, 1922-10-20
Kendrick and The League.


LIVERY and woman grown and many of the
IA growing children, will recall the time when
Woodrow Wilson journeyed overseas IN all the lux
urv and splendor of royal state, accompanied by a
host of advisers, entertainers, retainers and lac
KEYS of various degrees-al ar tremendous expense
TO the American people; and at which time he
promised the world that America would surrender
her sovereignty to become one with Siam and Ser
bia in allegiance TO a super state, and pledge her
people and resources TO a worldwide military
league.
The altrulstic Missionaries of this utopian plan,
returned TO the United States in pomp and splen-
dor, sought through the United states senate 10
commit this nation to every backlot fight in Ell
rope and the near and far east. Even the Monroe
doctrine was placed in Jeopardy. Happily, the
senate did not respond TO the command OF Wood
row-and when the American electorate was ap.
pealed TO for a decision it repudiated the League of
Nations by a plurality of seven million votes.
One would imagine that such a decisive repudi-
alton would mean that the League OF Nations was
dead and buried forever, but there is every indi-
cation that Democracy has hopes of reviying this
corpse as one of the campaign issues of 1924. Gov
ernor Cox, returning from Europe, has declared
the League to be the worlds salvation. McAdoo.
in n recent speech in Cheyenne, dilated on the ad-
vantages of the League; Mrs. Antoinette Funk
sent TO Wyoming in aid of Senator kendrick, de
clared that this nation would yet ratify the
Lea gue, and deplored the unwisslom of its former
rejection. Senator Kendrick, in his published
"Record" on which he declares he is standing for
reelection, lays great stress upon tine fact that BE-
voted for and supported the M,e.Drow Wilson
League of Nations. He informs .s constituents
that he supported it as originally presented TO the
senate and voted to reject amy reservations. Later
when it became apparent that the Treaty could
not pass without reservations, he supported some
of these with a view of securing its ratification
with reservations, rather than not to have it rati
fled at ALL Senator Kendrick tells his %constitu
ency, in the platform which has been widely cir
culated and upon which he says he is standing
for reelection, that he made consistent and repeat
ed efforts TO reconcile memebers SO the
treaty might not be lost!'
Senator Kendrick is proud of his record in sup
mort Of tho Teapue of Nations. he declares that he
is still for it, and the presence in Wyoming OF
national Democratic leaders, in aid of the Sen
ator's candidacy, is thus explained by their efforts
10 make certain another League of Nations vote
in the Senate, if p~erchance they should gain con,
troll of the nation within the next six years.
Do the people of Wyoming favor the League OF
Nations? They said NO two years ago by al
most 10000 majority.
In view Of Senator Hendricks attitude in favor
Of the League of Nations, can they afford to re
turn him to the senate? Does the electorate OF
Wyoming desire TO go ON record as favoring an
ardent advocate of this thing they SO recently over
whelmingly repudiated2 VIII the wives and moth
es of Wyoming vote to send as one of their repre-
sentatiyes in the senate a man who favors the sur
render of American sovereignty; who if he had his
way would draft their husbands and sons to po
lice Armenia, TO aid Great Britain in repelling
the Turk, to back up by force of arms every con.
quest brought by the nations of the world to hold
or acquire territory or dominion?
Those who fought on the ~far-flung battle line
of France. AS we'll as the courageous women who
bound up their frightful wounds or administered
great unknown, know the devastating misery. the
horror of a thousand bells, of modern war. But the
wives and mothers of Wyoming, eqrdiiy courag-
eous, suffered the more deadly anguish, of sus-
pensc and dread-waiting, ever waiting-vigils of
nerveracking horror which they alone could ex-
perience. Many of them waited in vain; others,
after weary months of silent anguish, clasped to
their bosoms a loved one manned and broken in
health, a pitiful shadow of the hero who so proud.
ly marched away on that well-remembered day.
"Never again" these faithful, loyal women have
said a thousand times. Never again-for Europe
or the nations of the world. they say; but for
America yes, whenever the sacrifice is necessary
Let the warning nations of the world fight their
OWL battles, say these women who have suffered
a thousand deaths our husbands and sons will
never again 90 to war in foreign lands to pour
out their dfeblood, their bones to be picked by