Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-13
HARDING PLAN
FOR SEPARATE
PEACE SCORED
Indiana Democratic Club Raps
Proposal as Presented
by President.
YOUNG MEN IN CHARGE

Branding It as a "disgracefuI proposal"
the Indiana Democratic Club, at a meet
ing last night COMMUNICATING the birth
day OF Thomas Jefferson. adopted a resO
luton denouncing President Harding's
recommendation Of a separate peace with
Germany. A telegram in token Of love,
confidence, loyalty and esteem was sent
to Woodrow Wilson. Those in charge
Of the Naturalization meeting in the
Gypsy Smith tabernacle two weeks ago
were scored for their Fun-Amertcan"
failure to include any Democratic speaker
IA the program or to mention the name
Of Woodrow Wilson once.
The younger members OF the club were
In charge Of last nights meeting, Mark
Archer being chairman and Walter Myers.
Albert Stump. Russell Ryan. Evans Wool
len, II, and George A BittIer being the
younger speakers Others who talked
were Woodburn Mason and Frank Baker,
president of the club.
RESOLUTION ON
HARDING PROPOSAL.
The resolution upon President Hard
ing's proposal is as follows:
Whereas, Our country under the lead
ershlp of the greatest OF all Americans,
Woodrow Wilson, entered the World War
with high aims and purposes and made
untold sacrifices, giving of her resources,
her wealth, her blood and her thousands
OF lives, therefore be it
Resolved, by the Indiana Democratic
Club, That We denOunce the proposal Of
President Harding OF q separate peace
with Germany as a betrayal OF those who
ofered their lives in their countrys de-
tense, and
Resolved, That we call upon all patri-
otto citizens TO speak out sgaiRst this
olsgracefuI proposal and that we call
upon the Democratic Senators TO use
every means to defeat it."
The telegram to Mr. Wilson also ex-
pressed the hope that world peace will
be established through a League Of Ma
tons as planned by Mr.. Wilson.
RAPs DISPLAY
OF PARTISANSHIP.
Mr.. Archer in opening spoke Of the
recent Americanization meeting.
This is a JefersOnian meeting, which
In itself makes Il an Americanization
meeting" he said. However. IL is not
ike the one held two weeks ago tonight,
when this meeting was TO have been held.
but was postponed to make way for it.
That was a meeting so Republican and
so narrow that not even 4 Democrat
could be placed on the program and the
speakers were so narrow that they could
not even mention the name of Woodrow
HWilsOn, the man for whom they once all
shouted. An characterization meeting
without mentioning the name Of Wood
row Wilson in connection with the great
world war is like a Gypsy Smith meet
ing without the name of God being men
toned
The younger speakers were introduced
as having been volunteers in the world
war aud members Of the American
Legion. Each has chosen the Democratic
party, he said because it fights in peace
for the same principles for which they
strove in war.
COMPARES WILSON
AND JEFFERSON.
Wilson's vision Of the union Of ma
lions was based on the same principles
as was JeffersOls dream Of a union
Of states. declared Walter Myers in COM
pairing the two great Democrats. Jec-
fersOn, he said, loved the common people
because he was OF them and wished them
to rule the country jefferson had con
fidence in the people to do the right
thing and the Democratic party was
founded with this In mind, he said.
There VAST no red tape about Jefer-
sons Idea Of government 1t was a sim
pie one which every one could under
stand, said Russell Ryan.
he knew that ne could trust the peo-
Tle to do what was right and that was
why he was willing 10 place the govern
ment in their hands" he said
young men should select the Demo
cratic party because in IT the people come
first and party interests last"
He praised Jefferson for his far-sight-
edness
Albert Stump urged Democrats to come
to life and get into the present cam
paign with the vigor which betokens be-
lief In what one is doing.