The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-12-14
Mr.. Tnt's League VielUs

minds consulted by PresdenEect Harding fomuan
ty not advised but it would that he well qaleC
to sit in that select company In our humble judgment i will b
for the nation and fortunate for the OF the wor
Mr. Tafts counsel carries weight with Mr. Harding making
decision which affect the welfare and happiness of all mankind
AS what the former presidents advice will be- do not need t
because he is expressing his views freely and frankly the
lecture platform. .~s. a.4ae~@rit.
The contrast between Mr. Taf calm poseecton discussion
al & % i issues I yeq Ld ia is e & peace M eaS t ana ] em G 10 thi @ no
the 1t egettabe that the stump speech
ss chilly OF Sound and fury Signfyng nothing except play
for In the heat of political battle the who
eecual weapons with and than
they with passion and preudice they just willing to
befog issue they ocay lit if that their
purpose But after the excitement the msts of parts
anm longer blind and confuse is possible have clear
clusions ~~~ gt~>.
Chicasha as elsewhere Mr. swept away
with facts % and cold logic vast amount @ of fiction that was piled up up
campaign First Of all to old ogy Man friend En-
gngmg Ances whose horrible form was hed up before M M
ora facts Mr. Taft showed that the Wahingtonian warning
foreign alliances originated govern
men the early days of the republic and that Jefferson who
also esoused it. within few after uttered advo
eating an alliance with England for the preservation of the ndepe
dence Of the South American republics Wango warning
timely and necessary when was spoken but it simply be-
logic could be construed applicable wholly changed ond
ons arising coming when the nexomb of events
reW ne nation no closer and closer relation with foreign powers
Tracing the gradual development of foreign relations Mr. Taft
rover b in,o r 9 @ fat i ih ~ tbt @ f b Oh ~ o. a. t
nations To confuse league looking the preservation Of friendly
relations all the nations of the world with alliance
Washington warned against nothing short of absurd
Likewise that other monumental of straw "supe
state dissolved into fiction when Mr. Taft the light
it, The League Of Nations formulated Versailles
government at ALL has constitution merely
providing Tor partnership among the nations IN carrying
out common the preservation of All the
delegated to the constituted agencies of the league the council and
the assembly merely advisory with them absolute
authority but resting the last analysis willingness
governments represented the of action which
be recommended TO think of the awful told campaign
speakers about American boys being dragged
of
Mi Taft s clear analysis of the covenant.
The League Of Nations framed precisely
liking but he found fatal objections
toward the abohmnt of barbarous bloody
Ting international controversies He believes objections
covenant can be eliminated and that that the only practicable
course to the coming
huge mistake Mr. Taft thinks when he refused accept the
treaty ratified by the with many
Wilson's friends take the same view of it.
The plan for separate peace with Germany proposed by
Senator Knox attended by practical difficulties which almost
supeabe Mr. Taft believes and attempt work new
association OF the
les treaty must involve delay serious diff
cuties with America and all the the suffering
meantime from the uncertainty of international relations which
deeply affects the economic welfare of all peoples and which
sIOng FACTOR IN contributing Distress
1t should be borne mind Mr. Taft
en position OF America world power cannot
escape even ii would and the financial rela
tons which must continue to nations will of
necessity draw into future rising other side of
the and therefore, only
agreement which promise of the disputes
which by peaceful With America the most now
Influence in the scales in favor Of peace the possibility would
mnmized Moral and material alike bid lis eer
the league at the earliest date possible.