Arizona republican., 1920-09-23

have visited North and South Dakota, Montana, Washington, Oregon. Utah, Nevada, California, and now am Tn your fair land. During those two weeks I have visited and talked with farmers, ranchers, fruit growers, laborers. stock raisers, cowboys and cowgirls and all who have had a part in this great outdoor life. I have done this to know you better. to come in contact with your problems. We have no thrones Tn America. They are institutions of Eu- rope. You have no time to go to Ohio, where I might have established throne on my front porch. l feel that it is more in keeping with the spirit or a democratic government for candi- date to visit the communities Of this western country and give all of you chance to ask any question of me that pops into your head. It is a matter of extreme care to select a president. I believe it is best for me to come here and let me counsel with you and you with me as the great resonsibili- ties that now confront our nation. These responsibilities never were so great as now, the great problems of re- adjustment in the industrial world.
 The Lord has been good to us in America. We have enjoyed His boun- ties and blessings to such an extent and have lived so long unaffected by the affairs of the world that we had come to believe that the Lord would continue to care for lunatics. children and America. We no longer are 5000 miles from Europe: it is only 15 hours away. The civilization of the world is no longer recognized as divisible.
 "The Gospel Of Progress"
 T come to you preaching the gospel of progress in all our affairs The pro gressive recognizes the government of. affairs Of and by humanity, thing of flesh and blood and soul, responsive to the heart beats and necessities of hu- manity. The reactionary is disposed to make his policies of government with reference in a large part to things as they are. In Ohio the fight between the forces of progress and reaction be- gan in 1912. Certain clements wanted reactionary conditions continued be- cause of what they enjoyed under it. A change had to be made I led the forces for progress. The present can Progress won by plurality of 170.000.
 T believe there can be no disagree ment between us as to the importance of progressive measures in domestic af- fairs. In international affairs we are confronted with the same beliefs. The old order of things will not do. Under it war came in a night, and we want to make another war impossible. We have had secret treaties between nations and did not know when war would come The last war came before public opinion had time to stop it. As counties CO., operate in a state, so must nations CO., operate. We cannot on our part in America bring an end to war in the world unless other nations of the world agree
 "The last war resulted in the death of 10000. 900 men, the crippling of hun dreds of thousands. It brought the death bomb, the submarine, poison gas Nsx-%-- in single hour on the Somme. Man is a, wonderful individual and@if he has shown such wonderfully destructive agencies in this last great war, reflect what will happen if we have another war ten years from now. Just as the war ended America had perfected a poison gas that could have destroyed every man, woman and child in New York city in a night Does civilization want another war with all it's possibili- ties of destruction? If you saw a child playing with a dynamite bomb, what would you do? We are playing with sharp edged weapons. Civilization could not stand another war There are S1,000 American boys sleeping in French soil today. They would be with us now if the League of Nations had been adopted ten years ago The world hasn't enough to eat today. Thousands of babies are dying in the old world be- cause they haven't enough to eat. Men and women are walking the streets of Vienna starving. These are the conse- quences of war. I deny that we have no interest in European affairs.
 The League of Nations
 Prosperity has dwelt in this country the past eighr years. There is not a man in this large meeting today who is not better off than he was eight years ago. But II would like to ask the bank CTS present what would happen <& America if the nations of Europe cahl- not pay their debts. What will happen if Europe hasn't the credit to buy. A conspiracy has been formed to keep America out of the League of Nations. mained only the ratification of the peace terms. The term League of Ma tions was invented by Roosevelt in 1910 He ended the war between Japan and Russia and was awarded the Nobel peace prize for that act. In his speech of acceptance he said that war would not stop until the nations banded to- gether to prevent it, and he declared that some day a League of Nations it would live forever in the gratitude of mankind.
 "There was no opposition to League of Nations until the approach of the presidential campaign. Then a con spiracy was formed to create industrial depression all over ,ne nation. All though there is a market Europe can !. not buy because she has no credit and will have none until it is known that Europe will stop wasting her resources in preparing for war. A reservation was offered to the treary in the senate uz.--.-.-z..z---u--z--s. -uu.uu-~