The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-27
''LET'S Get BACK
TO WORK.; FORGET
LEAGUE" IS CRY
Wayne Wants Settlement of
Internal Questions why
Be Slackers of World,''
Others Ask.

Impatience with the long-drawn out
treaty and league fight in the senate,
and anxiety to have the United States
get back to work and settle her own
internal problems, are expressed by
Wayne county men polled on the
league of nations, on ballots submitted
Friday.
This. combined with distrust Of Eng
land and sturdy allegiance to the
policy of the United States to steer
clear Of entangling alliances, form the
main factors which keep the county's
vote against the league.
The total vote against the league,
composed of 333 who are against it un-
qualifiedly, and 204 against it if res
ervations cannot be secured, is 537, to
a total Of 2S3 for the covenant, com
posed of 222 in favor of it, as it stands
and 61 in favor of it with reservations,
or without them if they cannot be
made.
Register Independent Opinion.
Many persons who did not receive
Palladium ballots have registered an
Independent opinion by letter, and
these are almost unanimously against
the league.
Those favoring the league express
the idea that the United States should
not back out Of the administration of
the things for which she entered the
war. Others express confidence in
the Americanism of President Wilson,
Some affirmative opinions follow:
I'VE entered the late war for hui
manity's sake, why show a yellow,
streak at this late date?
THE league might be improved up
on, but that can be done in the future
as we'll as now.
81 think our president all American,
and that he is striving for the best in
terests of all mankind. Let us back
him up.
| The people are in favor of the
league a whole regardless of what
the autocratic senators say. Opposi-
tion senators want American suprem.
acy, just as Germany wanted German
supremacy. and you see the results.
| 'It should be signed at once. At a
| united, patriotic people, we should
| back up our president to man.
| 81 don't think it any use to send
| these votes to Jim Watson after his
speech at Roanoke, Va. | think he is
a pro-German.
Il am opposed to the partisan char
acter of the fight which the Republ
| can party has made A Republican ,
Against League.
Il have not forgotten how England
put it over President Wilson, forcine
him to break a platform pledge in the
Panama Canal deal He broke faitt
with his own countrymen in the las
election. He is a weak man wher
dealing with foreign diplomats
Il am not in favor of England hav
ing six votes to our one at the league
"Am in favor of attending strictly
to our own affairs; also running oul
own
81 think We should remain absolute
ly independent Of all nations in the
eastern hemisphere.
'I believe the United States is very
able to take care of herself in freedom
President Not Loyal.
"I don't consider Mr. Wilson Iowa
to the American people or their prin
IlpISS' [NluCIlSd 10 ldI Se euOuSu u
take care Of herself without mixing il
foreign affairs
81 believe firmly in the Monroe Doc
trine. | do not believe in the United
States being ruled by any foreign
nation.
II think the United States Is com
petent to run her own affairs withou
foreign advice.
Why should we be bound to send al
armv to Europe?
We have enough trouble at hom.
TO solve without helping other ma
tions."
Il think we had better start some
thing here to stop the high cost 0
living or we will need somethin,
pretty bad at home
The United States has always beel
able to take care of herself and al
. ways will be-"
Let England fight her own battles
, Want Reservations.
f 81 would favor ar internationa
court, or Hague tribunal plan. NJ
league forced down a mans throa
with gun, will prevent war"
| In this conflict we gave all ou
powers to what we believed right
We should have the same right in tn
United States, not to bind ourselve
to ideas foreign to our own
1--WE want the interests of the Unit
ed States safeguarded in every re
spect."
Il think there are some interpreta
, tive reservations needed. If the ser
ate cannot agree on these reservation
: it should take the league as it stands.
Il fear the league binds the Unite
l States to to aid in revolt of others.
THE league covenant is lot a po
, itical issue, but l thank God for tn
2 American senate. America first"
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