Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-08
SUPPORT REPUBLICAN
PARTY, SAYS JOHNSON
California senator Issues First state
mcpt since Chicago Convention

San Francisco, July Support of
the Republican party with candidate
standing four square upon the plat
form" is the only choice left those
who believe in safe guarding, protect
ing and preserving our Americanism."
Senator Hiram w. Johnson of Califor-
mia, declared in a statement at his home
here to- lay.
For more than a year the contest
over the Presidents League of Nations
has been waEed in Congress" Senator
Johnson's statement said. 1T has been
the all-engrossing and paramount is
sue"
or necessity this issue came to the
conventions of the great political par
ties, both Republicans and Democrats
in their platforms have INDUCED in the
usual political verbosity, but never
theless these platforms. in direct op-
position to each other. sharply define
and clearly present the question for
decision in the November election.
THE Republican party declared that
; the Presidents covenant failed signal l.
ly to accomplish its purpose and con
| tanned stipulatons not only intolerablo
| for an in dependent people, but certain
/ to produce an injustice, hostility and
| repudiated to degree wholly un-
| necessary and unjustifiable. the time
| honored policies in favor of peace de
clared by Washington, jefferson and
Monroe
THE Republican party stands, there
| fore firmly against the Presidents
! covenant as presented, denounces it as
| breeding war rather than promoting
peace. and re-affirms the time honor
ell, nation old policies of Washington
Jefferson and Monroe.
"Thc Democratic party on the othel
hand. rejected every effort to modify
or qualify the Presidents proposed
League of Nations. endorsed the Pre-
sidents attitude and took its position
| in favor of the league as presented. i
| is true that the Democrats, in effor
| to placate. say they sanction reserva
tions which might make clearer OF
moro specific the obligations Of thu
United states. hut the language |!
meaningless and does not at all alte1
the essential position of the Democratic
party for the league as presented
The two parties acted in smila
fashion in one aspect, but from differen
motives and for different reasons. Boil
| rejected the pleas for the adoption o
the league with reservations, the Demo
Gratis because they were for the league a
presented and because no reservation
devised by the human mind could antici
pate the contingencies which might aris
in the future from an instrument of sucl
potential possibilities for harm.
Thus the issue finally comes from tn
forum Of Congress to the final arbtra
ment of the American people. The over
shadowing question in the campaign
therefore. is whether we enter the mael
strom of European and Asiatic polite
and diplomacy and become a part of tn
cynical Imperialism of the old world, O
whether America shall live her life i
her own way. independent. unfettered
mindful always of her obligations t
humanity and civilization. but free to aC
as each crisis shall arise, and maintain
ing always the policy of Washington an
jefferson and Monroe of friendship wit
all nations, entanglng alliances wit
none
with candidate standing four spuar
upon the platform. the issue leaves thos
who believe in safeguarding. protectin
and preserving our Americansm but on
choice, and that is TO support the Rcput
lican PARTY"