The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-06-04
AMERICAS PROTECTION
IS REPUBLICAN SLOGAN
Specifically Applied TO Issue rs Pre-
scented BY Wilson In Veto Of
Peace Resolution.

Washington, June 4. - Protection of
unfaltering Americanism will be the
issue presented by the Republican
party at Chicago for decision in the
campaign.
The Presidents reiteration of his
many previous statements that he will
not accept any sort of peace except
that which does not include his own
pet league of nations and his fourteen
points is contained in the following
paragraph of his message vetoing the
Know peace resolution:
Notwithstanding the fact that upon
our entrance into the war we protested
to be seeking to assist in the main
tenance of common interests, nothing
is said in this resolution about the
freedom of navigation upon the seas,
or the reduction of ornaments, or the
vinidcation of the rights of Belgium,
or the rectification of wrongs done to
France, or the releace of the Christian
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from the intolerable subjugation which
they have had for so many genera
tions TO endure, or the establishment
of an Independent Polish state, or the
continued maintenance of ay kid Of
Understanding among the great powers
of the world which would be calculat-
ed to prevent in the future such aut-
RACES as Germany attempted"
Republican members of Congress |
are of the opinion that this statement |
is entirely at variance with the actual |
facts.
When the United States entered the |
war there was no profession of main
tenance of common interests, but
declaration that the rights of the
United States had been violated.
When the President arrived in Paris
to help negotiate the treaty he made
no egort to secure from Great Britain
an acknowledgement of freedom of the
seas. Meanwhile Representative Brit
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the result of ships now In building the
United States in 1928 will have a navy
larger than the combined fleets of the
British Empire. This, Republican
feel, is the best guaranty of
freedom of the seas.
Great Britain cleverly incorporated
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league covenant that no reduction in
should be made unless pro
rata, which would stlll leave her in
control of the seas of the world.
The rights of Belgium have been
indicated by the armies of the United
States which overthrow the German
Empire, by the restoration of Belgium
sovereignty, and by agreement by eGr-
many to pay damages.
Germany has been shorn of her en-
pire, her boundaries have dwindled
and France now has troops ON Ger
man soil In order to make sure that
the last franc is eXacted in reparation.
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problem of Turkey.
Poland is already in fact an indie
pendent republic.
No kind of permanently peaceful
understanding among the nations of
the world can be possible until self
which the President
fails to mention, extends to Ireland,
India and every other subjugated state.
and no preliminary agreement can be
entered into by America until its SOW
erelgnty and republican deals are
fully protected from the Vaccinations
Of the diplomacy of empires.
On this line the Republican leaders
intend to fight if it takes all summer
The President has laid down his pla-
form for attack in the one paragraph
quoted. His opponents in Congress
intend to meet the issue on the facts.
1t is an almost universal custom in