Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-10-27
WILLMAR CITIZEN
REVIEWS LEAGUE
Says Republican. Who Believe In
League Must Vote For
Cox
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Editor OF Willmar Tribune:
1t is to be regretted that the question
The League Of Nations could not have
been submitted to the voters without
making it an issue between the repub-
lican and the democratic parties. AS
the matter now stands. with the repub-
lican candidate against the League and
the democratic candidate in favor OF it.,
there can be no other recourse for those
Of the League of Nations than to vote
for Cox. Many had been in the hopes
that Harding would eventually go in for
the League, at least with reservations
but those hopes were blasted when he
in a speech at Des Moines used these
words: II favor staying QUIT dn
not want to clarity those obligations.
Interpretation but reflections l am seek
ing The issue therefore is now clear
~ cut and many prominent republicans
have declared that they can no longer
Hamilton Holt. magazine editor. made
the statement that a joint statement by
100 representative men and women who
have usually supported the Republican
and Progressive tickets announces their
intention of voting for Cox and Roose-
Welt.
c. A. Towne
Charles A. Towne. former Republican
United States senator from Minnesota.
in message to Governor Cox, used
these expressions:
Nothing can picture my unhappi
ness that illness should keep me silent
in this most significant campaign of
with ali my soul. Henceforward con-
centrate on the Covenant, l mean not
relatively but absolutely. Mention moth
ing else. Make it a holy Covenant rrus-
ade to the end. Other issues can wait
two years: This has waited twenty CEN
turtles and if we fail in our duty now
God alone can measure the cosmic epoch
tians have made mockery of the first
and most inclusive tenet in their faith.
For 1000 years a civilization calling it.
self Christian has been perfectins the
brot quickest to the vastest number of
men and the surest destruction made of
the highest avails of labor and sacri-
-fce. ETC..
Hiram Johnson's Manager
Marshal Stimson. who was campaign
manager for Senator Hiram Johnson in
southern California in 1910; delegate to
Repu6lican national convention in 1912:
presidential elector on Republican tick
ct in 1912: member of Republican state
committee in 1920. now comes out for
COX and among other things he says
TINS: our institutions will not be in
iiured in any way by our joining the
League. Aside from the benefit to hu-
manly l see positive advantages to
America in Joining the league It is
ence to prevent war than to stand out
IN order to be able to consider the is
sues and come in after the war has
started. No plan for disarmament can
oe effective until we are part of it, for
no country will consent to reduce arma-
ments until all the others do Standing
out. we condemn not only ourselves
but the rest of the world to the terri
nc burden of armament building and it's
inevitable results of another and more
terrible war;
Then in conclusion he says: 'If sin
the league and make a separate peace
with Germany. foolish and shameful
policy that I cannot indorse. Of course
II ne is not sincere on great issue like
this. | could not deem him fit for presi-
dent. In either event I am brought to
no longer allow me to continue my sup
port OF Senator Harding, and the most
eHect1Ve protest l can make is to vote
tor the Democratic nominee, Governor
COX who has wisdom enough to take
the side of right and courage to be posi-
tive in expressing his views
Many other prominent men who are
concerned in public welfare, men of
Universities. writer's, labor leaders,
philosophers, statesmen, are taking the
stand that the League of Nations is
the most important issue before the
world today, urging the U. S. entry in
the same
From the Literary Digest (magazine)
We find that a great number of church
bodies representing various denomina-
tlonS have passed resolutions urging
the U. 5. entry into the League of Ma
tlons. and that $4,000 clergymen from
various denomina TONS signed a petit
ton urging the u S. to ratify the Ieag-
ue or Nations covenant; also that Chris
tlan works tan undenominational pap