Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-10-08
NUGENT's ADDRESS PARTISAN

II wns typical partizan address
that Senator Nugent made in Orc
f'no IN Wednesday, The arguments
advanced were as good as the politi.
cal situation permits. 1t is easy to
refer to the achievements of the
party that is IN power. 1t would
be tragedy if some valuable legis-
lation were not enacted.
But what a party fails to do is as
worthy of note as what it actually ac-
Complishes. One could hardly ex-
pect any United States Senator to
speak without some measure of par
tizan bias, and Senator Nugent is nc
exception to the rule. His address
-aS rotable for it's evasions; more
notable for this, in fact, than for
what was actually SAID. IN his re-
marks on the League of Nations. for
example, the Senator limited his re-
arks wholly to the .losophy of
the superstructure. Not a word was
given in regard to the foundation.
This foundation was laid by Presi-
dent Wilson himself. Before sailing
to Europe, he laid down certain
principles that must be incorporat-
80 III the League of Nations as the
Cnlv guaranty of peace. Chief among
these, Mr.. Wilson declared was:
First freedom of the seas. And all
the world--eXcept the European DIP
lonats-o creed. What has become
of the Wilsonian declaration on this
Toint? The reader is referred for
answer to Mr.. Lloyd George. who de-
clsrn" in advance that this subject
'7ould not even be mentioned in the
peace conrcil. And Lloyd GEORGES
not Wilson's argument, prevailed
Another fundamental principle
enunciated by Mr.. v,.--.. vas open
tinIomscy This. he said. was ahso-
lutely indispensable # the world is
to have peace. But what has be-
come of this W7lson1an doctrine?
Ask Clenlenceau-he knows. AS
senator Rorah says, mo sooner had
Mr.. Wilson entered the peace palace
than The doors were shut and were
rot again opened until Clemenceau
onened them to let Mr.. Wilson re-
turn home"
The treatment administered to
these two fundamental PRINCIPLES is
Ieferred to AS showing what the
european diplomats did to the four
teen noints of Wilson. They were
SO completely emasculated as to be
he"ond recognition in the finished
article or the League OF Nations
Senator Borah puts it apt1y when he
says We are not fighting the
eague that Mr.. Wilson went to
Europe t. get. but the League that
he brought back with him.
Mr.. Wilson won't to Europe to get
League OF nations based upon the
AT er1can principle of government
WIN democracy as the keynote What
re brought hack was League based
unon Euronean Drincinles If Govern
man. with autocracy as its KEYNOTE.
whateVer men may say on the
OF the League as it is
10" constituted. the fact stands out
N clear view that it is not now eff
Jectlve. The very notions who signed
u as guaranty of peace are en-
Pa@ed In terrible warfare. A greater
number of nations is now involved
II fSct. than WIS involved in tho
great war If It is League for
neace. rs its proponents declare that
II is. why does it not give us peace
All vain philosophy is beside the
mark IS long as all the existing evil /
dence proves that the League is onlv
2 scrap OF paper so far as world
peace is concerned If that dozen !
ment cannot insure peace now. how
ca II insure peace in the futureo
tntil the proponents of the Leapue
con answer satisfactorily that cues
non. the common people of America
VIII look ask"neo Of any and all at
ter1nts to befuddle their minds with
catchy nhrase~ that are meaningless
j content. No meter now fine the
If the foundation ie
defective the superstructure &c
doomed