The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-31
POLITICAL WOBBLlNG

(Ey William Nj. Franklin of Oklahoma City,
The United States Senate, August
%, 1913. by unanimous vote, passed a
measure requesting President Wilson
to take the lead in world movement
such rs the League Of Nations.
Lodge VS.. Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge has been persistent
in his criticism of President Wilson because
the senators were not called upon to help
negotiate the treaties with Germany and al
lied countries. January % 1906. Senator
Spooner delivered Il speech in the United
States Senate in which he stated in regard to
the treaty making power:
The Constitution vests the power
OF negotiation and the various phases
- and they are multiferouS exclu-
:ively in the president The SEN
ate has no right to demand that he
shall unfold to the world or to it, even
in executive session, his instructions or
the prospect or progress of the neso-
tiations."
Senator Lodge. at the time endorsed
what he called the mastery statement of
Senator Spooner I'm regard TO the powers OF
the President in treaty making
r In the United States Senate December 2l,
l9lS, Senator Lodge referred to the binding
arrangements" that were made FOR common
action in regard TO food supplies, in regard to
tuel. in regard to munitions of war, etc,
and he said "All these things were vitally
necessary, and these relations must be con-
rnued if we are not 10 lose AZ the peace
liable what we won in the field. We
unjust have common action now, in making
the peace as We had in carrying on the war
and this unity between Us and the allies is
the first essential condition for a successful
peace"
In 1916, Senator Lodge, in speech be-
iore the League to Enforce Peace, advocated
putting force behind international peace"
III other statements he advocated the use OF
lJrtt 10 maintain peace. January -. 1906,
la discussing Washmgton'S farewell address
with reference to "entangimg alliances he
contended that Washington was too prac-
teal man to suppose that We were not to
Engage IN agreements with other nations, and
te said
1T is the policy of the United
States TO be al peace; but more than
tnat. the policy and interest of the
United States alike demand the peace
" the world. ana it is not to be sup
posed for 4 moment that We are never
IL exert our great moral influence or
1. use our good offices for the main
tenance ol the peace of the world.
Lodge was given an opportunity 10 offer
4 amendments TO the League. but he refused,
and when President Wilson was bringing back
\ the finished treaty which was unanimously
agreed TO 10y the nations represented at the
treaty board, Lodge got in touch with his
fellow Republican senators and gave the COM
mand, DO not commit yourself until we can
hold caucus"
He then put part.SaniSm above patriotism.
He began TO trfle with the destinies Of the
nations Of the earth.
Since that time he has played politics over
the graves of our boys, who made the su-
,preme sacrifice in France
Lodge vs.. Roosevelt
The Lodge reservation 10 Article Ten said
sThe United States assumes no obligation to
preserve the territorial integrity or political
independence Of any other country"
In the New York Times, October Is. 1915.
Roosevelt said. The nations should agree on