Arizona republican., 1920-08-21
SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 1920
Enthusiasm is that temper of the mind in which the imagination has got the better of the judgment.
 -Warburton.
Un-Americanization

We prone mania loquendi indulge in the obvious Tn addressing delegation of Polish American citizens eve still have, see the hyph- enated among1s) Secretary Colby Thursday stated that the American government would support Polish independence the of the power confided in the executive" Certainly. We all for that and if there enough of that power, we have no doubt the American would add to it. the power which reserved the legislative branch of the government which directly represents the people to whom the greater power is reserved We want the president this exercise all the vested in him, but him to exercise power not so vested. regularly loaned him. either in behalf of the independence of Poland in other thing good bad for that would be bad for this govern in that the nicely adjusted balance of powers would be disturbed In a rather queruous tone, as stunned. for partisan political purposes, Colby informed the delegation that there in this country opposed to any intervention which calls active effort" And he added: We cannot go to the relief Poland provided "the prevails that concern in anything beyond national borders. The question you see it's larger and true aspect is political question That is. Mr. Colby means it is partisan question
 In the following language tells delegation, in effect. that the independence of Poland be made sure only by majority of American cti- zens including Polish voting the democratic ticket next November:
 I call your attention to the fact that the
 attitude of this government only be the
 attitude of the people and you as American citi- the power to determine the trend and
 the weight of public opinion
 Thus is Poland injected into American politics. Next week it may be Rumana, the following week Bulgaria, again, Turkey and finally, the American people before presidential campaign is ended may be called upon settle again the Balkan mud de. We may thus ourselves strangely bal-assed. with old party lines disarranged, wiped and forgotten amid foreign entanglement. Bulgo-A Americans. the Turko- Americans and the Graeco- Americans may be flying at each others throats crowd away from the polls Ameri- cans who would privilege of voting purely American questions.
 Perhaps the relations between France and Great Britain will become before presidential campaign ended that the Anglo Americans and the Americans will dispose of the controversy at polls n our forty-eight states and when it is all over. will of the people will have been de only to their choice of president and congress- but as to all the political affairs of the universe.
 But the division in this country concerning duty to Poland described by Mir. Colby does not exist At any rate it has been apparent The country believe is in agreement with the stand taken MT. Colby's recent note the Italian ambassador expressing sympathy with Poland. cur willingness assist We have heard objec- any quarter the suggestion that Poland munitions and extend credit to it. All that is within constitutional power the executive. Whether president could send army Poland would have apply the people added power.-is not quite certain, but application has been made or proposed
 There is nothing to prevent the people of this country intervening in behalf of Poland, just nothing prevent their intervention behalf Belgium, something the executive declined to do. All people of the United States ask is continued permission to exercise their judg ment time at which or the causes for which they may intervene. These should not be made issues partisan politics