Manchester Democrat., 1921-12-07
HENRY CABOT LODGE.

pardon. So says the old adage,, but,
if that were literally true, it would
evidence serious human defect rath-
er than truism.
This. newspaper has censured Henry
Cabot Lodge, Massachusetts Senior
Senator, for preventing this country
from becoming member Of the League
of Nations The Massachusetts Sem
ator is literary man of exceeding
high rank. Probably no American is
more distinguished as an editor and
publisher of high class histories, BIZ
ographies, essays and addresses. How
could such man use his great learn
ing and ability to cripple a great Am-
erican project, into which many ma
tions came mainly to please this coun-
try? That was what we could not un-
derstand.
We looked upon the League of Ma
tions as noble and hopeful in it's begin
ings, very great thing indeed in hui
man history, dawn in the darkness
of international conflict and competi-
tion, an adventure which threw halo
of greatness about the nation that pro-
duced it.
And we were more than ever at a
loss to understand how Senator Lodge
was able to secure the support Of
Senator Walsh, his Democratic asso-
ciate in the Senate from Massachusetts.
Then we commenced to think how
a child born in Boston as Lodge was.
whose eyes first opened in sight OF
Bunker Hill Monument, who, as a
young boy, read the inscriptions on the
monuments at Lexington and Concord,
especially the one on the Concord mon
ument which reads:
"By this rude bridge which spans the
flood,
To April's breeze their flag unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood,
And fired shot heard round the
World"
And the reason for Senator Lodges
opposition to the League became more
clear, when the fact was taken into
consideration that he edited volume
entitled, "The Education of Henry
Adams This volume was written by
Henry Adams, a son Of Charles Fran
els Adams, who served as the Ameri-
can minister to England during the
Civil War. Henry was his fathers
private secretary and had exception
al-opportunities to secure correct in
formation. Prime Minister Palmers-
top.s William e. Gladstone and Lord
Russell were the chief officers of
Great Britain during that period, and
the perfidious manner in which they
schemed to divide this country is vivid
ly described in 'The Education Of
Henry Adams"
In 1862, when the Union armies were
defeated in Virginia and the Confeder-
ates were invading Maryland, Palmers-
ton, Gladstone and Russell agreed that
the estime had oome when England
shOeld recognize the independence of
the Southern Confederacy. They Sc
lected Gladstone as the spokesman who !
would announce the governments
policy at great dinner that was to be
given at Newcastle on Oct. 7th, 1862.
On that occasion Gladstone said:
'sWe know quite well that the peo-
''ple of the Northern States have not
''yet drunk of the cup-they are still
trying to hold it far from their lips
(which all the rest of the world see
"they nevertheless must drink Of. We
may have our own opinions about
slavery; we may be for or against the
South; but there is no doubt that JEFF
~'ferson Davis and other leaders of the
~'South have an army; they are maxi
ing, it appears, a navy; and they have
<'made, what is more than either,
THEY HAVE MADE A NATION"
But the tides of battle turned about
the time Gladstone made that speech.
Mcclellan struck Lee staggering
blow at Antietam and the Confederates
had to get out of Maryland. In the
west. Grant had hacked his way down
the Mississippi as far as Vi1ksburg
and had taken bulldog grip on
that stronghold Admiral Farragut
had captured New Orleans and his
ships had the river practically cleared
south OF Vicksburg. AS soon as that
stronghold was captured the Confed-
eracy would be cut into two pieces.
These Federal victories stayed Great
Rritain's recognition of the independ-
ence of the Southern Confederacy.
During the. first four days of July
1863, the Union Army won great
victory at Gettysburg and Vicksburg
surrendered. After those victories
Gladstone knew, and the world knew
that Gladstone's Southern friends
would have to drink of the cup of de-
feat, and after that there was no more
talk about Great Britain recognizing
the independence of the Southern Con- |
federacy.
Young Adams. however, continued
to picture Gladstone, Russell and
Paimerston as trio of Williams. How
contrary to the laws Of neutrality they