The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-08

and Increase production and particu
larly should every effort be made
to advance the productivity Of the
farms.
THE phrase government owner.
ship means not only that the gov.
ernment shall own the railroads but
also, 1t is to be feared that those
who run the railroads shall own the
government General government own
ership under our political system
would inevitably bring about the
mastery Of the government by those
who operate the machinery Of trans.
pcrtntion or 'of any other industries
which come into government posses.
sion. The rights of the general pub.
lie. for whom all industries exist,
would disappear under this scheme
and nothing would be left to the peo.
PIE except the duty of paying taxes
to support the roads.
over 900 Americans have been
ed the American government I'm every
possible way and still nothing was
done. We fell so low that when an
American was seized by one of the
many bands Ct brigands and held for
ransom, all that the government Of
the United States would do, was to
offer to be the channel for convey
ing the ransom of their citizens to
the highwaymen who had seized
them.
I'VE have watched and waited
long enough We need n firm hand
1T the helm The time has come to
put IN end to this Mexican situation.
which Is shame to the United States
and n disgrace to civilization. II
we are to take part in pacifying and
helping The world, let us begin here
Mt home in Mexico.
Let the Mexicans choose as their
president some strong and upright
man who is friendly to the United
| states and determined 20 establish
order and then let the United States
give him real and cordial support,
and 50 strengthen and uphold him
| that he will be able to exterminate
the bandits and put an end to the
unc,asing civil war
When the armisticc with Ger
| many was signed the course to be
pursued was clear : That course
( was to make the peace with Ger.
many at once and then take up for
reasonable consideration the question
NJ establishing such future relations
with our associates in the war az
would make for the future peace OF
] ~. IL NtT
ed He went 20 Europe.
"Tle had apparently only one aim.
to be the maker Of a league OF which
hc should be the head. lie was de-
! ternined that there should be n
'eagnc Of nations ;hen and there and
in order 10 nullify the powers Of the
senate given by the Constitution OF
the United States. he decided to make
the league an integral part OF the
treaty of peace with Germany Thus
lie presented to the senate, and in.
tended to preeent, dilemma from
which he believed there was no es
cape. In order tc have peace with
Germany. he meant to compel the
-enate to accept with it the league
Of nations.
The republicans of the senate, per.
ccivinc the dangers Of the league
determined to resist Mr.. Wilson's de
manl The American people viii
never accept that alliance with for
eign nations proposed by the presi
lent. The president meantime has
remained inflexible. He is deternin
ed TO have that treaty as he brought
It back or nothing, and to that i'm
prrious demand, the people will reply
in tones which cannot BE- misunder
stood.
We have stopped Mr.. Wilson'S
treaty and the question goes to the
public In 1916 Mr. Wilson won or
the cry that he had kept us out OF
war He now demands the approva
II the American people for his party
and his administration on the grount
that he has kept us out OF peace.
"1hr league must be discussed IL
every district ard in every state anC
we desire to have the verdict 81
clearly given that no man who seek:
to represent the people in the senate
in the house or in any place or IL
any degree, can have the slightes
doubt as to his duty.
I'VE make the issue we ask ap
probation for what We have done
The people will now tell US what they
think of Mr Wilson's league and il:
: sacrifice of America
They (the people) will tear asid'
the veil Of words woven to blinC
and deceive and come down TO th'
} sons plan on one side and the indie
pendence and safety Of the UniteC
States on the other.
! "All Americans must join togethe
IN their own way and with their owl
arguments defeat Mr.. Wilson's leagu
as he desires II. whether amended
by him or in its pristine simplicity.
Senator Lodge charged the demo
, cratic party with responsibility 10
. the ''perilous condition Of the hour.
: and said, IL the republican part,
, fails to grspple it effectively, 9TH,
Russian descent into barbarism will
begin to draw near"
A beginning had been made, h.
said, by q republican congress in re
storing economic conditions, work
ing under all the difficulties and op
position imposed by hostile execu
: tive" He enumerated various benefi
cial measures, adding that the est
mates had been reduced over bill
lion dcllars. He advanced enforce
ment Of the laws against profiteer
ing and said II was possible to checl
the advance Of prices by law, b,
providing for ''the control Of credit
in such manner AZ to give prefer
: ence to the most essential products.
lie described the Railroad Act "as
single great law which in any perio'
would be sufficient to distinguish
congress as one of high accomplish