Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-01
G. @. P. CAN'T
SHIFT BLAME,
WRITER SAYS
Rejection of Peace Treaty and
League of Nations AS
tOunds Civilization.
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
Dear Str-1t Is now apparent to all
who are watching political events as they
are developing, that our Republican
friends are going to claim that our pres
ent deplorable condition was not caused
by the election of Warren C. Harding,
but that it is an aftermath Of the great
World War, and that it could not have
been prevented. This position is unten-
able, as can and will be shown by the
far advanced.
We Democrats have never claimed that
President Harding is solely responsible
for the great disaster that has come
, upon this country, but we do say. that
his election was the last straw which
broke the camel's back. With his cleo
ton the last chance to avoid a distress
ing, disgraceful and humiliating diaster
disappeared, and not only ourselves, but
all civilized mankind was everywhere
amazed and dumfounded, that we had re-
jected the Peace Treaty and the League
Of Nations.
We followed Warren G. Harding's ad-
vice aud turned our backs upon a hun
CRY, starving, heartbroken world, and
thereby brought upon ourselvesc the most
whitening depression that has come upon
us In the whole history Of the Republic. We
pulled the house down while we were
inside.
G. o. p. CONGRESS
CAUSE OF DISTRESS.
The election Of the Republican Con-
gress. chosen in 1918, was the greatest
j On Lar tfV that nyar hoNsYI 80 Trt,cA r.
gress not only caused the major part OF
our present distress, but so disgraced
us that we have not now, nor have we
had In the last three years. one single
sincere friend among all the nations Of
the earth.
That Congress among other vicious
things, rejected the Peace Treaty and
the League Of Nations, and that brought
upon this country and the world a col
lossal catastrophe. 1t %stagnated and de-
moraliged every line Of human endeavor
In the land. 1t closed up the manufac-
turing industries and threw six million
men out Of work. 1t paralyzed the bust
ness interests generally and brought
upon the farmers a distressing disaster
that amounts to a calamity. It placed
In Jeopardy the peace Of the world and
staggered civilization.
8E HENAA"a A1G AAGFAB4AtGA AEIucTN
rejected this treaty, and caused the Con
gress to reject 1t, believing and knowing
that It was right and TO the best inter
ests OF humanity. They rejected II be-
cause 1t was sponsored by a Democratic
President. They rejected It because they
saw In It a master stroke IN the progress
OF the human race. They rejected Il
knowing that II was the one mighty mar
velous achievement, Of man, Of all the
ages. They rejected 1t because they be-
lleved that II would make Woodrow VII
son and the Democratic party so tremen-
dously popular that the final result
would be death and utter oblivion FOR
the Republican party. That this is a
reasonable and logical conclusion, I do
not believe Il can be successfully gain
sayed. The INSCRIPTIONS and corrupt
methods used by the Republicans 20 carry
the election Of 1920 IL positive proof Of
this. AS an illustration | call attention
to the fact that James Z. Watson called
the Republican stump speakers TO In
dianapolis, and told them 10 90 out
among the people and tell them that the
League OF Nations proposed to legallze
the traffic in women for immoral pur-
poses. He knew this was a monstrous
falsehood, which could have come from
no one save the devil himself. We have
positive proof that II was n falsehoOd In
the fact that the League Of Nations in its
last meeting at Geneva undertook 70
work out a plan 10 stop this monstrous
evil, and with this end in view. they
called upon the United States 10 help
them. Then this great republic, now
in the hands OF the Republican party.
which has boosted Of its glorious achieve
ments. high ideals, and lofty aspirations,
refused absolutely to have anything to
do with the nasty thing.
ANOTHER PROOF
OF INsINCERITY.
Another proof Of the Republican IN
sincerity and hypocracy lies IN the fact
that they had men on the stump I'm 1920
speaking both for and against the League
Of Nations. II will he remembered by
many people that William II. Taft one
week before the election. stood IN he
fore 4 great New York audience. and told
them that II Harding was elected. that
the treaty would be ratified, and that II
Cox was elected, 1t would not be rati-
fed. At the same time Borah and John
son were running up and down the land
telling the people TO vote for Harding
and kill the treaty. Warren @. Harding
himself wiggle wobbled through the cam
paign so no man could tell to a certainty
where he stood on the treaty or any
other question. II was all things 10 all
men ana anything 10 get In. 1t was q
foregone conclusion that Mr.. Harding's
Administration could be nothing but the
most dismal and disastrous failure. in
the whole history Of the Republic.
At the present time, the notorious
hypocrltes like Lodge. Watson and New
are calling william f. Borah a blather-
skite because Of his fight on the four ,
power treaty; whom his record is the
only clean and honest one Of the bunch
He at least has been consistent. The
four-power treaty is a weak, puny and
insignificant thing when compared to
the League Of Nations, and not an argu-
ment, that was ever made against the
League of Nations, but what can be
made with much more force and logic
against the four power treaty.
If 1t could be shown that our present
deplorable and unparalleled situation was
as claimed by the Republicans. an after,
math of the war. It would give the lie
to all the claims and pretentions made nv
them, during the last twenty-five years.
because they have constantly and per.
sistently claimed that hard times, panics. |
unemployment distress and soup houses
were impossible while they were running !
things.
The thing which I have been trying
to make plain in this article is, that