Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-06
SENATE KEPT US OUT OF THIS WAR.

The whole Russian soviet army the largest ever
brought together is about to capture Warsaw
and crush Poland
The Wilson league carved Europe and set Poland
up independent nation, promising to be a big
brother to her and keep the wolves away.
Maybe the European powers would tackle the
job stopping Russia if they had the United States
signed up in the league and could wish upon us,
through the council, big share of the task. The
American people, through their senate have pre-
vented this country being put into bad box We
free to go into to save Poland from an
invasion she rashly provoked-if we decide to do So
But no obligation exists despite the unauthorized
assurance Wilson gave in his assumed power to
commit the nation, without approval or advice from
the senate in spite of it's probable dsapproval.
The latest from Europe is that the allies they
will check Russian advance. Maybe they will try
to keep their promise. But if the United States had
ratified the Wilson treaty Wilson would per-
sonally or through an agent, be in Geneva to Join
in a decision as to what action would be taken The
United States would have bne in nine upon the
policy. Our representative would have to accept the
decision we would become Stacker nation. The
question would not be up to congress- The president
would keep his actual moral promise. war
declaration would not be for congress to decide as
the constitution provides. The league of nations
would have been substituted The president would
control direct our vote and as commander
in-chief would order men in Europe to get busy.
He would be starting plans to draft more boys and
billions of money for foreign service-just as large
forces and much money the council would
aot share, Congress might block appro-
priations and military drafts, but to do after
sanctioning the covenant would be national repu-
dation.
President Wilson's plan to put this country sub
ject to war order from the allies turned down
by twenty threethat is more than half of the dem
ocratic senators. But his cabinet members, office
holders and other supporters committed the party
in the San Francisco convention to standing by his
plan. Now he has secured pledge from Governor
Cox that if elected president, Cox will try TO keep
every one of Wilson's promises Cox has told
the country. Wilson has announced that they are
/. in perfect agreement on the foreign policy.
SO there you are, Americans. If you wish to
get into European scraps make the whole world
safe for democracy any other purpose holy or
unhoy. leave it to Cox by giving him the power to
keep the Wilson faith.
Mayhap Cox would send Wilson to Geneva to
he the voice of the American people and would keep
Wilson's further promises to taking the coun-
rys last dollar and its last fighter in the supreme
sacrifice" Wilson said the nation must make to
right the world.
Are ready to take the risk of such commit
ments? We do not believe that most democrats
ready to leave the present of the nation,
FOR its action upon European interests to Wilson.
either this year next. Or even to Cox, who has
SO clearly pledged himself to the Wilson Plan.