South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-11
american Parties and Russian SoOiets

attained what he wanted is OF course against it.
quite the the particular subject Of the
Paris treaty and League Of Nations he thinks the
country cannot afford to wait
And we agree that it can't-unlsss it has to. The
point who is going do all the surrenderng
necessary to prevent 81? Prest Wilson comedies TO
the senate the right OF interpretation though not
yet the RICH, wholesale destructive emascula-
ton. Urcle sam can Withdraw in years IL n
does not ike IT, The better way it would seem.
would DC for the senate 20 ratfy with interpre-
tations and then let be issue in the next
paign as whether the country should
Withdraw test that could be made without in
jury the present would admit of adjustment
of international and domestic affairs. pending the
nations decision quit remain attached the
League.
When Mr.. BRYAN, however or anyone else talks
about cutting partisanship by advocating as he
does surrender to the party that from the start
made politics of the matter he is talking IN circles
You can't politics out of the League controversy
by surrendering to politics A better way would be
to raty the treaty and the League with the inter-
rretations that the president admits Of and then
let politics the gauntlet, if they wish to- the
Question Of standing by IT, or getting out at the
end Of the two years permissible
Should the people at the election next fall elect
president and congress antagonistic to the
League with The question of our retaining our
membership an issue. that would be the voice or
the people. there could he no question as to our
duty to withdraw. We will wager our last years
however. pronounced issue
YOU couldn't find candidate for president, senator
or congressman. willing run against the League.
in favor of withdrawal, and if you could. party
would accept them. Everyone would sidestep They
Would talk abOut amendments and chan0as. but ot
about Observation-Disclosures is exactly what the
ocrats have contended for from the start amend
and changes desirable. be made by
the League within its provisions. not difficult to
attain. and not by the of the United States
after the manner OF the Lodge reservations.
L is barely possible vote of the rock
ribbed republicans reinforced by the pro German.
Sim Fein-American. Dago-American, Bolshevik-
American, and other votes antagonistc to the
League and the Wilson administration because
OF their selfish interests their peeves would
repudiate the League covenant. and direct that we
surrender membership but It is doubtful
though they did manage to grab off majority in
the congress two years ago. the majority that is
making such a iasco of the republic and making
all the trouble. There is hope for them that they
have to realize their mistake witnessing
the past months OF anti-administration bungling
even though Mr.. Bryan mag feel disposed under
pressure of republican fattery.-to give them all
the rope they need to hang themselves completely
We not very strong for referendums. but
this kind OF referendum settling the question Of
withdrawal from the League, rather than its tiff
cation, would be in favor of-the referendum
the ratification to only of necessity. due
the republican refusal ratify without emascula-
ton such the Lodge reservations propose With
drawal from the League a campaign issue would
test the popular voice as well as ratification would
IF carried could he IN 1923. If lost; SHOULD
the people reaffrm the ratification, there would
lost time. such Mr. Bryan pleads to save. and
pleads rightly but why not little Of such pleading
with your republican hattcrers. dear comrnoner.
encouraging them to compromise a little well as
trying all of the compromise upon the democrats?
Has Mr.. Bryan always employed by the repub-
leans a campaign rock upon which split the
democrats-thOugh cursirg MIN consistently out
side of such purposes.-fnally been enveoped by
their hatteTyG