Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-11-01
APPEAL TO SERVICE
MEN AND WOMEN
Veteran of European War Shows
the Folly of Voting Against
the League of Nations.

They Shall not Pass Marshall
JofTr AT the Marie. -
An omen letter 10 the Ex-Servlce Men
and Women of Delaware AZ,
Thor, are almost 10000 of us. In the
Great Adventure we thought nl'9
fought together. Tomorrow we are c'sicu
upon to pass Judgment on tho great con oi
s,rnc,;yc document brought to a reality
- LARGO measure through our efforts
Wc ar, called upon to approve or reject
o,,r own acts our efforts and aour sacri,
fees in that great struggle IN which we tllu
a mart. It Is III every seilsc y o"le'ii"
Referendum. 1h
In the contest in Delaware We hold the
balance of power Are we golrg 10 N"lc
AS Americans putting our Ahiefic''h'sil
above loyalty To any party! are we go,
10 be a party to the ''scrappiIg Oh tiie
faao,,s If Nations. the ideal for which
m nno 600 lives of the best boys OF many
lands were scrifced? Are we gong to ailgo
ourselves with the renroses, Lodges,
IJohnsons, Borahs, knoXes, or are We go
INC 10 reafiirm our faith IN ldeaiisih,
democracy and in humanity
/, has been my privilege To know per
.onally hundreds of You. q nave "ss',-
ciated with YOU. to have couafeled WIN
YOU and to have worked with YOU ie'l
certain that there was not one OF you 'Iia'
A;dn't in your hearts and souls feel great
nr,de IN the knowledge that YOU were 10
play a part in "a war TO cnd war
You and your comrades throughout the
IIni,ed States more than any others nave
a vital interest III tomorrow 5 elec'loh
which 10 nv mind IS the grestest event
in American history slrce the signing u
the Declaration of Independence
r4,x- 10
which | wss returning to America weighed
ancbor in the Bay of Biscav. Many OF YOU
remember the day YOU sailed homeward
| have not forgotten what | saw there.
WHIST men did there. what men suffered
there and am sure YOU have not
| was fortunate in being able TO visit
practically every town in that broad strip
Of country in which our men fought 50
valiantly. | have covered some l,ok
miles back and forth from Sedan to
Metz, from ST. Mihicl 70 Moullns, Naux
Seichenrev. Nontsec, Nerdun, Mont
fsucon. Hattonchatel, Chateau Ihlerry
and Dun sur Meuse.
Standing one dsy on the top OF Fort
Douaumont, outside of Nerdun, tor miles
"a far as the field glass carried, nothing
hut torn earth lntermlngied with tht
bones Of men could be seen. IL was almost
impossible TO walk five feet without step,
ping on all that remained Of some boy.
asked myself If the world ana II ciVlilza
ton couldn't prevent another such DIS
aster.
Another dav stood at Romagne ans
there stretched oft row upon row as ia
:. rho eve could see were the graves Q
-one 10000 Of our American boys. Eaci
CROSS a sacred reminder Of all that the,
died for for democracy Tor
universal dominion Of right BY such
concert of free peoples as shall brlnt
,eace and safety to all nations and max
the world itself ST last Tree
Tomorrow we either give reassuranc
20 the 81 900 Of the flower u our youth
or we betrav all that Is honorable, al tina
81 noble and all that IS sacred. Can W
hreak faith with our dead 10 appease tn
vanity and hurts Of cabal OF unscrupu
Ious politicians? Can we repudlate thel
sacrifice 10 vindicate a senatorial oil
carchy?" Do we think more OF ther
than Of Senator Lodge or Borah or JOIN
sono Have we forgotten
Senator Harding has already hesmrche
them. Not very long ago ne told an ~
dience that we did not hight tor democra
cv" In few OF MS addresses Throughout
rho campaign has he paid even light r
nllfp TO the fAl4it5A i'm FttttAAA 49,
their lives on Flanders fields. Long o.
foro the League was forced into the can
nsIcn. a colossal crime !or which de-
nerate CLIQUE Of Republican senate
are responsible he SAID Of the treaty, =
i The colossal blunder Of all time
Few ReI uo!Icans have dared opPI
the League oi Nations outright Only Il
hltter-enders have pursued this cours
knowing well the demand Of the mass
Of the people 10 have an end Of the CO
mage OF warfare even our own nom
". Miller IN an address last week n u
Grand Opera House felt compelled
declare III the midst OF q TRADE OF abu
against the President. j am for Leagl
81 Nations.
The candidate has charged ms posltlC
!. he ever had one. 50 often that II Won
to difficult TO say how he stands b
b,s declaration at Des MONIES on Octob'
q j, clear i do not wish to clarity the
obligations ! wish 70 turn my back {
them. Il is not Interpretation but rele
ton that ! am seeking
In their opposition 70 the League {
Republicans have been compelled TO II
back almost entirely on Article 10. The
with their backs 70 the wall they 8
are making their last fight against I
forces o. humanity and right.