The Washington times., 1920-10-04

OF the United States In the world
must depend Is not, TO be left TO
groups of politicians OF either
party, but is 20 be referred to the
people themselves for a sovereign
mandate to their Representatives
They are to instruct their own gov
srnment what they wish done.
The chief question that is put
to you is. OF course, this: Do you
want your country's honor vindi-
Gated and the treaty of Versailles
ratified? Do you in particular APP
prove OF the League of Nations as
organized and empowered In that
treaty? And do you wish to see
the United States play its respon-
sible part in 1t?
You have been grossly misled
with regard to the treaty, and par
ticularly with regard TO the pro-
posed character Of the League OF
Nations, by. those who have as
sumed the serious responsibility OF
opposing IL They have gone so
far that those who have spent their
lives, asfI have spent my life, in
familiarizing themselves with the
history and traditions and policies
or the nation. must stand amazed
at the gross ignorance and impu-
dent audacity which has led them
to attempt to invent an "Ameri-
csnism" of their own, which has
no foundation whatever in any OF
the authentic traditions of. the gov
ernment. ~..r .. - -..
Americanisrn. as they conceive II,
reverses. the whole process OF the
last few tragical years. 1t would
substitute America for Prussia in
the policy OF Isolation and defiant
segregation. Their conception of
the dignity of the nation and it's
interest is that we should stand
apart and watch, for opportunities
to advance our own intsreSts.l involve
ourselves in no responsibility for
world or for tho continued vIndi-
cation of any of the things for
which we. entered the war to fight.
The conception OF the great crea-
tors Of the government was abso-
lutely opposite to this. They
thought OF America as the light
of the world, as created to lead the
world in the assertion of the rights
Of peoples and the rights OF free
nations; as destined to set a re-
sponsible example to all the world
OF what free government Is an can
do for the maintenance OF right
standards. both national and inter
national. This light the opponents
of tho league would auench. They
would relegate the United States to
a subordinate role in the affairs of
tho world. .. q. r.
Why should we be afraid OF re-.
sponsibilities which we are qualified
to sustain, and which the whole of
our history has constituted a prom
ise to the world wo would sustain7
This Is tho most momentous issue
that has ever been presented to the
people of the United States, and I
do not doubt that the hope of the
whole world will be verified by an
absolute assertion by the voters or
tho country of the determination of
the United States to live UP to all
tho great expectations which they
created by entering the war and
enabling tho other great nations OF
tho world to bring II to a victorious
conclusion, to the confusion OF Prus-
sianism and everything that arises
out OF Prusslanlsm,
Surely we shall not fail to keep
the promise scaled in the death and
sacrifice OF our incompnrable sol
dlerz sailors and marines, who
await our verdict beneath the sod
of France.
Those who do not care 90 tell
you tho truth about tho League OF
Nations tell you that Article X OF
the covenant OF the League would
make II possible for other nations
to lead us into war vhsther we
willed II by own own independent
judgment or not This IL absolute
ly false.
There Is nothing In the. covensnt
which IN the least ipterferes with
or impairs the right OF Congress TO
declare war or not. declare war,
according to it's own Independent
judgment, as our Constitution pro.
vides. Those who drew the COW
enant of the league were careful