The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-04

what he calls American labor's bill
of rights" The workingmen should
know that this was rejected by an
overwhelming vote. The clause
against involuntary serfdom and
slavery was voted down because, in
certain parts of Europe and Japan,
there are people who work under APP
proximately these conditions; and
this in 1920, more than half a CEN
fury after Lincoln and the republican
party freed the slaves. In addition.
the provision against child labor and
the one concerning the limitations Of
hours for women was voted down.
All safeguards for free speech, free
press and right Of assembly were
overwhelmingly beaten.
The clause il the Clayton act over
which there was such struggle, and
which is called "the magma charta
OF American labor, is that labor is
not a commodity or article of COM
MERGE"
This was taken and written as fol
lows:
Labor is not merely a commodity
or article Of commerce"
This not merely yitiates the phrase
but actually reverses its meaning as
effectually as if the negative of the
original clause had been stricken out.
Do the working men and women OF
this country wish to trust their stand
ards to the judgment Of council in
which sit the yellow and brown and
the more backward races of Europe
council in which we have four votes
out of 12S They do not, nor do the
rest Of our country; and we will not.
We republicans propose to scrap"
this thoroughly un-American Wilson
| document, which is based neither on
! fdealism nor interest We do not
propose to have any foreign group
dictate to us when or on whom we
are to declare war. We do not pro-
| pose to pledge ourselves to maintain.
as the council shall advise, the terri
/ torial integrity of it's signers. We do
not propose to enter into the Euro
pean situation, except in the interest
OF a great cause; and we do propose,
| when we enter, to be the sole judges
OF that cause ourselves-not any for
eign group of diplomats sitting in
Geneva.
The democrats are shouting that1
the league VIII maintain peace with
out the necessity of our sending
! troops abroad How do we explain
what is going on in Europe now? The
league has been in existence eight
! months, numerous wars have been
going on, some in which members of
the league were the aggressors. The
very existence of Poland was recent
ly threatened without any action be
ing taken. 1t is idle to say that our
ipIf
Nothing but military force would re-
ceive attention, as the recent reply Of
Poland to our state department indi-
Gates.
The democrats are stating that the
establish this league of nations. I
think, without fear Of contradiction,
I can lay claim to knowing the SOL
diers better than those who are say
ing this. / want to tell those demo
Gratis our soldiers fought in Europe
not for this league, but for one thing,
and for one thing only--the United
| States The men who gave their
! lives on the battlefield fell not for
| weak internationalism, but with the
thought that they were saving Ameri-
can liberty, American ideals and
American institutions.
We republicans propose that there
shall be a tribunal resembling the
Hague, through which we bend our
endeavor to preserve peace and do
our duty to our neighbor, with the
clear understanding, however, that
we will consider the interests of this
country first, and that no wars will
be declared by this country except
by the decision of this country
All the Poor Relations.
Do not let anyone mislead you,
friends. The question this autumn
before US Is not whether we want
Bill Jones or John Brown in office.
The question is whether we want the
democratic party or the republican
party in office. 1t is not a question
of an individual; it is question of a
group.
There is nothing so deceiving as
campaign of individuals at this
crisis in the affairs of the nation
At this time it is not the individual
which counts: it is the party or Or
sanization for which he stands. Re-
member that the old "saw" holds
good: You not only marry the indi-
vidual, but the individuals family.
Do you want to marry anyone who
has hung as motto over the door
of his house, Wilson'S League of
Nations" and who numbers among
his poor relations Mr. Daniels, Mr..
Baker, Mr.. Burleson and Mr.. Baruch?