The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-09-30
CAMPAIGN or 1920
by Prof. Levant Dodge
V. The League Of Nations

CONTINUED from Sept. l6)
In the treatment Of this subject o.,
found in n former number Of IN.
Citizen, attention was called 10 tbo
fact that President Wilson has mad.
that measure the supreme object ~
cndeavor, hoping 70 make is success,
the foundation Of his own impcri.b,.
bic fame. II is not claimed that bo
is moved by unmixed ambition. 7.
may be readily granted that he hone,
for good 70 the world, II his policv
is carried into effect. But more ana
more Of ne are coming 90 see tba,
he Is more Of an idealist than pro,.
teal statesman, and that IN pushing
his League Of Nations" unmodifsl
to the bitter end" he is adding nm.
other 20 his list Of mistakes. Anon,
bis striking utteranccs. since seen 10
be great plumbers, were the following.
Saying. after the sinking Of the In.
sitania. that we are "too proud IN
fight" expressing the opinion tina,
peace must come without viciory.r
appealing 90 the country. In the
midst Of the war, 20 elect a CONGRESS
Of one party and such A. would fol.
low his personal leadership: reproy.
ing Cabinet officers as IL they were
little children; and violently condemn.
ing Senators with more experience
than himself. who have many times
been elected 20 represent their re-.
spcctive states. BY declaring him.
self in full accord with the President
now. Mr.. Cox commits himself 20 the
League, with all it's most objection.
able features, no matter how much he
may have hedged in regard % Il.
Il Is interesting to notice how ready
many good people were 10 accept the
Wilson League. without stopping 10
read IL. Think Of n Sunday public
meeting in Berea with the chairman
announcing that only one side Of the
question would be discussed and that
any who should hesitate in support.
ing the League were disloyal or Ger
man sympathizsrsl Think Of send
ing n telegram 10 Washington saying
that a large audience unanimously
demanded tie immediate ratification
Of Treaty and League. inasmrch az
those Of us not in the habit Of sign
ing notes in blank did not get up a
row by making a protest on the spotl
On another oceasion some Of us did
vote 10 send telegram whose words
we knew, because each person was
left free TO judge what should be con-
sidered reasonable reservations, Sw,l
because TO refrain from voting miyht
seem TO be a dissent from the ex-
pressed hope that the President, then
III, would recover Ever since the first
opening up Of the subject the trend
Of thought against the original
League has been steady and rapid
lis supporters have been driven to
express a willingness TO accept more
md more interpretations. Even Mr..
Wilson has been forced, finally, 10
AXE a step or two in that path. But
he insists that we must not "take the
ieart out Of IT," In other words. no
hanges must 90 beyond verbal expla-
lations. Few persons would assume
o improve upon phraseology whicist
5 o. KID by that master Of English,
resident Wilson. II Is the very
heart" or core Of the document that
We want to modify, or else throw
he whole thing into the waste bas>
,et.
II is a favorite saying, Of those
Who have been led almost 10 worship
he proposed League, that the Sena-
ors who oppose II are wholly moved
y hatred Of President Wilson and by