Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-30

NoRING FoovER's ADVICE.

cdn party getting together
swhere on the now over-shadow-
League Of Nations issue. Herbert
Eoover has come forward with the
suggestion that a stand be taken in
favor OF ratifying the peace treaty as
It stands-with Article X in the
OF the League of Nations
eliminated. Hoover. having taken
his stand with the Republicans, must
try to square himself somehow and
this seems to be the way he has
chosen to do II.
But there is no indication that the
Republicans intend to heed his ad-
vice. The party is too much split
up v the league issue to take any,
thing like a definite stand on this
matter. There was a time when 1t
seemed as IL the eo-called Lodge
reservations would be the basis of
the Republican position, but John
Son and Borah have the whole party
scared to death and in difference to
them even Lodge himself is pussy
footing.
It is apparent now hat those in
control Of the Republican party
would kin the whole treaty out
right If they dared. Johnson and
Bcrah have made no bones about it
from the beginning. but the rest
have tried to bluff it through. They
have realized that the overwhelming
sentiment of the country is for the
ratification of the treaty In one form
or another, but they are afraid of
johnson and Borah. These two men
have been allowed to dominate the
party. Doubtless the party man
ayers hoped to appease everybody by
the ~straddling. meaningless plank
that was put into the Chicago plat
form, but like all such attempts, it
pleased nobody.
The Democrats have seized the
opportunity and by taking a firm
stand in favor of the ratification of
the peace treaty including the
League of Nations covenant. they
place the Republicans in a position
Of being neither afoot or horseback.
Whichever way III Republicans urn
they meet the strong protests OF in
aluontial men Of their party. On The
one hand are Taft. Wickersham,
'rane and the bulk of the pro-
yrcsives while opposed to these, as
AR as the League of Nations is con-
armed. are the senatorial group
tcaded by Lodge and Penrose with.
J.hnson and Borah holding them in
submission with a club over Their
nes ds.
1t looks yery much, then. as Il tie
Republicans would have to stfIg-
gle along as they are. standing for
nothing in particular. but trying 10
blur it out by talking feebly about
. world court for settling inter-
national disputes. but not giving any
idea how or when such a tribunal as
they profess to favor can be brought
spout
On the other hand, the Democrats
boldly take their stand for the only
world court that IT is possible to get
"a court that has already been ac-
csptsd by practically all the civiliz-
ed world excepting the United States
Of America. This court is the one
provided for In the existing League
Of Nations, which court Elihu Root.
the recognised leader Of Republican
ism, IL now in Europe helping to
organise.
BY taking an aggressive stand on
this issue alone the Democrats have
put the Republicans on the defensive
at the very outset and by keeping
this issue to the fore the Republicans
are going to be put more and more
into a hole. At least the people know
where Democracy stands; nobody
can tell, as far as the platform is
concerned, what the Republican at
titude is. Perhaps the Republicans
may yet be smoked out; perhaps the
leaders will eventually find courage
enough to defy johnson and Borah
to do their worst. Time alone VIII
tel. In the meantime the Demo-
Gratis are driving home their advan-
tage with much force AMI skill.
Realizing this decided advantage
Herbert Hoover has offered L way
out. Hoover is a man VINO likes
something positive. There Is no
p~ussyfooting about him. He knows
what he wants and, possessing that
knowledge, he sets out to get II. but
those cow in control of the Repubh-
can party are not of the Hoover
brand. ii they were they would
HAVE chosen him a. their candidate
Tor the presidency. Not being of the
Hoover caaibre We fear they will not
'Nplen to Hoovsr's advice. and BY