The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-07
Defends Wilson

In the midst Of war the present senatorial
cabal, led by Senators Lodge. Peurose and
Smoot, was formed. Superficial evidence Of
loyalty to the president was deliberate In
order that the great rank snd file Of their
party. faithful and patriotic to the very
core. might not be offended. But Lhder-
meath this misleading exterior. eonspirators
planned and plotted. with biEoted zeal. With
victory to our arms they delayed and oh.
strueied the works OF peace. II deemed use.
iul TO the work In hand no ariifice for inter.
fering with our constitutional peace'making
authority was rejected. Before the country
knew, yea. before these men themselves knew
tho details Of the composite plan formed At
the peace table. they declared their opposi.
tion to II. Before the treaty was submitted
to the senate In the manner the constitution
provides. they violated every custom and
every consideration Of deceney by presenting
copy Of the document, procured unblusn.
ingly from enemy hands, and passed II into
the printed record o. senatoriAl proceedings.
From that hour dated the enterprise Of
throwing the whole subject into o technical
discussion, in order that the public might
be confused. The plan has never changed
in Its objective. but the method has Al
the outset there was the careful lnsiStenee
that there was no desire TO interfere with
the principle evolved and formnliEed at YER
vAilles. Later. II was the form apd not the
Subatnnce that professedly inspired attack.
hut pretense was futile when proposals later
came forth that clearly emaAeulsted the basic
principle Of the whole peace plan. II is not
necessary To recall the details Of the contro
versy In the senate. Senator Lodge finally
erysialised his IDEAS into what were known
a. the Lodge reservations. and when con
gress adjourned these reservations held thc
support Of the so'ealled regular republican
leaders.
From that time the processes have been
interesting. Political expediency In lis ttuest
sense dwarfed every consideration either Of
The public interest or OF the maintenance Of
the honor Of great political party. The
exclusive question was how 10 avoid . rnp.
tnre In the republican organization. The
country received with interest, TO say the
least the announcement from Chieugo, where
the national convention was assembled, that
platform plank, dealing with the subjecf
q world peace had been drawn. leaving out
the Lodge reservations, and yet remaining
agreeable to all interests, meaning therehy
the Lodge reservations, the mild reservation.
lists and the group Of republican senators
that openly opposed the League Of Nations
As ihe platform made no definite commital
of policy and vas, In fact, so artfully phrased
a. To make almost any deduction possible. IL
passed through the eonventiNn with practical
unanimity Senator Johnson. however whose
position has been consistent and whose op.
position TO the league In any shape Il well
known, withheld his support Of the conven
lions choice until the candidate had stated
the meaning Of the platform, and announced
definitely the policy that would be hlA II
elected.
The republican candidate has spoken and
hts utterance calls forth the following np-
pr0val from Senator Johnson;
Yesterday In his speech ~ acceptance
Senaior Harding unegulvocAily took his stand
upon the paramount iAaue In this campaign
the League Of Nations. The republican party
stands committed by iis platform. It's stan
form, There can be no Misunderstanding mis-
words. -