The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-14
BEVERIDGE POINTS
TODOMESTIC ISSUES
Injection of League in Cam
paign 'Maddening,' Asserts
Former Senator.
spee,a, Despatch to Tbs HrsALD.

Specjdl Despatch to THE HERALD.
Los ANGELES, Oct. 1s.--With all the
craftsmanship that America can produce
needed for the solution OF its staggering
domestic problems It is a maddening
thing that the country should be COM
PEELED to give its time and thought to
eign to American interests. former Sena-
tor Albert J. Beveridge OF Indiana said
to-day In a speech appealing for the
election OF Senator Harding.
He mentioned the railroad problem.
requiring at least $1,000. 100000 q year
for eight years to restore transportation
to pre-war efficiency; the use OF water
ways to relieve alarming railway con-
gestion, the housing problem, educa-
ton. farming conditions, with tenant
farmers now for the first time outnum-
berlng owners and forming the material
for an agricultural proletariat, which
will inevitably join hands with the in
dustrial proletariat: tho forbidding state
OF our foreign trade. the shaekling Of
business by stupid laws. He said that
here were six herculean tasks pressing
for performance but subjected to dan
gerous delays while the League Of Ma
tons question is settled.
The League Of Nations presented an
alien issue. Mr.. Beveridge said. 1t was
forced upon us by President Wilson after
the nation had plainly told him, by re-
jecting his plea for Democratic Con-
gress In the election OF 1918 that It
did not want him to 60 co Paris for
tho purpose Of demanding 1eague.
Nevertheless" he added, "Mr. Wilson
went to Paris and spoke and acted as
II the American people had Endorsed
w n ma N fpe 80
fulsing him by an overwhelming ma
iority."
The speaker held that II President
Wilson had stuck to the most vital Of
his fourteen points In Paris and told
the land grabbing diplomats that Amer
lea would join no combination TO par
tition the world. and had sailed for
home IL his principles were rejected, he
would have been .'the noblest figure of
exalted idealism in human annals" But
instead. Mr.. Beverage said. the Prcsi-
dent sacrificed his PRINCIPLES and
brought back covenant which de-
stroyed the Monroe Doctrine and which
set up a league that America could never
get out OF once 1t entered.
I'VE are told" he continued, "that we
must ratify this covenant because we
are In honor bound to do so; because
Senate could reject any compact the
President made for us. These state
ments are sheer falsehood. There In
not statesman. a publicist or n student
on earth who does not know of this pro-
vision In the American Constitution
The Republican Senators who insisted
on amending the treaty by reservations
are abused, denounced, vilifed. They
have earned not condemnation but
crowns Of glory, and In history their
names will shine as patriots and saviors
OF their country. In the whole history
OF the American Government no angle
event has so justified the existence OF
the Senate as It's wise stand and brave
fight FOR the interests and independence
OF the Republic"
One OF the worst results of our mixing
in Old World affairs, as viewed by Mr.
Beveridge. was the dividing OF our
country on racial lines. which were
slowly disappearing before tho war.
Naturally. he said. each group insists
that America shall champion the coun-
try Of It's origin, and the groups are
pulling our Government this way and
that by the power of the ballot.
'Tf wo enter the League Of Nations"
he prophesicd, mot two Presidential
elections will pass by unti1 our political
party managers will bargain with the
heads of national organizations OF Amer
lean citizens OF foreign blood for the
mass vote Of those citizens. 1t requires
no seeriike vision to behold eight years
from now, or four years from now, a
Republican Quay or Democratic Nc
Taggart closeted behind closed doors
with the national head OF racial organi-
cations bargaining for the mass vote Of
the members.
america cannot Join any political
League OF Nations II any inspired
genius can arrange non-political COM
bination for the achievement of world
peace America could safely welcome his
proposals."