The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-01
RAIN HURTS
REPUBLICAN
MEETING
Senator G.. III. Moses of New
Hampshire Speaks In Nc
Cormick's Place

Rain and the republican national
committee disarranged the plans for
the meeting which was held by repub-
licans OF Hammond last nj ght at Unity
hall. Both of the original speakers
were Withdrawn at the last minute ow-
ing TO conflicts in the routings of sew
eral speakers tours.
Instead Of senator Mednl McCor-
mack of Illinois, the crowd was per-
mitted to hear Senator George II.
Moses OF New Hampshire. but the audi
ence was in nowige disappointed. SEN
ator Moses spoke straight from the
shoulder and made decided hit.
The rain OF Thursday kept up during
the evening and It was feared nobody
would turn out. However. about a hun
dred were present when the speaking
started and many more drifted in later.
Senator Moses carries with him the
official copy Of the peace treaty and
covenant OF the league or nations
which he used a member Of the for
eign relations committee. 1t is a bulky
looking affair. the covenant OF course
being only small part of the volume.
AS between the treaty and the league
covenant he favors the latter. but he
is against both of them.
moses Is a close Ificnd OF premier
Lloyd-George and knows Clemenceau
OF France and Orlandi of Italy quite
well. He believes he knows as we'll as
anyone what President Wilson was up
against when he sat in the peace con-
ference. His presence at the peace
conference. he said. forced England.
France and Italy to send their chiefs
of state whereas the matter would
r.
ministers Of foreign affairs. The three
premiers. he believes. are not experts
on foreign relations but have their
training more on Internal affairs and
hence each man was grabbing every
thing he could for his own country.
Speaking. of the manner in which
American representatives have been
excluded from some commissions by
the treaty and placed in almost COM
plete responsibility in other matters
the senator said They have tied US up
to everything which they didn't know
how to handle and they have kept US
out Of everything which they wanted
TO be handled in their own way" In
brief he says. wherever it is thought
the responsible party or umpire is
liable to be made the goa. the job has
been saddled upon America.
Moses considers himself somewhat of
an authority on leagues OF nations. He
was in the diplomatic service for a
number of years. He drafted the cove
nant of the Balkan league. which
worked all right until 1t interfered
with some of the powers in getting
what they wanted and then it went to
smash. He showed that the greatest
alliances yet have not been held to-
gether by any specific document. but
have been formed by the exchange OF
diplomatic notes. He believes America
does not need book" to go by in
discharging it's moral obligations.
When America goes to war. If it ever
does again. Senator Moses believes 1t
should not be through the dictation
of eight men sitting behind closed
doors at Geneva. but through the action
of the congress of the United States
alone
Mrs Winfield X Smith from the state
OF washington delivered a short ad-
dress preceding Senator Moses. She
called upon the women to take an ac-
tive part in politics and pointed out
a number of ways in which they should
make their power felt. She also con-
siders the league Of nations failure
and believes the United States should
De allowed to handle her own affairs
untrammeled and not be bound up with
petty chickering's OF European nations.
She believes all prospective school
teachers should undergo an examina-
tion touching upon their patriotism and
ability to instil the principles Of Amer
icanism in their pupils.
Congressman Will r. Wood dropped
in on the meeting and made a slash
ing talk on some needed reforms in
government expenditures. tariff laws.
economic measures. Il don't want to
take up your time now" said Mr..
wood. Il can come most any time and
when I do I'm going to try and tell
of a lot more things which are on
my mind"