South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-17
LEWIS EXPOSES
COP. ARGUMENT
AGAINST LEAGUE
IlIinOiSan Tells LapOrte Demo-
Gratis Truth About Treaty
Covenant.
HITS REPUBLICAN, FALSEHOODS
By c. j. COOPER.

LAPORTE, Ind. Feb. 16.-Pres't
Wilson acted in compliance with the
mandate OF every republican mem
Der Of congress in 1916 when he aid
ed in the formation Of the covenant
Of the League OF Nations now be-
ing attacked by republican leaders
throughout the nation, former Sen.
J. Hamilton Lewis Of Illinois told
800 democrats at a banquet here
Monday night
Sen. Lewis declared the attack of
republicans on the league TO be
nothing short OF an attempt 10 find
an issue with which % go before
the voters in the coming presiden-
tial campaign.
The Illinoisan characterized re-
publican attacks on the league and
on the president as malicious false
hoods" He exposed tho falsehoOd
circulated by republican leaders re-
garding Article 10 If the covenant,
and drove home the truth regard
ing the nulnber of votes each nation
has I'm the league council. showing
the alleged six votes Of Great Brit
ain TO the United States one TO be
nothing more than republican fab
rication.
Questions G.. O. T..
SeL. Ltwis insisted upon republi-
can leadt rs telling what part OF leg
islation enacted by a democratic
congress during the past eight years
they propose 70 repeal If the re-
publican party should be successful
Ut the polls in November. He de-
clared that although actual war had
ended more than year ago, the pres
ent republican congress has stead
tasty refused 10 relieve the country
of present heavy war taxation. He de-
clared that this same republican
congress has also steadfastly re-
fused TO enact one piece of legis-
lation for TIE benefit Of the men who
fought for the United States in the
World wax.
The Illinoisan eloquently plead the
cause Of democracy. pointing to the
constructive legislation enacted by
n democratic congress under the
leadership of Pres't Wilson. In at
tacking tho methods being employ
cd by republican leaders in attempt
ing TO hEd a political issue with
which to go before the people in
search of offices in November. he
dared then. t. say whether they
propose to repeal the Farm Bank
act, ana whether tEey plan TO strike
from the statute books the Federal
Reserve Banking act He declared
that the republicans dared not say
they would abolish these laws for
fear of offending the people, and
hat they dared not say that they
would not for fear of offending
hose who will support the republi-
can party in the hope that the
Farm Bank act and the Federal Re
serve act will be repealed in the
even there is a complete republican
victory at the coming elections.
Traces History.
The search Of mankind for some
aeans by which war might be pre-
vented was traced by Sen. Lewis
throughout the ages. He pointed To
he Monroe Doctrine as an example
OF a league Of nations of the two
American continents preventing Eu-
ropean aggression on American soil
and the maintenance of national in
egrity on the two continents lie
old the 400 democrats gathered to
near him that the only objection
Col. Theodore Roosevelt ever made
TO the covenant OF the League OF
Nations was that the terms of the
,ague were not strong enough.
Sen. Lewis dwelt upon the argu-