Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
v.., ofC. q. p. Peace Leaguersf

What Of G.. u. Il. Peace beaSue'S'
rhere is much speculation regarding
an, ,res,nt political attitude OF hepuou-
cans who were active IN the De'aWaio
state branch of the League TO Enioroe
p.e The organization Is stu intact
-, o,;eseent although the prlncipics
..h,.h i WAS created to uphold are sun
.,,,o. indeed they are accepted by both
nsr,,es as the paramount 'Ssue VI
Presidential campaign Former fresi''en'
Taf, WAS head of the huge natiohai vi
,,a,,or that demanded the raunoa-
-, os the Versailles treaty, rs II is, ii'-
cl,dins the League Of Nations ana Ai'p"
n Parker. who was defea'ea io' 'No
Presidency hv MIR Taft twelve years ago,
80 ,,;cc-presidcnt. These names WIN
;nd,catc that leading rhcn Of both poiu-
,,I n,r,;,a indorsed the league as 1t came
-, ,..a;l,es and that the Republicans
n,ohahly sound II further satisfying ai'e'
!, baa hcen changed 20 include suggestions
~, NJ Taft and MIR Root and other
leaders.
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the league. before Mr.. Lodge hau 'e
clared that he was lighting the fresiue,i'
q ,be limited States, rather than tne
,rc,tv the leading Republicans all over
~ oor,,rv had united with their artisan
opp,nents 20 urge immaculate raO1,o
,ion Delaware 5. as were the leaun's
voters az a 9th States, we're oeni'i' '''e
Owe - urge upon Congr $ the prompt
a,.o,ta,ca os the nact, but rs RepuoiicAii
sona,or;.l imposition increased there
seemed 10 h. lack az interest uii ''ie
mart ot many 6f the r pubhcans league
a,,orcars anditi.a question now as 10
whether thcv will follow their party ihto
~, var on the treaty or stick to the posi-
ton that il Is prtcisely the kind oi COVE
nant that the nation needs
a. we All know the Re ubhcan con-
vont,on rejected the league and the
,l.,f,rm has made the action Of the sen
- /, nreventing its rattle alton, the
;ssu, of tn camraign. ne belll ciat''
convention. as we also know, upheld the
=, 81, is an was, with the cep'ion
:. or two immaterial, clarifying
changcs The pact, therefore, is the same
today as when It's ratification was ureeo
nv President Taft and ms followers o
tho Peace Enforcement League.
N view Of all this what will be th'
s,,,,ude 81 pro-treaty Republicans is TN
Question. Mr.. Taft has declared that N
i back with the party whose O position
- tho League Of Nations he 50 severer
.-,,;cis.d The next phase OF the matte
10 what viii be the attitude oi the Deia
-. pen,hlican friends of the treaty
There has been no change IN the treaty
~, !, understood. since their ndorsenel
~ ,ts full provisions, and the quesuo
arises If the local Republican members
tho league will vote in opposition to Il
ratification at the. November election
other words vote the Re?ublica
ticket.
How about Governor Townsend, c.
Governor Miller, Chancellor Curtis A
fred A. Curtis, Secretary OF state JON
SON Henry p. Scott, John P. Nieid
+ Charles Warner. Former Julge Bradfor
Judee Penn will, former United Stat
senator Richardson, former Congres
man Burton. Charles II. Maull, Robert
Houston. who are named as county COZ
mittee men on the stationery OF 7
nelaware branch Of the League TO L
force Peace. along with a correspondn
number Of Democrats.
Il would be interesting TO know II the
distinguished Delawareans are sun an
60 gor tho ratification of the same pea
treaty. that interested them so VIA
..,,.,.l ,no,ths apo or whether it viii
.nsrtv first when the day for Novemh
voting comes.
IL seems like a rather difficult dilemn
hut there is undoubtedly plenty of Til
~ CONSIDER Il fully nd perhaps Mr.. Ia
has established ample precedent, IN
declaration that he Is now IN sympat
with the stand repudlating the VerseiI
treaty taken by the Grand Old Part!