South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-30

have taken his view and thrown the force Of tile
United states the side ~ the central powers
stead OF the allies. we suppose Maybe ne wants
separate peace with Germany now 70 create a con
di-ion. suggested by Mr. J. Alvin Misha-
waka the other day. By which Germany Joining
forces with Japan collect the indemnities from
us win which pay her war debts to the allies?
bringing Nr. Beverage 70 South Bend TO talk on
the League of Nations any other issue involving
the war--or peace.-Nith Germany is AS erotesque
as 10 would re to bring either Hearst or vierck II
70 Jess rrot,sque than it was to bring him here
Roosevelt day TO talk on America nisnl-for the So
called Americanization fund that was to be created
out Of The Roosevelt memorial BY the time he had
finished 10 was plain enough that 10 him American
ism nothing more less than republicansm
with Beverage himself the helm OF the repubH-
can larty-and that the Americanization fund
which hc wanted to build up was TO be nothing
more nor less than contribution the republican
campaign fund through the distribution OF anti
League literature
II was wonderful address on "uationalisrn" as
opposed TO what ne liked to term international
ISM" in his side-swipes at the president and the
treaty and League covenant which he had brought
5ac, from Pans. Instead Of fitting his arguments
TO che facts of history. however ne wrote history
20 dr his facts For Instance. his Americanization
address, hts address Thursday night. he pre-
stunned that the new natonalism' advocated by.
Roosevelt in 1912 was the type of "nationalism"
that dee advocated, opposed to the League and il
was nothing OF the sort. What Roosevelt advocated
as new nauonalisrn" was more. Capitalization m
;he federal government About the nearest approach
to talk about a League Of Nations up to 1912 was
Alfred Tennyson's prayer for a federation the
world"
11r. Beveridge is an "irreconcilabIe" unquestion-
ably Of The Johnson Borah school, and il. appar-
entity speaking for Mr.. Harding because ne is
against any League of Nations and considers this
one "scrapbed" if Harding is elected. Evidently he
does not believe with Messrs. Taft Root. Wicker
sham, Hoover. ct al, that Mr.. Harding lied at Des
Moines when he said mot interpretations or
reservations" that he wanted but rejection" The
reason Mr.. Beveridge wants rejection, he says is
that there so many bloods coursing through our
veins many nationalities in makeup that
should enter into League with these foreign
powers would get trouble He seems to
think might fall to pieces and these various
bIoods attach by bits to the various League
members by the attraction Of like bloods to like.
Anyhow he is for a separate peace with Ger
many; doesn't want the United States to take any
part through the League OF Nations in enforcing
the terms Of peace between Germany and our for
aIes-stiI pro-German in that respect ut
least. If copy Of his book What is Behind the
War were available, maybe that would explain il
more clearly still. Perhaps thinks the German
people of blood which he boasts so proudly is
so essential his idea of 'nationalsm." ought to
have dominated the earth. as they undertook to do
in 1914 1t IL bad that the campaign IS so near
at end that the republicans can't have time to
send Vierick here and let US have his viewpoint