The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-22

prevented by the forced adjournment OF
Congress 1 would have voted TO give
the President the authority he asked to
arm merchant ships.
81 voted for the declaration OF war.
voted to give the President every
dollar, every ship and every gun he
ever asked for. ! voted for the draft.
/ did, however. ask that period OF
ninety days for voluntary enlistment
should be permitted.
II also voted to give the right to a
great American 10 organize volunteer
corps and take II to Europe-that man
was Theodore Roosevelt.
1T opposed two measures which have
been called war measures. / protested
against importing from Great Britain a
man whom believed to be acting IN the
interest OF the British Government.
II believed Mr.. Hoover. If given the
power, would fix the price upon Amer
lean farm products for the beneht OF
England. l saw the scheme carried
through. I witnessed the spectacle OF
American goods sold TO England at reg
ulated prices, while England was per
mitted to sell all her products at I'M
res ulated war prices.
ION one other alleged war measure
was found in opposition. It was de-
manded that the President be given au-
thority to create a press censorship. That
proposition I helped tn kill. Because !
helped bring these facts to the surface
many OF my former friends in Missouri
claimed that l was lighting the Presi-
dent.
Presented as panacea for human
Ills and a sure cure for war. the League
OF Nations was at first accepted by the
American people. Their minds had been
prepared by q great and costly propa-
ganda. single organization having
spent more than ss5o,000.
Am not safe in saying that not one
man OF woman in q thousand people OF
the United States would want the League
of Nations as originally presented? The
majority OF the Senate wanted fourteen
amendments Taft's league to enforce
peace wants amendments. Root wants
amendments-only' Root and the Lord
know how many.
Everybody wants amendments except
those who had the foresight to UNDER
stand from the first that the entire
instrument was un-American and rotten
to the core. They want the accursed
thing totally rejected.
THE international bondholder still
wants his European securities under
and will so continue.
1.-THE Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent is for the present League of Nations
with reservations. but nobody knows
what they are ; II he is elected, fear the
influence OF Woodrow Wilson.
THE Republican candidate for Presi
dent is for an association of nations
hut asserts he does not know what 1t
will be. II he is elected I shudder at
the influence of Elihu Root and the
International bankers.
Either scheme to be of the slightest
effect must thrust US into European
politics. Tho only safe rule is the
maxim of the great Democrat Thomas
Jefferson, friendly relations with all,
entangling alliances with none
obviously under the circumstances
Americas interests demand the election
OF q Senate that will spurn every form
Of internationalism.
$50 important do I regard the cleo
ton of a Senate hostile to the infam-
GUS doctrine of fnternationalism that
/ am hurrying to the close OF this ad-
dress that may 20 to Wisconsin, where
the contest is between Lenroot, one of
the mildest Of mild reservationists, and
a Democrat who indorses the league al
most without change. Unless O third
candidate Is elected the mild reserva-
ZIONIST Lenroot will be returned. IN
der these circumstances l deem it my
duty to give all the aid 1 can to the
independent Republican Thomson, who
Is running for the Senate upon an
American platform. and who declares
he Is opposed to any kind Of alliance,
league or association with Europe"