San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
LEAGUE To Be
CERTAIN ISSUE
IN 1924 RACE
Political Observers Return
ing From Europe Make
Prediction.
VIEWS ARE Divergent
Republicans and Democrats
Beginning to Plan Their
Campaigns.
VIEWS ARE Divergent
By ROBERT T. SMALL.


Copyright. by The San Antonio Light.
New York, Sept. 15.-Political OBJ
servers returning from abroad-and
New York has been filled with them
lately-are convinced that there will
be no escaping the League of Nations
sesue in the next presidential cam
paign.
The international situation is GER
tain b remain acute and Americas
relations with the rest of the world,
must come in for greater and greater
consideration.
> When Fred Upham, the hard-head-
ed, il not shard-boiled" treasurer Of
the Republican national committee, a
regular of the regulars, came home to
announce that the United States must
act in Europe il the world is to be
saved, he but expressed the views OF
Others who have followed him.
Then there are those who say that
America should thank her lucky stars
that she il not in on any of the Euro
pean strife and trouble and that she
could continue to keep her skirts clear
of al possibility Of ENHANCEMENT.
: These divergent views are the basis
for the statement that the interna-
tional situation cannot be kept out Of
the next campaign. no matter how
loudly the tom-toms of domestic ques-
tions may b beaten
: The battle will have to be fought all
over again and the Democratic lead
en- who talked with Governor Cox
duriug his long visit to the metropolis
said they felt their party was in q
much better position than the Republi..
cans b ~thrash out" international
questions
This. they said, was because the
Democratic party will come out
straight for participation in the
League, of Nations, for joining the
world court organized under the
league, and for a general foreign rela-
tons program of helpfulness.
Division in Sight
The Republicans, it is contended,
viii b handicapped By the division in
The late President Harding COM
mittsd his party 30 far as he could
A. the constituted leader OF 1t, to the
world court.
It = confidently believed BY the
Republican leaders that President
Coolidge viii follow in the Harding
fv>ofrfeps On This issue.
BE has virtually said ae much.
On the other hand some OF Mr..
Coolidge's strongest supporters for the
next nomination are opposed to the
court =.
The Republicans are faced by the
necessity on the stump OF opposing
the League Of Nations, but approving
the world court which was created by
! the league
The claim Of some Of the Repubh.
cans that the court can be divorced
from the league is contested BY the
Republicans who oppose entry into
any sort Of court -.
The Democrats claim the Republi-
cans will not be able to place their
attitude clearly before the people and
that this will give strength to the
more definite Democratic platform.
George w. Wickersham, attorney
general under President Taft and re-
Gently an observer in Europe. has just
come out with a strong defense OF the
League Of Nations in its handling OF
the Graeco-Italian controversy.
Mr.. wichersham was one Of the 81
distinguished Republicans, who. in the
campaign Of 1920, made q public ap-
peal for support of Mr.. Harding On the
ground that he would have a definite
plan for an association Of nations a
more practical plan. IL was declared,
than anything the Democrts could de-
wise.
The wickersham statement Is taken