South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-05
CANDIDATE SAYS
EUROPEAN DEBTS
MUST Be REPAID
Miss Esther O'Keefe's Declar-
alton Cheered by 5000 at
Akron Program.

Three thousand persons who were
gathered al the Labor day celebra-
ton A. Akron Marshall county
held under the auspices Of the Ak
ron Post OF the American Legion.
erected with hearty cheers the dec
laration OF Miss Esther heeIe'
democratic nominee foE representa-
tive from the 18th district. or hef
unqualified opposition TO the cancel
latlon OF the debts owed the United
States by foreign nations.
Il stand unalterably/ opposed 10
any cancellation OF the foreign debt
Miss O'Keefe declared. II made TINS
statement IN every speech / made be
fore the primaries and / repeat 10
TODAY. England and the allies should
nav US the ST. 900 100000 they owe
us know something OF what those
gf1. 600 600 600 cost the American
people in sacrifice I was "A teacher
during the war. and like thousands
OF other teachers ] bought Liberty
bonds out OF a meager salary Ana
after school hours I made four-min-
t1te speeches from automobiles, on
street corners and In theaters
Would Be Betrayal.
IT have seen gray-haiTed mothers,
Old fathers. stopped by years or toll
and paie-faced shop girls and mum
ton workers give ZIP their earefuliy
saved earnings for war savings
STAMPS and Liberty bonds. That was
their contribution 20 the cause.
While the boys In khaki were sac
rlficing life and limb over there
The great rank and file of the people
hack home were making a spiritual
sacrfhce. The betrayal of one would
be no better than a betrayal Of the
other. and a cancellation OF the allied
debt would be "a betrayal OF the
spiritual sacrifice of the American
peopIe. There IS no forgiveness OF
the foreign debt
Miss O-Keefe's reiteraton OF hsf
views on cancelling the war dents
served as a reply 20 the claims
which have been circulated among
voters OF German ancestry that the
democratic nominee was in favor OF
cqnceling the debts. These charges
we're recently branded as entirely
unfounded by supporters OF Miss
O'Keefe. who recalled her irequeh'
declarations OF opposition 10 any
debt cancellation.
In addition 90 Mis- O'keete'
claude Gregg. state commander o.
the American Legion appeared on
the prograrn as one Of the speakers
for the Akron Labor day celcbra-
t.on. which was an all-day event.
Hand concerts. contests and "a base
hall game were among the features
at the celebration.
Praises Labor.
In her address, Miss o'Keefe
stressed the important part played
bv labor in American society.
The laboring man and woman
are vital assets Of community
she said. "for the life of 'he COM
runitv IS dependent upon their
production
nv heart IL with labor and /
believe IL deserves an honored place
I'm society. ] believe in the right
Of labor 10 bargain collectively and
In protection Of It's constitutional
rights. Denial Of these rights would
be the first step toward industrial
slavery. But you cannO- obtain
what is your due by Tesorting to
force or violence or hloOdshed. In
our form of government no EVIL
cxists that cannot be remedied by
the ballot"
Expanding her remarks on the
debt cancellation question, Miss
O'Keefe branded the proposal Tor
cancellation as. a movement by Wall
Street 70 make It's private loans to
Europe more secure.
Wall street IS for cancellation. y"
she asserted, "and thar is one rea-
son why I am against it