South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-07
Other Editors Than Ours
IOT STONE BLIND? THEN HERES LIGHT
ENOUGH.
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That the republican members Of the foreign rela
tons committee of the senate have gone blind
and become mad a March hare is impressively
shown in the action OF Lodge and his republican
colleagues the last meeting of the conference in
which efforts have been made to effect compro-
mise the League OF Nations.
The narrowly PARTISAN portion of the republican
press the largest type to announce the head
lines that Democrats walk out Of a bipartisan
meeting following failure to win a point
The purpose Of course being to create the impress
sion that the democrats are responsible for the fail
10 ratify.
But those who have cut their eye-teeth irr knowi-
edge the ways OF the partisan press and passing
the headlines by read the body Of the article
by the Associated Press found that the final
break came when Sen. Lodge OF Massachusetts, the
republican leader refused to accept reservation 10
article drafted by former Prest Taft and present
I'd the conference by the democrats"
We have been told that there has been too much
rolitics both sides the league fight. While
susceptible to proof that from the beginning the
Lodges have been striving to destroy the league and
that the politics" of the democrats has been
save IT, we will pass the point But here we have the
democrats Offering their reservation drafted
by the only living republican ex-president and hay
ing it rejected by the members of that ex-presi-
dents party.
II this means anything other than determine
ton the OF the responsible republican lead
Of the senate to destroy the League Of Nations
At would be interesting to have Interpretation.
Anxious to save The league for the service Of hu-
mainly, the democrats put party pride aside and
gave the republicans a graceful method of esca pc
from their impossible position They made it pos
siblc for the republicans say: I'VE have accepted
"a republican reservation. We have forced the demo-
Gratis 10 accept republican reservation. And that
acceptance Is a republican victory"
And that opportunity rejected; and that
lection meant that the Lodges OF the senate the
recognized. responsible republican leaders of the
senate arc solely concerned with the rejection OF
ths treaty Of peace and the destruction OF the
League OF Nations
Mr.. Taft has been repudiated by his Iarty lead
ers at the behest OF Borah who would follow
Jesus Christ upon the League OF Nations" and who
keeps his word by not doing it.
This one incident ought 10 all conscientious
partisans right to the real situation. 1t shows
clearly who is playing politics with the highest in
terests humanity.
Eight are today blocking the onward march
OF the American people with an impudence without
precedent in the history OF free governments on
come the people the American Federation of Labor.
the chamber OF commerce the patriotic societies.
;he church organizations the farmers Of the grange
the mothers Of men. the rank and file. the crippled
and maimed-and there in the road stands eight
men with a upon their lips. and with Borah
playing traffic cop with his hand appraised:
Follow you? Why wouldn't follow Jesus
Christ upon the League OF Nations"
And from the ranks OF the people step repub-
licans lead by Taft a republican. honored by his
party and the people with the presidency. with the
prefer OF a compromise
What" exclains Borah. Follow you? Why we
wouldn't follow Jesus Christ UPON the League OF
Nations"
And the moving people stop and wait-wait on
eight men-eight men cut Of 100000 who call
themselves = Sa1 governing pssIlei