Evening journal., 1920-10-13
ARTICLEXIS
AGAIN RIDDLED
Senator Ball Says Adoption
Would Guarantee Eu-
ropes War Spoils
WOMAN URGES
STRAIGHT VOTING

United states Senator Ball. former
United states District Attorney John
p. Nields. and Miss Jeanette Eclman.
were given enthusiastic greeting last
nighi, by an audience which nl,ed
ihc Strand Theatre, Twenly-nfth and
Market streets. assembled on call OF
The Republican Woman's Committed
Of the Ninth Ward.
Magistrate Harry /. ellis presided
/ and Miss Helen Brinton. chairman
and Mrs. T. O. Snyder and Mrs. Harry
B. Slradley, vicc-chairman Of the
ward committee, occupied seals on the
siaec with the speakers. The climax
20 the. oratory OF the evening was
| reached when senator Ball. after a
review Of the fight against the League
Of Nations as drafted by President
| Wilson. exclaimed.
Il cannot but admire the Allies
our Allies-for standing up for their
| own rights for themselves. 10 the di-
viding up OF the spOils Of war at the
Paris Peace Conference. They were
,spoils OF war. Why try TO hide the
Now Then, If We accept Article y
| or the league covenant as drawn. We
shall raiify the very division OF those
spoils. good. bad or Indifferent We
shall be bound by our honor TO send
our army and our navy TO support
our Allies in. holding TO. The territory
/ they thus have gained. In short, We
shall guarantee that they shall keeT
their spoils for all time.
! "China's case Is the worst Of all BY
secret treaty. The province OF shan.
lung was ceded 10 Japan. President
/ Wilson aereed TO that transfer Of 3S.-
n0O0O 10 100000 Chinese on their
own territory, from their native coun.
| Try TO Japan, in return for Japan.
support OF his League OF Nations.
Let us look at Korea for the
/ moment What has Japan done "a
Korea since gaining possession OF
that country following the war with
! Russia2 She has maintained an army
there she has ruihlessly destroyed
/ Christianity; she has driven Christian
Koreans into their Christian churchc,
and then burned the chunches.
Following the same principles
today, Japan is destroying Christ
ianity in Shanlung. We are here ir
The United states a Christian nation
II VIC counienance such high crimes
as these, / warn you, our downfall Is
in sight"
The audience applauded Senator
Balls stand with NigOr, as 10 dc
shortly afterward. when he alluded
TO Japan's attempts TO colonize por.
tions Of Mexico and foment trouble
for the United States on the Amer
lean continent.
Mr. Nields. in his address. de
clared he stood for a League or Ma
tions. but with the senate reserva
lions. lie sharply attacked Article y
| insisting that, when carefully ana
lived, il meant the United State
would be forced 10 use its arms AM
men I'm European disputes.
Miss Eckman gained a. round of ap
pl.use at the outset or her addreS
lby declaring that u was mo longe
prOper 10 say 'ladies and gentlemen,
but my feNow Republicans and
my fellow Republicans now In
cludes almost everyone"
She outlined the workings or gov
ernment by party and advised hei
women hearers 10 vote the straigh
Republican ticket rather than attemp
Ito split the ballot by scratching. lr
support Of her argument, she pointed
out that those women who vote th'
islrafeht party ticket this fall Will b'
lentitled 10 participate in the Repub.
LEANS primaries next year and thu.
have a voice in the nomination a.
we'll as election Of candidates.