Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-08

highwaymen who had seized them.
I'VE have watched and waited long
enough. We need a firm hand at the
helm. The time has come to put an
end to this Mexican situation, which
IS a shame to the United States and q
1isgrace to civilization. II we are to
AXE part in pacifying and helping
ne world. let us begin here at home
N Mexico.
Let the Mexicans choose as their
president some strong and upright
man whOl is friendly to the United
States and determined to establish or
der and then let the United States
give him a real and cordial support,
and so strengthen and uphold him
that he will be able to exterminate
the bandits and put an end to the un-
ceasing civil war.
when the armiStice with Germany
was signed the course to be pursued
was clear. That course was to
make the peace with Germany at once
and then take up for reasonable con-
sderation the question of establishing
such future relations with our associ-
ates in the war as would make for the
future peace of the world. This Mr..
Wilson prevented. He went to Eu-
rope.
'He had apparently only one aim
to be the maker of q league OF which
he should be the head. He was de-
termined that there should be g
league of nations then and there ana
in order to nullify the powers or the
senate given by the constitution OF the
United States he decided to make the
league an integral part of the treaty
of peace with Germany. Thus ne pre-
sented to the state, and intended 10
present, a dilemma from which he be-
lieved there was no escape. In order
to have peace with Germany, ne
meant to compel the senate to accept
with It the league of nations.
"The Republicans of the senate
'preceiving the dangers of the league
determined to resist Mr.. WILSON'S de,
mand. The American people Wit
never accent that alliance with foreign
nations proposed by the PRESIDENT.
The President meantime has remain
ed innexible He is determined 10
have that treaty as he brought 1t back
or nothing, and to that imperious de-
mand, the people will reply in tones
which cannot be misunderstood.
I'VE have stopped Mr. wilson
treaty and the question goes TO t2e
people. In 1916 Mr.. Wilson won on
the cry that he had kept us out OF
war; He now demands the approvai
of the American people for his party
and his administration on the ground
that he has kept us out of peace.
The league must be discussed in
every district and in every state ana
we desire to have the verdict so clear.
ly given that no man who seeks 10
represent the people in the senate
in the House or IN any place or IN
anv degree, can have the slightest
doubt as to his duty.
I'VE make the issue: we ask ap-
probation for what we have done. The
people will now tell us what they
think of Mr.. Wilson's League ana
it's sacrifices of America.
'"They (the people) will tear aside
the veil of words woven to blind ana
deceive and come down to the es-
sential and vital point-Mr. Wilson's
plan on one side and the Independence
and safety of the United States on
the other.
IAN Americans must join together
in their own way and with their own
arguments defeat Mr.. Wilson's league
as he desires it, whether amended py
him or in its pristine simplicity"
Senator Lodge charged the Demo-
cratic party with responsibility FOR
the "perilous conditions of the hour,
and said, If the Republican party fails
to grapple it effectively, the Russion
descent into barbarism will begin to
'dreaw near"
A beginning had been, he said, by
Republican congress in restoring
economic conditions working under
all the difficulties and opposition inn
posed by a hostile executive" He emu
merated various beneficial meas
ures, adding that the estimates
lhad been reduced over billion dol
lars. He advocated enforcement or
the laws against profiteering and said
lat was possible to check the advance
of prices by law, by providing for
Tthe control of credits in such man
lner as 10 give preference to the most
essential products" He described the
railroad act "as a single great law
which in any period would be sufff-
cient to distinguish a congress as one
of high accomplishment"