The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-26
Voice
of the
People
DO WE WANT A
LEAGUE OF NATIONS?

President Wilson says we do. Con-
gress gives pretty clear evidence that
we don't.
We have been taught before and all
through our school days, that our con-
~stitution. our made in America con-
stitution. was the guarantee of our lib
critics. The foundation of our prosperi-
ty. the rock on which our nation was
built. We have been told that our fore
fathers, when they made this constitu-
ton ''builded better than they knew"
We have been fed up ever since We can
remember on the patriotism and wisdom
Of Washington and Jefferson and Mon
roe and Lincoln. but now comes Would
Row" Wilson and wants TO steer our
ship Of state clear across the Atlantic
to put US under a new constitution; q
made in France constitution. made IN
France by Englishmen. Frenchmen,
Italians and Japanese end 3 southern
man. who rather favored secession to
use his own words.
Hitherto we have always been rather
proud Of our American congress-proud
Of what il could d. and proud Of what
II would not do. True We sometimes
found fault with il. That was our
privilege. But yet il was representa-
tive. 1t was our governing body. We
sent II there. II was ours and there was
none higher. But now comes along a
higher body TO which We must sub
scribe. A council international, which
can say TO congress. " desire that
YOU do thus and So You Americans
cannot have everything your " way,
You need not blow about your Monroe
doctrine any longer. We will attend tc
your world politics for YOU; you need
not worry. You may attend 10 your
little domestic affairs. but you must be
careful TO do just as We say about
things. This is the great superior higf
council. We French and Japs anc
Italians and representatives from six OF
eight other nations about as big as on'
OF your states. and English (mo.ti1
Fnglish) will see to your national vel
fare. You may If you want to. senc
your d~oughboys over into Armenia L
make the Turks behave. but We English
; French. etc. will divide up the German
! colonies and take q few slices of o
German territory a la European way
You don't want airy Of that. You know
. all YOU want to do is vote the none
- and the men. and really now that !
v about all We want you 10 do"
America is so generous and so ricr
Why she really is the author OF IN
. league of nations and OF course yo'
Americans will fall for II. How delight
ed congress will be when Col. House an
Harry White. both representative Amer
d leans Gin fact there don't seem TO o
ANYBODY eIse) both forward workers
With high statesmanlike abilities are ar
pointed on tina superlative overall hig
council. to send down orders 70 tn
American congress.
How everjoyed our United State
q soldiers will be after their playful e1
n perience in the trenches Of Europe :
n start off to the east 10 put z quietus o
n Turkey. A thing that Europe neTe
would or never could do. How fine
will be IL. when they start on this gior
Gus expedition our truly efficient seer
tary OF war. Baker, will be the
N furnish the munitions OF war. Ho
1t long would it take for the casualty lii
ID 10 get back after a campaign in Tu
t. key?
In the meantime while these thint
n sre going on in Europe why both
at about such triAing problems as the raj
rs roads or q building program, or unen
e. nlovment. or reclamation. or anythir
n. so common? Just so Europe is gettir
20 the fore, that should be enough +
Ius and hereafter We need not wor1
'e' about our congress. for they will ha'
tn that super high council to tell the
- where they car head in
Goodbye. free and independe
IL America. Call off your fourth OF Ju
nd ceIebraAons, your washington ana Il
oo1n birthday festivities and while y
&C aao,,t II sauelch those Americana
g. lies No more arrests for T
th Ire -o,,- hats when the ba