East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-08
LODGE IN KEYNOTE SPEECH AS.
SAILS PRESIDENT
Continued from pag. 1.)


THAT defeat every chance of the right
EsettlenTent of the mighty questions
before us, so sorely needed now and
not later, will depart.
I ITO maintain law and order and a
stable government where justice rules
and the right of all men, high and low
rich and poor, shall be projected. we
| must have a government of the peo-
pie. duly chosen by the people, and
never must there be permitted any
government by single man or by a
group of men. or by an organized mi
nority
r'Many vital economic measures and
especially protective tariff legislation
to guard our industries are impossible
with democrat free trader of demo-
cratic proclivities in the White House.
To accomplish such measures as these
we must have, as we intend to have a
republican president in sympathy with
q republican house and senate.
| HI. C. Il. Biggest Problem.
THE rise of prices. the high cost of
Iliving which reach daily into every
home, is the most pressing. as it is the
most difficult and most essential prob
lem which confronts us. Some of the
sources of this trouble can be reached
by legislation although not all. but
everything which can be effected by
| law should be done at once.
N'Profiteering. charging of extortion-
ate and unjustified prices which is
stupid as well as unlawful are subject
now to ample punitive laws. Those
laws should be enforced. others if
necessary added, and the offenders
both great and small should be pursu-
ed and punished.
''The most essential remedy for high
costs (of iivingj Is to keep up and in
crease production and particularly
should every effort be made to ad-.
vance the productivity of the farms.
On. Government Ownership
'-The phrhse government owner
ship means not only that the govern
ment shall own the railroads but also,
it is to be feared. that those who run
the railroads shall own the govern
ment. General government owner
ship under our political system would
inevitably bring about the mastery of
the government by those who operate
the machinery of transportation or
any other industries which come into.
government possession. The rights OF
the general public for whom all indus
tries exist would disappear under this
system and nothing would be left to
the people except the duty of paying
taxes to support the roads
'.Over 500 Americans have been muir
dered in Mexico. Carranza insulted
the American government in every
possible way and still nothing was
done. We fell SO low that when an
American was seized by one OF the
many bands of briganos and held Tor
ransom, all that the government OF
the United States would do was to Of
fer to be the channel for conveying
the ransom of their citizens to the
highwaymen who had seized them-
I'VE have watches and waited long
enough. We need a firm hand at the
helm. The time has come to put an
end to this Mexican situation, which
is a shame to the United States ana
a disgrace to civilization. If We are
to take part in pacifying and helping
the world, let us begin here at home
in Mexico.
LET the Mexicans choose as their
presIdent some strong and upright
man who is friendly to the United
States and determined to establish or
der and then let the United States give
! him a real and cordial support and so
strengthen and uphold him that ne
win. be able to exterminate the ban
dits and put an end to the unceasfns
civil war.
says Wilson Blocked Peace
"When the arnnistice with Germany
was signed the course to be pursued
was clear. That course was to MAKE
| the peaee with Germany at once ana
then take up for reasonable considera-
tion the. question of establishing stich
future peace Of the world. This, MT.
Wilson prevented He went TO
| Europe. He had apparently only one
| aim. to be the maker OF a league OF
which he should be the head. He was
determined that there should be 2
league Of nations then and there anu
in order to nuillfy the power OF tnf
1 zeuate given blythe constitution OF tha
TTnited States, he decided to make the
leag an integral part Of the treaty
m oeace with Germany. Thus ne pre-
.ented to the senate, and intended &c
i present. a deIema from which ne
helfeved there was. no escape. In or
/ der 10 have peace with Germany, ne
meant to compel the senate to accep'
with II the league Of nations
s.The republicans OF the senate, per
oeivinp the dangers Of the league de-
ltermined 10 resist Mr.. Wilson's De
mand. The American people Wi
never accept that alliance sith fereief
nations proposed by the president. Ih'
president meantime has remained In
flexible. He 81 determined to have
that treaty az he brought 1t back OF
nothing. and to that frnperfous DE
mand the people will reply In tone
, which cannot be misunderstood.
I'VE have stopped Mr.. WILSON,
treaty and the question goes TO TN
people. In 1915 Mr.. Wilson won oI
line cry that He had kept US out o.