Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-21

along with the Democrats, stand and
raise your hand"
Fifteen voters, a few women, raised to
their feet and were cheered.
William j. Fogarty presided over the
meeting and first introduced Secretary
of War Newton D. Baker.
"Some permanent way must be de-
vised to aid the peace of the world and
l am sure the former service men, aa
well as their families, in this gathering
will agree with me-" said Mr.. Baker in
opening his remarks,
"Antiwar societies of this country pro-
posed the League of Nations to President
Wilson, and William Howard Taft was
one of the leaders Of the movement and
now you people of this country want the
controversy settled as you have promoted
its welfare said Mr.. Baker.
"The allies accepted President Wilson's
statements and the enemy surrendered
upon the conditions OF the fourteen
points set forth by our President.
''The acceptance of that surrender was
on our good faith that there would be a
league of nations.
1.-The American troops could nave made
a separate peace with Germany had they
wished, when the Hun alrmen dropped
propaganda ever the lines telling the
Americans it was no place for them and
that Germany would make a separate
peace with them If they would with
draw.
Senator Harding has an Idea about an
associated society OF nations, but il
quoted as saying he had not a single
constructive idea regarding the league.
SAYS SOLDIERS
COULD MAKE PEACE.
Now, II he wants to make separate
peace, why didn't the American troops dc
so-because they were hghting for ar
ideal, which they gained honorably-lei
US not lose it dishonorably.
The Senate tried to make the people
believe that the President killed the
treaty.
when he sent it to them It was alive
and pulsating with the ideals for which
our soldiers died, and when the Senate
returned it it was dead"
81 am not pleading for President VIII
son, but for the League of Nations"
IF Harding is elected he will be my
President, but / hope he is not elected.
yet, If he la. / viii not be found
stabbing him in the back" said Mr.
Baker.
IF we don't go into the League OF
Nations" said Mr.. Baker, "all the world
viii be interested, in the United States
as the strongest armed country in the
world.
And we would have to be-
IF we do go into the league al
nations of the world win be with US.
THE league is now working on on.
leg. expatriating prisoners, hghttng
! typhus In the Far East, and aiding each
other like brothers.
IF we go into the league It win wall
along on both legs, and with plenty Of
strength"
The League Of Nations is the greatesr
! bit of work ever accomplished and Presi
dent Wilson is our greatest statesman,
said Mr.. Baker
/ Mr.. Baker explained the covenant o.
1the league and applied Il to the League
Of Nations with numerous examples.
Throughout his address he was inter
rupted with cheers.~
| Colonel Whittelsey urged all those as
sembled to vote for> the League Of Ma
tons and ayoid the horrors OF war, al
It was an insurance against war.
! Captain Gtllen made a hit with thos
! present when he said he was a Demo
cratic son OF a Republican Senator from
Maine, and that no had been associated
I In promoting the candidacy Of Genera
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