Republican farmer., 1920-05-07

pie and in high Republican sources
 Suggestion Endorsed.
 stF'ors eight naontl1s, not a voice was raised in protest against it, and it was upon these terms that Ger many laid down her arms. The plat form of the Republican Party of 1916 had declared for Ca world court, The platform of the Progressive Party declared for the settlement by arbitration, of disputes between na- tions- The Democratic platform of 1916 had declared for a League of Nations. The Senate of the United States, on August 2Sth, 1916, passed by a unanimous vote, the following resolution: The President is author ized and requested to invite, at an appropriate time not later than the close of the war in Europe, all the great governments of the world, to send representatives to a conference which shall be charged with the duty of formulating plan for a. court of arbitration, or other tribunal to which disputed questions between nations shall be referred for adjudi- cation and peaceful settlement, and to consider the question to disar- mament and submit their recom
 nendations to their respective gov ernments for approval
 Senator Lodge himself said, in the Forum Magazine for December 1918, on Page 674, in an article entitled War Work of Congress: The Presi- dent who delivered the war message and Congress who voted for war 1 would be guilty of the blackest crime 1 if they were willing to make a peace on the status quo ante beI1uIn and re- create the situation which existed be- fore the and our young men abToad to be killed and wounded in Northern France and in Flanders with no re- suit but this our entrance into war with such an intention was a crime which nothing can justify.
 Wanted Wars Ended.
 The intent of Congress and the in tent of the President was that there | could be no peace until we could l create situation where no such war ! as this could recur. We cannot make
 peace in the ordinary way. We can
 not, in the first place, make peace except in company with our Allies. Ii | would brand us with everlasting dis
 honor, and bring ruin to us also ii 1 we undertook to make a separate 1 peace
 l -The war has set a great task for i the statesmanship of the world The | best thought of the world demanded l that a serious attempt be made b5 | the leaders of the Allied govern I ments to formulate a, treaty of peac< | which should prevent the recurrence | of war. Every rightful impulse of the 1 humane heart was in accord with tha l purpose. For the first time in th< | turbulent annals of the human race i such a project had become feasible | "The destruction of nnilitarism, th< | crumbling of thrones, the dissolu tioI l of dynasties, the worldwide appre 1 citation of the inner meaning of war 1 and the final triumph of democracy had at last made it possible to real 1 ize the dearest dream of. man since
 the dawn of civilization. We had 1 right to expect a sympathetic sup
 port for such a policy from all pa. [ triotic Americans, quite irrespective
 of political affiliations. At this criti cal juncture, in human affairs, Re
 publican leadership completely failed
 Only Partfsans.
 | "In the face of the greatest prob
 lem in the world, Republican lead CTS saw fit to remember only tha
 they were Republicans. Many time
 in history men have had an oppor l tunity to speak for the freedom of
 country or of a people, but never be al fore, since time began, have states
 men been afforded the opportunity t
 speak for the freedom of the world
 The issue involved the highest con
 alterations of morality and humanity
 The opportunity for service was a
 great as the need of the world, an
 the failure to render it must stan
 as reproach for all time.
 During the great war, Americ , acted like a veritable Crusader in tn
 cause of truth and justice and civil
 ization. We won the moral leader
 ship of the world, and had the Presi
 dent been properly supported l America, would have been the frs and not the last, to ratify the Treat of Peace. The Reublican Party ha 5 had it's opportunity and it has failed Not only has it thus far manage to throttle the Treaty of Peace, bv } after more than a year of sterile de
 bate it cannot record the passage ( one single constructive measure. Tn great tasks which were to be don have remained undone. There is n peace and there is no reconstruction s Had a Democratic Senate been elect 3 ed, the Peace Treaty, so far Q
 a matter of history. We would hay 3 been the first to ratify that gres t document. We would not have To: f or impaired our title to the mora leadership we had won and We woul now be showing the way to the re : mobilization of the world