The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-09-16
FASTER WRITES ON TOPIC
n, WE FoRsAkE THE WORLD
AND FIGHT OUR BATTLES
ALONE?
,;4or If The Review:

I,di+NT OF the I0FAOW"
rha representatives of the Demo
,trc and Republican parties met in
,+ion3l convention, adopted their
-latforms and nominated candidates
t.r President, who are to, be the
.a,dard bearers of their respective
'r+;as in this quadrennial election
r ,ar Both of the nominees have
on, made their speeches of accept
oo and declared their policies on
'hich they will base their claims for
va neople's endorsement at the
aus in the coming November elec-
t;o, Therefore every voter should,
hofore casting his or her ballot, con-
~idor we'll the exclaimed policy of
loch candidate and the political char
octar and record OF their parties.
There is one vital question now be-
fore the people in the present pOliti-
ca1 campaign which they must settle
f,r themselves, a question which is
Of transcendant Importance, touching
&C if does the deep interest of every
man woman and child, OF this country
and ultimately reaching out and in
lInding the whole world. Do they
dasire the United States to join the
other nations of the world in league,
hv which it is sought through friendly
cooperation to prevent all future
world wars, such as we so recently ex-
nprienced, or do they desire the policy
of this government to still retain. It's
ancient policy of isolation, and re-
main out of the league of nations,
make a separate peace with Germany,
and the other enemy pations, and
combat single-handed with every op-
posing interest which may be Brought
against us by the other nations of
the world? We have helped the
world to fight it's battles, shall We
now. or shall W. not, help to maintain
peace? To fail now in this last obli-
CATION is unthinkable.@
For nearly two years this nation
suffered in travail and agony through
the closing part of the most san
culinary war that ever called people
to arms Two millions of American
youth. the flower and pride of the
nation, we're sent across the great
waters of the Atlantic to fight and
bleed and suffer on the field of bat
tie in foreign country that German
militarism might be overcome, and
the world saved to democracy.
Weeping mothers saw their sons
marchs away to the call of their
country, then with noble courage
they bravely turned to their pressing
home duties, with a fervent prayer in
their hearts for the success of the
cause and their safe return home.
But how many of them were never
again to look upon a mothers face,
or make glad the heart, so bitterly
crushed by the sad separation, which
held within it's grim possibilities, a
direful never more" sisters merry
laugh never again to ring out upon
ears, so soon to be deafened by the
cannons roar, a life blOtted out by
the enemy's deadly bullet! And they
were assured that this was to be the
lisa great war; for at it's successful
close a great league of nations would
be formed and all such wars in the
future make impossible. And for
this end all labored and hoped.
The war was successfully won by
America and associated powers, and
league for the prevention of war
promptly created by the accredited
agents of the various friendly nations.
subject to the approval of their re-
spective home governments.
In the meantime the party which
had been in power throughout the
war here at home and promoter OF
the league idea, was displaced by a
party hostile to the established form
OF the league, and because Of this
change in the treaty-making powers
OF our government, America has been
denied her rightful place in the cou1l-
ellis of the existing league. The Re-
publican party gaining the ascendancy
OF power in the national senate has
prevented America from entering the
great covenant for establishing and
maintaining peace amocg the nations
OF the earth. When we had hoped to
rest peacefully from our struggle with
astrong and determined foe, we have
sniy turmoil, confusion and unrest.
The mothers and sisters of those
NOBLE, brave boys, who so grandly
bore their part in the great conflict,
nave now been given the franchise
and will at the next election have
equal rights with the male citizenship
10 Say who shall be our next Presi-
dent and the treaty and peace-makers
OF the new congress, and by their
vote say whether American shall be-
come member of the league of ma
tons or not.
II they, the women of America,
oeslre that this government shall
JON with the other great nations and
90 her part in enforcing and maintain
ing the peace of the world, then they
may easily secure this greatly needed
consummation, by voting for and
electing James NJ. Cox, President, and
giving him a Democratic senate. BY