The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-21

that conflict wanted peace saegarded by eague Nations
only plan proposed only possible plan for mang
difficult that its chances would be remote f!he supreme
shnes of those who of the League largely
responsible for the condition in Europe today.
The hopes and purposes all the finest minds Europe and
America dashed earth it became apparent that
fought And always happens under such circumstances and con-
ditons the front In the last analysis the
people themselves blame for what has happened
said that so of the people, at the close Of the war; wanted an
enduring But relieved the strain and free from the excite
they turned management of all national affairs
the remaining 10 did their bidding Wat they
had not the strength of purpose and character to main tain
Of the people for the people, by the people In other words
very few politicians minority the politicians dragged
great ideal into the of party politics and made bitter and
issue of and for have succeeded in defeating
the will of large majority of the peoples of the world
James Russell said Democracy avs heavier
than any other m of
men That because while Democracy gives large measure OF
privileges great freedom it also imposes great personal
order that those conditions of privilege and freedom be
maintained The American people heavily for their present
citizenship The highest price paid for
anything this world the price paid by the who hires the
professional politician do his thinking The price paid by the
people this country professional politicians who have grossly
mrened all Of the important facts concerning the League OF
Nations is beyond all computation.
Now convinced beyond all doubt that the League of
Nations League Nations only possible whereby
ayerte and therefore the only which
discharge the solemn duty to the trywo thousand who
your attention the real facts about the League
doing lay the ntatons which
persisenty forward for purely political
At the presented to this nation the
greatest opportunity leadership moral financial and industrial
leadership that nation had since history began That great
opportunity deliberately thrown the contemplate game
party politics. and that done with the full knowledge that the
which fought and died France being
sacrificed And that work of minority The
really from first last overwhelmingly in favor of
League During the whole Of the controversy eight of
every voted form international association
repeatedly been made and contradcd
that the League of Nations defeated the L.
Senate by the of That man has since been forced
by public feeling opinion resign his and retire private
life
general opinion abroad everywhere that
he leaders Republican party opposed League of
Nations Who these aders9 Was Theodore Roosevelt
Chief Justice the u s.
of tem Is Secretary Hughes of them Ehn Root Henry
Cabot IodgeY Listen of the statements these have
uttered subject Theodore Roosevelt shall have first
place greatest and most
Americans In his speech accepting the Nobel Peace Prize
T would if those great powers honestly
peace would peace only keep the
among themselves but prevent by force if its being
broken by Others Again letter the Neo York Times Oct
Der 18TH 1914 "The permanent for obtaining peace
which has been suggested with reasonable chance of attaining
object agreement among great powers which each
should pledge itself only abide by the decisions of
tribunal but back with force the decision of that tribunal The
civilized nations Of the world which do force actual
Immediately potential should combine in solemn agreement in
world league for the peace Of righteousness Roosevelt
emphatic in his advocacy of the of force
Now the effective special pleading which the enemies OF the
League Nations have made of has been their Interpretation
Article of the League which they cam commits the
of force if necessary That claim is untrue without the least
foundation But find Roosevelt emphacay advocating
very thing that has been effective in keeping of the
League courage the Pilgrim Fathers
the of Lexington and Gettysburg and Chateau Hery and
had the and the craftsmanship that force
necessary hold wordbe subsection
individuals and he wanted the people of his
nation exhibit something of those qualities of leadership something
the spirit shown by the the past who laid the foundations
Of for the nation
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nd all