El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-13
ONE. CANNOT SERVE HUMANITY
BY INJURING THE UNITED STATES

II Mr. TAFT wants 70 support Harding for president there
IS probably way to stop him, but efforts OF Demo
cratic leaders TO make him out being party leader
ab0rTe On the league Of nations question M 1a1t
certainly out Of sympathy with his party In his aeV-
tiles in the interest Of the socasd eague to enforce peace
be appealed to members Of all parties and this
never looked partisan. The old parties are both
split the ISSUE and have ever been M TAFT repre-
seHts faction but not the party.
What the Republican party thought Of him 50 long ago
1912 indicated by the electoral vote Of that year
when Mr.. Taft landed two states Utah and Vermont with
eight votes ont Of ST. True It the Progressive wing
Of the party then that voted him down. but that same wing
today is split and it be said to be lined up Tor OF
agust anybody anything It must be considered as anu
league since Johnson and Borah and many others OF me
old group are fighting the league Prologue Progressves
going to the Democratic party and declaring
for Cox on that issue alone
The question Of the league Of nations ought never to
have become party issue In theory, IN or foreign re-
latious Americans know party and party disputes
ought step at the threeie limit But president wilson
made the peace negotiations party matter Io tne start
and had begun to make strong party distinctions even dur
ing the war spite Of the unanimous support he received
from both houses Of congress- Certainly the Republicans
are not afraid to face the question IN the It has been
presented to the people by the presidents psrsans But
the partisan quality Of the issue IN no wise the max
ing Of the Republicans Democrats IN both houses OF con-
Fress divided widely the PRESIDENTS policies
By the way II Is interesting to note that one OF the
leaders in the Harding Democratic club movement IN the
national capital IS Mrs. LongEreet OF Georgia WIDOW OF ne
noted confederate commander Gen James Longseet5 this
indicates how curiousy the lines being drawn now
Harding Democrats have formed strong organizations al
nations chiefly that the movement finds impulse.
The Wisonians can find little comfort in the disclosures
about NJ. Wilson's speech to the premier OF Rusna The
ordinary reader finds vital difference between the
Anyhow It is passing queer that everybody seems
10 know al about what took place at those secret confer
IN PARIS except the senate Of the United States and
the people Of the United States Suppression and censor
ship kept all information away from those that were best
entitled 70 t. and il becomes more and more clear that
the truth Of what going N the United States during
hose days was BY the same Influences kept away from the
peace confeees and from the lockers IN Pars and the
people Of the interested countries.
But while the presidents secretary and the state de-
prment were protesting hand heart that there wasn't
single copy Of the minutes IN the United States here came
along Chicago sten0grapher who claimed TO have the
whole works drawer Of his desk and offered to inform
the president what he did say anyhow. Chicago stenOg-
rapher has the key to all the mysteries which the United
States senate the people Of the United States secretary
Tuuty and secretary Colby cannot unlock It IS Just tins
sort Of thing all along that has brought the whole Paris
Versailles episode into drepute and caused president VII
forfeit the confidence Of the Americans and Of the
world
hate7er HardnEs personal views nay be, Il is certain
that when is elected president he VIII be president Of and
for the United States and true servant Of the American
people Re VII % what the ---@ ~ - people com
him d. and cannot be said for Mr. Wilson
Shortly before the srmistoe, Csmsnceau French prime
minister, addressed the chamber Of deputies He made
remark which varousy reported IN the different Paris
papers but the three versions Of which transatious
given here do not vary essentially They al quotablss
vel to take heart IN behalf Of his country Here
the three versions:
rBs humanitarian. but be French first5
necessary be humanitarian but let be ssnsi
bic; one cannot serve humanity by iniuring France
Trance has stood through the centuries for certain
Now let take that in being huanitaran do not
cheat France Of what Is her due