South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-14

CO.. IlNi I'D f.t-'II fN'ft ''.NfI
assistant secretary Of the navy. 1t
was through The efforts oi ASST
Sec Roosevelt that the navy was
ready for more than two months
81 advance - the call received from
the president. This particular move
won The highest Of commentator
Tor Mr.. Roosevelt from the repub-
1ioans throughout the country.
Compare Attitude
Vow lot Us stop for q moment
and review the stand oft Gov. Cox
and Sen. Harding on the League OF
Nations The issue OF this political
campaign f. very clear cut. there
are no two ways about DO. The re-
puhliCaus do not state that they want
8 Lcsguo with reservations but
their candidate for president recent
j. asserted that Tine repubH.aUs are
against che League of Nations ON
the other hand Gov. Cox stands for
The League N Nations with rcserva-
lions So that despite the eEasIre-
mess Of the republican party we at
last have q clear cut issue.
It was always the idea OF ex-
tPres't E0Usevelt 20 have contract
betweeu the nations of fhe world
Backed up by force What attempts
were made at the outbreak OF the
ssvorld war 20 organize League of
Nations In answer 10 this I viii
Say that efforts were made ty Brit
Ssh diplomats 20 form "a T. que of
Nations hut 90 this Germany refus-
ed TO agree. her military pro-ram
had been completed and she must
put 30 90 work. When America enc
TereG into the world war our men
went iu side by side regardless Of
creed of political belief but with
Rhat strong moral belief.
1t was the hope I'm every mothers
heart hat az tho end OF this brutal
ktrugsie IL contract would bee made
Between The nations of Oh" world
10 prevent the further slauehter OF
aauman life IT. was for this one
great ideal that We all We're Eight
dng Let us review that wonderl-l
PERCEPTION accorded PRIEST Wilson in
Boston upon his return from Europe
soy Gov. Coolidge. run1in- mate or
Sen. Harding on the republican
1icket
To use the words of Gov. Cool
hdge who delivered the reception
Epeech no such reception was ever
accorded washington cor Lincoln
And az This time the man that IS
now candidate for vice president ON
The republican ticket spoke only
words of tle highest praise of Pres 2
Wilson who had just returned from
Europe where he aided H. the draft
ing OF the League of Peace ass it was
first called Why then was lLe
adoption OF the lcaEue stopped IL
was because certain republicans met
3n Washington and decided after a
lengthy conference that the League
q #H d
der democratic 1dmiuIetrltIp
Article ten OF the league seems
TO d. subjected 90 considerable dis
cuss on. Let ue state right here
that the attitude assumed by the re-
publican party ON article TO is the
greatest partisan fiubustcr In our
history When tine arms ana MUM
tiOns OF "a country are taken away
something must ue given instead So
we have this moral compact instead
Of guns. There is nothing i'm article
10 that is injurious to this country
or its constitution and 81 YOU VIII
but take the trouble 10 read Or, YOU
will see my point. In fact with the
league. war rs the last resort. AL
ready there are 50 nations in the
league
At This point the speaker read
RrtiCle 10 90 tine audience and then
explained its various phases. Airs.
Wilson explained the difference be-
tween the council and the assembly
dn the league and then brought out
1hc fact that even though the Coun
lciI OF The league should decide upon
war the part TO bc taken uy this
country would still remain with ta,
United States congress. I'm speaklu4
on the question OF ireland On con-
neCtiOn with the league Airs. Wilson
clearly explained that article DO was
lfor the purpose of dealing With gN-
1ernaI aggression and NOT internal
IMPRESSION which is clearly defined lr
ahe article itself.
The speaker briefly explained
,where the large campaign tuno
(which put sen. \-wberry. OF hlich-
igan. I'm office came from. accord
ing % Mrs. Wilson this money was
teontributed los muuitiou factors
. fowners as 10 was to their advan-
l1age 90 prevent the adoption OF the
tIeaEle OF Nations. I'm CONCLUDING
Uler remarks Mrs. Wilson cited MANI
INSTANCES showing where the league
SIS IA actual operation and has al.
sTeady been the means of preventing
ltwo wars.
Edwin T. Sweet former member
lof congress and eX-mlyor OF Grand
RAPIDS. Mich. cited several instance
where meas,k-es were brought bee
fore the executive hodlo, at Wash.
r3ugton by the republicans and helt
up because they might ln1urc Oh.
large manufacturing interests. The
same measures. however. were pass
I'd by the democrats AIR. SVte
Drought out many important phase.
OF the league issue He eNu-atne,
how many prominent republican.
endorsed the LcIEue OF Nations am.
hox IL was with the consent of
many republicans that PRIEST VIII
son went TO Paris Co aid iu drawiul
mp the league.
When Frest Wilson went 90 Par
Is" declared Mr. Sweet. Dc had tl'
right 20 believe that the republican.
who were not hide-round would
support the Lt8gue OF Nations. Ant
among those republicans Suprurtir-
The league lt this tlMn were TAFT
strauss and LOweI. ALI promnen
men liz was later asserted hy eN
Isres't Tar. who is known as ca
pable constitution lawyer THAT th'
League OF Nations would in no wa,
conffct wtth the constitution OF tlu