The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-29
CUMMINGS TERMS THE LEAGUE
|NORLD'5NONROE DOCTRINE PACT

mad" upon the President. Male" io,-
lowed him 20 the peace larI", n" Sald'
and wide spread propaganda mace II
imperative when n" returned from farIS
- make struggle tor thaL ""'cn
had been won at incaluculabic cost.
This meant wreck Of health sickness
for months or bed Of pain; and worse
The sickness % heart which comes from
the knowledge that political! adfrrsiirS
are savagely destroying not merely me
work Of mems hands. bur the w"Fln
hope Of settled peace. rms was inc
arfI,ction--this the crucIfiHion
Mir cummings continued That IN on"
sense 1T IS quite immatcrial what pcp-
pie say about the President. NothlnG
We can say can add or detract from the
fam" that will flow down the uhcholhE
channels OF history"
lie cited the Republican and Progress
siye platforms OF 1916 as part or inc
record placing this country in favor OF
the League OF Nations.
Republican Platform.
The Republican platform contains
ryaEur promise to establish AnotheT Oh
q different form OF association. he SaIh.
"rberr IS mo- mental dishonesty more
transparent than that which Expresses
r,alty to il league of nations Will" OPP
posing the only league that exists or Is
ever apt Ia exist.
What nations stand outside lteN"ih-
speakAble Turkey and-the United
States.
1t is not yet too late. Let us stand
with tho forces Of civilization. Inc
choice is plain. 1t is between the Demo
cratic rAriy's support OF the league Oh
nations. with its p:"Gram at peace nL-
armament and world fraternity, and inc
Rcuu.,lican party's platform q! rrpud!a
lion, provinCialism. mIlitarism and world
chaos
II is not reservations that The Prcsi-
dent stands against said Mr.. CumminGS'
but notification. He told now breS'-
dent Wilson had published the tentR-
live text OF the league covenant widely
in 1919. asking for criticism and recciN,
ing suggestions from Taft. Hughes and
hers that were actually Incorporated
into the revised draft OF the league
Lodge Attacked.
Senator Lodge. he said refused TO OF
fer constructive amendments a. an!
time. so intolerablc was his attitude
that he would not even consider a com
promise proposed by Former President
Taft OF his own party and which was
assured Of support Of forty Democratic
senators. Senator Lodge knew that he
controlled the senate and tnat IN ms
own time and way nc would destroy t"e
This is the sordid story Of its de-
feat" said Cummings. after cNitwinS
the sSnatc's action in the matter NO
blackcr crime against civilization has
ever soi!cd the pages nf our history.
Tho last chapter was written at Nhl-
caGu."
let the true purpose Of our party nc
rl.arly understood" he said in conclua-
ing his address. w" stand SquarelN
for the same ideals Of peace as those
for which the war was fought. We sup
nor, without flinching the only feasible
plan for peace and justice. We VIII not
submit to the reputation Of the peace
treaty or 10 any process by which II Is
whitfield down to the vanishing point.
We decline TO compromise our princi-
pics or pawn our immortal souls for
selfish purposes. We do not turn our
backs upon the history Of the last three
Years. We seek no avenue Of retreat
Wa insist that tho forward course ~
the only righteous course.
we seek to rI-estaOlISh IN" trulS OF
victory. To rrjnSlatr the good talth OF
.uur country and to restore Il 10 It's
r,ghtful placr among the nations OF the
earth. Our raus" constitutes a sum-
mons 10 duty The heart y: America
Srirs again. The ancient faith reNiNes.
The immortal part of man speaks .or
MS The services Of the past the sacri-
flccS AZ war. the hope " IN" future
constitute a sp!rituI! fore" gathering
.,nou, our banners W. snail release
agaiu ,n, checked forces OF CIVILIZATION
and America shall take up once NOR" the
leadership oG the world.