Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-11

to help them in all proper ways, but
the republican party win oppose now
and hereafter the acceptance of a
mandate for any country in Europe
or Asia.
| For Association Of Nations.
| The republican party stands. for
agreement among the nations to pre-
serve the peace of the world. We be-
lieve that such an International asso-
citation must be based upon interna-
tional justice and must provide meth
DDS which shall maintain the rule of
public right by the development of
law and the decision OF impartial
courts. and which shall secure instant
and general international conference
whenever peace shall be threatened.
so that the nations pledged to do and
insist upon what is Just and fair
may exercise their influence and
power for the prevention of war.
We believe that all this can be done
without the compromise of national
independence, without depriving the
/ people Of the United States in ad-
vance of the right to determine for
themselves what is just and fair
when the occasion arises, and without
involving them as participants and
not as peace makers in a multitude
Of quarrels, the merits of which they
are unable to judge.
| The covenant signed by the presi-
dent at Paris failed signally to ac-
complish this great purpose and con-
tains stipulation not only intolerable
for independent people but certain to
produce the injustice, hostility. and
controversy among nations which 1t
proposed to prevent.
Praises Senator'S Actions.
That covenant repydiated to a de-
\ gree wholly unnecessary and unjusti-
fable the time honored' policy in ia
vor of peace declared by Washington
and Jefferson and Monroe and Apur-
sued by all American administrators
for more than a century, and it ig-
nored the universal sentiment OF
America for generations, past In favor
and 1t rested the hope Of the future
upon mere expedients and negotia-
lions. IS.
| The unfortunate insistence Of the
president upon having his own way
without any change and without any
regard to the opinions OF the majority
Of the senate, which shares with him
the treaty making power, and the
presidents demand that the treaty
| ~ ia ~,,t%ho,,k ~, -, al
fication, created situation in which
senators were required to vote upon
their conscien9es and their oaths ac-
cording to their Judgment against
the treaty as 1t was presented or sub
NIT to the command Of a dictator in
a matter where the authority and re-
sponsibility under the constitution
were theirs rand not .his.sf,rho n.
n The senators performed, their sdu-
ties faithfully. We approve their con-
duct and honor their courage and fl
deity. and we pledge the coming re.
publican administration to such
agreement with the other nations OF
the world as shall meet the full du-
ties. OF America TO civilization and
humanity. in accordance with Ameri-
/ can ideals, and without surrendering
the right Of the American people to
exercise its Judgment and its power
in favor of justice and peace, ,fx
lS.,.. Ntill Rsfcrw aTayss.
| Pointing to Its history. and relying
on Its fundamental principles, we de-
clare the republican party has the
genius, courage. and constructive
ability to end executive usurpatior
land restore constitutional government
to, fulfill our world obligations with
out sacrificing our national indepen-
depce. to raise the national standards
|of education and general welfare; tc
establish peacetime administra-
ton and to substitute economy and
chaos: to restore and maintain the
national credit. to reform lnequa
land burdensome taxes; to free bust
ness from arbitrary and unnecessar,
official control; to suppress disloy-
atty without denial OF Justice; to re-
PEAL the arrogant challenge of any
class. and to maintain a government
Of all the people as contrasted will
government for some Of the people
and, finally, to allay unrest, suspicion
and strife and to secure the coop.
Grafton and unity or all citizens in the
solution OF the complex problems Of
the day, to tho end that our country
happy and prosperous. proud OF Its
past. sure Of itself and OF It's fnsti-
|tutoins. may look Forward with con-
fidence to the future.