The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-18
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the challenge l issued to the Rcpubli
can party and express their readiness
to permit the people to decide between
tho vague and ambiguous declarations
by the Republicans and a positive and
definite expression Of opinion by the
Democratic party. Whatever else the
Dem ocratiC party may ever do, I hope
its convention nj San Francisco will
say Just what II means on every issue.
and II will not resort either to am
biguity or evasion In so doing.
This thing the League OF Nations)
lies TOO deep to permit OF any politi-
cal sculdruEgcry. any attempt To side
step or eVade moral and humanitarian
responsibilities. much too solemn TO
treat so lightly or ignore.
~ should prefer at this time not to
discuss partisan politics or to venture
any prediction as to the probable atti-
tude that tho Democratic convention
will take on any subject. I sincerely
belicye however. that the vast major
ity Of gentlemen who will sit in the
San Francisco convention will anrre-
ciate the necessity and permanent value
Of keeping the word that America has
given to the rest OF tho world.
Lodge and johnson.
The thinly-veiled rejection OF the
principle of the League OF Nations hy
the Chicago convention will not fool
any one. The attitude of Senator Lodge
AMI that Of Senator Johnson diner only
IN degree. Both are really opposed 10
81 In any form. one OF these gentle
men Is disingcnious and evas!ve, and
the other Candidly hostile"
ut rIuSt he trinc disconcerring TO
some Republicans" he added "to have
their rarty propose now to rcpudiatc
that which was approved rev years
ago by some OF their most important
leaders. I am MS confident today as I
was when ! returned from lsaris final
~ in July last, that the people of not
only Amtr RIGA, but OF the ent!r" world
are in favor cf the League of Nations:
that they would fccl a greater sense Of
security II it's benefits should be guar
antccd: that they would not approve.
with their votes, Of the policy or the
Erpub'ican party, which is wholly
political in intent and purpose. 10 deny
thc,u the protection that the League
Of Nations assures.
Republicans Attacked.
The Republican congressional pol
ICY" ne added. WIS more significant
for evasion Of Joint responsibility in
Era7cI!nEHwith the problems that con-
front the country than for nny moral
self. Republican leaders in congress
cried aloul for The repeal Of some OF
the measures which they we'll knew
protected the people from NOR" serious
evils than they would have the coun-
Try know.
The Lever food control net has PROV
ed TO be one Of the most effective aGen-
cies in preventing deprcdations at the
expense OF the people than almost any
other measure now in operation. Time
for repeating l. IS not yet.
Republicans choruSed 4 pondcrous
note OF protest against tho administra-
ton enforcement Of the espionage act.
and some other measures that were OF
vital necessity during the war. Yet I
defy the Republicans to prove that the
power given the government during the
war has ever been unjustly used against
IN" Icupir; that sinE!r citizen has
been unwarrantly punished for any act
Of aggression or disloyalty against the
nation that any man has been punish
ed for expressing his opinion. ! have
read charges to the contrary, but In
each instance ! have had them thor
oughly looked into and am in position 10
contest the accuracy of any statement
that the rights Of Il single citizen have
bone unjustly invaded.
The United States senate has for II
months had in its hands the power to
end conditions that are Enthusiastically
irksome to n great many OF our citizens
because with the ratification, OF the
peace treaty tho operation OF laws that
were enacted to safeguard the inter-
ests of the county in the war would
automatically cease.
Must Be Enforced.
AS long as these laws are on the
statute books they must he enforced.
They have been and are being enforced
with as little injury TO the welfare OF
the country and rights Of individuals AZ
possible. don't know that I would
even care to defend any policy that
have deemed essential 10 the fullest pro-
lection OF the national interest. That
would be too much like offering an apoi-
ogy where one Is not needed l do not