The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-05-15
JUST A WORD SENATOR KING

JUST A WORD SENATOR KING
United States Senator William H. King
is very fine and dignified gentleman, a
superb orator with power and lucidity OF
expression, plus American, and ster-
ling citizen He is not above giving credit
where credit is due regardless of class or
party, and is therefore gentleman that
all classes delight to listen to. At times,
however, like all other men he manifests
his partisanship even to the extent Of
making musical utterances that soothe
but do not satisfy, and which contain a
measure of fact, but which are so shorn
of important facts, that wrong impress
sions are conveyed to the people. We say
this in all candor and with due respect to
the many fine attributes in the make up
of our distinguished Senator. For in
stance in his address at Salt Lake City
the other evening he made the following
statement:
"Wison has been criticised by
some Republicans for not leading
America into the war before he did.
The country was not ready for war.
The public opinion of the masses
would not have supported any
earlier opening of hostilities by the
< United States"
Now it is too true that there is a great
measure Of truth in the Senator's state
ments Wilson was SO criticised; the coun-
try was not ready, and public opinion was
exactly as the Sentaor says. But was Presr
ident Wilson, i'm fact was Senator King do
ing anything to get the country ready or
to crystalize public opinion to meet that
which inevitably must come? On the 9th
er hand was not President Wilson, and in
fact was not Senator King, doing just the
opposite and discrediting Colonel Roose-
welt and other prominent Republicans
who were demanding that which must
come, and which should have come earl
Ter, and which would have come earlier
had it not been for the pacifism of Presi-
dent Wilson?
1t is too true that the country was not
ready; it is too true that peaceful peo-
pie were lulled to sleep by the musical
ehoruses "Peace with honor" ."He kept
us out of war;" 81 did not raise my boy
to be soldier" "Too proud to fight"
etc. 1t is too true that instead of Great
ing sentiment in defense of principle, in
order to "make the world safe for demo-
cracy" the President was busy sending
out statements about the war being ''none
of orr concern" war that "would not
reach us" and giving the people to under
stand that he did not expect Certain gen
tlemen" to be elected so that they could
draw the country into war. Of course
it is also true that an election was pend
my, and that no other power in the heav-
ems above or in the earth beneath could
have reelected President Wilson, so the
nacifist cry was sounded, the President
was elected on a "He kept us out of war;
latform, and while as the Senator says
"the country was not ready" President
Wilson did nothing to make it ready, but
on the other hand belittled those who
were CRYING to him from the housetops
and declaring that in order to maintain
its honor the country must go to war with
Germany. Such are the cold facts, and
furthermore the President was dragged
into war by the very masses" that Sen
ator King declares were not ready fol-
war, so after all such musical statements
Of the Senator please but do not satisfy.
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