Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-23

cation and to vindicate our own
invaded figfSs We entered upon tho
war with Germany and although We
were tardy in taking part in that
great conflict we came upon the
field of action in time to turn the
scale for right and liberty. Not
content with aiding Europe 10
bring to pass the peace which all
desired after victory was won, Mr.
Wilson undertook to make us
members of an alliance with for
eign powers indefinite in extent and
containing provisions which threat
ened the independence, the sover-
eighty and the safety of the United
states This effort on the part of
the president was arrested by the
action of the republicans OF the
senate who proposed protecting re-
servations which he defeated to-
gether with the treaty itself. In
that work, you, sir, took con-
spicuous part and we know that
Won were in full accord with the be-
lief of your republican colleagues
that the league Of nations as pro-
posed by Mr. Wilson and upon
which he and his party still insist
ought never to be accepted by the
American people. We have been
and are quite ready to join in
agreement with other nations, for
the extension Of the Hague conven-
tions: for the upbuilding and codi-
fication of international law ana
the establishment Of a world COURT
of Justice for International con-
ferences in regard to -1usticiaple
questions, and for arrangements 10
bring about general reduction OF
armaments. All these constructive
measures are in accord with the
traditional policy OF the republican
party which has Done so much in
the past to forward the cause Of
international arbitration. But
when we are called upon to be-
come an integral part of perma-
/ nent alliancetof foreign powers, To
put ourselves in position where
the youth of the country can be
summoned by foreign nations to
fight and die in quarrels not their
own. to entangle ourselves in all
the conflicts and disputes of Eu-
rope where we have no interest, 10
| permit foreign interference WITH
our domestic questions and with
| the Monroe doctrine. and to sit In
an assembly where our vote 1t not
the equal of that of every other
| country, we absolutely decline the
| proposition. We stand for the
| policies of Washington and the doc
trine of Monroe, and against the
| interna nationalism and the perma-
| nent alliance with foreign nations
| proposed by the president. II the
world needs us as they needed us
| in 1917 we shall not fail in our
duty. but we can help other nations
| far better if we are free and un-
| trammeled and do not permit our
strength and our resources to be
wasted and worn away and the
| lives of our young mon to be sacri-
| ficed in endless hostilities with
| which we have no concern. SUCH
has been the policy of the repubi-
can party as represented in the
| senate and such its policy will re-
main. We are certain that you
who helped so largely to frame this
| policy will, when the executive au-
| thoritv comes into your hands,
| carry it out in such manner that
| we can fulfill all our responsible
ties to the world without binding
ourselves by any obligations to a
league which as submitted by the
president is but another name for
the evil combination which was at
tempted undred years ago ny
the ilI-omened Holy Alliance.
No national campaign for the
presidency has ever involved
graver issues than this one, which
now lies before us. Upon you, sir,
Twill rest the great duty and heavy
burden Of executive authority. We
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