Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-10-28
Acting Sec. Of Commerce
Sweet Gives Able Adj
dress on Article 10
R. w. MOORE SPEAKS
Predicts Big Democratic Majority in
Eighth District With 5000 Women
Voters .

The idea of and purpose oil the Lea
que of Nations is to maintain the
peace of the world declared Edwin F:
Sweet, acting Secretary of Commerce
before large anil enthusiastic demo
sIlai:ic ra.ly FAST night in the opera
nouse under the auspices of the Cox,
Roosevelt and Moore Club.
The speaker went into a detailed
explanation Of article ten of the Lea
que. The chief objections raised he
said is that it will get US into war.
This he said is absolutely untrue, Ar
Jicle 10 he said provides that in case
# aggression the council shall advise
the best method TO prevent it. 1t
yoJ.la he asserted cause any nation
contemplating war to stop, think and
take notice The league he said is a
growing concern and is here to stay
and the only question is whether or
not we will join 1t.
The speaker told Of the material
benefits to be derived from being a
member cf the league. 1t will provide
ne SAID for gradual disarmament, re-
5uit;rlg in the saving of millions Of
td..ars\and Also in reduction in tie
standing armies of the world. The
Monroe Doctrine he said was estab-
lished nirety-seven years ago and il
never got America into trouble and
the league is not any near as war
IKE as this ne said.
0peltins- this remarks the speaker
sad the league first originated in
1908 in North Carc1ina and next; was
advocated by President Taft for the
enforcement of the peace of the
world
Mr.. Sweet said Senator Harding N
Baltimore practically said his mind :s
bEark on the League of Nations and
he added Hardingis purpose is to
throw dust in the eyes Cf the voters
ard make it difficult fer them to
understand the issues. He said
that Senator Hiram Johnson wants
20 scrap the league and Former Presi-
dent Taft wants to get i:to the lea
que ard both he said are supporting
Harding.
Representative X. Walton Moore
made brilliant address on the CAM
ea!gn issues and he said the signs are
propit:ols for Cox and Roosevelt.
The eighth district he predicted would
roH UP the usual democratic majority
and With the 5000 women voters in
this district he said it wouM swell the
majority. The speaker admitted there
were some irregularies during the war
out said the repub fears were as
nu4,h to blame for these as the demo-
GRATIS. The world war he said was car
rSed to am overwhelming victory uryler
the democratic party. The republicans
he sad claim the democrats ought to
be displaced to get rid of the south
ern Influence in this country. The
speaker tcck shot at the repub.i-
cars and their candidate and he gave
avn able review of the League of Ma
tons.
The meeting was opened with an
address by Gardner l.. Boothe who
presided. He gave instructions on how
to, prepare the ballot on next Tuesday
There are five candidates for prcSi-
| deat and he said baFEct wall be about
four feet long. 1t is not necessary he
said to scratch the electors of the
different presidential candidates, but
simply scratch the names of al ex-
cept these whom you intend to vote
/, for. There VIII he two constitutional.
amendments he sa:d on separate
ticket, cne fer good roads ard the
other for schools. The ladies he sais
wcufd have to carry with them or
election day their tax receipts, other.
wise they carnct, vote as owing to tht
short time the city treasurer has n9
had an opportunity to make up .ht
look.
| Mr.. Boothe said> THAT Mr.. Hardin
h'ars stuck pretty close to the bacl
porch. whereas Governor Cox ha!
! Faced the people and let al know
/ where he stands or the issues of th'
lay. In the hast two weeks he said .h'
pendulum has started to swing to Cox
| An,org these who occupied seats oil
the stage were Hon. Edwin F. Sweet