The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-01
BRILLIANT BOMBAST.

the League OF Nations this brilliant bombasticus.
has delivered his message. Both the Miami Herald
and the Miami Metropolis were staunch in their
advocacy of Mr.. Reeds speaking in Miami SO to
those In the state interested In the outcome OF the
Reed BOOM" this editorial from the Miami Me-
tropolis will have a special interest
ION this page OF the Metropolis is communf-
cation from D. w. Brandon that will be read with
keen approval by thinking people. He went to
hear Senator Reeds speech. Thursday night. and
came away with nothing but remembrance Of the
speakers intense antagonism to the League of Ma
tions, and of his apparent disagreement with the
progressive thought of the day in all directions
Like all others who head the speech. this man
found nothing constructive, nothing hopeful, moth
ing better" in the eloquent address. 1t was bril-
liam baderdash, nothing more
Perhaps in this disillusioned America. the
proposal Of League Of Nations can arouse no
great confidence in its power for service to man
kind So long the dollar rules the world, there
will be going about urging preparations for
war. And there will be so long as there are
dollars to be protected. Yet Mr.. Brandon says,
this country wants peace. 1t wants world peace.
1t wants sober manhood And what the people
want they will eventually get regardless Of the
Senator Reeds or the interests directing the big
money game"
The article by Mr. Brandon is too long for
publication except in part. but present its more
salient features:
Il am asking, as a visiting newspaper man much
pleased with your wonderful city, that you give
space for a few remarks concerning the address of
Senator Reed at Royal Palm Park. OF the thou
sands who listened with rapt attention to this bril-
liant orator, for such he is how many observed
that outside of working to tear down what others
had constructed he failed to offer single
structive thought, single constructive sentence
or plank for any world peace program. that would
of League of Nations have felt was necessary as
a first step toward future world peace? The sena-
| tor wrapped the flag about him and called high
heaven to witness his strenuous efforts to protect
the flag and the constitution from the influences
of the remainder Of the world, including Great
Britain. Such pictures most effective, when a
brilliant orator has audience properly hypnotzed
| to swallow what he offers them without doing any
real thinking for themselves. have heard the most
brilliant of them all, from Hon. James G. Blaine
down to Senator Reed.
I'm the COOL calm hours of the morning after will
anyone tell what progressive, constructive mes
sage, what hope for future peace this brilliant
man offered a weary and waiting people? Senator
Reed denounced about everything and everybody
connected with the League of Nations never for
getting England but what did he offer in its place
Senator Reed certainly believes effort should
be made to prevent war. looking toward the pre-
1
toward starting to make effort to some time or
other lay the foundation for movement other
that some time other may at least make eff
fort to prevent future wars After tearing down
every shred of what had been done and unanimous
ly agreed to by. If remember correctly fourteen
of the greatest nations EARTH he carried us back
| to the days of Washington in brilliant peroration
but offered nothing not even suggestion, to take
the place OF what he had fusomely destroyed.
Nipafx oft tho of
of the world it is safe to say. want kind OF
an international organization perfected to prevent
future Certainly Senator Reed has some
thing to offer. His address has left In the posi-
ton Of a captain Of sinking ship who shouts
Women and children first" and then filings them
all overheard without life preservers or life boats
or food and water. Outside of its destructive eff
forts, directed at what others had tried to accom-
plish, failed to hear world of any kind of
constructive program that we as a people should
follow, to protect ourselves and the world from
ether Why these able obstructonists
like Reed, Lodge. Johnson Borah brilliant in de-
structive tendencies and so unferte in constructive
action, when the world is crying for help and has
been for nearly six years since Germany made
its first deadly onslaught against the peace of the
world?
| Il neither supporter defender of Presi-
dent Wilson. did not vote for him in 1912, 1916
and will not vote for him in 1920 unless forced tC
lido so by the standpat and obstructonist action OF
lmy party. But this much he did do. He
made at least honest effort at time when such
effort both appropriate consistent and mpera
tive, to unite the nations of the world in
to prevent future The partisan denunciatoI
OF Senator Reed has not convinced the American
people yet That Mr.. Wilson is not nearly RICH
than those who tear down without offering any.
, thing whatever to take the place of that which
they destroy.