The Washington times., 1920-08-09
Today
"a Straight, Clear Fight. I,
Who Shall Govern the
u. S. AT -
Peace League Means War.
Your Most important Vote.
BY ARTHUR BRISBANE
Copyright. isEoD

United States ruled by the ciu-
zens OF this country or ruled by a
foreign parliament. Mr.. Cox has
decided that the Peace League is
sue will elect him. and Mr.. Wilson
has what he desired. an election
with the Peace League as the only
important question.
Nothing else can be important
when there is question OF giving
up government OF United States
by the United States and enter
ing q worldwide combination, with
this country In an infinitesimal
minority.
At last there is to be a referen-
dun on the Peace League. Every
citizen will have opportunity to
vote on 1t, and no one will have
cause to complain when the matter
Is settled.
II the people of this country are
foolish enough to vote away their
international independence II will
prove that Green, the English his
torian, was right when he said
that Americans achieved indepen-
dence before they were Mt for It.
One thing must be perfectly
clear to those that are not blinded
by any baby talk about saving the
world or breaking the heart OF the
world.
This country would 90 into the
League alone, with the interests
of all other League members op-
posed to American interests. What
does Europe want from US, why
the constant statement that the
League will amount to nothing II
we do not come in?
The European nations want
American men and American
money to fight with, that they may
save their own. 1
They have got what they want
under their various flags, terri
tory largely stolen or annexed in
war. They Wdnt this country to
guarantee that the aOorld shall re-
main divided as at present, and
they aOdnt the money and men of
America back of the guarantee.
The British Empire is about the
right size now, from the British
point of view. This country is re-
quested to enter the Peace League
and guarantee that England shall
retain possession of all that She
has swallowed.
II you think the United States
should be guaranteeing and insur-
ing things of that kind, then vote
for the Peace League candidates.
If not, not.
Here we have attended to our
own affairs and have fought only
when attacked. In Europe the ma
tions have been fighting through
the centuries like crowd of ban
dts seeking spoil. They have
robbed and murdered each other
and at one time or another every
one has been the enemy of every
other one. The European map has
been changing all through the
years. Now we are invited to
come in and keep it as it is for
ever, a few having got as much
as they could possibly hope to keep.
Enter the Peace League, and the
first task assigned to this country
would be to fight Russia. IL we
were in the League now, ships
would now be carrying another
American army to Europe. And
YOU who read this would be told
to prepare for perpetual income
tax at the present rate, and higher,
and urged to get out your savings
once more to buy bonds, or con-
fess yourself no patriot.
Every child past fifteen can
understand whence comes the
Peace League support. The Presi-
dent in a moment OF wild excite
ment, kings bowling before him,
nations acclaiming him as a new
Messiah, promised whatever was
wanted. You need Americas men
and money? Why, of course, I'll
give tneHu W you' iShoi dht ochtl
mentalists heard only the words
peace League" and thought
"Peace League" must mean peace.
That it means war, and plenty
of it, they will learn soon enough
il folly ever puts this nation in
the League. II you want war, in
definite, declared for the United
States by other countries, you
want the Peace League. II you
want peace, you want no League.
Mr.. Cox, declaring for the Peace
League, exactly as Mr.. Wilson
promised 1t, says that this country
has a definite duty all over the
world"
Do you agree with that, all over
the world? 1f two sets Of bar
barians in the Balkans, savages
that have not outgrown murder
and banditry after thousands OF
years. start cutting each others
throat, whose business is it to at
tend to that? Is 1t this country's
business?
II would be our business, under
the Peace League. One set OF
Balkan brigands would be in the
League family, the other would
not. The League would have the
right to say, and would say, to
this country. Beautiful civiliza-