Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-11
His 1920 Version

/ His 1920 Version
5ourKe Cochran was introduced
as a friend Of me plain people" and
spoke n par a. follows
NJ PaCLEagau's excellent expuEi-
1 Clun Of he league has been presented
70 you ana ms argument. I -aze Il
based on me advlsanili1y Of III inter
national agreement 70 avert war
small show ina necessir- of il. not
only for me countries l1Et are now
II We. but for al others including
our own
Ny OWL belief is thai although
Republican uuasrs are eEr-avagam,
me pDIucal SITUATION foresnatiows
the greatasf ana most decisive VIC
TUry -ur the Democratic parry Il Is
i based on one posrulate That the
T-asst majority 81 the American peo-
pie want peace established on con-
alLlnnE -aaT make war mpussl he
= Is me prime need Of rnp counry-v
The Democratic platform ls IN
saLs1ac-Orv II some -espar-s The
aepubilcan platform is unsarl sfat,-
TRY IN al ,1espects i Is -eprehensi-
Die II me n!Enes1 degree where II is
! compartments bie 7 aur degree Al
( ms moment ne flames of war ara
ravaE-n- anew the lands iaId waste
the ia-e war Disorders RESTRICT
ana para We efforts ID ~aDaa- WASTE
ana obstruction The Republicans
mink rms country mas no higher
concern imam 70 eurlcn certain nd
Their campaign 1unG The crucial
pronleu IS The establishment Of
psaca."
Mr- Cochran here described the
mArvel0us growth ID ,I1Ies through
Out Lne WORLD ana pointed 8ur cna-
r Al ri asm Scarcely pet'son pro
Guces ms own means u subsls7 srls.H.
1OC- clothing materials Tor fgus-z
come rom u. corners of ne EARN
ME ms supply IF commodities
grows. ne ---es grow Bun TO-DAY -nt
supply Is 1eIng checked ana 7 I ~,
4r''esf@ altogether now small these
1opula-1uns be suppurteu In ne
war three mi rs II Lne worlds capira.
was destroyed, -g1 million men v4.,--
Killed Ell million more ware dis-
abted. IN -he bloom II -na!r Youth ana
e1IlclencF The speaker askec HI.
hearers 20 cDneelr-e The difficulties af
supporting ne sITles under -t1ese s.on-
d1lpns ana questioned whether ne
DANGER IS -eInoze. a ready W. SEC
d-ft1"ultlhs multiply" n said ana
mentioned me increasing cps- of lily
-ng me continuous rise NJ rsvs~,cr
anu Che -InmInence Of starvation 4p-
sume # ne European populations.
1Earn-LE ~ commodities aEg-avar.5
IS canine. ana pastlIance 4oIluu-E
famine Nelrner ran Be permanent, I.
localized, -ne'-e IS NJ means II es-
cape rom waEI unless -nt -ide ~
supply y restored u Us fprrner vol
lne.
The proposals Tor remedies are
-onnu only n -n= Democratic MIA
rnr'rn. according 2 NJ, Cochran --he
-lne Onward m cities oa-7,,- .,e
stopped as is due IL r.ls usa n
'Aacllnt''E n agriculture wnIch ~
.+Az't-s some nEnus and -hust WIN loss.
-Aer places 81 ~ he s,i-z- n prrt-
e-i'-'' pstlDtt vii not
'ATlsh without a struggle, thpv all
sprihE -snrr me .ondIt4un Of r1r
"ofIG winch makes difficult ne so6-
IL u means Of subsistence E5-a--,-
Hoiiar ana eVer'r pair u hands o,,i,4
d put 70 work producing rurr-nnfi-
les 70 permit men u i've. rn. ,-,r-,,,.
Ano Afflclencr y human Jaoo- r,,ts-
ne Increased
M N-oclIran declared thar me man
-shance 81 great armies ann M 49,.
0a~lon TOR still greatf.- arnarnar4v :.
a ouraensone 4. war -rsc!r. ana =a,,
me world Is 70 SURVIVE / rr,r,s- ca,
llo q these arrnarnerlrE." IN. r,,,...
LUZ Is whether the nations r-f1l H..
mem aside vulunrarliv ~ va, ,,,--<7
-urrea 70 40 50 IL rr,a,r,r-..,,..,, -...
~" -'efnocraLIr proposal s Tor an ali
'sAEue among nations 10 ~en
usf disarmament possible and -h.- -
= "ilAln the scope u tia. tasrr,e =
ii''o' 0isafrnaTnent- 8orn the iearu.
anu o4shfrflAneu1 ara rt.tsessa-,- p,
"orlo pres t''-7Fatinr. he asse.r.t ed.
ne sHId -he Republican, a,,r,,,,,,-
proposals 70 take ne r}s,. IL
--''H 4eAeue nut that THAI are varo.
anu various He declared -!Iar E4ar.,ir,r
IF lnIerl'reten differently BY IN. Rap,,,-
Hcan leaders. ana ass.-ra,7 +,r.r-
1Ardlng plan @ur putting -ee,b IN,
re hague court mems he usa no
ORE 70 overcome uuupnen-s ~ =,
cns-ce nRtions.
Asking wnere -asJ 4rs.f,. j
unit M cochran declared thar rim
peiIlts einnodr the law anr s-,vrs,.
III international law. M. R..u,,,1;r,,..,,.
20 nof crlIlcIse them exceur In !, ,,,fIz
wa. ne said. but they ie-r6,e et,a,,,
go i"ItE 10 put into p-acr{ce u.t,f1,
ne democrats talievp nn+y,t,r y, -
'"+'A -of the American peon,e IA a..
ne world Is different Imam
'ei ore because Of the u uo,u-s
IT salu and described then, ~ s..,,.
-'ehl OF wus-iG progress f,..,1,,-.r--
-hht W. should never rag ,,r+47 ..,,--
ar Incorporated in the NV ~ ~.
"oF'a- Il Tins generation s,e<....
enough rom putting them asida c,,,a~
sehefiitInus viii aCipu1 tharr IN r,n.,,,
- ils'osslnie. Pence stpuld b. Der-
iiiHiifilL and me wurld wo,Ia move M
ward 70 greater t1#iEn1s M n<n.ns,-++,-
= -hsF were in operation. ne saia
AsserIing the universal tipvastatiur
u Wal ne was able 70 point our bane-
HtS IhA' nave resulted rom the,n
mentioning the Inventive r,.,-,nsg
which followed tine F-enct --a,,f,t,,+,-,,,
aE.~neNs