Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-30
HUGHES APPEALS TO
K-S{RV|CE MEN
Wilm;nptonian. Who Served in
War. Shows Importance OF
League of Nations.

Frank C. Hughes, who was member
of the lOSth Field Artillery, 2Sth DIVISION,
in this World War, has written the follow
mo letter which is addressed to all ex-
service men of Delaware:
AS n service man you are particularly
interested in the League ot Nations. l ms
great document, formed at n meeting OF
thc rcnresertation Of the foremost nations
nj the world, stands for the highest Ideals
az civilization. Il was formed at - time
when all men realized the horrors and costs
of war, and the failure OF all former at
tempts 10 avoid it. Ii is of particular nm
portance that we, who saw the actual
facts and whose friends and comrades
paid the great sacrifice, shall not let their
efforts and sacrifice be IN VAIN.
No man, or group OF men, be they Sen
ators or ordinary citizens, can dare say
befon, the service men that we fought
merely 20 kill other men, or TO revenge
AN insult. The participation OF America
in the war was TO once and for all prevent
such an onslaught on our civilization.
II was not merely to end this war and then
10 go on buTdenIng ourselves and the
world with preparations for the next even
greater war. | say we made war on war;
and those men who died are entitled TO see
that for which they gave their last iuii
measure of devotion shall be carried OIL
by their comrades who survived.
This is not a partisan issue II is not
whether YOU are a Democrat or Republl-
can. II is vastly more important, Nliilam
Howard Taft on August ,, 1920, said
consider the moral effect Of Article y on
predatory nations would restrain them
from war as the declaration Of the Monroe
Doctrine has done, and that the require
naeuts OF the unanimous consent 10y the
representatives of the great powers n
council, before League action, would
safeguard the United States from any
perversion OF the high purpose of the
League. Moreover, | believe that the
,>suc OF the League t0t Nations tran
-,ends in It's Importance any domestic
.,,ucs and would justify and require one
vlo believes 80 10 ignore party ties ard
>crurc thi~ grcathoon for the world and
'hs~ country
Mr.. Harding a Senator Of the United
states AID candidate for the Presidency
III ,hc 'uitcd States said in his speech at
lirS NoincS on October :. referring TO the
League. I" 10 not want to clarity these
oaugations. | want to turn my back On
fGcu. Il j. not lntefpl etatlon, but re-
,,,.ttan that | am seeking
VI Cox. the Governor OF ONO. and
t1r opposing candidate Tor the presidency
>.I3
senator Harding, as the Republican
,iu,hdate for the Presidency, proposed
IL piain words that We remain ont Of 1t
tn" League. As the Democratic cand;-
date, favor going ln''-in speech oi
acceptance.
Can there be any doubt in the minds
VI the service men as 10 where their sup
port should 90 on this issue
Ii YOU have no read the League Of
Nations, do so before the election After
reading il no man can truthfully say that
the sovereignty of the United States o. the
safety of the Monroe Dncttne is in any
way compromised. The United States
can be forced TO do nothing TO which the
government Of this country IS opposed
In conClusicn. fortv-three nations az the
so.li have ratified tic League lee' Pr