Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-28
LEAGUE ISSUE
Dominant In New York
G. 0. P. Campaign
Voters Must DECIDE Between Aner'-
can Nationaiism snc Eoiis4cai In
ternationaiisn or Wilson Declares
Chairman of Unofficial State Con-
vention at Saratoga

Saratoga Springs. y Y. July -
Accepting the League Of Nations is
the dominant issue n the coming
political campaign. David jayne Hill,
tsrnpora-y chairman OF the unofficial
Republican state convention, today
called upon voters TO decide between
American naIionalisn and the po-
liticai lnternationalism Of Wilsc4~
He characterized this as the most
far reaching decision since the found
ing Of our government
In his address. which was devoted
largely 20 the treaty of Versailles.
M Hill declared the reaI control of
Europe Is vested not in the league.
put n the supreme council Of The
Allied powers. a separate organ Of
action. II alone has armies a. its
command. lis voice alone Is heard
n Europe
The only hope Of The League S
utility for peace. he declared. Is IN
change Of lis center OF gravity from
a military 10 a judiciary orgaalza-
ton. He euioglzed the work OF
Elinu Root n his efforts Al establish
ing a world tribunal a. The Hague
for the purpose Gf substituting in
cur relations with Europe judicial ac-
ton tor political, expedieucy ana mill
Lary FORGE.
To imagine" ne continued. as
Mr.. Wilson does-or diG before ne
discovered Europe-thac the war has
produced 4 fine sense IF unity or mu-
rual sympathy. and of understanding
between The powers. is an error that
would wreck any business enterprise
based upon that superstition.
The large question Is, shall we
subordinate the constitution to the
covenant, CT shall We state frankly
10 al the world that We viii never. n
the least degree, compromise the con-
Stitutlon OF the United States
To allure men ana women from
the standard of Patriotism, the Dem
ocratlc party. III defense of its legacy
Of wisconsin. which il accepted. g
befoggIng the real issue:
First. by delourcing the Republi-
can party IN general terms and dis
cre1iung its part n d war of defense
which lis leaders were the first 70
foresee- the drst TO prepare for and
foremost IN supporting as voluu-
reers.
Second, by proposing new public
projects 10 give the Democratic
Bureaucracy further employment by
which the state OF New York. as the
most populous state IN the Union
would be condemned 20 d dispropor-
tomato amount of taxation. a. a time
when the government should practice
the srrlctest economy, and
Third. The insolent pretense that
the nation honor requires il 10 as
sumo the political liabilities of the
rest of the world. because President
Wilson has IN his own name and by
his own proper authority promised
hat we would accept them. if the
nations of the world would make him
their chief trustee.
The first OF these attempts to ii-
the real issue. insofar as II relates
TO the conduct Of the war, I leave
II 10 the four million men-offic.rs.
soldiers and sailors-wtlo put on their
uniforms 70 defend the rights of the
country
The second attempt I leave TO the
answer of those VINO are responsible
for the honorable discharge of the
national debt. Republicans and Dem
ocrars alike, by whose toll and man
agernenr the burdens Of The future
must be borne
But Inc question of the nations
honor. thar IS a matter which con-
Germs Us ali. That presents char
acteT1stic which every citizen must
face"