The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-29

x1E RlCHMOND PALLADIUM AMI
democracy breeds autocracy From Rome to Russia
that is the tale Russia under the under the
Bolshevists. autocracy rules that vast domain.
The United States is far the single exception
this general rule. Our exemption probably is due
unique form of government This nation is league of
small republics held together by the ties Of
language, identical ideals of freedom the
nomic interests, geographical isolation from actual
potential nations and the sense and devo
republican ideals of the great majority of lead
and people
Notice the difference between national league
and League of Nations. The is homogeneous
race, language, form of government and
economic interest The other is composed of all the
natonaliies of mankind with their centuries
old antipathies and feuds than scat
tered to all points of the at the tower of Babel
ranging from republics to monarchies
and autocraces economic interests divergent
the colors in Joseph's coat
Our nation broke away from Europe in the Revolu-
tionary because European ideals of had
demonstrated unfit and tyrannica for US Then
gave world something and better I'M govern
ment the representative system.
After the Napoleonic wars. the successful
nations League of Nations called the Holy Alli
chief purpose seemed to be to resubjugate the
American republics that had arisen from the ashes of
the burned Spanish empire Article 10 of the present
of the League of Nations is typical expression
that spirit Then the new republics our guar
antee freedom in the form of the Monroe doctrine
The North's success at the Battle of Gettysburg
npped plot of European nations to intervene for the
South in that titanic struggle between brothers, and
them from dividing great republic into two
hostile nations Then gave the slaves their freedom,
ending centuresod barbarity that Europe instituted
the continent
Our nations armies just home again after dem
onstrating Europes battlefieds that modern
Americans sacrifice and die that humane and
democratic civilization perish.
What more can do for the world that we may
continue to fulfill our destiny before God:
Join the League of Nations and abolish war, says
President Wilson. Yet his judgment is not infalible-
Eight years he promised US that Intangible New
Freedom Instead he has given eight years of the
extravagant administration of public
affairs country has ever experienced
He was reelected for second the slogan "he
kept US out of and implied promise that he
would do Yet few weeks after his sec
ond inauguration he called for for force without
STINT" and went in-unprepared!
No. President Wilson's judgment is not nfalble, nor
does he always carry out his promises Therefore, we
are not contradictng superintellgence in differing
with him as nfability of the League of Nations
prevent as to that super-governments utt
mate effect undermining and destroying the independ
ence of the United States if it becomes member.
Aside from the usurpation of power by the Wilson
administration and its exravagances and lnefclency IN
running the outstanding issue in the cam
paign now closing is whether merge destiny with
Europes League of Nations or to remain out of
that organization constituted and continue to live
our national life always have.
There is nothing shameful in nations past On
the contrary filled with sacrifices for humanys
best interests and with examples of practical ideas
that older nations might we'll study There will be moth
ing shameful rejecting this League of Nations that
Woodrow Wilson did not have mandate from the
American people to negotiate and help construct
If the Republican party cannot negotiate an agree
roent between the nations keeping with American
traditions ideals principles of government then it is
better that the world have league