The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-04-09
SENATOR REED IN FLORIDA

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" on a tour of Florida making
speeches against the League of
Nations as ex-Congressman Ton
Watson is doing in Georgia ant
Joseph w Bailey is do
ing in Texas and if they succeed
in having any sort of respectable
following, whether intentional or other
wise, will divide the democratic pas..y
which will result in its defeat and plac
ing nlpower for many years to com,
the republican party whose legislation,
judging the future by the past, will
be extremely hostile and injurious to
the south.
We know from experience that with.
out a League of Nations that this
country has been involved in foreign
wars; to prevent the repetition Of
which, is the object of the League of
Nations.
Indeed we are just emerging from
the mightiest war in all history
How was it brought about?
A mad man in a remote country in
Europe, the very name of which was
unknown to many of us, yet the smoke
and powder and ball from the pistol in
the hands of that irresponsible being
involved us in that terrible conflict.
Those of us who do not want to see
its repetition favor the formation of
a League of Nations to which disput-
es arising from such catastrophes car,
be submitted for calm deliberation
and settlement.
If the League of Nations had been
in existance in 1914 very few of us
but believes that the world would have
been saved from that fearful holo-
caust
To prevent the United States being
thrust, against it's will, into these fore.
ign conflicts what is Senator Reeds
plan to avoid them?
Nothing.
Mr.. D. W. Grandon. an editor visit
ing Miami from distant state,
through the columns of the Miami
Metropolis, has the following reyi sw
Of Senator Reeds speech
Though somewhat lengthy we hope
its importance will invite careful
reading.
Editor Grandon says:
am asking, as visiting newspapei
man much pleased with your wonder
ful city. that you give space for few
concerning the address of
Senator Reed at Royal Palm Park. Of
The thousands who listened with rapt
attention to this brilliant orat.r, or
such he is. how many observed that
outside of working to tear down what
others had constructed he failed To
offer one single constructive thought,
one single constructive sentence or
plank for any world peace program
that would obviate all the horrors of
war. which the friends of a League OF
Nations have felt was necessary as a
'irst step toward future world peace?
The senator wrapped the flag about
rim and called on high heaven to wit
ness his strenuous efforts to protect
he flag and the constitution from The
Influences of the remainder of tn
world, including Great Britain. Such
pictures are most effective, When
brilliant orator has an audience prop
arly hypnotised to swallow what he OF
iers them without doing any real
thinking for themselves. | have heard
the most brilliant of them H. frnG
Hon. James G. Blaine donw to SEA-
ter Reed.
In the cool calm hours of the morn
ing after will anyone tell us what pro-
greSSive, constructive message, Wild
nope for future peace this brilliant
man offered weary and waitin
people? Senator Reed denounced
about everything and everybody con-
aected with the League of Nations,
never forgetting England, but what
did he offer in its place? Senator
Reed certainly believes some effort
should be made to prevent war, or
looking toward the prevention of war,
or at least taking the first step toward
starting to make an effort to some
time or other lay the foundation for
some movement or other that some
time or other may at least make an
effort to prevent future wars. After