Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-10-19

stopper Tor II Often happens tnht IL II
more desirable to stop than IL ever
was to start.
In the days when the automobiles
were IN an experimental stage largely
the owner of bright red automobile
stopped on II cOrntry road to give lift
10 farmer l0rtly thereafter some
thing went wrong with the machine
and il hit tree scattering the farmer
over the landscape. 4 bit dazed the
farmer collected himself and enquired
Of the driver how he stopped the
'tarnal thing when there wasn't any
trees about.
There is nothing to be- gained 10y
hate ! 90 about the country preach
ing the gospel Of good nature, there
fore | approach the subject Of the eve
ming with no desire to he offensive to
my opponent. Senator Jones.
Europe Is now making an attempt
to draw America into deal 10 do her
work. II may he that the Monroe doe
trinc is capable Of regulating the af-
fairs of Mexico or Venezuela but
when we undertake TO include the
world in our policies. we exceed our
jurisdiction. Americans strong
enough Ia dictate 10 France ana
To his British Majesty's government
and we should not enter into deal
with them whereby we should lose our
right to dictate to them.
But the principal reason we do not
want 10 mix into European affairs Is
because we don't want them mixing
into our affairs the rule must surely
work both ways. If America isn't eX'
pectcd to furnish men and money at
the call of the league Of nations, why
not say os ia the covenant? Europe is
being fooled or we are fOOling our
selves. Ours IL II government of the
people, for the people and by the
people and combination with ma
tions ruled by emperorS and kings with
headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland,
/ Is only II guarantee against the nd-
vance Of republican forms Of govern
ment. Put everything we don't III
| tend to do In the treaty and we will
not he accused Of cold feet afterwards.
I'VE have no quarrel with what VIII
son went after, II was what he brought
| back that we object to. | am not for
/ the Wilson scheme for Il league of na-
tiOns
/ "Of course Senator Lodge objects to
separate peace in 1918; only Wood
row Wilson could have thought Of such
n thing. The rest of the world Is to-
day at peacc-m Il purely technical
sense: the United States is the only
one of the allied countries aOw at war
in a pirely technical sense. If We
make any sort Of peace we must make
Il separate peace for our country is
the only one now at war with ter
many.
Senator Jones says he is not for
breaking faith with Germany Neither
am |, but the fact remains that Ger
many laid down her arms on Wilson's
famous Fourteen Points and Mr..
Wilson surrendered them ut the peace
table and betrayed Germany shame
fully. President Wilson had Surren-
dered the 'FrredOm of the Seas before
he arrived in France.
"The senator has shown you snail
volume which he says is the text Of
the league OF nations; | hold in my
hand displays large book containing
full text of treaty issued by the gov
ernment printing office ny copy Of
the league of nations and the treaty
Iuf upacc. the two being so interviewer
that one cannot be separated from the
lnihcr. OF course this volume was not
reprinted in the republican gear book
because IL Is too bulky; why print II
rny way when the government has al.
ready done - and Is distributing them
free of charge under the government
frank
But there is another official version
of this treaty In Frencu. The English
version says the treaty must not inter
f.re with the Monroe doctrine aud the
French version says the Monroe doc
trine must not interfere with the treaty
Of peace Take your choice.
Wv J.. Bryan is the originator Of the
think awhile scheme Of preventing
wars. He negotiated several treaties
of that kind, the contracting parties
agreeing on n year, | believe, as the
proper length of time TO get over their
mad. But the Wilson covenant is not
acceptable to the great Commoner who
has been IA leader of the ethical
thought To the country for the last
quarter century. This mentor of the
democrats and tormentor Of republi
cans can't stomach the league of ma
tions as il stands.
so, we didn't keep faith with Ger
many and sought other than honest
means to cripple our fallen antagonist
The truth seemed To be that we had
gotten into the war too late and We
had gotten out Of IL too early The
allied armies should have gone to Ber
lin where II would have been in po
sition to protect the republican govern
ment that large number OF the Ger
man people desired. Nothing else thai
could have been done would have st
served To stay the course Of bolsheyism
and have saved the lives Of the mil
lions who have been killed oy who dice
of starvation since the armistice wa'
signed
"Secrcatry Newton ID. Bake
and Secretary Josephus Daniels did no
, believe the league OF nations woult
operate 10 reduce armaments Secre
, tary Baker in asking for a peac'
, army of more than a million mel
frankly stated that It was necessary II
, order TO carry out the engagements o
the United States under the league
, And Secreary Daniels wanted not thu