Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1921-05-05
(By National News Service)
COLBY SAYS WORLD NEEDS
LEAGUE OF JUSTICE
Declares Idea Of Organized Peace Ia
Gaining Strength

Bainbridge Colby, former Secretar.
of State, in addressing the annua
Jeffersonian dinner of the nationa
DemocratianCl Club, stated that organ
ized peace and a league of justice
will heal the worlds afflictions.
The great idea of an organized
. peace and of a league of justice" Mr.
Colby said, sis today even greater
and more impressive that its build
ers dreamed. Almost from hour tt
/ hour the wisdom of events which IL
often greater than that of men, de
clares it to be the only solution o.
the worlds perplexities, the only
care of it's woes. One by one the
shrewd evasions, the artful substi
tutions, the loud putting and pomp
Gus alternatives, crumple up under
the test of actualities. "The Demo
cratic party can afford to wait il
patience. The dawn is approaching
The day is at hand when America
will speak to her afflicted brethren
throughout the world in the language
Of honor and justice;' of generosity
and unselfshness; of performance
and fulfillment."
I'VE are now the party of opposit
ion, "Mr. Colby continued. ,"Our
sustem of government proceeds upon
the assumption that party of CON
scientions opposition is hardly less
essential to the due working of our
institutions than a party of RESPONSE
bility and initiative. / say 'eonscien-
tions opposition because there is an
other type of opposition against
which the Democratic party must
sternly set it's face. refer to the
opposition that is SO debased by party
Cancor as not to deserve the dignified
name of opposition. It is only fac
tion. The spirit of faction is black.
1t recks little fof the country's well
fare. 1t cares less even about the
country's honor and its reputation for
consistent and enlightened dealings
with other nations. Faction and its
evil spirit are a danger to America.
The Democratic party will never de
scend to it,
Therefore, We will support the
party in power, when it is right or
even when it is trying to be right. We
will enbeavor to sustain the men in
it who are struggling for the right
against difficulties and enmities with
in their own parey. When America
speaks to the world ON a question of
principle, let usehope that it will not
be with the sound Of many confus-
ing voices. 1t should sound a clear
and unmistakable note"
SENATORS AssAIL KNOX PEACE
PLAN
Senator Underwood, OF Alabama,
Democratic Leader, speaking in op-
position Of the Knox Peace resolution,
upon its Introduction in the Senate,
said, "The passage of this resolution
would mean the final scene of q
great tragedy and the ending of the
war as far as the United States is
concerned, and we will have washed
our hands fthe transaction" n
Senator Nelson. Republican from
Minnesota, Chairman Of the Senate
Judiciary committee, characterized
the resolution as unusual, hating,
equivocating, and only partial and
piecemeal work." His opposition
shattered hopes of leaders for solid
Republican lineup for adoption Of
the resolution. &&
by this resolution" said Senator
Nelson, I'VE insist uopn full separa-
ton for ourselves, but are wholly OBJ
livious as to whether our allies, by
whose side and aid we vanQlished
the common enemy, secure any repa-
ration at all. We are by this resolu-
llOu WuOuy VOlANAOuc w SAA0 uAooA AAo-
ment of sGermany-a most vital mat
ter to the people of the world. So |
long as we get reparation for our
selves, as long as We get our pound
Of flesh, we have no concern for
France"
BILL BANS BEER As MEDICINE
voistad's Supplemental Measure
Representative Volstad, of the Ju-
dietary committee, and author OF the
Prohibition Act, has intro
iuced bill in the House to prohibit
the sale of beer to the sick on a doc
tor's prescription. The measure
would not prohibit use of wine for
purposes, but would make
more specific and stringent the regu-
alton on this subject.
Mr.. volstead declared there was no
zeal necessity for beer as medicine
Ind announced that his bill, supple
mental to the national prohibition
,ct, was put forward at this time to
meet the situation created by the
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