Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-07
Characteristic
Case ofLying
N~w York Word

For deliberate rnsnsacity ard -al~r1'.'syi
falsebood, nothing IN the history n Amer
can politics has ever surpassed The kepufl-
lican campaign against the Leavie n
Nations.
The Word has frequently called after
tion % these cases n shecr fabri-affor. in
which even senator Harding himself va
guilty, but II has remained f0r Serator
spencer Of Missouri and senator Nads-
worth Of New York n outdo al their
cornpctitors
Senator Spencer. uho y a candidate f0r
reelection, has been making sr~echeH
in Missouri in wt-ch be pretended thst
when the delegates from Serfia and
Rournanis went 20 President Wilson in
PARIS and asked him what aeeurity thrv
would nave Il they joined the issague "a
Nations the President replied, The
guarantee which vii - uven ~ Yuu
viii pledge that The United States WI ennd
It's army and feet scro~s tho 0cean
WTAen this fabrication va called t0 fhe
attention a the President a staeuenf
was is-ased from tie White House sarlrH
that il was false. With tho charartsrefin
irnpudencs ~ Repuilican senator Mr
Spencer not only refused o. accept thr
authoritative deuial hut sad ! % r0t
for a moment helisvc thai tnc frnsldouf
made such denial or thar the matter "a.
ever called 70 hsS attention - J. Il Il-
muIty Indicated IN he lefter Anyone WIN
Knows the situation m Ws~ningfou
knows that Mr.. Eumuitv himself ran-
Quoting the administration oi the govern
merit Tar mors than the President qi ilr
United States.
senator Naxls~cvtr a noW repeating III
New York the faIsenood hat rrrl1iOr
Spencer set on foot in Mns~nur. Ia
sus-ecn az SalarnaBca MonGav li.nf Ilr
senator from this state declared tlAf inl,
President recent statement in reElri
20 Article X. ls directiv AZ vIrlance aIta
the Presidents answer % delegate from
Seroia and RourlAnla who camc % h.m
at Parls 70 inquire what degree of seclIIf
they would enjoy 4 they oess~14e memncr1
OF me League Mr.. wilson then sall.
according 70 the Official records. Thr
guarantee % you VII pledge that .le
United States WI send ifs army ana hoel
across the ocean.
Senator Wadsworrn Knew when o. naill
this speech thss the President had form
ally denieosthat any ssscn pie1ge Wss ewes
made. be Knew that there were nn
official records of such a conversation
He knew that the story ~~s a falsehoud
f"Rt-a NAA
cause be thought Il would serv. him n
iustdylng ms opposition % the Leagir
ne did not hesitate to nAAe uss of thai
falsehood.
The President has now made a formal
reply TO senator Spencer, but e j. too
much 70 expect that either be or ,enator
Wadsworth VII apologize for he down
right forgery in winch they have engagea
or that they VII cease 10 MAKE use oi If
Ii the campaign against the Lea<le oi
Nations were restricted 90 the truth t
would have collapsed long ago.
This case Is more fsgrant than some of
the others. but while il differs IN degrse lt
does not differ in kind. When he come
20 discuss the League Of Nations on
Republican Senator seems 20 think thal
he IS under obligations 10 speak the truth
or 70 respect the ordinary deocncies ol
political controversy. Any f2.sehood rs
justified which IN his opinion tends b dis-
credit the President OF the United States.