The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-12
Only Congress Can Send American Boys To War, Declares Senate Leader.
Eagles Hall Crowded With Men and Women Who Desire to Know Truth About End of War - Ireland's Only Road to Freedom.

war Ireland S Only
 Road to Freedom.
 When the senatorial oligarchy as- serted that Article Ten of the Coven- ant of the League would make it possible for American boys to be sent abroad to fight at the order of other nations, Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock fpromptly offered an interpretation which was rejected by the opponents of the League, although it made the very clear language of the Covenant np2n this point clear lea of of doubt, even l- When the senatorial oligarchy as- 'certed that Great Britain has six votes in the League, to Americas one, ESenator Hitchcock offered an inter pretation, also favored by the presi- dent, which expressly stated that whenever a case should come up in which Great Britain or her colonies should be involved, that none or them, neither the empire, nor the parts, or dominions should have any vote. This was rejected.
 Said Senator Hitchcock: The president did not refuse to permit changes in the Covenant by so much ,as the crossing of a t or the dott1ng of an 'P. He was willing to accept sany changes that did not destroy the tpurpose of the Covenant, which is to end war"
 A tcomposed of men and women, greeted Ithe Democratic Senate leader, at Eagles hall, last night. In the pe- ginning the audience was somewhat cold, but toward the end it was most enthusiastic, even to the point Of at- tempting to deny the floor to a TOT Inner subject of Austria, who deslred to ask questions. Senator HltcncQSh 4t,e insisted however, upon answering the man, and replied to all questions that were asked.
 Cattorney, was chairman of the meet ing. He said that the Covenant IS ,fhe fulfillment of the prophecy or Micah, who said, "He shall turn your swords into blow shares, ana your spears into pruning hooks and no ma ition shall lift sword against any other nation and war will be no more.
 Other speakers were to oap11cn adHol Chamberlain of California, Wno tor2 auu3- Lcated the Covenant from the stano- kpoint of a. soldier, and Don C: Seltz' famous as editor, author ana stuoeht, H twho is of the world but hkes .o oe introduced as of Cos Cob.
 Swords Into Ploughshares.
 , Chairman Klein said in part: A drive is being made in this city and else where by certain people to 1nc1te a race or a sect against the League or Nations. I detest anything or tne tsort. It is as abhorrent to me as IL must be to you. But let me say tnls: If there is any nation under the sun (which has not the freedom it deslres' sif that nation has its adherents m tthis country (and one or those natIois , khas many of them who make splendlo Lcitizens) if that nation desires 1ree- Ldom and self-determination to, man Eage it's own affairs, that natlon , shortest road to freedom IS by the lentry of the United States into the EIeasuc of Nations. The League or F-Natons will bring into fulfllment the prophecy of the prophet: He shall fturn your swords into ploughshares, and your spears into prune hooks ana tno nation shall lift a sword against Lany other nation and war will be no Emore." President Wilson endeaVoreo Ito fulfill the prophecy Of Mlcah IT Ethat immortal document, the League of Nations.
 In introducing Senator IIitchcocH tthe chairman said: Tt is a pleasure to kpresent to you the trusted counsellor Eand adviser of the president, inc rank Ting Democratic member of the com mittee on foreign relations who hao tcharge of the treaty in the senate oi hthe United States. What he says will Ebear, the seal of Ver1ty, senator Sil- Sbert Hitchcock:
 Senator Hitchcock said in part:
 It seems rather strange to enter into ra. national campaign without the op- sportunity to discuss the old issues tha1 have divided the parties in so many kyears. This is practically the mrs Ecampaign that the protective tariff has mot been an issue. For some reason Ehowever, and l think l know 1t, the kRepublican party in its convention il LChicago put the protective tariff issue Fin cold storage. Every other Republi can convention has had the courage and the candor boldly to advocate tht Lprotective tariff as the means of sal kyation. In each previous campaign i fhas warned the labor unions that I the protective tariff were overthrow and a Democratic tariff for reVenu established, the dinner pail would b. empty and for many years hones l1sboring men through fear of tha threat have voted the Republican tic tket Why didn't they bring forward that issue in the campaign? It wa because this country has now beer Giving under a Democratic tariff fo revenue only for six or seven year and that six or seven years probabl represents the highest degree of pros perity for all classes that the countr fhas ever known. The Republican managers knew they couldn't com before tho American people this yea sand say to the laboring man: If vol don't vote the Republican ticket. you dinner pail will be empty, because tn dinner pail has been full to overhowln all these years. Nor could they Sd Ito the business men: eff you will no vote the Democratic ticket you will g -through a period of disaster, becaus business men have never had such
 high degree of prosperity in any seve years in the history of the country.
 There was our old friend, tn money question. The Republican Ecould always depend on that.
 You know the history of the last fe' years. You know that when the Dem socraic party went into power afte e the campaign of 1912, it found tn ;country cursed with the worst bank
 fpE and currency system in all tn sworld as far as civilized nations wer iconcerned. You know that our his
 tory has been disgraced by periodi
 
 have swept over this country lik
 great financial tornadoes, not onl
 wrecking thousands of banks br fwrecking tens of thousands of bushes
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