The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-29

no anti profiteering laws The amendments
/ 20 the food control act were suggested by
! the president and supported by the Demo-
Gratis in congress. The president recon-
mended four additional measures TO prevent
ures were pigeOnholed. Nothing pro-
posed by the Republicans in place of them.
Is the Democratic administration to be
| denounced for failing TO enforce measures
which the Republicans refused to pass?
Election Money Too Free.
| Perhaps the most significant omission
from the Republican platform is In respect
/ 10 me excessive use of money! in federal
elections. In spite Of the general indigna-
ton aroused by the expenditure of more
| than 81 900 900 in behalf of Governor Low
den and the nomination Of dark horse al
| result, no mention on the subject is
found in the Republican platform. The
strate the fact that the presidency cannot
| be auctiOned.
| at the waters edge. The political record
! Of the last few months bellies this declara-
ton. The Republican party in the senate
and in its recent convention presented to
| the world the humilfating spectacle of dis
cordant and conflicting factions seeking to
discredit the president in his efforts to
\ maintain the respect and confidence of our
No Mex Policy Proposed
THE Chicago platform declared that the
| policy of the Wilson administration
towards Mexico il responsible for the loss
ON OF hC cffiv and properly resulting to AmeT
provisions Of that platform regarding Mex
| leo are ambiguous and indefinite. Does the
plank in the Republican platform on Mex
| leo mean that if the property or lives of
American citizens in Mexico are hereafter
| endangered this government will make war
/ on Mexico and establish a protectorate
| Why was the convention not frank enough
! to announce a definite policy? Why was
its meaning concealed in a multiplicity of
I ambiguous words:
! authority of congress to exercise mandate
| for Armenia. 1t has never been contem-
| plated by any one that the United States
should assume that responsibility without
| first prescribing the terms and conditions
Of the mandate; It would not be difficult
for the United States to safeguard its
4 responsibilities as to proceed with the
| united support of England, France, Italy
] and Japan, as well as every other member
| OF the league. The mandate may readily
| be made elf-sustaining Why then should
| the presidents request be treated as au-
! deny encouragement of assistance to
! Armenia and would force a protectorate
| on Mexico They are deaf to the appeal of
: the oppressed but as always are sensitive to
| the call OF wealth They are unwilling to
incur expense or danger to protect millions
| OF od-fearing Christians from massacre
! but they are anxious to invade a foreign
/ land for the protection of property rights
Great Republican leaders, including Mr..
| Lodge and Mr. Roosevelt, in public ad-
| dresses prior to the war ehampiOned the
establishment Of league of nations. They
logic the very arguments they now advance
against the league.
Sing Hymn of Hate.
The plain fact is the enemies of the
! in the senate and controlled the platform
declaration at Chicago. While the league
/ plank in the Chicago platform Is full of
| position of the irreconcilables and re-
pudiation of the Lodge reservations The
league plank is not frank The convention
/ should have displayed the courage clearly
! to declare its policy, but the Chicago con-
4 vention was frank on only one subject-in
4 n rlTfp hot, for
! The chief Issue is whether the United
States shall contract with other nations
ito prevent unnecessary wars; whether the
waste and sacrifices OF unJustiffable con-
flicts shall be superseded by orderly tri-
bunals for the settlement of disputes among
nations. If the Republicans win, the small
nations, which obtained their independence
thru association in the war with the allies
will be overcome by their recent enemies
and Europe will quickly collapse into its
pre-war condition Of oppression and
threatened anarchy. Our country will in
mer allies and our people will earn a repu-
tation for selfishness and responsibility
Which Will require centuries to counteract.
War VIII BE Wasted.
"If this war ends and the allies go their
separate ways without substituting Justice
for force in the settlement of international
disputes the generations to come will be
born to heritage of wastefulness and
bloodshed. The world wants and must have
some substantial advance some compensa-
tiOn for what it lost and suffered in the
vention do their duty as our soldiers have
done theirs, the voters of the nation will
not fail them. If we make this issue bold
1y will win.
7 viii the women of America. who gave
their men to our uniforms, prove indiffer-
ent to the cause forever rendering i'm
possible the resources of such a struggle
as the war just ended? 1t is profoundly
significant that the movements for woman
suffrage and for the prevention of need
less wars proceed sinu ltaneously. The
immediate ratification of the equal suffra ge
amendment will assure victory for the
Democratic party on a platform favoring
ratification Of the treaty without destruc-
tive reservations The women of America
stand for peace.
Never before has a nationwide battle
been waged in the cause of international
justice, humanity and peace. The opposi-
ton has taken low and untenable ground
Let the Democratic party occupy the
heights. Never again will any great polit-
ical party in America invite disaster by
trifling with great problems"