The Irish standard., 1920-04-10

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but the many others who will hear
from him the words we have uttered.
Besides, as our own knowledge of the
Order increases, so also does our non.
viction deepen that it is the most
splendid creation of Irish Catholic
brains and Drawn in America.
A NEW DECLARATION OF INDIE.
PENDENcE.
Hon. Daniel F. Cohalan, Justice of
the Supreme Court of New York, has
issued the following statement upon
the defeat of the League of Nations
In the United States Senate:
"The vote in the Senate, taken re-
Gently, marks a new era in our his
tory. Americans of this generation
will probably never fully appreciate
the debt of gratitude which they owe
to Senators Borah, Reed, Johnson,
Shields, and the other glorious men
who have won this unprecedented vic.
tory.
"The defeat of the British proposed
League of Nations is a new Declara-
tion of American Independence and
puts an end to the most insidious, pow
erful and persistent effort yet made
by England to undermine and over
throw our country from within. 1t is
at once the greatest American tri-
umph and the worst English defeat
since the Revolution.
1T sets the seal of disapproval upon
the plan Of English Tories in England
and in America to destroy our Repub.
lie and couple US with British Imperi-
alism in it's desire to rule the world.
It leaves England alone in her work
Of spoliation and robbery and saves
America from the disgrace Of being q
partner in present day massacres and
starvation Of people in India, of divid.
ing the country, repressing the people
and assassinating elected officials in
Ireland, and flogging and numbering
lovers Of liberty in Egypt and through
out the world. It ends our adventures
in the field Of entangling alliances and
brings US back to realization Of the
sanity and soundness of Washington's 8
advice.
I'm domestic matters, it makes Mr..
Wilson, who is the master politician
Of his party, the logical and next
democratic nominee for the Presi-
dency. When he became convinced
last November, of the failure of his
grandiose plan to become President Of
the World, he set out to succeed him
self as President of the United
States.
ITO do so. he had to make himself
once again the unquestioned master
Of his party, and to sweep aside the
lesser men who were seeking to sue
ceed him. He had relied in working
to that end mainly upon his plan for
the League Of Nations, and by his pro-
posal to take the League into the next
campaign, he has hoped to turn liza
bility into an asset, with the accus.
toned exercise of his political genius
in turning things to his own advan-
tage.
From the point of view of compell-
ing his own nomination, he has sue
ceeded almost beyond the measure of
his hopes. But in the last and great.
est stage-that of election-he will
undoubtedly fail as greatly as he has
succeeded in the stage of nomination.
Before the people, upon a platform
Of internationalism against American
ism, he will be beaten as decisively
as Taft was beaten in 1912. His only
chance now lies in the possibility that
the extreme reactionaries may control
the Republican party and try to op.
pose him at the polls by some man
whose nomination will be brought
about only by the liberal use of
money.
"Such nomination would insure
the appearance of third ticket, which
would certainly defeat the Republi.
can candidate and might bring to VIII.
son, with his control of a solid South,
the election by the vote of a plurality
in the next House of Representatives.
1T is dreadful thing to think that
the destiny and liberties of our coun.
try may once again be made to hang
upon the action of these hidden
forces which seek to control the ma.
chinery Of government. Never before
in our history was 1t more necessary
that the people be aroused and awak.
ened to the danger that confronts
them"