The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-21

New York. Sep. 1S.-ln the Demo
cratic Campaign Text book the Of.
flcial League of Nations Covenant
is printed in full. From the Repub-
llcan Textbook It is omitted. The
Democratic book explains the cove
nant in a detailed article. The Re
publican book contains, in its "sug-
gestions for speaker" such illumi-
mating admonitions as follows;
avoid Gov. Cox's fallacious con
tention that the chief desideratum i9
deliniteness in the obligations to
be assumed by the United States.
II the obligations in their nature are
undesirable the greater the definite
ness the greater the risk
In these contrasts may be found
fair comparison between the two
documents The Democratic textbook
is replete with verbatim facts and
figures from official records and ut
terances; the Republican book con-
tains statements without confirma'
tory evidence.
Especially does the Republican
party deplore the expense of the
war. In the opening paragraph of an
article entitled. THE Administra
tion's conduct of the War" this
complaint is found; The per soldier
+ day expenditures for the United
States it is estimated was from
! four to six times the per soldier day
costs of France"
81 The fact is that the French soldier
got cents per day while the Yank
drew from 81 up, twenty times what
his French comrade received; but
no doughboy who campaigned with
the "Poilus" and saw what they ate
and wore is going to be incensed at
the American government for vast
ing" money on his clothes and
chow"
At Democratic headquarters the
Republican text book was received |
with surprise and joy. George White.
Chairman Of the Democratic Nation
al Committee, declared 1t seemed to |
have been written to help the Demo
Gratis.
The Republican textbook charges
among other things, that President
Wilson conducted the war on a par
tisan basis. 1t says "He (Wilsom in
sisted upon partisanship. He dis
trusted such men as Roosevelt and
Wood and would have his own par
tisans political or personal, on
guard"
At Democratic headquarters it was
said that this was an unfortunate
charge in view of the appointment
by President Wilson of the follow
ing Republicans to conspicuous war
jobs: General John j. Pershing +
commander-in-chef of the "A ,E. F.;
General Peyton G. March, chief OF
Staff of the Army; Gen George w
Goethals, assistant Chic of Staff.
Gen. Enoch H. Crowder Provost
Marshal General of the Army; Bene-
diet Crowell, DR.. E. F. Keppel and
Emmett J. Scott assistant secretar
les of war; Admiral William S.
Sims, commander OF the overseas
naval forces; Herbert Hoover, Food
Administrator; Samuel McRoberts,
President National City Bank of
New York, chief procurement Off
Ger of the Army Ordnance depart
ment; Charles b. Warren Republi-
can National Committeeman from
appeal officer of the Pro
vost Marshal Generals department;
Charles NJ SChwab, member of
Fleet Corporation; Frank
A. Vanderlip, Director War Savings
Stamp Campaign; Walter S. Clifford,
Howard e. Coffin, Julius Rosenwald,
Dr.. Hollis Godfrey and DR.. Franklin
Martin, members of the Council OF
National Defence; Harry A. Garfield.
Fuel Administrator, E. r. Stettinus.
Special Assistant of Secretary OF
War; Charles Evans Hughes Re-
publican nominee for President IN
.9l6 chairman of committee to in
'estigate the aircraft board; William
i. Taft, former Republican Presi.
lent, Chairman of the National War
labor Board; Henry p. Dawson,
red Cross Director; Cornelius N.
Bliss, former treasurer of Republi-
an National Committee member of
he Red Cross War Council.