The Penn's Grove record., 1920-10-29
A Legal
Logical Explanation
Given of the League of Nations
Covenant By a RefOrmer
League of Nations Clearly Explained

League of Nations Clearly Explained
On Tuesday evening the largest
Democratic meeting ever held in Car
neys Point was held in the auditorium
of the Y. N. c. A. building. About 200
were present. 1t was quite a contrast
to four years ago when about $40, 900
were spent on a big Republican parade
and a Democrat did not know his
soul was his own.
The speaker was E. Spencer Miller,
an attorney of high moral standing
and ability, of Philadelphia, who has
taken prominent parts in municipal re-
form movements, but this is the first
time he will vote for a Democratic
candidate for president because Of the
political subterfuge of his own party
and because he favors the Senate rati-
flying the Peace Treaty with the League
of Nations Covenant.
Mr.. Miller made a brief speech at
Union Corner, Penns Grove, after music
by the dupont Band, before coming to
Carneys Point He said he had been
speaking in West Virginia the past few
weeks and he had found the people
awake, well informed and earnest for
the League of Nations and Disguised
with the partisan oligarchy in the u. S.
Senate. The Peace Treaty hould never
had been made a partisan issue.
DIR. Harry Blitzstein, Executive Com
mitteeman, introduced the speakers at
the meeting, after music by the band
Mr.. Miller said in part that there is
no such thing as international law One
writer says a nation should observe
one rule of international action and an
other writer recommends something
else. When the ruling parties of one
nation are not suited it has been the
custom to go to war and the big nation
conquered the smaller and made the
people subjects.
The purpose of the League of Nations
was to stop this international policy
and he was opposed to this partisan
movement for peace being made the
foot ball of a few U. S. Senator's. Dis
putes hereafter are to be submitted to
arbitration. He had nc fear for the
Monroe Doctrine which the League
makes the policy of all the world.
cratic President he was opposed to
taking. away the good name and be-
rating the good and great work of
Woodrow Wilson.
He was one of many who revolted
against the present leaders of the Re-
publican party. He does not believe
their arguments. He believes them to
be dissemblers. willful deceivers and
not to be trusted.
With the League of Nations there
would be established uniform interna-
tional law and means provided for its
enforcement. The urpo is to re-
move the causes for wars by submitting
all disputes and treaties to the Assem-
bly, and Council for debates and to the
Court established to decide points in
law, equity and justice. All nations
are represented in the Assembly.
Great Britain has one member of the
Assembly and one for each of the five
colonies, but Great Britain has only one
vote in the Council, the same as the
United States, France. Italy and Japan.
The decision reached will be the advice
to the officials of nations to act On and
no motion to go to war against the
concerted opinion of the representa-
tives of all the world.
f. Newlin Acton made a short ad-
dress giving reasons why there should
be no separate peace with Germany
which might provide for the return of
German property in the United States
seized by the u. S. Government, includ-
ing dye patents.
Next William Hannah, Democratic
candidate for Sheriff, was introduced
and made a few remarks stating he
would give his best efforts to serve the
people if elected. Mrs. Mary R. Clay
ton, candidate for elector in this dis
trict, was present.
Clair Lands clearly explained the
bond bonus proposition to be voted
upon.
The success of the meeting was
largely due to the management of DIR.
Blitzstein and John G. Sullivan, Execu-
tive Committeeman.