The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-03-30
SENATOR cUMM1Ns' SPEECH.

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ceesl with the performance of its SIM
pie duty.
Calls Critics Destructionists.
cit is not necessary to pause to
discuss the details of the Treaty OF
Peace and the League of Nations.
The crucial test of those who discuss
the League of Nations consists in the
attitude, which they disclose. Is the
attitude sympathetic and helpful, or
is it partisan and critical? Is the pur-
pose constructive or destructive! Is
an honest attempt being made to for
ward this great project or is it the
purpose to hamper those who are en-
gagged in the work so that the whole
come ineffective?
"The war had set great task for
the craftsmanship of the world. The
best thought of the world demanded
that serious attempt be made by the
leaders of the Allied Governments to
formulate a Treaty of Peace, which
should prevent the recurrence of
war. Every rightful impulse of the
human heart was in accord with that
purpose. In the face of the greatest
problem in the world, Republican
leaders saw fit to remember only
that they were Republicans.
"Many time in history men have
had an opportunity to speak for the
freedom of a country or of people,
but never before, since time began,
have statesmen been afforded the op-
portunity to speak for the freedom
of the world.
! "The issue involved the highest
considerations of morality and hu-
mainly. The opportunity for serv-
ice was as great as the need of the
world, and the failure to render it
must stand as reproach for all the
time. I cannot understand how peo-
pie differ about these things. Have
we not learned anything from this
great international cataclysm? Is
the world to slip back to the place
in which it was before the war? Has
craftsmanship no remedy to offer to
American people and to the people
of the world?
Peace Dream OF Ages.
From time immemorial men have
dreamed of peace. Poets have sung
it. Philosophers have written about
it. Statesmen have discussed 1t.
Men everywhere have hoped that the
day might come when wars no longer
would be necessary in the settlement
of international differences. 1t has
been the dearest dream that ever
crossed the night Of mans dark
mind.
"Think of the endless debt piled
on the back of stricken world.
Think of the shattered villages and
the desolated fields, think of the
100000 dead. Think of the widows
and the orphans of all lands. Think
of the 100000 of our fellow crea-
lures whom just creep brokenly
through a shattered life. Think of
the pitiful and unnumbered thou
sands whose darkened eyes will
never gaze on the sun again and who
will know the faces of loved ones
only through the touch of cropping
lfingers-the only vision of the blind.
GLOW can Americas heart be clos
I ed to these things? And yet what
picture do we present today? A pic
ture of America, disposed to haggle
over the terms of treaty to which
the rest of civilization has already
assented. We present picture OF
. America reluctant to fulfill its legit-
innate obligations. We see America
pictured as a nation preparing to OBJ
tain the advantages of a League OF
Nations without accepting any of its
responsibility. We see the Senate
L.. 0f 70,
Lodge, dealing with a question af
fecting the destiny of the human
race, in a manner which indicate:
that partisanship is the controlling
motive.
Opponent. Criticised Wilson.
eve behold men who criticised thu
President for taking six months tt
write the Treaty, unable themselve:
to reach a reasonable decision will
reference to it's acceptance or rejec
ton after more than eight months o.
sterile debate We see our commerce,
which began to seek every port in tn
world, still lowering about American
shores, unable to put to sea with tn
confidence that America has it
heart behind the commercial ven
lures of its citizenship.
eve find everywhere developin,
criticism, augmented antagonism, in
creasing partisanship and genera
distaste for politics and politicians
America has paid and is still payin
a staggering price for having electe
Republican Congress at the las
election.
"Had a Democratic Congress bee
elected, or a Congress in sympath
with the President, the Treaty o
Peace would long ago have been rat
fled. Innumerable avenues of trad
and commerce would have bee
opened to American enterprise, an
halted industry would have taken o
new and hopeful life.
"America could then be proud, nc
only of her achievements in war an
of the service which she rendere
when civilization was in the balanc
but she could have been proud of tn
spectacle of America in the very va
of civilization, leading the stricke
people,s of the earth up from the va