black-he Is disloyal to the Stars
and Stripes Either these men are
Americans or they are traitors. II they
are traitors they should be informed, de
ported or shot"
No Twilight in Public Affairs.
There Is no zone OF twilight in poll
tics or public Affairs" said Mr.. HAYS,
right Is right and wrong Is wrong, and
the same strict standard OF morals,
equity and justice must obtain as In
any private business or professional
matter. When we get our politics en-
tirely on this basis, when we live our
patriotism daily, We will do q citizen's
full duty. and not until then.
Let US have a patriotism of Abraham
Lincoln and Theodore Rooeevelt-nos
q patriotism which moves us only when
an enemy II At our gatea but . patri-
ousm which moves US every day to re-
aNSe what we owe to the country In
which we live. The way all creeds and
classes arose as one man in the coun-
ltry's emergency II the greatest vindi-
cation OF our institutions and tust as
the worth Of all creeds and Glasses was
proved In the country's emergency. Just
so the Government must function
equally for all creeds and classes.
we have insisted and now insist tina,
We are as unprepared for peace as we
were for war. We slipped along under
this Democratic Administration without
any adequate thought OF the problems
that would confront US, Just as we did
before we entered the war 'watchful
waiting was as fallacious in this as II
was as to Mexico, or as to the failure 10
prepare for war when war was at our
gates. or as to Russia"
Mr.. Hays mentioned tho passing OF the
suffrage amendment, and said the Re
publican vote for the measure spoke for
itself.
The party had a great duty ahead in
taking hold OF the situation in Wash
ington." he said. "in the interests OF
economy" The war bills would be paid
and willingly, but we do not propose 10
permit the use of the war as an abb
for everything"
A special session of Congress should
have been called three months earlier,
hs said, but there now would be legisla-
tion to establish business on a safe and
sane basis: Congress will take hold of
the railroad problem. and return Of the
wire TO their owners will be required ;
legislation will be developed "for a bet
ter relation between capital and labor
with Justice for both - a budget system
will be established; the diplomatic sys-
tern will be improved: the shipping
problem solved; soldiers who won the
war will be remembered. and "our posi-.
tioi on international relations will be
developed. He added:
I'VE have always believed we should
Live and let live That 10 not enough
We must and shall say. Live and help
live"