Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-10

terminate the bandits and put an end to
the unceaslng civil war.
when the armistce with GERMANY was
signed the course to he pursued was clear.
That course was to make the
peace with Germany at once and then
take up for reasonable consideration the
question OF establishing such future re-
latlons with our associates in the war az
would make for the future peace OF the
world This Mr.. Wilson prevented, He
went to Europe.
Gle had apparently only one aim. to
he the maker of league Of which he
should be the head. He was determined
that there should be a League of Nations
then and there and in order to nullify
the powers of the Senate given by the
Constitution of the United States, he
decided to make the league an integral
part of the treaty Of peace with Ger
many Thus he presented to the Senate,
and intended to present dilemma from
which he believed there was no escape
In order to have peace with Germany, he
meant to compel the Senate to accent with
IT the League Of Nations.
THE Republicans of the Senate. per-
cciving the dangers of the league deter
mined to resist MIR. Wilson's demand The
American people will never accept that
the President The President meantime
has remained inflexible He Is deterrnin-
ed to have that treaty as he brought II
back or nothing, and to that imperious de-
mand. the people will reply in tones which
cannot be misunderstood.
| I'VE have stopped Mr.. Wilson'S treaty
and the question goes to the people. In
1916 Mr. Wilson won on the cry that he
had kept us out Of war. He now demands
! the approval of the American people for
his party and his administration on the
ground that he has kept us out Of peace.
The league must be discussed in every
district and in every State and we de-
sire to have the verdict so clearly given
that no man who seeks to represent the
people in the Senate, in the House or In
any place or in any degree can have the
slightest doubt as to his duty.
I'VE make the ISSUE we ask approba
ton for what We have done. The people
will now tell us what they think OF Mr.
Wilson's league and its sacrifice Of Amer
lea.
They the people) will tear aside the
veil of words woven to blind and deceive
and come down to the essential and Vita
point-Mr. Wilson's plan on one side and
the independence and safety of the Unit
ed States on the other
All American must JOIN together tr
their own way and with their own argu
ments defeat Mr.. Wilson's league as HI
desires it. whether amended by him or ir
its pristine simplicity"
Senator Lodge charged the Democrat,
party with responsibility for the 'perilou,
conditions of the hour" and said. II thu
Republican party fails to grapple II ef
fectively. 1.-THE Russian descent into bar
barism will begin to draw near
A beginning had been made. he said. b.
"A Republican Congress in restoring econ
omic conditions, working under all thu
difficulties and opposition imposed by
hostile executive. He enumerated vari
: Gus beneficial measures, adding that tn,
estimates had been reduced over a bill
lion dollars He advocated enforcement
of the laws against profteering and sal,
it was possible to check the advance o
prices by law. by providing for the con
troll of credits in such manner as to Civ
preference to the most essential products
, He described the railroad act "as a sin
gle great law which in any period woul
be sufficient to distinguish a Congress a
one of high accomplishment.