Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-06-21

political parties.
| You have listened to the full
expose by Senator Lenroot on the
League of Nations. There would not
be any trouble about the League OF
Nations if it were not for the personal
dictation of the president-'my will or
none think the sentiment OF Amer
lea is largely in favor Of considerable
cooperation and participation on the
part of the United States in a new in
ternational relationship which shall
tend to promote and preserve the peace
of the world / would not have Amer
lea hold aloof. But that is quite an
other thing from the. presidents idea
of supergoverlment of the world. l
do not believe historian ought to be
maker of history. He gets per-
verted viewpoint.
I'm the American constitution was
made the first provision in the world
for the upper house, which was to
stand between the executive and the
representative body in the making OF
foreign relations, and that provision
saved the United States OF America,
because the president, in his pursuit OF
the dream of an ideal, when he was
thinking more of Mr.. Wilson's page
in history than of the good OF the
United States, proposed to merge
us in supergovernment. Then he
came back and told the senate that II
it did not accept, it would break the
heart of the world. I'm a terribly
sympathetic man myself, but | would
rather break the heart OF the WOrld
than destroy the soul of the United
| States of America. You owe it to the
dominant group in the senate that you
have American independence tonight
When the Shantung provision came to
the senate / voted to send it back and
correct it. When the provision came
TO give Great Britain six votes to one
for the United States, voted to send
that back and correct it. | did this,
not because l am an irrecOncllable, nut
because the League of Nations Will
never amount to the paper 1t is writ
ten on until it is correct. l have nc
antiquities to Great Britain; let hel
have her six votes, but give something
to the United States.
Il do not want to discuss foreign
relations. If we are insistent on spend
ling our time on foreign relations, we
can find something to engage our at
tcntion right here at home. There Is
Mexico for example. l think ana pc
licve that maybe Righteousness is as
sorting itself in Mexico, but whether
it does or not, would rather light the
torch OF American righteousness tt
point the way to that unfortunate PEG
nlc. than risk contamination for this
republic in the affairs of the old world
I think We ought TO have an under
standing with Mexico. l don't want tt
live in a republic that does not pro
tect its citizenship. / should think al
American president could 90 to Mexico
land say: Look here, neighbors. d.
YOU want American capital, American
genius, American management, Amer
lean industry, to help you to develop
| snf,,Sf rinSS MO Hr(
neighbors and friends. All we wan'
with YOU is all understanding aDou'
the protection of American lives ant
property in your republic, and then, b!
the eternal, you keep that understand
ing!' There would not be any war
but it would need more watchfulness
and less waiting.
Nothing is more vital to this re
public today than clear and intelli
gent understanding. Men must un
derstand one another, and COVER
lment and men must understand eaci
other. There can he no Disgusting
truth. Speak it plainly. No people
lever recovered from the distressing
waste Of war except through work anu
denial There is no other way. we
shall make no recovery in seeking how
little men can do, our restoration lies
/ i'm doing the most which is reasonably
possible for individuals to do. Under
production and hateful prOtiteering are
both morally criminal and must he
combated America cannot he content
with minimums of production today
The crying need is maXimums. II we
NAV have maXimums of production we
shall have minimumS of cost. and prof
iteering will be spccded to its deserved
punishment Humanity needs renewed
consecra tons to what we call fellow
citizenship.
"One of the inevitable inhcritances
of the war is high wages. ] think they
are going to abide, and shall rejoice
that they do, but only on the condl-
ton that the American wage Garner
gives high efficiency for the : high
wages paid. Out of the supreme
tragedy must come a new order ana Il