Evening journal., 1920-06-28

AAN AA'IANAN'AM IAAhARAhAf A'NNNANH
airy and provincial he said, "is the
very apoiheosis Of political expedl-
ency. Filled with premeditated sland-
ers and vague promises, Il will be
searched In vain for one construction
suggestion for the reformation OF the
conditions which II crticlzes and de-
plores The oppressed peoples of the
earth VIII look 10 IL In vain. II CON
talns no message Of hope for Ireland; I;
no word OF mercy for armenia; and Il
conceals a sword Tor Mexico
The Democratic party he said, before
/ The outbreak OF the war, enacted more
! effective, constructive and remedial
legislation than the Republican party
/ nad enacted In a generation
The income tax, he said, relieved the
law OF the reprOach OF being uniustly
burdensome 10 the poor; anon parii-
san tariff commission he said. VIII pro-
vide scientific revision Of The tarlff
hereafter. Pan-Americanlsm was en-
couraged, Alaska was opened 10 COM
merce and development; dollar diplo-
macy was destroyed: a corrupt lobby
driven from the national capitOl: an
effective seamen's act adopted. the
federal trade commission created
child labor legislation enacted; parcels
post developed; a secretary of labor
seated In The cabinet; eight-hour laws
adopted. labor was removed from the
category OF commodities by the Clay
ton amendment; corrupt practice act
adopted and the federal reserve system
established, he said
III the Democratic party had ac-
| compllshed nothing more than the
passage OF the federal reserve act, 10
would be entitled 10 the enduring
gratitude Of the nation" Cummings
said. Panlcs, he said, are now but a
memory.
Under the Republican system there
was an average Of one bank failure
every twenty-one days for a period
of nearly forty years After passage
Of the federal reserve system there
were in 1915 four bank failures; in
I 1916 and 1917 three bank failures: In
1918 one bank failure, and In 1919 no
bank failure at ali"
Passing TO the record Of the Repuh-
llcan Congress, ne said it had ignored
/ the Presidents recommendations for
measures relating 20 pronteering. tax
alton, appropriate action relative to
The returning soldiers" etc. He
termed the session barren OF achieve
ment, shameless in waste OF time and
money"
Cummings LAUNCHED into a detailed
defense OF the treaty and the league
or nations. lie said America Is In
honor bound 10 ratify the treaty.
"lhus, before we entered the war.
we made the pledge, during the war
we restated our pledge and when the
armistlce was signed by an the ma
tons, ourselves included, renewed The
pledge; and ~ was upon the faith Of
these promises that Germany laid
down her arms" he said.
He called the league on nations COW
enant the Monroe doctrine OF the
7 world and said its purpose Is ITO give
notice that II any nation raises its
bloody hand and seeks 20 cross the
Z line into any other country the forces
T or civilization Will he aroused to
suppress the common enemy OF
r Such covenant. ne said. would
have prevented The world war.
~ Tho Republican plank recardino
y peace be termed a. a vague nron,
ise. which does not name YOUR nro.
II posed copariners' IN a "differen,
form Of association among nations
4 or a tenuous and shadow character
lie defended the league along much
We same lines as were followed h,
| president Wilson before his sickness
| ne attacked The Republican member,
or me senaie foreign relations com
mtiee as designing from the out
set 10 mutilate The treaty" because il
was negotiated by Democratic
| President" lie said senator Lodct
! had refused 10 suggest amendment
70 the treaty. but that President Wi.
son had seen 20 It that amendment.
| ! 9nered bv Taft, Root and Huehes haf
/ been Incorporated.
Regarding the Senate foreign rela.
tons Committee, he said:
II The foreign relations committee
lmm diaiely following fhe last elec
ton was reorganized with a person
mel consisting OF the open foes OF M
| treaty. Amongst the number wa
! Senator BOrah who declared that n
| would not be FOR a league Of nation.
were The Savior OF Mankind 10 advo
cat9 il. Senator johnson. senate
Knox and Senator Moses. whose hat
red Of the President amounts 10 al
obsession, were also members. an
| Senator Lodge was chairman
III "lhe treaty was refernd 10 IN
| committee thus studiOusly prepare
for its hostile reception. These mem
bers Of this committee adopted ever
subterfuge 10 misrepresent the docu
| ment which they were supposed 10 b
/ considering as statesm-n. The senat
had even begun discussion OF IN
treaty months before its nexotiatiol
| was concluded and did not terminal