South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-24

and satisfied by license who are op-
posed 20 the obligation OF citizen
ship either national or in world
sense.
Merccnary Interests.
This is particularly true with
reference 10 tho pending treaty and
covenant as 30 applies 10 those who
have mercenary interests in war in
dustries or political interests inter
winod with them as well OF course
as those who are opposed 10 labor's
progress.
Among those who are actively
opposing the ratification at the pres
ent time are senators who have
business and political associates and
who have members OF their families
interested in copper. lead. steel
lumber shipping. military clothing
stuffs. war supplies and equipment
industries who make enormous
profits during wars and during the
time Of prospective wars and out Of
the maintenance OF military organ
izatiOns because of the possibility OF
wars. 70 is also true of some SEN
ators who are involved with their
political interests i'm industries which
have the highest protective tariff
and the lowest wage scale i'm our
country. who believe that as "a tariff
in regulation between nations
that if worlds court IS provided
IL ultimately viii have jurisdiction
over the regulations between ma
tions and that u will settle them i'm
the open where AN can Sc and un-
derstand and that all unfair advan-
tage and spccial privileges will be
taken away from them
Hone OF Small Nations.
Everybody with common sense
knows that the only guarantee of
safety for small nations is the
League of Nations: that the only
conditions under which nations
afraid of invasion 10y robber ma
tions can give complete separate
self government TO small nations i'm
contiguous territory which could bc
used as military and naval base
by those invading robber nations
for attacking them. is the suaran-
tee of their territorial integrity by
the League of Nations CThe only
hope of self determination and in
dependent self government by small
nations lies in the League of Ma
tiOus. the only future hope of re-
paration for helpless China lies in
the League of Nations)
Leading machine politicians are
maneuvering in such way as TO
make the peace treaty "a political
football for the time being. i'm the
hope that they may make it the
main issue i'm the next presidential
campaign rather than have labor
and the high cost of living become
the main issue which they know is
inevitable if this issue is disposed
of before that time. in which event
labor and common humanity are
bound 10 get greater consideration
and make greater progress against
the wishes OF the eNploiters of hu-
mainly than they would otherwise
THE lack of stability in industry
the uncertainty I'm commerce. the
unrest i'm labor circles are all due
i'm a measure 10 the failure on the
part of the senate to ratify the
peace treaty and that condition will
continue and get even worse until
this question is disposed Of def
nitely
ION this account it is TO labor's
interest that this treaty be ratified
and 7 strongly urge YOU
to take the matter up with your
senators and demand prompt and
unqualified ratification, that you use
your influence TO have your organ
ization do the same thing and also
urge every other individual YOU
can reach 10 take il up with them.
demanding that they support. the
treaty and work and vote FOR its
immediate ratification