South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-13
BLAMES u. S.
SENATE FOR
RED ADVANCE
Franklin Roosevelt Says En-
dorsement of League Would
Have Saved Poland.
By Associated Press

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug 12-
Endorsement of the League OF Ma
tions by the United States would
have saved Poland, Franklin j..
Roosevelt, democratic nominee for
vice president, declared here Thurs
day night in the closing speech OF
his first day of his western speak
ing trip.
The moral effect Of American
membership in the league would
have halted the Russian armies
without a single American soldier
crossing the seas he said.
History Will lay a great share
Of the responsibility for the plight
upon those little narrow men in the
United States senate, those little
narrow men who today control the
machinery Of the republican party.
Mr.. Roosevelt declared.
But for their desire 10 satisfy
personal spite, the bolshevists
would not be knocking at the gates
OF Warsaw"
Replies to Criticism.
Mr. RooSevelt's League OF Ma
tions speech came as an answer TO
criticisms that he avoided the is
sue in his Chicago speech last
night Il am not afraid OF the
League Of Nations" he told his
audience here and described the
covenant at length as an applica-
tion OF moral law to international
relations He had mentioned the
league briefly in his speech earlier
at Racine.
Closing a strenuous first day on
his trip through the west the vice
4
receptions and a dinner here and
topped off the evening with the
main speech at a downtown thea
ter. Arriving in Milwaukee late
Thursday evening, Mr.. Roosevelt
was whisked TO the University club,
where he addressed the milwaukee,
Harvard club, and from there 10
-the Press club, where he met the
newspapermen.
Part of Speech.
Mr.. Roosevelt spoke in part as
follows:
Il am not afraid of the League
OF Nations issue. / believe II is
the Old Guard reactionary republi-
can leaders who are trying 20 be-
fuddle this issue. It is natural for
them as reactionaries I'm home af-
fairs TO be reactionary also in in
way, progressives. whethe-- they are
republicans or democrats. Will il
truly progressive, wish 10 see in
ternational affairs continue 10 reach
higher levels instead of going back
10 the methods OF old fashioned di-
plOmacy.
Up to three years ago interna-
tional law had failed 10 develop in
the same way that the law OF the
community of the individual state
had developed Gun tOters and
/ pirates among nations could still
carry on their nefarious business
withoU4 calling down upon them
selves the wrath OF the civilized
world.
Change i'm Law.
LAS a result Of the great war. the
| chief gain, I like 70 think-and
even greater gain in the long run
/ than the actual winning of the war
/ has been a complete change in the
! theory OF international law. At least
| international law seems TO be catch
: ing up TO the law OF the individual
! or OF the separate state.
THE League OF Nations is but
an expression Of the new law OF
nations
Under the League Of Nations the
presumption Of neutrality is com.
/ pletely reversed and the nation
/ which plans TO attack another car
assume with far greater probability
/ that all the other nations will bs
/ against it-not neutral as IN the
/ old days, but on the contrary. hos
! tile The other nations will now
demand that the attacking nation
/ shall show cause why il did no.
/ observe the law Of nations. the law
! OF decency, the law OF twentieth
/ century morality.
! No Neutrality.
! There can. be no neutrality az
between right and wrong We II
\ the United States honestly tried u
walk the path OF neutrality because
/ II was then the law OF nations, bu
\ finally and at enormous cost. the
whole American nation Joined II
/ cOndemning that law.
Shall we then not learn by ex