The Washington times., 1920-08-07
xt of Gov Speech Accepting Democratic Presidential Nominate

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fought . war over the purely moral
question of slavery. and that hckin-
ley broke the fetters OF our boundary
lines, spoke the freedom OF Cuba. and
carried the torch of American ideal
ism to the benighted Philippines
They lose memory OF GArneid's proph-
ecy that America under the blessings
of God given opportunity. would by
her moral leadership and cooperation
become a Messiah among the nations
OF the earth.
FACING SUPREME ISSUES.
These are fatefuI times. Organized
government has q dennite duty all
over the world The house OF civiiiza-
ton Is to be put In order. The su-
preme Issue of the century Is before
US, and the nation that halts and de-
lays Is playing with fire. The nnest
impulses of humanity. rising above
national lines. merely seek to make
another horrible war impossible. I'm
der the old order Of international an
archy war came overnight. and the
world was on fre before we knew It.
1t sickens our senses to think Of an
other. We saw one conflict into which
modern science brought new forms OF
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airships and poison gases. 1t is no
secret that our Chemist had perfected
when the contest came to a precipi-
tate close gases SO deadly that whole
cities could be wiped out. armies de-
stroyed and the crews of battleships
smothered. The public prints are
nlled with the opinions of military
men that In future wars the method,
more effective than gases or bombs.
will be the employment of the germs
of diseases, carrying pestilence and
destruction. Any nation prepared un-
der these conditions. as Germany was
equipped in 1914. could conquer the
world in a year.
1t Is planned now to make this i'm
possible. A deAnite plan has been
agreed upon. The League Of Nations
Is In operation. A very important
work. under Its control. just com
pleted, was participated In by the
Hon. Elihu Root, Secretary of State
under the Roosevelt Administration.
At a meeting of the council Of the
League of Nations. February II. an
organizing committee of twelve Of the
most eminent jurists in the world was
selected. The duty Of this group was
to devise a plan for the establishment
OF permanent court of international
justice, as q branch OF the League.
This assignment has been concluded
by unanimous action. This augurs
we'll for world progress. The question
Is whether we shall or shall not Join
in this practical and humane move
ment. President Wilson, as our rep
resentative at the peace table, entered
the League in our name, in.so far as
the executive authority permitted.
Senator Harding. as the Republican
candidate for the Presidency. pro-
poses in plain words that we remain
out of II. AS the Democratic candi-
date, favor going in. Let us analyze
Senator Harding's plan OF making a
German American peace, and then
calling for a new relationship among
nations" assuming for the purpose
of argument only, that the peridious
hand that dealt with Germany would
possess the power or influence to
draw twenty nine nations away from
a plan already at work. and induce
them to retrace every step and make
a new beginning.
ANOTHER COMMISSION NEEDED.
This would entail our appointing
| another commission to assemble with
those selected by the other powers
With the Versailles Instruments dis
carded. the whole subject Of partisans
| and divisions of territory on new lines
would be reopened. The difficulties
| in this regard, as any fair mind ap-
| preciates, would be greater than they
| were at the peace session, and we
must not attempt to convince our
| selves that they did not try the
genius, patience and diplomacy Of