Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-24
Hoover Seeks to
Keep Treaty Out
of Coming Election

;Ol AOllllIlS GlSCLlOn
Baltimore, Nd, Feb. :3-Herbcrt
G. Hoover. former food administra.
tor, declared today in I'm address at
Johns Hopkins University his oppo-
sition to making the ratification of
the treaty with Germany an issue in
the Presidential campaign. He in
sisted the injection Of the arguments
for and against reservations would
I'obscure our pressing domestic is
sucs by conflict over question in
which the Country already has made
up it's mind" aud added: 1T is my
impression that there is 10 party
credit in this position
Hope for inned ratification of
the treaty rested, he said, in the ac-
ceptance by the lesser reservation
ists' Of the proposals of the mild
rescrvationis,s." The two combined,
he said, could secure ratification.
1T also appears ~ Us" he contin-
ued, that even iron, the point of
view Of the lesser reservationists
they will have secured all OF the
major functions and values Of the
league If it be put into being, and if
it prove its living value in the world.
no one can doubt that any necessary
changes will be granted to 1t by
common consent as the years go on
Ior~my part. If the league cannot
prove it's value under the latest pro-
posals Of the mild reservationists, it
will never prove them under the pro-
posuis os the lesser fsservation-
! lists"
The present danger Europe is fac
ing. Mr.. Hoover said. is not so much
! IL revolutionary catac!ysm as the
steady degeneration Of the standard
: OF living and the slow decay of the
forces OF stability"
| Restored productivity, Re insisted,
is essential if the Allies are to receive
the maximum reparation Until
! then we shall not have real peace
he said. ut will be delay ed so long
us sc hang the treaty in the air, for
we are part Of it,"
| u do not believe the adherence Of
the American people to the league re-
quircs any demonstration he con-
tinued. 1T has been under discus
sion for eight mouths. ii has been
given uble debate and consideration
i'll its every complexion. ! believe
that the majority Of our people are
convinced Of the necessity of rcscrvu
tons with the League. Both parties
TO the conflict appear to conccdc this.
The conflicting groups ov,,' the char
acter Of reservations have gradually
abandoned their extreme ground and
have come closer and close. TO u com
mop mind. 1t would appear to an
| outsider that both sides were III
| agreement on al the great major
| IDEAS OF the League and the major
| IDEAS Of reservations, put that they
arc in disa gYcemcDt mostly over sec
onuary questions in the reservations.
IN the mcuniime the wor:j is held IN
SUSPENSE. Infinite misery 6ocs on ac-
| cumulatins. Forces are set i'll motion
that mag Weld new conflicts. Al
ready the distrust and undermining
Of confidence and credit II the world
has crippled our export market"
| Regarding the part the United
States will take in he rehabilitation
of Europe Mr.. Hoover couusellcd
modera ton. We have two cXtrtmc
views among our people" he said.
upon the policies we should adopt
/ in al! these matters. Onc contends
that the ideal is solatiop-lcarc
Europe TO herself; the other contends
for ut least moral domination as u
mission of international justice.
! Many Of US want neither extreme"
| Assuming that the treaty would be
ratified some day" in some form
he expressed u hope that il might
serve to bring about Il. reduction Of
! armament and the development Of
| engines Of Cancellation, of arbitration
and codes and courts of information
aj Justice"
I'VE hope for its influence in the de-
! struction Of the economic barriers Sc!
/ I'd before and since the war he ccn-
! tined, (which stifie the refrigeration #
and the free entry. Of our own cJm-
merce over the world. Some Of US hnre
the league will not intcrpose in interna-
tionai differences except III the last
stage necessary to ulitigate the grow til
! Of conflict. Some Of US have no liki u
for nanda ,ey Of any European states.
for We would thus plunge ourselves ter
\
train of dangers. Most Of US have no
| ambitions 10 moral or other DONNA
| ton"
! Except where the interests If :hc
United States are yitally concerned, Mr..
! Hoover declared himself as opposed 80
American membership on the various
missions provided for in the treaty for
the settlement Of questions raised by the
war.
The ioanins Of money except to ale
viatG distress also was opposed.
Our best assistance in healing Eu-
motion of the great processes of private
commerce. he said, mot In loans from
our government"
Mr.. IIoover's references to the peace
| treaty and its ratification was preceded
by tho presentation of statistics Galley
lated to Indicate what he called the
''heartbreaking Under-pasment' ~
school teachers. There are, lie said.
10000 teaching positions in the publ:
| schools that now are vacant or Gll'd
by teachers below standard. There !;
not u university In the United States"
he said, that Is not losing month by
month some of its best ability by the
! competition OF commerce.
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kitehener's DOG.
Lord kitcbcper's favoritc dog.
which he left in the hands Of Ad-
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