Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-02

triotic pride the great achievements TOT
country and the world wrought OS
democrats administration under his
It saIutes the mighty people of this
great republic, emerging with IN
perishable honor from the severe tests
and grievious strains Of the most trasi ,
war In history. having earned the pau
dts and the gratitude OF all Tree ma
tons.
m declares its adherence TO the fun
damental progressive principles OF So
cfal. economic and industrial justice ana
advance and purposes to resume the
great work OF translating these pTIn-
ciples into effective law, begun ana car
RED far by the democratic auIa M &c
ton and interrupted only when the war
claimed ell the natinal energies TOT the
single task OF victory.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
The democratic party favors the leag
OF nations as the surest, II not tne onAy
practicable means OF maintaining tIo
permanent peace or the WoFiu anu az - -
Infnating the insufferable burden-oI great
TniIitarv and naval establishments II
was for this that America broke away
from traditional isolation and spent heT
blood and treasure TO crush cOIossa a.
scheme Of conquest. II was upon tulS
basis that the president OF the Onltel
States in pre-arrangement Win oui
sllies, consented to a suspension OF nos
tilities against the Imperial Gernt saa
government; the armlstlce vas tane 49,
and a treaty Of peace negotiated upon
the definite assurance to Germany, as
well as TO the powers pitted ashlhsss
Germany that "a general asssoclaLIon a a.
nations must be formed, under sp eSinc
cOveuauts for the purpose OF amor ;
mnfnaI Guarantees of political indie
pendence and territorial integrity 70
great and small states aIlke. I Ii4o,s,
we not only congratulate the preslue-'
on the vision manifested anu EisOF *
StbtteS in the prosecution of the war
but we felicitate him and ms asSo
ciates mon the exceptional achievement
AT Paris involved in the Adoption OF
Aleague and treaty so near aA ,5 - I'd
Intimately related to the aspirations
= civilized peoples everywhere -.
I'VE commend the president TOT nis
, courage and his high conception IN eo ~
faith in steadfastly standihs IoL "a
covenant agreed TO by all the assoeL iiIs = =
and allied nations at war with ueLn ll1a.a
and Ne condemn the republican SEMI
for its refusal to radry the treaty 80 -
because it was the product OF - .
oeratic craftsmanship, thus inter push ~ >
partisan envy and personal hatred IN LIe
wav of the peace and renewed prO9
perity OF the world. 49,
BY every accepted standard OF inter .
national morality the president Is JUST
go IN asserting that the honor OF Ine
country is involved in this buslness' Snu
we point to the accusing fact that, pc
fore Il was determined 10 initiate point
zeal anita gonism TO the treaty, the ne"
republican chairman OF tne -
foreign relations committee hlmsen pun
licIv proclaimed that any proposition IoE
a 1senarata leace with Germany, such as
his party associates theIeIi. 81
reported TO the senate WOuld maAs US
guilty Of the blacklist crime. ...-
On NAY 10Th, last, the Knox suostitGte
for the Versailles treaty was passed D.
the republican senate; and tnls cohE ven
ton can contrive no more AIIlhs Cna1
acterization of its obloquy than lnaI
made in the Forum magazine OF DeceLh-
Der, 1918, by Henry CABOT Louse' WIZ
iIf we send our armies and young men
To be killed and wounded III northern
France and Flanders with no result put
this, our entrance into war WITH such a, an
Intention was q crime which nothing can
lastly. The intent of congress ana tne
Intent Of the president was that there
could be no peace until we could create
a situation where no such war as TINS
could recuT. we car NOT niaAs H.
cent in company with our allies. II
would bring us everlastin dishonor ana
hiring ruin to US also II We undertook 10
make a separate peace"
Thus to that which Mr.. Lodge, III
sa0er moments, considered the "blackesJ
crime. - he and his party in madness
sought to give the sanctty OF law tnat
which eighteen months ago was OF ever
lasting dishonOr," the republican party
and its candidates today accepted as the
essence OF faith.
We indorse the presidents view OF
our International obligations and his
firm stand against reservations de-
signed to cut to pieces the vital pro-
visions of the Versailles treaty ana
y we commend the democrats in con-
ross for voting against resolutions
fer separate peace which would DIS
grace the nation We advocate the
Immediate ratification of the treaty
without reservations which Woua
Imnsfr its essential integrityj but
We do not oppose the acceptance OF
any reservations making clearer or
moro spccifc the obligations of the
United states to the league asser-
tions.
only bv doing this may we retrieve
ths rsuutatfon Of this nation among the
novvers of the earth and recover the
moral leadership which President vii
son won and which republican pom
ticians at Washington sacrificed. Only
bv doing this may we hope to aid Ell
feetively in the restoration OF order
throughout the world and to take the
place which we should assume In the
front rank of spiritual, commercial anu
Industrial advancement.
we reject as utterly vain, if not vicious,
the republican assumption that ratlnca-
ton Of the treaty and membership III
the league Of NATIONS WouId IN any WISE =
our country. The fact that the covenant
has been entered into by twenty-n1ne ma
lions. all as jealous Of their lndepend-
ance as we Of ours, is sufficient reIuta-
peatedly has declared, and this conVen,
ffon reafirms, that all our duties ana
obii0ations as a member of the league
mnsf be fulfilled in strict conformity
With the constitution Of the United
s+atas- embodied in which is the funda-
mental requirement Of declaratory ac-
ton bv the congress before this nation
may become a participant in any war.
CONDUCT OF THE WAR.
During the war President Wilson ex..
bshitad the very broadest conception OF
liberal Americanism. In his conduct OF
- his high Office, there was no sem
hlance of partisan bias. he invited 10
Teshin 4ton as his councillors ana CO
a5Infors hundreds of the most proml-
nent and pronounce r ceoPnBitfed re e
sihflities Of the gravest import ana mos5
SorAdeutial nature. Many OF them hau
rbar0e of vital activities OF the govern
ment. -. - ,,,.oo.,4,,11,
,rosscuted and gloriously ended, the re-
51nblican party IN congress, far from ap-
Banding the mastery leadership OF the
lp-asfdent and facilitating the country on
fhe amazing achievements OF the Ameri-
can Government. has meanly requited
th~ eonstderste course of the chief mag
s-+rate by savagely defaming the COM
mander in chief Of the army and navy
~ assailing nearly every public officer
* exerv branch OF the service intimately
concerned in winning the war abroad and
preserving the security Of the government
at home
ora OF America the admiration OF their
fellow countrymen. Guided by the genius