Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-10
SWALLOW LEAGUE
EVEN THOUGH It
ISM 7 CURE ALL
ROOSEVELT SAYS
Admits It Is Not Perfect,
Just As the Constitution
Wasn't Perfect and Had
To Be Amended IS Times
URGES RATIFICATION
OF VERSAILLES PACT
Treaty As Drawn Is Not
Anti-NationaF; 1t Is Anti
War; We Shall Sit at Ia
DIe of Family of Nations,

~ NSHN'NS JebrNeA AhAbtp W'Ftl
Hyde Park. N. Y. Aug. Be
fore several thousand persons stood
nearly two hours under a swelter-
ing sun, Franklin D. Roosevelt for
mally accepted the democratic
nomination for vice president to-
day and urged ratification of the
peace treaty, which to make it a
real treaty for a real peace, must
include a league of nations"
THE league of nations" he as
serted. lis practical solution of
a practical situation. It Is no
more perfect than our original con-
stitution, which has been amend
ed eighteen times and will soon,
We hope, be amended the nine
teenth, was perfect 1t Is not anti
national. 1t is anti-war.
Through 1t we may throw our
moral force and our potential pow
er into the scale of peace. That
such an object should be contrary
to American policy is unthinkable;
but if there be any citizen who has
honest fears that 1t may be per-
verted from its plain intent to con-
flict with our established form of
government it will be simple to de-
clare to him and to other nations
that the constitution is supreme.
Has Faith in Nation.
To-day we are offered a seat at
the table Of the family of nations
to the end that smaller peoples
may be truly safe to work out their
own destiny. We shall take that
place. say so because / have faith
that this nation has no selfish des-
tiny"
Mr.. Roosevelt urged extension of
teaching the illiterate. strengthen
ing of the immigration laws to ex-
elude the unfit, higher salaries to
government employees. further pro-
lection of child life and women in
industry and reorganization of
governmental machinery.
The ceremonies were held at
Springwood, the Roosevelt estate,
at 3 p. m. Mr.. Roosevelt spoke
from the veranda.
Homer S, Cummings, former
chairman of the democratic nation
al committee, delivered the ad-
dress of notification.
Secretary Daniels, Governor
Smith, Chairman G. II. White, w.
G.. McAdoo and Norman f. Mack,
democratic national committeeman
from New York, were among those
present
Tammany on Hand.
A feature of the celebration was
the presence of Tammany dele
cation of 500. including $50 wom-
en-. Charles F. Murphy. Tammany
chieftain, sent word that he was
unable to attend. Mr.. Roosevelt's
early political successes are attrib-
uted by many of his friends to his
opposition to Tammany. but ap-
parently past differences were for
gotten today.
Three or four times during his
address. Mr.. Roosevelt was forced
to pause until an airplane,
soaring overhead, had flown away.
Mr.. Roosevelt's declaration that
the war was but half won with the
victory of the armed forces and
that he looked forward to the in
ternational settlement which will
make 1t unnecessary to send again
100000 men across the sea-" was
greeted with cheers. The crowd
also apparently enjoyed his attack
on the republican senator's, inter
rupting with such expressions af
Alta boy. Frank, hit him again"
"Sic'em, that's the stuff and "Give
1t to them strong"
Mr.. Roosevelt will 60 to New
York tomorrow for a final confer
ence with national party leaders
before beginning his first campaign
tour, which includes visit to the
Pacific coast.