The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-16

Let mo say that | am committee I"
II policy OF America doing everything
that she can. acting either lndcpcn-
IDENTIFY. or with other nations. Ia pre-
, vent fuiur" wars. | place only two
qualifications upon her contribution;
First Of all. her contribution should
actually be something I" prevent war.
w" must not involve ourselves In
form Of association which actuaIlS
creates more disScnsiUn and more wars
than II SupprcSSCS or avoids.
The second qualification | place upon
Americas contribution, and nave
said this increasingly. IL that america
must retain the right TO exercise hcr
own conscience. | have said. over aha
over again. and repeat now. that i
will not be deceived by the argument
that We could agree to the Paris league
! and then creep out of our bargain 10
send our boys 70 Europe at the call
of - super government.
1t is true that congress couIa re-
fuse. directly or indirectly. to RESPOND
TO the world councils call ror armed
forces. but that would be the rcpudla-
tion Of sacred moral obligation whlCn
we would TAX" in accepting Article y.
Such a proposal ranks among the most
contemplate ever presented to an
honest people. | am against II, hcarl:
and mind. and soul. ] am in favor OF
the prevention of war but am nol
in favor of the prevention OF war d!
II means which 1 believe In be lneftec-
tive at the cost OF American lndcp'h-
dcnce and American honor.
The President Quoted.
Let us summon some high testimony
on tins very important questio
am aware that the President mas very
recently said II IL absolutely raise.
ihbI oIhcr naIlnns may lcau NO into
war WhcthrT WI will ar not.
was present at the one ouIcrnt dis
CurslOu between Ihr l'TonldChl ana 'h"
,nrmh,Y, Of th, foreign relations com
n,IItr,, or IN, srnut. Tho official in
Ir,,I,y TOOK nin.r one oar nE" GEM
Tor, were krcn to know what va were
, h,Inv ..Ll I'm for HrnuInr kn". hakud
tho I.rrrIdcnI this uurnlI"ni
Wv, .,t,,,,,,-n n In nrrGrriIy nhvI"mr
,Ini IL,r, In mn rkIornaI nggIrnni"n
npnInni numc pnwor aud nurr""" II In
prrf.rtly uhvi"un that II can not ho
r,pcIlcd oE,opt by f",'" 81 ninH would
vo ho under may legal "hllEn'"h i"
participates"
III" I'r""Ih"ni n""w cred 40; or
hut We Hh"uld l." under IN "b"'h''H
/ compelling moral obligation
liitl" lHi"r III" '''H,','"' w.
Cd M inquiry Wn"'' WIN N""'' ~"
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',"m ~ w n r. u,',y nav no az
! "h'lg",l",, mnn' , ''
gr"a''r n'h","k coiIcc 70 var
lh"m We r'"n! nrc
"'"'' ~, ,,Lint an "un,n,utclv
''n"' ,,t nI lIIyntIru md stain
,I, 'r,i,, Liyhnnor
II is n vtr,nrr thing that tho PrcSi-
don, and ,hosr who desire to succeed
! lin Win IN. udoptiou Of hig lnflCXiblc
m,,I ,nst nrnvrnm. should only be able
/ IN consider intcrnatiO nal relations IN
! terms OF war. said on August y.
speaking OF international relationships
In peace: ,,,
III. In the thIcu league " WI ..ti,L
! there can be found machinery which
{ No ri properly ana au-
! NantagcouSly. by all means let ~ nc
Appropriated. w0uia tfSIi FL ,nn, 10
, err woulu 'ah' anu 'o''I 49,, 60,
good and else hlI 'nnt 'c,,Icment IS
poth orsahiL"''ohH' ti'' ,,o,,,,ti o,,
broad enough to lncludc thc SUB seS',o''
, that If the league. which mas hereto
fore rircted our CONSIDERATIONS anu "p
prehcnsions. has been so EN- ''i'u "n.u
/ interviewer INTO the PchC' VI IT,
that its good must DC prcHrs W. IA 1r,
der to stabilize the pehcC VI @ -o,,is-
! linent. then 1t can be nhchuea y. ',
! cd 80 that We may still nave rch'n nUs
OF the worlds aspirations VI 10
| buildcd into the wOrlu hlsh'S' '''N
, ton OF helpful cooperation III ''' u'
! mate realiZallohS' 49, ,,,,or;-
/ make the susscet'"il ~ my
can people. and through '"rlh ~
opponents ln"' ,.,ioo than 70 promote
peace through justice tn'I ~ =. 90
, the alliance OF armed lorccs' th"' ~
better TO promote underStano'ns anu
: foster common Interest anu ,,ah>
friendly UNDERSTANDINGS g, ~ n,.ht
fish common council and turn inc iasnt
of world opinion upon developing con-
! troyersy, than to seek super-soFcrn-
! ment and The suppression OF MI
: force. We picture the tempe Vi W.. W
! Justice rather than tho ~orio aE''eu
! camp OF war
For CooPei"n roitons
! am LOT coope' 49, whrth-
| ! know full well that 'tlhc ' We" o., i,,,crt
| or We look to II merely from ssu =, -
! or whcth We look AT u from VI.
: point of good sense, must 'nho IN
! in the worlds affairs. We are nv W.
! mindful of the new order, and VIC nav
nnvcr failed humanity nor turned our
hocks on real progress. But We ho'u
! there is no need of an American su
! nnder ~ sovereignty, to play right
! pous nations part. that supcr-soEctn
/ 80. -, nCitbcr necessary nor practical,
mem 10 not called TO mortgage
! that ,non cath with mankind.
: -Nnici 10 ,hinr 10 recognize the ned
II - "i,' .Sa I'D voice America =
order in the ~or'u' "Nu 80, ,r1 ouite
Willingness 10 play Hcr ia! -,Hos.l
another to cry out agalhst =" 10 in
: to destroy every PreSlou" a,,r narty
, herltancc. The senate anu 80
| have recognized much good IN ~
! world fellowship and cooperation, w
Hmcrica. Article X Is menace anu
.,,nor'govcrnment is repugnant TO every
sup'lIe ;innl
| American Iu, L M Practical
go Lev Hc must separate the
To be practlcaI w Wnre than that, I
wheat from 'hs nnricon people have al
s"! - - On and that | have already
done so, and that Inv Snan "nd The
! nv the Democratic PLATFORM a 400
! Democratic candidate; , mas ohiivion.
nv id I'm D.s Moines on October !:
1T" formulate a plan OF international
co-nncration, which will contribute 10
RI, security and peace OF tho worm
without sncrificing or dnnHorNusiy ~
49, ,,,r mower Ia direct our own IA
! '',, g., . "a Al uT no small dlTfl'hl'N,