The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-21
Our Government Instituted to
Insure Tranquility at Home
He Says.
NOT TO DEFEND EUROPE
Provision Of League Consul
tuition Declared Pervcr-
sion of Powers.
FORESEES BIG TAX BURDEN
American Lives viii Be Sac.
rificed to Sustain Crum-
bling Dynasties.

II IH unjust 10 suppose thoHr VINO
oppose the league ~ nations desire
peace les. or are less nolicitouB of iho
welfare of America, or are NOR"
1cuatcd by tho oSigcncles Of politics
than its proponents. Tor love ~ peace
and Justice, that Is, righteous peace
and Justice, is the supreme passion
81 the heart. the holiost aspiration ~
the soul OF ali the Sane minded ot
mankind
Love or country Ia hrhmc. tho ftcT
of patriotism BElow In tho hearts ~
all democrats ana republican, who
arc worthy ~ being called Amcrl
CANA Republicans and democrats
ghkN ioin the party to which they
owe allegiance In the belief that the
party NJ their choice is tho most Off
Client instrument of good government
and best equipped to carry into ct-
Zee, policies they believe 10 he nccoE-
snry 10 the prosperity Of America and
into execution tho doctrines on which
they believe rcst The safety and the
perpetuhtion Of our institutions
No doctrine no policy should he
rejected or adopted because n IN new.
No doctrine or policy should be dis
rarded because II In old The new
should he accepted. tho old retained
solely as examination In the light NJ
reason and experience demonstrates
It's wisdom and suitableness To our
conditions and Its accord with our
Institutions These things are self
evident" and are stated because the
obvious is apt To he overlooked or
dlsrcga rded and because In this, the
most fatcful hour Of the history ~
tho republic, not excluding even the
issues raised by the Civil war. II ls
necessary that we should recognize
these facts and engage In the discus
sion Of the questions raised by the
proposed covenant of the league OF
nations without personal rancor, par
ti~~n bitterness or political has.
Indeed. tho president himself has
told us that the question In not u po-
lltical one and trNnsoends the power
Of any party to appropriate II or 10
make II 40. let us then soberlv eN-
anime the different articles OF the
covenant and with an open mind dis
cuss them and determine whether t'
adoptinn or rejection he for the best
interest OF America, and either accep
or reject the covenant as Tits ques
tion IL determined In the affirmative
, or negative
Compare Each Article.
To se, out all the articles q no re-
viewed is impossible, therefore, th'
request ia made that you take you
copy OF tho covenant, which o
course, as a good American you have
and compare Il with the statement
made In this article so as to bo u
condition to determine whether VI
contents are stated correctly, ant
whether the differences drawn iron
the covenant arc Justiflod by IL
Language,
before, however. taking MP IN
covenant for confederation. II WI
he well to dispose OF some brush
wood that has been doing duty a
argument II is now being urget
It has before now been urged. a
an argument In favor OF tho leagu
that there In no reason why som
system cannot he evolved by whic
the nations OF tho world can dive
together with the same peace an
spirit Of comfy Ctls,t tho staIn
Texas and the state " Maine ~
and have tho difficulties and dl
fercnces that arise between them d'
cided by some superior authoril
This argument, II II may 80 I
called, and the illustration sought
be drawn from II. IL unfortuna
when we recollcct that within u
experience OF men now living, u
sections to which Texas and Mai
belong did not abide bv the deoisl'
or award OF the superior authori
erected for the determination
their differences and difficultie
submitted such differences to u
drend. nf arbitrament OF war al
engaged In the death grapplo
frAtricldal strife In order TO d
termine tho righteousness or the
differences OF opinion and u
soundness OF their political beltc
II Is unfortunate again in that q
present peace and comfy eNiStl'
between tho sections TO which su,
states belong Ia largely owing To u
nulllfication by the states OF one se
tion OF certain constitutional pr
visions and the submission OF q
states of the other section to SUI
uuIlincatton or course, there "a
always be peace and goodwill who
one party 10 contract tamely su
pus to the arbitrary exercise
power by the other party and tacit
acnulcsces In any construction u
other party may place upon the co
tract
REQUEST Moral Surrender
Again. IL Is urged In support
the league and as an argument
sustain lt that We should stand
tho nSssldent The argument
urged means. and means alone, IN
wc should stand by the preside
regardless OF whether the preside
~ right or wrong regardless
whether tho end sought hy the prc'
dent is in our judgment conduct
10 tho welfare Of America, al
amounts to a request to surrcnd
intellectual and moral indcpendrn'
we an are willing to stand
tho president when he u right no
OF us should be willing TO stand
tho president n moment longer IN
h, is right. We owe allegiance "A
loyalty not TO tho president. pnl
the people OF whom the proMd'
is the servant, and tho goVernmo
the instrument chosen by them
carry their will into effect !
argument is subversion or
theory OF government presid
is not elected In order that the y
pie may iudorse and carry into 10
and effect his will, the presiden
elected to carry into force and
feet the will OF the people. To 81
with the president In all things
uuires "A mental nimbleness. po
cal agility and an intellectual \
neryiency that no free born Am
can shf,ild posscss and least of
boast at or exnseAse