The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-10-15

Raymond Robbins, the man who
discussed campaign issues at the Isis
theater on Saturday afternoon is a
man who has seen many different
phases Of activity and was in the
Red Cross service in Europe during
the war. His experience there and
his knowledge of the nations and the
problems that are confronting them
made him a close student of the
league of nations treaty and he is
unqualifiedly against it, He accepts
the Democratic challenge that vote
for Cox is vote for the league Of
nations and vote for Harding is a
vote to keep America out OF the
league of nations and to keep
America Independent. He says he
finds considerable consolation and
assurance in the fact that in the
state of Maine at the recent election
$4,000 women who voted for the first
time in their lives we're divided on
the question in the ratio of 10000
for the Republican ticket and only
10000 for the Democratic ticket.
The Democratic gush of four years
ago "he kept us out of war" is now
being taken seriously and they do
not accept the presidents promise
at this time that joining the league
Of nations will keep us out of war.
Mr.. Robbins showed by rather
lengthy and careful analysis of the
different sections of the treaty that
to join the league of nations means
that world problems shall be settled
at Geneva by nine men of which the
United States has one vote in nine.
To stay out of the league of nations
means that we shall settle questions
affecting ourselves and our interests
and settle them at Washington, D. c.
One of the vital principles in the
league of nations according to it's
statements and the presidents state
ment is self-determination of every
nation as to what it shall be and
what it's future shall be and he gives
Shantung as an illustration of how
that principle was violated. While
these men were framing this infam-
Gus treaty at Versailles, which he
pronounced as if it were spelled
Versi, president Wilson himself con-
sented to the enslavement of thirty
millions of people in China by plac-
ing them under the yoke of the
Japanese. A secret agreement had
been made to that effect and Presi-
dent Wilson, who had been condemn
ing secret agreements and making
stand for open covenants openly
arrived at, honored this secret agree
Inent and consigned thirty million.
Chinese to slavery under the Japan
csc. He said 1t was simply a, case
OF the Japanese rising in council and
drawing the sword, and all of the
others submitted. It was an act on
the part Of the Japanese exactly like
the Germans have been doing; set
thing things by the sword. He says
that Japan for thirty years has been
following in the footsteps of Ger
many and in face of all that autoc-
racy and tyranny on the part Of ia
pan, these thirty millions of people
were placed under economic services
by this treaty, and by the body OF
the treaty Since they had such an
utter disregard for the rights of
those thirty millions of people who
had been betrayed by the secret, how
could any Of the other nations of
the world expect anything but be-
trayal or expect human and kindly
consideration and justice at the
hands Of anyone acting under this
infamous treaty. The Democratic
ambassador at Shantung resigned
and came home rather than bear the
disgrace of being connected with an