The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-08

we found that it dragged us not only !
into every dispute and every war In /
Europe and in the rest of the world :
but that our soldiers and sailors might
be forced to give their lives in quar-
rels not their own at the bidding or
foreign governments.
1t also appeared that our domestic
questions. like immigration, could be /
interfered with, that the interpreted !
ton of the Monroe doctrine was to be
left to the decision of the league. that
we were to be made participants in the
outrageous disposition of Shantung
which robbed a friendly nation and
gave the proceeds of the robbery to
her worst enemy, and that finally we
were to have in the assembly Of the
league only one vote to Great Britain
six. These provisions were all in
tolerable. Reservations were adopted
which relieved us from every obliga-
ton under Article y. which took all
our domestic questions completely
out of the jurisdiction of the league,
which once and for all placed the
Monroe doctrine beyond any interfer-
ence by Europe or any foreign power,
and which refused our assent to the
cruel wrong of Shantung.
Protects People
We also made it impossible to sub
ject the United States to the proposed
inequality in voting power, for we pro
foundry believed that the United
States must never take Part in any
council of the nations where her vote
was not equal to that OF any other
power represented. Some of us were
, deeply convinced that there ought to
be no league at all and that absolute
! safety could be obtained in no other
way, others Of us, more numerous,
believed that the reservations | have
described would protect the United
! States against the perils Of the cove
nant if we joined the league. We
were all firmly united in our deter
nrinatiOn that the league as submitted
! by Mr. Wilson must never pass. We
were also agreed that Mr. Wilson's
league with what he called "interpre
tative reservations" or with anything
those obedient to him approved. was
! just as bad just as monacing as the
: original. Twice we offered the preSi-
! dent and his most faithful supporters
an opportunity to ratify the treaty
with reservations. Twice his follow
ers, obedient to his orders. rejected
/ veto WITHOUT reason
The Republicans of the senate then
made another effort to put an end to
the state of technical war with Ger
many and at the same time rid the
country of those measures which were
adopted under the war powers of the
constitution and which are clearly un-
constitutional in time of peace. They
would thus have relieved the business
and the daily occupations of the people
from the burden of war legislation and
at the same time have preserved to
the United States under the terms of
the resolution all benefits accruing
to the United States under the provi-
sion of the treaty of Versailles. This
resolution was passed by h
branches of congress and vetoed by
the president in a message which fur
nished neither argument nor reason
for the veto but which it must be ad-
mitted had a pleasant touch of humor
in its allusion to the freedom of the
seas. The house also passed a resolu-
ton repeating all war Legislation with
three exceptions. The president
/. vetoed it. His autocratic powers must
not be disturbed
Question Before People
: There the story ends We have
Stoppeu VII "lISOA treaty anu Iut
question goes to the people In 1915
\ Mr. Wilson won on the cry that "hf
s had kept us out of war" He now de
mands the approval of the American
people for his party and his admins
J tration on the ground that he ha:
Y kept us out of peace
o We of the senate believe that We
have performed a high and patriotic
: duty and we ask you, representative!
Y OF the Republican party, to approve
;. our course and stand by what we have
o done The next act will fill a large
y stage and the people will decide be
: tween us and the president Thu
t league must be discussed in every dis
!. ,triCt and in every state and we desire
y to have the verdict 50 clearly giveI
I that no man who seeks to represen
a the people in the senate, in the houst
n or in any place or any degree, ca,
r have the slightest doubt as to hi
y duty. We make the issue; we asl
d appreciation for what we have done
I The people will now tell us what the
l. think of Mr.. Wilson's league and it
d sacrifice of America. The shiftin
J. scene in-Europe, with its wars and dis
l. putes. its changing governments an
e fleeing boundaries which we are aske
e 10 sudI hnIee, Will instruct the peOpl
l. from day to day and we confidentl
It lsave the future and the protection Q
t their sons and brothers and of tn
s country's rights in their hands.
e Ready for Issue
r That future no man can predict bu
d the country knows we'll in what spiri
d We Republicans will meet it. a spiri
h as different from that of the Pres
e lGent as day from night The peOpl