Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-10
''SAvE LEAGUE" !"
IS ROOSEVELT'S
CRY IN SPEECH
Vice Presidential Nominee
Joins Governor Cox In
"SingIe Tracking" Along :
With President Wilson.

Hyde Park. N. Y.,\ Aug. g.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, in formal
address accepting the democratic
vice presidential nomination at his
home today. joined with his chief,
James NJ. Cox. in accepting the
challenge of the republicans to make
the league of nations one OF ths
principal issues OF the national CAM
paign. A
The democratic party" he said,
has offered TO this nation a treatv
OF peace whicE to make it real
treaty for real peace must include
a league OF nations"
To-day" he continued I'VE are
offered a seat at the table OF the
.amily of nations to the end that
the smaller peoples may be truly
safe to work ont their own destiny.
We will take that place. say so
because we have faith--faith tina;
this nation has no selfish destiny,
faith that our people are looking
into the wears beyond for better
'hings and thai they are not afraid
10 do Their part.
- Will Save Ideal.
Even AS this nation entered the
war for an ideal, so it has emerged
from the war with the determination
that the ideal shall not die. 1t is
Idle to pretend that the war declara-
ION of Aoril 6. 1917, was a mere
act OF self. dei.nse or that the OBJ
ject OF our par icipation was solely
70 defeat the military power Of the
central nations OF Europe. We
@new then as 1 nation. even as We
know today, that success on land
md sea, could be but half victory.
To the cry of the French at Ver-
dun: They shall not pass and the
cheer OF our own men in the Ar
eonnc: We SHALL go through'-we
must add this positive declaration of
our own wills; that the world shall
be saved from the, repetition OF this
crime.
The league of nations is prac-
teal solution OF a practical situa-
ton. 1t is no more perfect than the
original constitution, which has
been amended lS times and will
soon. we hope. be amended /the
nineteenth, was perfect. 1t is not
anti-nation; il is anti-war."
Face Two Problems.
Two great problems, he declared,
Will confront the next admiuistra-
tior, our relations with the world
and the pressing need Of organized
progress at home. Among the most
pressing .of our national needs he
placed the bettering Of our citizen
ship, the extension of teaching to
over 100000 of our population
above the age Of 10 who are litter
ate, the Strengthening Of immigra-
ton laws to exclude the physically
and morally unfit, the improvement
in working conditions. especially in
the congested centers, the extension
OF communications to make rural
life more attractive and the further
protection of women and child life
in industry" -.
Reorganization of governmental
machinery, which, he. said. has be-
come antiquated. especially since the
war, also was urged By Mr.. Roose-
welt.
Cummings Scores G. o. P.
Homer Cummings. former chair
man OF tie democratic national com
n1ittee, declared informally notify
ing Mr.. Roosevelt of his nomination.
that the American people have paid
a Staggering penalty" for the re-
publican victory at the polls in 1918.
Undisputed in the material and
moral leadership, of the world when
the armistice was signed. he said,
who will deny that our title to that
leadership has been grievously i'm
paired, if not completely lost?"
There is but one way out" he
added. 1T is to redeem Americas
wore, to the world and to assume
without hesitation our share Of the
task of rehabilitatng the broken
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