Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-10-14
KELLY SCORED
WILSON STAND
Congressman Made Big Hit on
His League of Nations
Address.
GROESBECK WELL GREETED
Republican Nominee for Governor
Left Good Impression
with Public.

Groesbeck, Republican nominee fol
governor, and Congressman Patrick
Kelly toured the county, and it j:
safe to say that the Republican party
is still more strongly entrenched II
Gratiot right now, than at any pre-
vious time during the campaign.
Starting in early Wednesday
morning at Ashley; the speakers, anc
the Republican nominees for count.
ty offices, toured the southern, east.
ern and northern part of Gratiot
Addresses were made in Ashley
Middleton, Breckenridge, st. Louis
Alma and Ithaca, and in each place
the speakers were warmly greeted by
the audiences.
Michigan's pat" one of the best
orators that Michigan has sent to the
National Capital in years, was OF
His humor, and his oratory held the
close attention of his audiences in
each place, and his discourses on the
League of Nations and the Reserva-
tions, which seemingly are the one
big issue of the campaign now
proved highly interesting, and in
structive.
Groesbeck was well received in
each place, but naturally his orator
ical efforts were dimmed by the bril-
liancy of Kelly. He nevertheless left
an impression that is not. small
one. His evident sincerity Of pur-
pose, and his most evident desire and
determination to give Michigan a
real history making, but economical
ADMINISTRATION, was made very plain
10 his audience.
The Alma meeting was held in the
Strand theatre at 800 p. m, the
Masonic band furnishing the music
for the occasion. The speakers were
introduced here by James G.. Kress,
Republican candidate for Judge of
Probate.
In opening his address Congress-
man Kelly called attention to the un-
rest in all parts Of the world, and to
the need Of a safe, sane, admins
tration, such as Harding and Cool
edge would give
He then turned his efforts to the
Republican nominee for governor,
and spoke of the efforts of Groes-
beck, the poor young man, to estab-
lish himself in a law practice in De-
troit, his recognition before the De-
troit bar, his selection as attorney
~ -.
curing the Republican nomination for
governor, when opposed by the pol
itical machine Of his own county.
He praised the nominee and his pub
lie office record unstintingly.
From Groesbeck Kelly turned to
the big issue of the campaign, The
League of Nations, tracing it from
the time that Wilson first went to
Europe down until II failed by few
votes to secure the necessary two
thirds vote of the senate with the
reservations, recommended by the
foreign relations committee of the
upper house of congress.
Carefully Kelly outlined the va
rious paragraphs Of the text Of the
league, which the Republicans at
tempted to amend with reservations.
lie told their purpose, mentioned
their vague terms and told clearly
just what effect the reservations
would have in the cases that he cited.
The first he stated was to amend
the withdrawal privilege. He stated
that the league text stated that a
nation might withdraw upon two
years notice provided all of its OBJ
legations had been fulfilled. Then he
asked who was to Judge if the ma
tons obligations were fulfilled, call
ing attention TO the necessity of
America being the judge Of when il
should have fulfilled its obligations
should 1t desire to withdraw. Other
wise he stated, the league might de-
eide that for some reason the conn
try had not fulfilled its obligations.
lie then asked what nations objected
to the reservation. None. Any great
rulers of great nations object? he
questioned, and then stated, "Only
one, Woodrow Wilson, President Of
the United States"
On the question Of arbitration of
international affairs, by examples he
indicated how difficult il might be
to determine whether or not a aues-
tion was an international one or a
domestic one, bringing in the jan
anese question as a fitting example.
IN which Japan would probably take
the view that citizenship of Japanese
IN this country was an international
affair, while the United States with
out doubt would claim il to be
strictly domestic problem, concern
ing the United States. Again he
asked the questions as TO the nations
that objected, and the rulers Of ma
tions. answering that only Wilosn OBJ
jected, and so on down through the
various reservations.
Three other reservations of inter-
est and Of importance were dis
cussed, one of these being O COM
mission under the league TO inquire