Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-18

should occasion require
The Repupncan party stands for agree
ment among the nations who preserve
the peace of the world. We believe that
such an international association must be
based upon International Justice and
must PROVIDE methods which shall main
tain the rule of public right by the de-
velopment of law and the decision of i'm
partial courts, and which shall secure
instant and general International confer
ence whenever peace shall be threatened,
so that the nations pledged to do and in
sist upon what is just and fair NAV exer-
else their influence and power for the
prevention of the war. We believe that
all this can be done without the compro-
mise. of national independence, without
depriving the people of the United States
in advance of the right to determine for
themselves what is just and fair when
the occasion arises, and without involv-
ing them as participants, and not as
peacemakers in a multitude of ouarrels.
the merits of which they are unable to
judge.
Mexico.
The ineffective policy of the nresent
administration in Mexican matters has
been largely responsible for the con-
tinued loss of American lives in that
country and upon our border; for the
enormous loss of American and for
eign property; for the lowering of
American standards of morality and So
cial relations with Mexicans and for
the bringing of American ideals of ius-
tice and national honor and political in
tegrity into contempt and ridicule in
Mexico and throughout the world.
Written Protests Decried.
The policy of wordy, futile, written
protests against the acts of Mexican
officials, explained the following day by
the president himself as being meaning
less and not intended to be considered
seriously or in force, has but added in
degree to that contempt, and has earned
for US the sneerS and jeers of Mexican
bandits, and added insult upon insult
against our national honor and dignity
We should not recognize any MeXi-
can government unless it be a response.
Bile government willing and able to give
sufficient guarantees that the lives an6
rights of American citizens are respected
and protected; that wrongs will be
promptly corrected and just compensa
ton will be made for injury sustained
The Republican party pledges itself tt
a consistent firm and effective policy
toward Mexico that shall enforce respec
for the American flag and that shal
protect the rights of American citizen:
lawfully in Mexico to security of hf'
and enjoyment of property in accord
ance with established principles of inter
national law and our treaty rights.
The Republican party is the SINGER
friend of the Mexican people. In its in
sistence upon the maintenance of orde
for the protection of American citizen
within its borders great service vii
be rendered the Mexican people them
selves, for the continuation of preSen
conditions means disaster to their inter
ests and patriotic aspirations.
Mandate for Armenia.
We condemn President Wilson for ask
| ing congress to empower him to accep
| mandate for Armenia. We commen
| the Republican senate for refusing tn
| presidents request to empower him t
|
| acceptance of such mandate would thro'
| the United States into the very mae
| strom of European Quarrels. Accord1n
to the estimate of the Harbord comm1s
sion organized by authority of Presider
| Wilson. we would be called upon to sen
| 5000 American boys to police Armeni
| and to expend S276, 900 in the first yea
and s756, 100000 in five years. This e'
| innate is made upon the basis that "
| would have only rowing bands to Hgh
but in case of serious trouble with tt
Turks or with Russia, force exceed
ing 100000 would be necessary.
Disregard of Life Claimed.
No more striking illustration can
found of President Wilson's disregal
of the lives of American boys or
American interests.
We deeply sympathize with the pc
pie of Armenia and stand ready to he
them in all proper ways, but the X
publican party will oppose now and ner
after the acceptance of mandate Fl
any country in Europe or ASA.
For Association of Nations.
The Republican party stands for agre
ment among the nations to preserve =
peace of the world. we believe IN, Tn
be based upon international Justice a.
provide methods which shall malnta
the rule of public right by the deVelo
| ment of law and the decision of lmpartl
| nd which shall secure instant a.
| general international conference Whe
ever peace shall be threatened, SO tn
| the nations pledged to do and insist up
what is just and fair may exercise the
| influence and power for the prevent1
of war.
We believe that all this can be do
without the compromise of national inc
pendence. without depriving the peol
of the United States in advance OF !
right to determine for themselves wh
is Just and fair when he occasion arls
and without involving them as part
pants and not as peacemakers in M
titude of quarrels the merits of Whl
they are unable to judge.
The covenant signed by the preside
at Paris failed signally to accompllsh =
not only intolerable for independe
people but certain to produce the
Justice hostility and controversy amo
nations which it proposed TO prevent
Praises Senators Actions.
| That covenant repudldued TO ueSi
wholly unnecessary and unjustifiable
| time -honored policy in favor of peace
clared by Washington and Jefferson
| Monroe and pursued by all American
| ministrators for more than century, a
, | it ignored the universal sentiment
| America for generations past in faVor
international law and arbitration and
rested the hope of the future upon M
expedients and negotiations.
= The unfortunate insiStence OF
: | president upon having his own W
: without any change and without a
5 regard to the opinions of the major
! the treaty-making power, and the pr
ident's demand that the treaty Sho'
) be ratified without any modlhcati
: created a situation in which senat'
were required to vote upon their c(
sciences and their oaths according
their judgment against the treaty
1T was presented or submit to the co
mand of a dictator in matter VIII
the authority and responsibility UNI
! the Constitution were theirs ana
his.
i faithfully We approve their cond
: and honor their courage and hdeil
S and we pledge the coming Republic
e | administration to such agreement w
e | the other nations of the world as ST
: meet the full duties of America to C
j. | iliZation and humanity in accorda
with American ideals, and without s
rendering the right OF the Ameri'
|
l. power in favor of justice and peace.
n n Will Reform Taxes.
s Pointing to it's history and rely
# on it's fundamental principles, we
= clare the Republican party has
genius, courage, and constructive a
:, ity to end executive uSurpatiOn and
IL store constitutional government to
II fill our world obligations without S
n rificing our national independence;
raise the national standards of edu
1t ton and general welfare; to re-est
l. lish a peacetime administration and
ct | substitute economy and efficiency
e. extravaganza and chaos: to restore
maintain the national credit; to ref
unequal and burdensome taxes; to
T. business from. arbitrary and unnet
al sary official control; to suppress disl
'y atty without denial of justice; to
r peal the arrogant challenge of
ct class, and to maintain governmen
f. all the people as contrasted with e
lie ernment for some of the people,
r finally, to a1lay unrest, suspicion.
j. strife and to secure the co-opera
ct and unity of all citizens in the solu
be of the complex problems of the day
I'd the end that our country, happy
u prosperous proud of its past, sure
al | itself and of its institutions, may
is forward with confidence to the futu
ce / she was at first mistaken for