Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-22

order to guard the safety OF the
United States and save the new world
| so far as possible from the wars and
misfortunes of the old.
1--WE justly demand the abstention OF
Europe from any Interference with
American questions. but this doctrine
of ours brings with it not only its
benefits but it's duties. The condi-
ton of Mexico, owing in large meas
ure to the shortcomings of our gov
eminent, could not well be worse
and we must make up our minds
that We not only owe it to ourselves
to protect there. as all over the
world. American rights and interests
so long neglected. but to reach out a
helping hand to the Mexican people
| to the end that law and order may
be established in that country. which
| has been plunged into anarchy and
cursed with continuous civil war. IT
is of the highest Importance to the
United States that Mexico should be
both prosperous and peaceful, and we
must face the fact that without our
aid the Mexican people cannot prop
erly or speedily bring about the i'm
| law and peace which, we are con-
WINGED, they desire as much as we do.
League of Nations.
I'm defense of freedom and civiliza-
ton and to vindicate our own invaded
rights we entered upon the war with
Germany, and although we were tardy
in taking part in that great conflict
we came upon the field of action in
time to turn the scale for right and
liberty. Not content with aiding
Europe to bring to pass the peace
which all desired after victory was
won. Mr.. Wilson undertook to make
us members of an alliance with for
eign powers indefinite in extent and
containing provisions which threat
ened the independence, the sover-
eighty and the safety Of the United
the President was arrested by the
action of the republicans of the Sem
ate, who proposed protecting reser-
vations which he defeated. together
with the treaty itself. In that work,
you. sir, took a conspicuous part,
accord with the belief of your repub-
lican colleagues that the league of
nations as proposed by Mr.. Wilson
and upon which he and his party
still insist ought never to be accepted
by the American people. We have
been and are quite ready to join in
agreement with other nations for
the extension of The Hague conven-
tons; for the upbuilding and codi-
f1cation of international law and the
establishment of world court OF
justice; for international conferences
and for arrangements to bring about
a general reduction of ornaments.
An these constructive measures are
in accord with the traditional policy
of the republican party. which has
done so much in the past to forward
the cause of international arbitration.
Decline the Proposition.
But when we are called upon to
become an integral part of per-
manent alliance of foreign powers;
to put ourselves in a position where
the youth of the country can be sum-
moned by foreign nations to fight and
die in quarrels not their own; to en-
tangle ourselves in all the conflicts
and disputes of Europe, where we
have no interest; to permit foreign
interference. with our domestic Ques-
and to sit in an assembly where our
vote is not the equal of that of every
other country, we absolutely decline
the proposition. We stand for the
policies of Washington and the doc
trine of Monroe, and against the in
lance with foreign nations proposed
by the President. If the world needs
US as they needed us in 1917 we shall
not fail in our duty, but we can help
other nations far better if we are free
and untrammeled and do not permit
~
wasted and worn away and the lives
of our young men to be sacrificed In
endless hostilities with which We
have no concern.
Policy to BE Unchanged.
"Such has been the policy of the re-
publican party as represented in the
Senate and such it's policy wilf~re-
main. We are certain that you who
helped so largely to frame this policy
will, when the executive authority
comes into your hands, carry 1T out
in such manner that we can fulfill all
our responsibilities to the world with
out binding ourselves by any obliga-
tions to a league which as submitted
by the President is but another name
for the evil combination which was
attempted a hundred years ago by the
ill-omened holy alliance.
mo national campaign for the presi-
dency has ever involved graver issues
than this one, which now lies before
us. Upon you, sir, will rest the great
duty and heavy burden of executive
authority. We look to you in full
confidence to lead us and the people
of our beloved country out from the
darkness and confusion which the
war has brought upon mankind into
the light which shines upon nation
where peace reigns and the love of
justice, of law and of order rules in
the hearts Of the people. Then we
can again take up the work of ad-
vancing the United States along the
broad road that eads to SUGGESTIVE
road which we have followed for more
not only rise to still loftier heights
of achievement for ourselves. but be
enabled to render the largest and
finest service to humanity"