Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-20
DO YOU WANT ANOTHER WAR pRAfr7


cal horizon" are the words with
which the Des Moines Register be-
gins an editorial dealing with the
European situation and American
policy toward Europe.
! The president 1has not dropped
either wholly or even partially below
the political horizon as regards the
policy OF the United States toward
Europe. On the contrary he and the
policy he would have forced upon us
except for the stand of the senate are
outstanding against the horizon of
the future.
Mr.. Wilson controlled the platform
OF his party at San Francisco The
convention approved and pledged IL
self to Wilson and his unwarranted
pledges to involve the United States
In every line fence war OF Europe.
The democrats must stand by their
platform or repudtate 1t. II must
stand by Wilson or be false 10 IL
Iopen promises made In national con-
vention. In short it must stand for
the Wilson league and its article X.
There is no where else to go. II
closed every other thoroughfare.
1t is well for Americans to read
again that article:
The members of the league under
take to respect and preserve against
external aggression the territorial In
tegrity and existing political inde-
pendence OF all members OF the
League. In case OF any such aggres-
sion the Council shall advise upon
the means by which this obligation
shall be fulfilled.
What does it mean? What can II
mean except that the United States
soiemnly pledges it's honor to accept
all the perils OF foreign controversy
and foreign wars and that the youth
OF the farms and, shops would be
called to fight and die all over the
world in defence of every line fence
Isquabble between the nations OF
Europe and Asia? What war could
possibly take place between two ma
tons without external aggression
or involving political indepen-
dence"? What else could 1t mean
but armies OF Americans In every
struggle and armies OF Americans
flung here and there across the globe
as q world police forcef
Would IT stop WARP When Senator
Brandagee asked Mr.. Wilson that
question Mr.. Wilson replied .Nothing
will stop war" The question came
after Wilson had said that no Ameri-
can soldiers would ever have to
cross seas again.
Was Wilson Asincere in his asser-
ton that American armies would
'neter cross seas or when he said
nothing will prevent war;?
! What did he mean when he re-
piled to Roumania and Serbia dur
ing the peace conference in these
words:
II the world shoad be troubled
again. IL the conditions which we all
regard as fundamental are chal.
lenged, the guarantee which will be
given to you Gin league of nations
covenant) will pledge that the I'm
Tied States will send its army and
fleet across the ocean,
What does article x mean unless
It means that American youth shall
be conscripted and sent to lay their
bones in Siberia or in the Sahara at
the demand Of other league nations
who have involved themselves in
war? It would mean CONSUMPTION
certainly for in no other way could
an army Of Americans be assembled
for such service. Following that to
its conclusion what would be the
internal conditions OF this country
contemplating a wholesale conscrip-
ton Of men for service abroad .
Fringed and bordered by sophistry,
and deception and concealed in verb
iage that is just what article x of
the Wilson league means. It is what
the democrat party is pledged is by
its platform and its national conven-
ton. There are today $4,000 U. s.
officers and men under arms in
Europe two years after the war. The
article X pledges unlimited support
of men and money. That 5000 then
would be the NUCLEUS OF 100000 or
more and another expenditure Of
fifty billions in defence of Europe
and Asiatic line fences.
Those who like the forecast will of
course vote the democrat ticket this
fall.
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