The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-08

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chats believe in tariff for revenue
only, and work right into the pockets
OF the foreign labor to the detriment
of American labor. At the present time
thousands of immigrants clamoring
for admission to this country, where
labor is the best paid in the world.
Another reason for this influx of
foreign labor is, that European money
has greatly deprecated. This is a
situation which will become serious
unless 1t Is remedied at once It is
better to place the great wall of pro-
tective tariff around American labor,
than to lay down the bars by a low
tariff or a tariff for revenue only, and
thus work against labor at home into
the pockets of foreign labor. This Is
thought that the speaker wished the
people to take home with them.
Pays Big Wage.
The United States rays as much as
the rest of the whole human family
in wages and yet this country has
only one fifteenth of the population
of the world This is, why iaboring
thousands from Europe are knocking
at the gates of Ellis Island. This is
the best proof in the world that it Is
In this country, where labor is the
best rewarded in the world. There is
a danger in this, and that is that the
American labor market may become
flooded, and men be compelled to
walk the streets hungry, when they
are willing to exchange a days work
for bread. The speaker said that he
dreaded any such condition, and for
that reason every foreign manufactur-
or should be compelled to pay a high
tariff to this country before he lands
his products on this shore. The man
that has had no breakfast and has no
dinner in sight can not be exlected
conditions exist that the demagogue
is abroad. The speaker said that the
day is past when 10000 can be put
out OF employment without blood
shed. IF you want another Coxie's
army, why then vote for Cox" said
the speaker amid laughter and ap-
plause.
Here Governor Shaw Criticized
President Wilson's stand on the Mex
lean question, stating that when the
Mexicans began killing Americans
he advised them to come home. The
extravagances of the democratic ad-
ministration were gone into in detail,
and the speaker cited instances of
where democratic statesmen like Sen
ator Fitzgerald and Senator Thomas
became so disguised with the vast ex-
penditures that they refused to serve.
Sreaking of the League of Nations
Governor Shaw said:
In my JUDGMENT the League Of M
tons covenants are calculated to breed
war rather than preserve peace Wars no
less than lawsuits are the result of am
o1guities and uncertainties i will give
any lawyer $500 who can find in all
the records Of judicial proceedings, since
the world was, contract, conveyance,
or last will and testament, held void for
uncertainty, that contains one-half as
many patent antiquities, uncertainties
and contradictions as glare open-eyed
from this document, prepared By men
who never before drafted contract, con-
veyance or testament.
Had the constitution ! of the United
States permitted Withdrawals the seced-
ing states would have been allowed to go
IN peace. Had 1t forbidden Withdrawals,
no state would have attempted secession
The awful war between the states was
made possible by an omission in the doc
ument that bound the states together
The right to withdraw from the league is
made conditional. And does not state the
tribunal that Is to determine whether the
conditions have been fulfilled or not. One
OF the conditions is that the nation
seeking to withdraw must have perform
ed all international obligations.
What the President Comedies.
Even the president comedies an obliga-
ton to Columbia, and he is estopped to
deny obligations to Mexico, for without
declaration of war, and in the face
OF a provisions in the Treaty with Mex
leo, pledging eternal friendship between
, the peoples OF the two republics. he bomb
arded Vera Cruz, killed over 100 of the
people. with whom he declared. in his
message to congress. we had profound
friendship. seized the Mexican customs
house, collected its revenues and for no
better reason and excuse than that one
uyhn "a All %
was usurper and without authority,
had refused to salute the American flag
when the flag Of Mexico was saluted in
return. Perhaps the league will say this
unauthorized act must be settled before
We withdraw.
Promises BY Bryan.
When the people of other countries
were being assassinated in Mexico. our
then secretary of state-William Jen-
that II they would respect the Monroe
Doctrine and keep hands off we would
be responsible for all damages am
advised that claims have been filed un-
der these promises aggregating more
than onehalf billion dollars. VIII the
nations that make these claims consent
that we withdraw before they are paid?
Whether my information is reliable is
wholly immaterial, for the world court
may hold that We are responsible for all
wrongs against which we refused other
nations the right to protect themselves
Under the terms Of the league covenant
these claims. II allowed, would have to
be paid before We could withdraw. Ask
your leading democratic lawyer what
defense would be plead If appointed to
represent this nation before the League
or the World Court.
When the various states of this ma
ton adopted the constitution and ioihod
the Union they consented that their
sovereignty and their emblem of sover-
dignity should be suhordinated. The
League Of Nations AS yet has no flag,
but II 1t ever functions it will adopt its
flag. I am unalternably opposed to plac-
| ing any emblem above the Stars, and
Stripes.
The Original, States.
Until the original states adopted the
constitution they had the sovereign right
to declare war and to fight on either side
Of any proposition. am malterately OPP
posed to surrendering our sovereignty as
the states surrendered theirs, or to per-
| nit any union Of nations to so much as
advise where. when OF upon which side
our boys shall draw the sword
l. Where is this marked difference be-
tween the League Of Nations. which the
treaty seeks to create. and the union of
states, which the constitution did create
The league will have no army, no navy,
will possess no authority to conscript
| soldiers. or raise revenue. 1t will simp-
ly designate the member nations that
are to participate in the preservation OF
peace. and assign to each the measure
| OF its burden. Most of the world is
bankrupt and in few could an army be