South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-19


such was Joseph scotts address at the high
school auditorium Friday night. He al
vertised 20 discuss the League Of Nations but ike
Sen Harding in his speech Of acceptance. he seems
70 have realized that discuss in detail the
League covenant would avail his nothing
Accordingly he told his audience what ne wanted
them think is IN the covenant; not what is n
i-and in pursuing that course he artistic display
Of scientific demagoguery is surely to be com
nended.
Il IL too bad that Pres't Wilson didn't send this
California egotist 10 Paris, that the United
States could have had someone there whom Lloyd
George, Clemenceau and Orlando could not bunco.
It would have been so much nicer to have had
some there to be buncoed by De Valera, Dunno,
Walsh and Burke Cochran. and Mr. Scott. his wis
dom. briIliancy. and diplomatic acumen, Endorsed
exclusively by his. record as a criminal lawyer OF
the Pacific slope.-and Notre Dame medal
would have been just the TO have fulfilled that
nicely South Bend understands the presence OF Nj.
Scott among lie has hobbies that he rides
One Is freedom for Ireland and the other is slavery
for Japan As to the Of the word-outsde Ire
land and Japan.-the his hyphenated problem
and the other California's pet sore; we'll within
these you see the limit OF his vision
When Mr.. Scott or any other Irish republican
81 eI-binder talks about the League Of Nations as
covenant OF war" he is posting his objection
upon what he fears It is not. He wants the League
a covenant Of war" against England in behalf OF
II Gland and IN the case Of Mr. Scott, he also
81 covenant OF war" against Japan,-n behalf
OF California 1t Is not that the League be used
10 draft American boys for overseas service at will
that is worrying them. but that it cannot be so
used That appeal is the most demagogic of the
whole republican category American mothers
realize that their boys can be drafted for over
seas service when necessity requires. without any
League Of Nations. They were so drafted for the
world war. and those same mothers realize. if they
have given any attention TO the subject that IS
just what the League is calculated to prevent a
repetition Of Had there been League of Nations
in 1914 there would have been no war for the
United States to have been drawn into in 1917.
at any other time. Germany would not have dehed
the world she did Russia Belgium and France
thinking England wouldn't help and that the
United States wouldn't fight anyhow.
However. such is the kind of claptrap we have
got hear from republican sources to the end II
the campaign. They won tell you what the League
of Nations IS they only tell you what it is not and
that. what they want you think be
Mir Scott wise enough not to directly discuss
the Irish-and only incidentally the Japanese
question to his South Bend audience That would
have been to plain an exhibition of his hand. He
merely discussed those phases of the League issue.
wanted America 10 see It. that should the
problem be solved he wants 1t solved. Ireland
will be benefited and Japan observation-disclosures mind
the United States Of America any OF the rest
o world.
Ireland and Japan represent the only two active
lobes in Mr. SCOTS political brain