Arizona republican., 1920-07-03

in northern France and Flanders with no result but this, our entrance into war with such an intention was a crime which nothing can justify. The intent of congress and the intent of the presi- dent was that there could be no peace until we could create a situation where no such war as this could recur. We can not make peace except in company with our allies. It would brand us with everlasting dishonor and bring ruin to us also if we undertook to make sepaarte peace
 Thus to that which MT. Lodge. in saner moments considered 'the black est crime" he and his party in mad ness sought to give the sanctity of law; that which IS months ago was of everlasting dishonor' the Republican party and it's candidates today accept as the essence of faith.
 We endorse the presidents view of our international obligations and his firm stand against reservations de- signed to cut to pieces the vital proyi- sions of the Versailles treaty and we commend the Democrats in congress | for voting against reservations for separate peace which would disgrace the nation. We advocate the immedi- ate ratification of the treaty without reservations which would impair its essential integrity; but do not oppose | the acceptance of any reservations making clearer or more specific the obligations of the United States to the | league associates. Only by doing th<s may we retrieve the reputation of this l nation among the powers of the earth l and recover the moral leadership which 1 President Wilson won and which Re publican politicians at Washington sac rificed. Only by doing this may we hope to aid effectively in the restora- | ton of order throughout the world and | tn fal In v01a which Sh0ul0 AS- sume in the front ranks of spiritual commercial and industrial advance ment.
 We reject as utterly vain. if not vicious. the Republican assumption that ratification of the treaty and member 1 ship in the league of nations would In any wise impair the integrity of inde- pendence of our country. The fact that the covenant has been entered into by twenty nine nations, all as jealous of their independence as we are of ours is a sufficient repudiation of such charges. The president has repeatedly declared, and this convention reaffirms that all our duties and obligations as a member of the league must be full filled in strict conformity with the con- stitution of the United States, em- bodied in which the fundamental re- quirement of declaratory action by tho congress before this nation may be-
 
 Conduct of the War
 During the war President Wilson ex- hibited the very broadest conception o. liberal Americanism. In his conduc of the war, as in the general admins tration of his high office, there was nc semblance of partisan bias. He invited to Washington as his councillors anC coadjunctors hundreds of most prom
 inent and pronounced Republicans il the country. To these he committed responsibilities of the gravest impor and most confidential nature. Many O them had charge of vital activities O
 the government.
 And yet, with the war successful, prosecuted and gloriously ended, th' Republican party in congress, far iron applauding the masterly leadership O the president and felicitating the coun
 try on the amazing achievements of tn
 American government, has meanly re i. duited the considerate course Of tn ! cffef magistrate by saYagely dcfamin:
 the commander in chief of the arm!
 and navy and by assailing nearly ever. |, | public officer of every branch of tn service intimately concerned ill winnini the war abroad and preserving the SC
 curity of the government at home. We express to the soldiers and sail | ors and marines of AmerGca the admir-