The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-11

EonsIdereu sCr;onsIy OF enforced, mas
but added in degree to that contempt
iAnd has earned tOr us the SneerS
and jeers of Mexican bandits, and add
ed insult upon insult against our na-
tJlonal honor and dignity.
e We should not recognize any MeXi-
isean government unless ii be d respon-
fsSDle government, willing and able 20
kElNe sufficient guarantees that the
ffHVes and property of American citi-
zzens are respected and protected, that
fsErongs will be promptly corrected and
gust compensation will be made for
INJURY sustained. The Republican
| party pledges itself to a consistent,
hrm and effective policy toward MeXi-
co that shall enforce respect for he
American flag, and that shall rIn'C-t
the rights Of American citizens law
fully i'll Mexico 20 EG~urIIy OF life and
enjoyment ii properly, in connection
Wi,L an established international law
and our treaty rights.
The Republican party is Il sincere
friend Of the Mexican people. In its
lsinsistence upon the maintenance of
Izerder for the protection of American
feitiZens Within its borders, great
Service will be rendered the Mexican
EpeOple themselves for u continuation
E.of present conditions means disaster
TO their interests and patriotic aspira
tions
Mandate For Armenia
We condemn President Wilson for
asking congress TO empower him 10
accept a mandate for Armenia. The
acceptance of such mandate would
throw the United States into the very
maelstrOm OF European quarrels. Ac-
scording TO the estimate of the Hur-
sDord commission, organized by author
City of President Wilson, we would be
T-.ll lAI
boys TO police Armenia and to eXpend
S2l6, 6,OOO,OOO i'll the fist year and Sl06,-
0OO,0OO i'll five years. This estimate IS
smade upon the basis that We would
have only rowing bands to tight, but
IN case Of serious trouble with the
Turks, or with Russia, d force exceed,
ing 2OU,UUU would be necessary.
No more striking illustration can be
found of President Wilson's disregard
sOf the lives of American boys OF
american interests.
q We deeply sympathiZe with the peo-
pie of Armenia and stand ready 10
help them in all proper ways, but the
hereafter the acceptance of IA mandate
for any country III Europe or Asia.
The Republican party stands for
agreement among the nations to pre-
serve the peace of the world. We
believe that such an international as
sociation must be based upon INFER
national Justice, and must provide
methods which shall maintain the
rule of public right by development
of law and the decision of impartial
courts, and which shall secure in
SAINT and general international CON
ference whenever peace shall he
threatened by political action, so thar
the nations pledged to do and insist
upon what is just and fair may eXer-
riSA Thbip iut1nAnrn and
he prevention of war.
We believe that all this can be done
without the compromise of national
Independence. without depriving the
people of the United States in advance
of the right to determine for them
selves what is just and fair, when the
occasion arises, and without involv-
ing hem as participants, and not as
peacemakerS, in a multitude of quar-
refs the merits OF which they are uu-
able to judge.
The covenant, signed by the preSi
dent al Paris failed signally TO accom-
pltsh this purpose, and contained sip
ulationS not only intolerable for an
Independent people, but certain to pro
dace the injustice, hostility and con-
tfoverSy among nations which ii pro-
uatsed to prevent.
That covenant repudiated to de-
gree wh0lly unnecessary and unjusti-
fable the tfme-h0nored policy IN IA
vOr of peace declared by Washington
and Jefferson and Monroe and pursued
by all American administrators for
more than a century, and ii ignored
The universal sentiments of America
for generations past in favor OF In
ternatiOnal law and arhitratiOns. and
il rested the hope of he future upon
mere eXpediency and negotiation
The unfortunate fnSiStence of the
president upon having his own way
VEithOut any change, and without any
regard to the opinion of the majority
Of the senate. which shares with him
in the treatymaking power, and he
presidents demand that the treaty
should he ratified without any mOdi-
ticatiOn. created n situation in which
senators We're required to vote upon
their conscienceS and their oaths, ac-
cOrding To their Judgment upon the
treaty as j. was presented, or submit
to the commands Of a dictator in
matter where the authority under the
constitution was theirs and not his.
The senators performed their duty
faithfully. We approve their conduct
and honor their courage and fidelity,
and we pledge the coming Republican
administration to such agreement with
the other nations of the world as shall
meet the full duty of America to civili-
zation and humanity. in accordance
w
Surrendering the right of the Ameri-
can people TO exercise its Judgment
and its power in favor Of justice and
peace.
Pointing to its history and relying
upon its fundamental principles we
declare that the Republican party has
the generous courage and constructive
ability to end executive uSurpation
and restore constitutional government,
TO fulfill our world obligations with
out sacrificing our national Ndepen-
dence, to raise the national standard
of education, health and general well
fare, to re-eStablish a peace time adj
miniStration and to substitute econo-
my and efficiency SOr extravaganza
and chaos, to restore and maintain
the national credit. to reform unequal
and burdenSOmP taxes, to free buSi-
ness from arbitrary and unnecessary
official control, to suppress diSlOyalty
without denial of justice, to repeal the
arrogant challenge of any class. and
TO maintain a government of all the
people as cOntraStPd with government
for some of the people, and finally, to
allay unrest, suspicion and strife and
20 secure the cooperation and unity
of all citizens in the solution of the
complex problems of the day. to the !
end that our country. happy and pros
porous proud of IFS past sure of t.
self, and its institutions. may look for
ward with confidence 10 the future
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