Arizona republican., 1920-07-16
An Intent to Deceive

Two important points made by Hon. Charles R. Lane in his Prescott last night One the suppositon entertained in some quarters that Senator Harding not the choice of the ma jority national convention the other interpretation of the League Nations plank of the Democratic national convention, in which it was shown The Republican pointed out at the time of the adoption of the plank, that though it permits reservations while urging the immediate ratifica ton of the peace treaty such reservations" could be only interpretations making clear more specific the OBLIGATIONS of the United States to league associates, but not to lessen the obliga- tions securely guaranty sovereignty which Americans generally believe is infrnged by the covenant. Under such reservations we would commit every obligation fixed by the covenant and by the language of such reservations W would be irrevocaby bound. It would have been far better for accept the covenant as it was then presented for then could later have raised the question of the meaning of a provision which seemed to attack sovereignty But by our own tclear and specific language we would be estopped from complaining the hardness of any obligation which had ourselves had accepted specifically.
 On this subject Harvey's Weekly the current issue
 Wonderful indeed We
 the changes rung upon expressed willing
 ness of the President accept such reason
 able reservations. But mark that they
 to be more specific and
 obligations. There is not a
 word abo,1t making more clear and more spe-
 cfic reserved rights. No. nothing but
 obligations. Anything which will
 strengthen letters. anything which will
 emphasize more strongly our subservience to
 council anything which will make
 obvious loss of nationality and in
 dependence and our servility as the common
 baliff world-that will be op-
 posed by the President his obedient
 proxies.
 The intent to deceive the framing of the Democratic national platform is nowhere clearer the following reference to the Knox resolu- ton which. shortly before the recess of congress adopted. providing for peace with Germany since failed sign the general peace treaty. This democratic utterance is:
 This convention can contrfve no more
 fitting obloquy than that made in the Forum
 Magazine of December, 1915 by Henry Henry Cabot
 Lodge, when he said We cannot
 make peace except in company. with our
 allies. would brand with everlasting
 dishonor and bring ruin also if
 dertook to make separate peace"
 is that Mr. Lodge who later supported the Knox resolution the quoted words, but in what circumstances? It when the world at protest against a proposition that the United States quit leaving its associates in the lurch There was, of course. widespread sentiment in this country in favor of such act of cowardice though that would have only been a degree worse than the hesitation and reluctance with which tered the the allies had been fighting for their lives for three during which had sub- numberless outrages by Germany
 The Knox peace resolution was offered in entire Iy different circumstances. The peace treaty fully effect. Our signature not needed to make it effective The Allies and Germany at peace Only and Germany were technically at war. state affairs which could only one or ways-eiher by the signature of the peace treaty by a direct treaty with Germany The resolution contemplated deserton of late associates but rather. joining with them in the peace which they had already made with Germany This resolution the president vetoed and this is resolution which the Democratic national plat form makers, with childish intent to deceive, the same time insulting the intelligence of every Demo- cratic voter had already been denounced by senator Lodge. This is the plainest of foolish lying ever presented in national platform.
 That alone should discredit utterance of platform.
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