Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-08

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obloquy lhan that made IN the
Forum Magazine OF December, 1919.
~ Henry Cabot Lodge, when he
said.
"lf We ssnd our armies and young
men abroad 10 be Killed and wound.
rd in northern Frame and FLANDERS
with no result hut thls our entrance
into war with such an intention won
a crime which nothlns can justify.
The intent of. Congress and the IN.
tent OF the President wns that there
could he no peace until WI could
crcatc a situation wherc no such
war as this could rccur We can
moi make peace except In company
with uur allies. II would brand w.
with everlasting dishunur aud brine
ruin 10 Us also u We undertook 10
make a separate peace.
Thus 10 that which Mr.. Ledge In
sancr moments. considered THE
hlackest crime" he aud his party In
madness sought 10 give the sanclily
of law. that witch cirhtccn months
ago was of "cvcrlastine dlsionur
The Republican party and its candi.
dates today accept as the essence Of
faith.
We indorsc the Presidents vieW
of uur international obligations and
his firm stand against reservations
designed 10 cut Ia pieces the vital
provisions of the Versailles treaty.
and W. commend the Democrats in
Congress for voting against reserNn.
tions for separate peace which
would disgrace the nation. We al.
,ucaie the immediate ratification Of
the treaty without reservations
which would impair u essential In.
iegrily; hut do not oppose the ac.
ccpiancc of any reservations making
clearer ~ more specific the ohliga.
tions ~ the United States % the
league associates. Only by doing this
may We retrieve the reputation NJ
this nation amonE the powers Of the
earth and recover the moral leader
ship which President Wilson won
and which Republican politicians at
Washington sacrificed. Only by do
ING this may We hope 10 aid effcr
lively IN The restoration " urfcr
throughout the world and Ia take
the place which We should assume
IN the frunt rank Of spiritual. com,
mrrcial and industrial advancement.
We reject a. utterly vain. II not
vicious. the Republican assumption
that ratification of the tncats end
membership IN the League of Na.
iions would IN any wise impair lhr
integrity or Independence of our
country. The fact that the covenant
has been entered into by twrniy.n NJ
nations all as Jealous of their inde.
pcndence ~ We are Of ours. h
sufficient refuiation of such charg,
The President has repeatedly o.
rlared and this convention ~.
affirms, that all our duties and
obligations ns members Of the league
must be- fulfilled In strict conformity
with the constitution of the United
states embodicd in which l. the
fundamental requirement of declara.
tory action BY the Congress before
This nation may become a pariici.
pant IN any war
Conduct of the War.
During the war President Wilson
exhibited the very hroadcsi c0ncep.
iion ~ liberal Americanism. IN his
conduct Vt the war. a. in the gen.
oral administration Of his high of.
flee, there was no semhlance II par.
tison bias He invited lo Washington
as his councillors and coadiulors
hundreds of the most prominent and
pronounced Republicans IN the cnun.
Try To these he committed rcspon.
sibilitics Of The gravest import and
most confidential nature Many uf
fthcm had charge NJ vital activities
~ the government
And yet, with The war successfully
prosecuted and gloriously ended. the
llepublican party In Congress. Ear
from applauding the mastery lead.
crship Of the President and felioital.
lng the country on the amazing
achievements Of the American gu,.
crnment, has meanly requiied the
considerate course n the chief mag
istraie by savagrly defaming the
commander IN chief Of the Army and
Navy and by assailing nearly every
public aflicer of every branch ~
,he service intimately concerned In
winning the war abroad and pre-.