Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-04
CHARGES LEAGUE
OPPONENTS WITH
TWISTING FACTS
Caustic in Criticism of At
tempt to Invent Another
"Americanism."
THINKING MEN ARE AMAZED
AT THE "GROSS IGNORANCE
Is "1mpudent Audacity," With
No Foundation in Nations
Traditions.
MAKES FIRST STATEMENT.
Appeal Directed to Electorate,
Whose Verdict "Nhole World
Awaits"
.KEs FIRST STATEMENT
Appeal Directed to Electorate,
Whose Verdict "Whole World
Awaits"

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-Thc sick
man in the White House. witnessing
the close OF a political campaign
which threatens to submerge the in
stitution out of which he sought to
bring a now world order, and for
which he all but sacrificed his life.
again has appealed to the people OF
tho country.
AS In the stirring days OF war,
when l0o,000.o00 people looked to him
Tor guidance, the President appeals
to his fcllow-countrymen." Weak
from the illness which followed his
effort to take his message to the ma
ton verbally. and willing, but unable
now, personally to face the voters.
the President pleads with them .for3
Sindication, IN a letter written
with his old-time vigor and style: ss.s4 I.
He has watched the rising tidbI ISI5
opposition to his league and. I'd. ift.:Ji
policies through long months Ga jffiiIT,e' NE
ness and has sean tho md &
leadership fall from shis shouS1 =
america and in the other natiot5S$ @
the world. Now he issues final
peal to tho voters OF tho co,lS}5 M
Ihey arc to give sovereign, makA
date to their representatives. II tifSy
say no, the league Is dead. Tho
president himself says so. The great
anu solemn referendum" is realized
Amazed mt Grols Ignorance.
ihe PRESIDENT said that those who
had spent their lives0as he had, in
summarizing themselves with the
history and traditions and policies OF Z
'he nation must stand amazed at the
sross ignorance and impudent au-
dactty which has led them to al
tempt to invent an "Americanism,'
which has no foundat tion whatever In (
any OF the authentic traditions OF S
tho government.
The text of tho appeal follows.
My Fellow -Countrymen:
THE issues of the present CAM
paign are OF such tremendous i'm
portance and of such far-reachinr
significance for the influence of th.
country and the development OF its
future relations, and have neces-
sarily had SO much to do with their
development. that I am sure you will
think II natural and proper that L
shouid address to you few words
concerning them. Every ono who 1
sincerely believes in government by
the people must rejoice at the turn
ahairs have taken i'll regard to tbs
campaign This election is to he n:
genuine national referendum The
determination OF a great policy upcn K
winch the influence and authority OF
tne United States IN the world mast
depend Is not to 30 left to groups
OF politicians of other party. bu, Is
10 DO referred to the people thain- Z
serves Tor sovereign mandate TO
their representatives. They arc Ia
instruct their own governments what
they wish done
The chief question that Is put TO
you Is. OF course. this:
Nations Honor mt Stake,
DO you want your country's honor
Vlndicated and the treaty OF Ver-
sailles ratified? Do you in particular !
approve OF the league OF nations as
organized and empowered In that
treaty? And do you wish to see the
United States play its responsible
part in it? You have been grossly
misled with regard to the treaty, aud
particularly with regard to the pro-
posed character OF the league OF ma
tons. by those who have assumed
the serious responsibility OF oppos-
ing 1t. They have gone so far that
those who have spent their lives. asI Z
have spent my life, In fam!liarizing
themselves with the history and tra- 4
dit!ons and policies of the nation,
must stand amazed at the gross ig-
noranco and impudent audacity which
has led them to attempt to invent an
'Americanlsm' OF their own. which
has no foundation whatever in any
OF the authentic traditions Of the gov
ernment.
Americanism as they conceive it Is
reverses the whole process OF the last
row trasical years. 1t would sub
stitute America for Prussia, in the
policy Of Isolation and defiant ssgre.
CATION Their conception OF the dig
nifty OF the nation and .ts in,eres, Is
that we should stand apart and wate.,
to ADVANCE our own interests. ih,
voive ourselves In no responslb!iisy5ts Y
Tor the maintenance OF the right l,ss.
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