The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-04

Enemies of the administration have done their utmost to mislead the people and muddle the issue upon which Americas honor depends. Thousands of citizens of average in- telligence may not understand the covenant and yet nothing is more easily understood or more convincing if people would only read with at- tention.
 If, however, the needless reader need enlightenment, let him give a few minutes of his time to the brief and ringing words of President Will son. No one knows better than the President what Article 10 and every other article means or what it does not mean. The republican marplots, in their efforts to break down the administra- tion, have used every subtle trick to deceive the people. Nothing in the sinister purposes of politicians has been more outrageous than the machinations of Lodge, Borah and the other reactionary leaders. The President, like every other man dealing with large questions, has made mistakes; but no one has ever accused him of deception.
 It behooves every American to read this appeal and every succeeding campaign appeal that may emanate from the White House. If his mind has been hay on any point he will have the truth driven into his head. Surely the honest American. no mat ter how simple minded, will see the League of Nations in a clear lipbt I l * * * festerdays Age-Herald was filled with advertisements announcing price reductions. The high cost of living if we mistake not--is at last coming | down. Selah!
 Gambler Rothstein's attack of con- science. as usual in such cases, came only after he had received great deal of undesirable publicity. | = sk jk A caustic critic says he has read but one good poem in three months, and that was written by an Englishman Stranger still the author was not AL fred Moves.
 Although Battling Bill" Borah will lcontinue to campaign for republican Marion. O., seems to have been, marked off his list.
 nLeland could be transporte,fsto the South Seas Great Britain would prob ably be glad to sign an unconditional release
 Judge Taft isn't built for an aero batic performance. but he does some fair tumbling on the League of Nations issue.
 The fact that little is heard of tho l"mNney dtggers" may simply indicate thai they haxe learned howyto verh under cover. .,
 Judging from the remarks ofsrepub- lican spellbinders. democrats were re- sponsible for every dollar spent during the war.
 Mrs. Wilson will not permit the Pres ident to take the stump. AS she Is the court of last resort. nothing more need be said on the subject. x a E . Four thousand Vienna doctors are re. ported out on a strike. In these unset tied times how Vienna manages to sup port four thousand doctors Is mystery * * *
 Until Mary gets another divorce ol Jack finds another wife. the domestic affairs of the Pfellfords will probably be kept out of the newspapers. < < <
 Josephus Daniels, the old sea dog. has matched President Wilson's $500. Sailor. don't usually have that much money about them.
 Blinded by tears, fans may find some difficulty in following all the plays ot the 1920 world series.
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 Even the prospect of warm here after doesn't reconcile some people tc the high price of coal x q F It will require some courage for { man to bolt his party when his wife i, looking on in the capacity of a voter. Il E * *
 xhD ffrst football fatality has been frap6rted. Automobiles kill more people