Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-02
CONGR. PETERS AND MISS
STEWART AT WINTHROP

Winthrop. Ne. sept Republican
voters. men ana women filed me
rnwn hall mere -onlgrt ana listened
with the closest attention to Con-
gresham John A Peters Of Els
worth ana Miss Mary Stewar- n
Washington. Z. O. as they present
au Reuublicaalsrn and good citizen
snip win telling clarity ana force
@ul argument. The meeting was
VIDE awake ana enthusiastic and
The speakers nad me audience win
hem from star 70 finish.
Z = vadsworrh. hartman II ne
own COMMITTEE called the meeting
% order anu introduced Judge z :
Foster as me presiding offlce,-. Mrs,
L = Carleton. local Ienber u ne
kennebec county committee ana
Ms Maud N Jones. chairman Of
me women own committee We're
also seated on ne platform Judge
Foster addressed the assembly as
fellow voters" ana briefly explain
"a 20 me ADDE'S SOM oul1Is N -
gard "a registration. qualifications
or Nhi-EE anu liz .-NAiN- r'EASa-N.4 ~
--gl,. Legislature on TUESDAY relative
% once holding. Re then Introduced
CONGRESSMAN peFers VINO after ur5
!rC me women 70 get 9ur and vore-
presented q iispassIonate- clear ana
convincing discussion of national IS
sues.
me outset Mr. Peters explained
thai mas remarks were addressed
primarily 70 me new voters VINO
having open minds and iess settled
convictions than ojdsr voters. VIII
ac- as 4 7urv @ decide GpFn fne
cases ana questions before them. He
denied the assertion thai prom. aIT1un
8 no longer an lssue ana reminded
MS hearers that the wei interests
Nominated Cox No demands. for re
pea ii ne VoisJead law have come
from Republican SECTIONS Of the
country. ne Salo- The tarIf- Eiren
minor place n the platform. Will as
sumo a larger aspect when the Re
publican adm lsIraI,on tatkIes re
construction problems. was MS pro-
phecv.
The biE 1ssue as sci forth by the
democrats - l-ft Gag TX u Ae1l-At4s
ana that issue mas been accepted by
he Republicans Mr.. Peters re-
viewed briefly the mistakes which
hive been made ana salt Il S the
present situation with winch ne have
to deal What are We gong 10 dc
abou; 4" He declared the most m
po--aut question before the country
since the Civil War is the question
of Joining with the other nations 70
make regulations for the manage
nent Of the world. and Of enforcing
those regulations <hen made. he
ruuched upon the reservations when
President Wilson turned down. he
read Article X and explained how Il
would have operated IN The case OF
Poland ne put the lssue Shall nine
men IT a room n Switzerland decide.
or shall our own people decide
whether we send million men
abroad or no
Congressman PeterS finds, n spite
Of the assertions " Governor Cox tAat
the people down east ara ,Esure inter-
ested IN things that concern them per
soraIly than n the League q Nations
sugar coal ana shoes. throwing lighr
an why they are mEn and charged
the Democratic administration with
til-sdvlsec amt unpRIriatic policies
that nave loulsed more toward ctler-
countries than eur own. Tho prob
TENS Of peace which they are leaving
behind them are worse than those az
war, ne said, ana urged as the only
safe course rnaf we STICK 70 cur
Amer1canlsrn and ne uurSel YES
through the rroublous DAYS ahead
The axcer Sucker * +ka ."s<:3 -
was Miss Mari Stewart VINO came
from meeting IN Augusta winch she
mad Just addressed Although she dld
nuI commence to SPEAK unlI late IN
the -seninE she was listened TO with
almost preRthless attention. one