South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-01
Sen. Lodge Auth n of "Gott Strafe Wilson
ROOSEVELT JR. SPEAAS TO
BIG CROWD AT HIGH SCHOOL
Talks in Disfavor of League of
Nations Gives e.. o. p.
Arguments.
BY c. J. COOPER.

The Wilson League of Nations
contains seed for more wars than
and other document ever framed. It
is a death trap"
The foregoing characterization of
the League covenant brought back
from Paris by Pres't Wilson is that
of Col. Theodore Roosevelt son of
the late Col Roosevelt, former
president of the United States.
Col. ROOsevelt's Characterization
OF the league was offered TO 1000
men and women who crowded the
high school auditorium last night to
hear the son of the former presi-
dent
silence Grccts Him
II was made soon after the col
Onel had launched his speech. 1t
was offered with one of the few at
tempts at oratorial fervor made by
the speaker. IL failed 10 bring the
apparently expected applause.
The meeting was opened by q
quartette which sang campaign
songs. Mrs. T. M Morris follow
ed the quartette with a carefully
prepared and ably delivered appeal
to republican women 10 register,
followed by an introduction OF FL
mer Crockett as chairman of the
meeting.
Mr.. Crocketts introduction Of Col.
Roosevelt was short. The speaker
of the evening lost little time in get
ting at the burden Of his address.
He began by telling his audience
that the country it at the most
critical period in its history. He
said that the world had been shaken
10 its foundations by the cataclysm
OF the last five years. He said that
il had engendered class distinction
and class cleavage. He said that
this was one of the most serious
results OF the war, and that such a
doctrine is being fostercd 10y the
democratic party.
Great Issue.
In referring to the League Of Ma
tiOns. Col Roosevelt said that il is
the great issue or the campaign. He
termed il the Wilson League of Ma
tions.'
Like all of YOU, I do not want
TO see future wars" he said. Il
know what war is and ! have three
little boys
Like YOU hoped for great
things from the league. l eagerly
read the first copy of the covens ut
L could obtain. was bitterly dis
appointed TO find there not justice
but Injustice. not peace by military
I ACKNOWLEDGMENT. and as "a crown
I ing betrayal. the partial sacrifice
+ of our national independence"
The colonel employed the usual
: republican campaign argument re-
garding the vote i'm the league as
scmbly.
Never in the history of this coun-
I try. when working with other ma
tions. have we taken a subservient
position in the United States" he
said This. however, is exactly
what we have i'm the league. In
this democratic league we rate our
selves as one of six with England.
w have but one vote TO her six,
and no amount of verbal pyrotech-
MES can Controvert this fact
OvcrIOOks Fact.
In going back for the second
time to the republican argument re-
garding the vote in the league assem-
bly,. Col Roosevelt neglected 10 tell
that i'm the league council, the real
executive body Of the league. each
nation represented has one vote
each He also neglected 10 say that
all action by the council must be
10y the unanimous consent OF all
members.
The colonel objected to the action
OF the allies in fixing the new Euro
pcan boundries. He said that these
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