The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-07-02
C. 0. P. FLAYED
BY CHAIRMAN
Senator Robinson Raps Repub-
Iican Senate and ExtoIls
Wilson's Policy on Treaty.
OPPORTUNITY IS GREAT
Permanent Chairman Declares Repub.
llcan Platform Is Frank on Only
One Subject, Singing Hymn of
Hate For President.

San Francisco-In his speech accept
ing the permanent craftsmanship of
the democratic national convention,
Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkan-
sas, vigorously assailed the republican
platform, declaring that "The repub-
lican convention should have dis
played the courage clearly to declare
its policy, but it was frank on only
one subject, namely, in singing hymn
Of hate for the president"
Devoting his attention first to the
Cargo of military unpreparedness Sem
ator Robinson said
Everyone knows that the repub-
lican party controlled the government
for long period prior to the Inaugural
tion of President Wilson, excepting
short time when the democrats were
in the majority in one branch of con-
gress.
Lays Unpreparedness to G. o. p.
"If criticism of the prewar national
policy as to military preparedness is
justified, the censure must fall upon
the republican party. That party can
not escape the consequences of its
course or win favor by falsifying the
well known facts of history"
Assails Profiteering Plank.
A "big joker" was his characterize
tion of the plank concerning profiteer-
ing.
"The republican congress enacted no
profiteering laws" he said. "The
amendments to the food control act
were suggested by the president and
supported by the democrats in con-
gress. The president recommended
four additional measures to prevent
and penalize profiteering. All of these
were pigeonholed. Nothing was pro-
posed by the republicans in place of
them"
Administration Praised.
Senator Robinson severely arraigned
the republicans because of the use of
money in the recent preconvention
campaign.
Along lines similar to those followed
by Chairman Cummings in his keynote
speech, Senator Robinson lauded the
democratic administration for it's legis-
latiye achievements as well as for it's
honesty and efficiency"
"The republican party would deny
any encouragement or assistance to
Armenia and would force protec-
torate on Mexico" he said. "They are
unwilling to incur expense or danger
to protect millions of Godfearing Chris
tians from massacre, but they are
anxious to invade a foreign land for
the protection of property rights"
Calls Lodge inconsistent.
Senator Robinson, discussing the
League of Nations, after charging SEN
ator Lodge with pursuing an inconsist-
ent course, defended the democratic
senators who were unwilling to accept
reservations that would "cut the heart
out of the covenant" and declared that
Article X does not impair the sover-
eighty of the United States; on the
contrary, it contemplates the exercise
of that sovereignty to prevent needless
wars and to preserve peace.
Never before has a nationwide DO
litical battle been waged in the cause
OF international justice and humanity
and peace. The opposition has taken
low and untenable ground. Let the
democratic party occupy the heights.
Never again will any great political
party in America openly invite dis
aster by trifling with great problems"