Milford chronicle., 1920-06-18
Mandate For Armenia.


asking congress to empower him 70
accept mandate for Armenia. The
acceptance Of such mandate would
throw the United States into the very
maelsirom of European Quarrels. Ac-
cofdlng To the estimate of the Har-
bord commission, organized by author
ity of President Wilson, we would be
called upon to send $4,000 American
boys TO police Armenia and to eXpend
S2f6,OOO,OUO in the first year and S156,-
UpU,OOO in five years. This estimate is
made upon the basis that we would
nave only rowing bands To tigh., but
IN case of a serious trouble with the
Turks, or with Russia, a force exceed
ing 100000 would be necessary.
No more striking illustration can be
found of President Wilson's disregard
OF the lives of American boys or
American interests.
We deeply Sympathize wi.h the peo-
pie Of Armenia and stand ready to
nelp them in all proper ways, but the
Republican party will oppose now and
hereafter the acceptance of Il mandate
for any country In Europe OF Asia
The Republican party stands for
agreement among the nations 10 pre-
serve the peace of the world. We
believe thar such an international as
Sociation must be based upon inter-
national justice, and must provide
methods which shal. maintain the
rule of public right by development
of law and the decision of impartial
courts. and which shall secure in
stanr and general international con-
ference whenever peace shall be
by political action. so that
the nations pledged to do and insist
upon what is just and fair may eXer-
else their influence and power for
the prevention of war.
We believe that an this can be done
without the compromise of national
Independence. without deriving the
people of the United States i'm advance
Of the right to determine for them
selves what is just ana fair, when the
occasion arises. ana without invOlv-
ing .hem as participants. and not as
i'm a multitude of quar-
relS, the merits Of which they are un-
able to judge.
The covenant. signed by the preSi-
lent at Paris failed sienally to accom-
1liSh this purpose and contained slip
latiOnS not only intOlerahle for an
Independent people but certain to pro-
luce the injustice. hostility and con-
rOverSy among nations which it pro-
lOSed to prevent.
That covenant repudiated to a de-
.ree wholly unnecessary and uniuSti-
liable the time-hOnOred policy I'm IA
or of peace declared by Washington
nd jefferson and Monroe and pursued
" all American administrators for
lore than a century. and Ii ignored
he universal sentiments of America
or generations past in favor Of in
law and arbitrationS, ana s
rested the hope of he future upon ,
lcre eXpediency and negotiation
The unfortunate inSiStence of the
resident upon having his own way {
-ithout any change, and without any ,
agard 10 the opinion of the majority
g
] the treatY-making power. and +he c
residents demand thar the treaty
lOuld be ratified without any mOdi-
cation. created q situation in which
'natOrS were required to vote upon
leir cOnSciences and their oaths. ac- G
lrding To their Judgment upon the q
eaty as f. was presented, or submit
the commands of a dictator IN Il .
after where the authority under the p
institution was theirs ana not his. T.
The senators performed their dury =,
ithfullY. We approve their conduct
~ honor their courage ana fidelity, d
ld we pledge the coming Republican fl
TO such agreement with n
@ other nations of the world rs shall
net the full duty of America 10 civili-
tiOn and humanity i'm accordance II
IN American ideals. and without \
rendering the right of the Ameri- II
n people to exercise its Judgment
q its power in favor of justice and 81
ace.
to its history ana relying
on its fundamental principles we
clare that the Republican party has
2 generous courage and constructive 10
ility to end executive uSurpatiOn h,
q restore constitutional government. <,
fulfill our world obligations with =.
{ sacrificing our national indepen- III
nee. to raise the national standard n
education. health and general vel G,
e. to re-establish a peace time adj a.
niSrratiOn and to substitute econo-
and efficiency for extravaganza dc
1 chaos. to restore and maintain Il
national credit, to reform unedual
I hurdenSOme taxes. to free bust
IS from arbitrary and unnecessary
cial control. to suppress diSlOyaltv
hout denial of justice, to repeal the in
'oSant challenge of any class. and IN
maintain a government of all the 81"
)ple as cOntrasted with government OF
some of the people, ana finally, 10 Of
ny unrest, suspicion and strife and ne
secure the cooperation and unity -
all citizens I'm the solution of the pl
npleX problems of the day to the to
that our country, happy and pros
Gus. proud of its past. sure OF r.
{. and IT'S institutions, may look for
rd with confidence 10 the future