The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-11

Congressmn Lonergan's first appear ance here in this campaign was d triumph for him. He spoke to several hundred women at The Stratfield Sat urday afternoon. His clear exposition of the issues and the complete ab- sence of invective from his arraiSn7 ment of Senator Brandegee when dis cussing the 1atter's reactionary rec ord profoundly impressed his hear CTS. At the close of the meeting many of those who had been timia about accepting the Congressman invita- ton to ask questionss from ahe floor pressed forward to seek light from him on some aspect of the League of Nations or some other natonal prob lem. For more than an hour MT. !1onergan stood there with a. word Of greeting and handclasp for all who were presented by Miss E. l.. Brown and a courteous and informative an swer fer all who fingered to ask him about the issues of the campaign.
 An incident of the meeting which touched the Congressman deeply was his meeting with venerable lady eighty-sx years of age who climbed two flights of stairs to greet him and tell him that her first vote would be cast for him.
 The full text of the address fol- lows:
 I feel at home in Bridgeport I spent one year of my life time here attending d private school before I entered Yale University more than twenty years ago. T count among my friends many residents your beauti- fuI city. The campaign in which we are engaged is the most important one in the his ,ory of the country. Those who are familiar with the plat forms adopted by the Republican ana Democratic parties down through the years will note that they provided in large part if not entirely for the problems, within, whereas within .th-s of 1920, wefi nd ourselves almost eN- clusiveiy employed in dealing with problems without. We are in the world wide problems whether We will or not. The issue is clear-cut. MT Harding. the Presidential nominee of the Republican party has reversed himself three times. In bis Des Moines speech the day before yester- day he cannes out flatfootedly al-d said that he was against any kind of a League. Mir. Cox. the Democratic nominee, says that he is for the League or League and be feels that this country ought to go in.
 My opponent. MT. Brandesee, has stated his position on the Senate floor. and on the public platform 1T a larfe number of towns throughou the state of Connecticut in the las two or three weeks. Hes says he i: a bitter ender; he is against any kinl of League and will be so long as ht remains a member of 1 the cnlte. Ta. am for league that will in nc way impair the text of the Covenan that has been presented, but fol auCh reasonable reservations as vii at all times preserve our sovereignt! as d nation. Now. men like Mir. Bo rah and Mfr Lodge have built up man of straw and now are proceed inc to knock him down. They ap neal to the emotions of the electoral of this community, and they put for ward the question Do you want you sons to cross the Atlantic ocean an, participate in a European War?' O
 
 the League. as I believe we are go ing to it will no longer be necessar for our boys to cross the ocean am par icipa4e in European wars
 What is the League?s What is il history? We have had an interna z ional court for great many years we have had The Hague tribuna where disputes between nations O the world could be considered an SC tied, if possible, and under tha system we have had large numbo of wars, fifty wars in Europe in tn last one hundred years besides tn great European war which broke cu in 1914. Under the covenant th .-tions of the world I9.sr0 assemRle trough their representatives agre that they will reduce the numcric, strength of their armies to nun Der agreed upon by all the natior party to the covenant: that they wi reduce the strength of their navies q number agreed upon by the part!C 10 the covenant; that they will re dIcc to d minimum the armament o hand and that they also agree tn; no munitions of war can be manufa' tured by any ma ion party to the GOV cnant without the knowledge and co1 sent of all. That is the most effec i've way to minimize war.
 The opponents of the League pr, sent as bugaboo to the women u claim that our. representative in u council of the League by his vol