The Washington herald., 1920-10-04
President Pleads for League as Momentous
lssue; Borah Prepares No-League Speech;
Statement First of Cam
paign Series from White
House.
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endum. The determination OF 4
great policy upon which the in
fiuence and authority of the
United States in the world must
depend is not to be left to
groups of politicians of either
party. but is to be referred to
the people themselves for a
sovereign mandate to their rep
reseptatives. They are to in
struct their own government
what they wish done.
The chief question that is put
to you is. OF course, this: Do
you want your country's honor
vindicated and the treaty OF
Versailles ratified? Do you in
particular approve of the league
of nations as organized and
empowered in that treaty? And
do you wish to see the United
States play its responsible part
in It? You have been grossly
mislcd with regard to the
treaty. and particularly with
regard to the proposed charac-
ter Of the league of nations.
by those who have assumed the
serious responsibility OF oppos-
ing it. They have gone so far
that those who have spent their
lives. as have spent my life,
in familiarizing themselves
with the history and traditions
and policies of the nation, must
70 Il Il
ignorance and impudent au-
daCity which has led them to
attempt to invent an 'Ameri-
Canism" Of their own, which
has no foundation whatever in
any of the authentic traditions
of the government.
Americsnism, as they conceive it
everses the whole process of tn,
asst few tragical years. II woulC
ubstitute America for Prussia IL
he policy OF isolation and defisn
Their conception o.
he dignity Of the nation and its in
crest is that we should stand apar
md watch for opportunities to ad
'ance our own interests, involve our
'elves in no responsibility for tn,
of the right in tn,
world or for the continued vindiea
ion OF any Of the things for whicI
We entered the war TO fight. TIL,
conception Of the great creators o.
he government was absolutely op
'osite to this. They thought o.
America as the light of the world
Is created to lead the world in tn,
assertion of the rights OF people!
IND the rights of froe nations; a;
destined to set a responsible exam
'ls to all the world Of what fire,
government is and can do for thu
of right standards, botl
rational and international. Thi:
light the opponents of the leasu,
would quench. They would relegat,
he United States to a subordinat,
ole IN the affairs of the world.
Why should we be afraid of re
possibilities which we are qualifiet
o sustain, and which the whole OF
'ur history has constituted a prom
Sc to the world we would sustain,
rms is the most momentous issue
nat has ever been presented to thu
'eop!e of the United States, and
70 not doubt that the hope of tht
Whole world will be verified by al
.osolute assertion by the voters o.
ne country Of the determination o.
ne united states to live up to al
he great expectations which the,
reated by entering the war anc
'naohng the ether great nations Of
he world to bring it to a victoriou,
ohclusion, to the confusion of Prus,
lanlsm aud everything that arise,
'ut OF Prussianism.
surely we shall not fail to keer
he promise sealed in the death and
iacrifice of our incompatible sol.
Hers, sailors and Marines ;whc
wait our verdict beneath the sod
4 France. -
Those who do not care to tel,
'ou the truth about the league OF
iatlons tell You that Article X OF
he covenant OF the league would
make it possible for other nation,
o lead US into war, whether We
Villed 1t by our own Independent
Judgment or not. This is absolutely
alse. There is nothing in the Gov,
nant which in the least interferes
With or impairs the right of Con,
'ress to declare war or not declare
var according to its own independ
mt Judgment, as our Constitution
'rovides. Those who drew the Gov.
nant OF the league were careful
hat It should contain nothine
which interfered with or impaired