Milford chronicle., 1920-07-02
DISCREDIT UPON WILSON
AND NOT NATION

Washington. July 2-The Republi-
can Publicity Association. through its
president Hon Jonathan Bourne. Jr-,
today gave out the following state
ment from its Washington Headquar-
terS;
Prom the beginning of his admin
iStration Woodrow Wilson has been
unable 10 distinguish between himself
and the United States Government. In
his public utterauces from time 20 time
he has assumed that he and the Gov
ernment are idenrical-that he i the
Government He has lost sight OF the
fact thar the Government is cOmpoS-
Ell of three coordinate branches. the
legislative. the executive. and the ju-
dicial the legislative being nrsr and
vested with the greatest powers At
best the executive Is only q part of
the Government and a minor part at
that
In one of his most recent utteran-
ceS President Wilson declared that
the United States stands diScredited
before rhe world because of its fail
ure 10 ratify the Peace Treaty with
tile League ~ Nations Covenant in
coruoratei therein. A delay which
win ultimately extend over a period
of two wears in rhe ratification ~
Peace Treaty. must bring discreiir
somewhere, and Is it pertinent. there
FORE. To- examine the truthfulueSS "
President Wilson's statement. thar
tile Uuired states stands di>cretiitei.
The United States entered The war %
defend its own rights by Joining in
rha defeat IF Germany and its aSSo-
eiareS. our purpose was intensely
practical and we were n1r acruare,l hy
suv visionary idealiSm such as THAT
which Woodrow Wilson afterwards
expressed. When the purposes for
which we entered rhe war had been
accomplished the war should have
leen terminated by negotiation az
,laju treaty Of peace imposing upon
he offending nations such obligations
IS the events justified. There would
ave been no delay In securing rati-
carion of such 8 treaty.
ron March T. 1919. rhirty-uiue u1em-
ers OF 1he Senate notified President
wilson that they were opposed % rhe
0f eNrraneouS matter i'm
be- Peace Treaty. and that they were
eSirouS Of an immediate Negotiations
peace. THIS was extending To Pres
ienr Wilson the advice II the Sen
o. which the Constitution requires
i'm o. receive aud consider. ASSuu-
y that le alone constituted rhe Gov
nmenr. Woodrow Wilson rejected
.a advice If The senate for,s-i tile
aaEue Covenant into cle Treaty. and
+ that aCr caused the delay which
IS since enSued
The United Sra-eS Government
ould stand diScre,ii-ed iulHae-i Il one
lis coordinate branches should de-
leracelv surrender or erade lis con-
tuition duty ~ passing Judgment
'on aris> which bind This nation
IFS -9,a-ion with -he other nations
the earth Fortunately rle mem
- II the Seua-e neither evade-I
alr reSVousibili-r -or Surre-.leseI
sir POWER When President Wilson
1po>ad ro surrender American Sar--
eighty On @ suuer-Sra-e they defeat
that effort ty an orerr hal ming
-e. members II Ills own u1r-v Join
; In The refusal n hind The United
ltaS -o rhe LeaEue Covenant iu the
I'd which President Wilson uroucS-
The sum aul SrhStauee II rha
ole marrer Is Thar President VII
assumed power he did nor
.>e~S THE whole world knew that
ssideur Wilson had lean notified bv
sufficient number If Senator a. le-
Z the League Covenant. thar rhev
r. opposed % It's Incorporation In
Treaty The world knew. There
2 thar rha United States cou,l nor
bound bv auy agreement ha uer-
ally might make with That pur-
p in view. II promises have teen
Ie or moral ofsli-ariouS assumed
s wera aSSumel hv Woodrow WI
setting in defiance IF The plain
~ of the Constitution which he
sworn q uphold Woodrow VII
stands ji~.u@ii-ei nor only he-
rhe United States h-- before rhe
Ell The United States Govern
.t ursSa-reS IFS S1vereiEurv and i'm
.ir~. AMI has won rhe re~ne,- 0f
other natious II rhe earth