Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-08-10


standing has words"
Senator Harding, as the candidate
of the party, ana senator johnson are
as one on IN question, and, as the
latter expresses it, the republican
party is committed both by platform
n the abstract and by its candidate
in specification. The threatened re-
volt among leaders OF the party II
averted, but the minority position as
expressed in the senate prevails as
that Of the party. In short, principle,
as aIoWed III support OF the Lodge
reservations, or OIL The so-called mid
reservations, has been surrendered to
eXped. ency.
~ Separate Peace Promised.
Senaor Harding makes this new
pledge OF policy IN behalf of his party
Il promise you normal and effect
i've peace 50 quickly as a republican
congress can pass Its declaration for
republican executive to sign"
This means but one thing-a sepa-
rate peace with Germany!
This would be the most dishearten-
ing event in civilization since the
Russians made their separate peace
with Germany, and infinitely more
unworthy on our part tina n it was on
that of the Russians They were
threatened with starvation and reyO-
luton had swept their country. Our
soldiers fought side by side with the
allies. So complete was the coalition
Of strength and purpose that General
FOch was given supreme command
and every soldier in the allied cause,
no matter what flag he followed, rec
ognized him as his chief. We fought
the war together and now before the
thing is through 1t is proposed to
enter into a separate peace with Ger
many! In good faith we pledged our
strength with our associates for the
enforcement of terms upon offending
powers, and now it is suggested that
this be withdrawn. Suppose Ger
many, recognizing the first break in
the allies, proposes something we
cannot accept. Does Senator Hard
ing intend to send an army to Ger
many to press her to our terms? Ger
tainly the allied army could not be
expected to render aid. If, on the
other hand, Germany should accept
the chance we offered of breaking the
bond it would be for the express pur.
pose of insuring a German-American
alliance, recognizing that the allies
in fact, no nation in good standing
would have anything to do with either
of us.
This plan would not only be a piece
of bungling diplomacy, but plain, un-
adulterated dishonesty, as we'll.
I4otlge Plea Recalled.
No less an authority than Senator
V.NdOn C1iH hnfnrn hn If ronnnt
controversy, that to make peace ex.
brand us everlast.ngly with d.shonCr
and bring ruin 10 u.s."
And then after peace is made with
Germany, Senator Harding would. he
says, hopeful y approach the ma
proposing that understanding which
makes us willing participant in the
conservation of nations to q new re-
lationship."
In short, America, refusing to enter
the league Of nations. (now already
established by 20 nations) and bear
ing and deserving tho contempt of the
world, would submit an entirely new
project. This act would either be re-
garded as arrant madness or attempt
OO AAtCAAAtIOudl OOC0l0Au.
The plain truth is that the repub-
lican leaders, obsessed with a deter
mination to win the presidential cleo
ton. have attempted to satisfy too
many divergent views. Inconsistent
cies. inevitable under the circum-
stances, rise to haunt them on every
hand, and they find themselves ar.
rayed, in public thought at least,
against great principle. More than
that. their conduct is opposed to the
idealism upon which they party pros
pered in other days.
Illustrating these observations by
concrete facts, let 1t be remembered
that those now inveighing against an
interest in affairs outside of America
criticise President wilson in unmeas-
ured terms for not resenting the i'll
vasion Of Belgium in 1914. They
term the league of nations a military
alliance. which, except for their oppo-
sition, would envelop our country,
when. as matter Of truth. the
league of nations has claimed the
best thought of Amerira for years,
and the league to enforce peace was
presided over by so distinguished
republican as ex-President Taft, who
before audiences IN every section aQ-
vocated the principle and the plan Of
the present league.
Monroe Doctrine Cited.
They charge experimentation. when
we have as historical precedent the
Monroe doctrine. which is the vely
essence of article X of the Versailles
covenant. Skeptics viewed Monroe's
mandate with alarm, predicting re-
current wars in defense of Central
and South American states, whose
guardians they alleged We need not
be. And yet not shot has been fired
in almost 100 years in preserving SOW
ereign rights on this hemisphere.
They hypocritically claim that the
league of nations will result in our
boys being drawn into military serv-
ice. but they fail to realize that every
high school youngster in the land
knows that no treaty can override our
constitution. which reserves to con-
gress, and to congress alone, the
power to declare war. They preach
Americanism with a meaning of their
own invention, and artfully appeal to
selfish and provincial spirit, forget
ting that Lincoln fought a war over
y H., TO-