Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-08-19
F. D. ROOSEVELT
DEFENDSLEACUE
IN ADDRESS HERE
Promises Audience That If
Governor Cox Is Elected
Wilsonian Policies Will Be
Carried Out Bombasts
Republicans.

Republicans.
Franklin d. Roosevelt, democratic
nominee for the vice-presidency, uh-
qualitiedly endorsed the treaty or
Versailles and the Wilsonian league
of nations in his address here Mon
day night at the Company II arm
ory. The former assistant secretary
of the navy was greeted by ABOUT d
thousand persons, the women or the
city making up considerable part
of the audience. The speaker was
introduced by Wesley Mcdowell OF
Marion, as chairman of the meeting
Mr.. Mcdowell also introducing
Judge Marks of Cincinnati, who gave
a brief review of the personal his
tory of Governor Cox of Ohio.
Mcdowell Lauds U. s. Navy
In his Introduction Of Mr.. Roose-
yelt, Mr.. Mcdowell lauded the work
of the American navy during the
World War, declaring that Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt should be given
a large measure of credit for making
It "the peer of all the navies OF the
world"
Mr.. Mcdowell elected the prolong
their sons would be taken from them
ed applause of the audience when he
mentioned the relationship between
the speaker of the evening ana
Theodore Roosevelt, whom he char
acterized as that famous one-hun-
dred per cent American" declaring
that the two men had many things
in common and after you have
heard him tonight and heard him
say bully few times you will love
him just the same"
Roosevelt Defends League
In his vigorous defense of the
league of nations, Mr.. Roosevelt de-
clared that twenty-nine nations nave
ratified the league. and that even
Germany has applied to be admitted:
"The only ones who have not ratified
the treaty." he said, ARE Bolshevlk
Russia, revolutionary Mexico, un,
speakable Turkey and the Un1ted
States of America"
Scoring what he called the OLD
line republican bosses he declared
that he had no use for the lying
cartoonists and the lying newspapers
which told the mothers of the nation
that under the league of nations
their sons could be taken from them
and sent across te seas without their
consent.
."They say that Great Britain has
six votes in the league of nations to
our one. Again they lie and they
know they lie. In the council OF
the league of nations Great Britain
has one vote and the United States
has one vote. In the league assemb-
ly. which is really the debating sbc-
iety of the league of nations with
no power to act, Canada and India
and the other British colonies have
a voice but SO do Haiti and Santo
Domingo.
"I have been running those two
little countries" he declared, "be-
cause it was part of my duty as as
sistant secretary of the navy and
because there was no one else to do
1t. I have their two votes right here
in my pocket"
Believes johnson and Borah Honest
II believe Hiram johnson is hon.
estly against the league of nations,
and I believe that Borah is honestly
against the league, but l don't be-
lieve that the Penroses the Smoots.
the Lodges and the Roots are hon
estly against the league of nations.
They are the same old bunch that
Theodore Roosevelt kicked out Of
the republican party fifteen years
ago. and they are against the league
Of nations for political purposes"
Mr. ROOSEVELT promised that IL
Governor Cox is elected and sent to
Washington, and he would, with the
help of the democrats and the pat
riotic republicans Of the senate, give
the United States a permanent peace
within sixty days. He, declared tnat
he made no apology for defending
the league of nations because. ne
said, there are two great issues be-
fore the people this year and they
are SO closely interlocked that they
can not be separated! The first is-
sue is the righting Of the wrongs at
home, and the second issue Is the
the international stand
ards Of right and wrong.
Gives Personal History Of Cox
Judge. Marks Of Cincinnati, who
is accompanying Mr.. Roosevelt on
his trip thru the west, was the first
speaker and gave brief talk on
the personal history OF Governor
Cox. Judge Marks sits in the same
seat formerly occupied by Ex-Presi-
dent Taft, and he declared that he
was especially proud Of the fact. as.
Mr.. Taft, altho member Of the
republican party, had come out in
defense Of the league of nations.
Judge Marks enlisted in the early
part Of the war and was wounded
fourteen times while serving with
the Goth division. He lauded the
North Dakotans who served with;
the Goth division, declaring that the
people or North Dakota had Just
reason for being proud Of their Sold!
iers. There are no inner 1oldiem.
he assorted; than came from this