Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-09-09
NUGENT FIRES
FIRST GUN IN
BIG CAMPAIGN
Democratic Senator Defends
League of Nations Covenant
at Meeting Held in Boise
Walters, Nominee for Cover
nor, Scores State Admins
tration for Extravaganza

Democratic campaign in Idaho wa
launched last Friday night at a NEE
ing in Boise, at which addresses wer
delivered by U. S. Senator John f. Nj
gent and Il. A. Walters, Democrat
nominee for governor. The campaig
viii be carried to all parts of til
state.
Senator Nugent will shortly come t
northern Idaho, while Mr.. Walters
TO tour the southeast, later coming t
,he north.
POINTS OF DEFENSE
Defending the league of nations GOV
'nant, Senator Nugent, in his speech
yet forth these points:
l. There is nothing in the league
of nations to embroil the United
States in future wars.
.. There are many provisions
in the league of nations designed
to prevent future wars.
3. Former Presidents Roosevelt
and Taft have recognized the de-
STABILITY of a concert of nations
serve the peace of the world
4. No one has suggested a
suitable substitute for President
Wilson S league.
5. In any event, the fever of
the irreconcilables who fear VIC
lation of the constitution is such
that this country, when it does
enter the league is certain to do
so with reservations Of some sort
The senator dwelt at length upor
he points that any member of the
sague could withdraw after two
ears if dissatisfied with its work
lgs, that no war could begin with
ut nine months of discussion and
consideration, that the unanimou:
ote of the council of the league
yOuld be necessary to enforce any OF
IS provisions, and that the six votes
f the British empire apply only to
he assembly and not to the council.
MEMBER MUST CONCUR
He quoted numerous articles from
he covenant to show that in every
lstance the league would be power
sss and impotent to enforce action
pom any member without the mem
er IS concurrence, and that in every
lstance the words recommend, pro
ose, suggest or advise are used, the
alter being quoted particularly in
with the much disputed
rticle 10.
fThe league would have no army,
b navy, no super-governmental adj
powers, and no fnaces
bove what might be allowed it by
IS several membeih for expenses, -
enator Nugent declared.
He attacked the plea for a separate
eace, and declared there could be no
aparate peace except upon terms
ictated by Germany, because the
sople of the United States would not
gain consent to the use of the army
lat would be necessary to enforce
rms acceptable to this country
7HY VOTE FOR RESERVATIONS
Senator Nugent opened that part Of
is address pertaining to the league
it'll brief his tory of his own course
voting upon the covenant, and ex-
aimed that he had finally voted for
lie Lodge reservations, after voting
yainst them, because it had become
ain that there was no further hope
q more satisfactory compromise.
According to the speakers in
depreciation, the league is no
more than a worldwide extern
sion of the Monroe doctrine, and
he advanced the argument that
this country, since the proelama-
ton Of that doctrine had guaran-
teed the territorial integrity Of
all the nations of this hemisphere
without the necessity Of firing
gun.
He further expressed the belief that
ashington, placed in the conditions
the modern world, would have had
fear of the much-quoted 8 foreign
tanglements, against which he
armed his countrymen.
T. A. Walters, candidate for COVER
II, who preceded Senator Nugent, at
cked- the present state administra-
IN. and denounced the existing pri-
arv law and cabinet system Of gov
nment as the Utmost outrageous and
iquitousn that had ever BEEN de-
sed.
He asserted that under the cabinet
stem, an undue portion of taxes was
pended for administrative purposes,
ID declared unfounded all insinua-
ms that an increased tax levy had
en- due to deficiencies and liabilities
ft over from the prior administra-