Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-14
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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ARTICLES ANALYzED.
While considering the League of Ma
tions, Mrs Sevey analysed articles 10,
| and %. She declared article 10 Is merely
| an extension of the Monroe Doctrine. She
| described the three branches OF the
league secretarial, assembly and coun-
| Gil. She emphasized the fact that eacf'
nation in the council has but ore vote
and decision is only by unanimous vote
| Remarking we will not have war If there
| is League of Nations, she expressed fear
| that we will have war if there Is not a
League of Nations She opposed making
| a separate peace with Germany. Saying
| Germany is paying less taxes than other
nations, she predicted that France and
| Great Britain will demand that Germany
| pay her debts She stated France and
| Great Britain have Chambers of Com
merce in Germany, and she cens,red the
United States for not signing the Feace
Treaty and not exchanging commodities
with the vanouished nation. After de-
scribing Ireland's location and mention
ing the efforts of various nations to es-
| tablish naval bases on the Irish coast, she
declared Ireland must have the help OF
the League of Nations In getting SELL
determination She held that Ircland's s
problems cannot be presented to anything
If not to article IL.
Telling women TO remernber the Amer
lean boys who gave their lives To prevent
the recurrence of war, Mrs Sovey urged
women TO go to the polls on election day
and vote intelligently and without Preju-
dice.
When Mrs. Sevey CEASED speaking, Mr..
Marvel praised Andrew ]. Lynch and
| James X. Clements, the Democratic
nominees for governor and Representative
in Congress, respectively, and made
| brief reference to the League of Nations,
saying we want an alliance not for war,
but for peace
DEMOCRATIC ACHIEVEMENTS.
Representative Byrnes cited Demo
cratic achievements, including parcels post
and Federal reserve. and said Republlce n
| party dare not discontinue them. lie stated
| the Federal reserve system is a good IN
! strument in the hands Of good men, but
/ it would bc bad instrument in the hands
| of bad men He mentioned that eight per
| cent Of vessels few the flag Of the United
| States seven years ago and 80 per cent
| flies it now. Old Glory, he remarked, Is on
| the sea TO remain. He also pointed tO
/ road and labor legislation Commenting
/ on political bribery in Michigan, be de
| clared the Republican majority Of the
I United States Senate is out on bail. lie
/ announced that the Democrats have no
| apology for President Wilson's plunge
| in war"
| Reviewing Republican control Of Con
| gress for two years. Representative
| Byrnes saw nothing Of which Republicans
| can be proud He said the Republicans
refused to reduce taxes, the House passed
/ an act reducing the tax on ice cream cones
| but Senator PenrCse put his foot on the
/ bill when it reached the Senate After
/ censuring the Democrats for imposing
/ the income tax. he stated, the Republicans
| have not attempted 10 reduce IT, lie re-
/ ferred to Republican campaign contri-
1 buttons, saying they are not donations
/ hut Investments. which will be returned tC
/ the contributors If he Republicans arc
/ victorious at the election, He accused the
Republicans Of trying TO shift the brIrder
/ of taxation from themselves To the Dem
ocrats While the Republican Congres:
| "appropriated" only 81, 800. .000, 600 thi:
year, he asserted, il made available
| 81. 500. 100000 additional. The Republl
cans call that economy lie exclaimed They
( are fooling thepeople They say hey saved
| billions of dollars If they did. what II
the dickens did they do with the money
! He said the Republicans have been II
| vestigating for two years, but have not
/ sworn out 8 warrant or found any Dem
| ocrat dishonest 70 the government. HC
| alleged Congress tried 10 besInIrch the
uniform Of the United States and only
/ ascertaned the recent war was conducted
/ unlike the Spanish-American War.
( vcVvEEy
Representative Bvrnes pictured Sen
/ ator Harding leaving the front porch
/ when prodded by Governor Cox. He tolC
! OF Harding troubles IN Baltimore, De
! Moines and other cities and Of Harding
being taken back home, which he reached
( FIVE hours earlier than he expected. be
cause he cancelled all stops He declared
/ the Republicans viii not trust Hardinl
/ alone and for that reason have sem
| Senator Sutherland with him on the present
/ trip. lie stated Harding voted twice OF
/ the Irish question-voted negatively OF
resolutions expressing sympathy for Ire
/ land.
While telling Governor Cox's achieve
/ ments, Representative Bvrnes said Cox L
/ the best governor Ohio ever had.
Representative Bvrnes, commenting
/ on the League Of Nations, remarked tina
/ France. Great Britain, Japan and Bel
/ gum have not surrendered their sovereign
/ t. He stated former President Taft Ii
a delightful man, but he Is an awful TX ,
/ Taft opposes article 10 because Of force
vet Taft Is a member Of an organization
that advocates military force. Theodore
Roosevelt also advocated military force
Representative ByFnes showed the fallacy
Of the contention that Great Britain would
be SIX To one against the United States
He declared the proposal Of a separate
peace Is a Republican bid for the German
vote He predicted that the United State
if it stays out Of the League Of Nations
viii get an army and navy large enough
to fight the world. Analvzing article 10
he claimed the United States would as
sist ia protecting other nations and they
wo uld assist in protecting the UnlteC
states lie thought Senator Lodge and
other Republican leaders would not have
opposed the League Of Nations had the
clergy awakened 70 it, Importance.
Mr. Marvel urged Democrats 10 do
their full duty. Speaking Of heavy ex-
penses and limited funds, he suggested
contributions Of one days earnings anc
requested that they be sent TO Peter J
| Ford or Henry Il. Isaacs.
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