The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-06-28
DEFEAT OF PEACE
TREATY IS TERMED
4 BLACK CRIME

wa aIven us magma chhrta Of lib
eFts business and flnnnce were re-
leased frpm the thraiidom Of uncsr-
tnints aud nnnrd.'
The Income tax law." ne said.
relieved q law Of tho repfoach OF
nsInH ~unIusily ~hurdensome TO the
rnof. me fxtravagancica and in
equities Of the tarfn system were re-
moved and d o partisan larin COM
mission erected. ran-Americnniam
Wa encouraged and the bread thus
cast upon fht waters came back TO
~ many fdsd. A!osRa waa opened 10
commerce r aeveiopnent. Dollar
diplomacy WAa destroyed. a corrupt
lobby was driven from he national
capitol An effective seaman'a act
was adopted. The Federal trade CONF
mlnslon was created. child la Or
lerialnfinn was enacted. The parcel
posi- and The rural free delivery were
developed. A roof roads bin and n
rural credits aet were PASSED. A sec
retary 81 l4hoJ was given a seat IN
the cabinet nf the president Eight
hour avs were adopted. The Clay
ton amendment 20 fhe sherman anti
trust act waa passed. freeing Amer
lcon labor and taking a. from the
lisf o. commodities. The Smith
Lever bin for the improvement Of
agricultural conditions WAS passed.
= INNIMNN LIMFNNINN act was ANUUNN1a
A well considered warehouse act was
passed. Federal employment bureaus
were crested. Farm loan hanks.
postal savings banks and the federal
reserve system werr established.
Raps lteIuhlican congr>s.
~The federal reserve system. passed
over tho opposition OF the leaders Of
the renehucrn party. enabled Amer
ioa " Withstand The strain Of war
wiihont shock or panic and ultimate
~ made oor couniry the creates
creditor nation - the world.
Turainr 20 ihc record OF The re-
publican confress since 1913. Mr..
Cummings said ~ was barren OF
achievement. shameless in waste OF
time and money ana without parallel
for ~ incompetcngier failures and
populations"
President wilson's two appeals be-
fore for legislation dealing
with pfofiteerinr. reduction OF tax
alton. aid for soldiers and laws to
improve relations OF capital and Ia
hor WIRE ignored. he declared. and
after n year 81 sterile debate our
country has nelther peace nor re-
c~nnsiruction.-
lie dwelt particularly on attacks
made upon the president Malice
Followed him 10 h peace table. he
sid. and widespread propaganda
made II Imperative when he return
cd from Paris 10 make a struggle
for that which had been won at in
caiculable cost. This meant wreck Of
aealth. sickness Cor months on a bed
e. Ss. Ps's ~h, s9a sSs- IN sss Ss1f sov q
edge inaf political adtersariss are
snVaeeiS destroying D Q merely the
work Of men'a hands. but the worlds
hope Of settled peace. This was the
sniiction-this the crueifixion."
Mr.. Cummings continued tlat m one
sense ia b. quite immateriai what
people ray about the president.
Nothing We ran say can add or de-
tract from the fame that will flow
deirn the unfnding channels Of his
tory
lie cited the Republican and pro-
gresslye platforms 81 1915 as part OF
thu record placing this country in
faycr OF the league Of nations.
Platform Vague.
The republican platform contains
a promisr 70 establish another
ora different form Of association" III
said. There = no mental dishon-
esty more transparent than that
when expresses feaity 10 a league Of
nations while opposing the only
league that exists or II ever apt TO
exist
What nations stand outside ?
Rev olutionary Mexico. Boisheviki
Russia. ~unspeakable Turkey and
III - no; yet too late. Let US
sand with the forces Of civilization.
The choice b. plain. II Il between
The democratic pnriy's support Of the
league Of nations, with it, program
Of peace. disarmament md world
fraternity. and h republican party's
platform OF r~epudiation. provincial
isIa. militarism n world chaos"
II IL not reservations that the
president stand against. said MI.
Cummings. bur notification. He told
how President Wilson had published
the tentative text Of the league cove
nHnt widely In 1913. asking for criti-
cism end receiving suggestions from
Tar. Hughes % others that were
actually incorporated into the re-
vised dran Of the league"
snsto Lodge. he said. refused to
oner constructive amendments at
auv time. = inioierant was his at
titude hat he would not ever con-
slider a compromise proposed by
former President TAFT OF his own
party M which Wa assured Of sup
mort Of 80 democratic senators. Sen-
8for Lodge knew that he controlled
NV NHHHH 50" HNNN 10 NN" ~ NANH
and way he would destroy the treaty.
This h the sordid story 81 IT, dc-
feat said Cumming. after review
iug the senate's action In the mrtter.
y blacksr crime against ciNiiiza-
lion has ever EOiled the pages Of our
history. The last chapter was wrttrn
nt Chicago"
What Purty Stands For.
let the true purpose Of 40 party
be clearly understood" he aid In
concluding his address W. stand
kquarcly for b same ideals o. peace
a. those Tor which the war was
fought. We support without nincn-
Ing the only feasible plan for 'eace
and Justice. Wa viii not submit 10
ths Reputation 81 the peace treaty
or TO any process by which { ~
Whitfield down 10 the vanishing rlnt.
We decline 20 ccuipgoMiss fur Irin-
clpiee or pawn our Immortal souls
for selfish purposes, ~ do nor turn
our backs upon the history ~ the
iast three years We s4k na p
81 retreat. We inisst hat the for
ward purse is the only righteous
curse.
we seek 20 rs-eHfshiiti the fruits
Or victor. 20 rcinsiate the good faith
n ouF eountry and 20 restore II 20 iis
fiahtfuI place among the nations 0f