Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-16
ADVOCATES OF LEAGUE MAKE SAVAGE
ATTACK ON c. 0. ?. NATIONAL COMMIT TEE

An article recently issued by the
publicity bureau of the Republican
National Committee was used by Ger
tain interests and publicat o.ns as tn;
basis OF an attack upon the Repub'i
can national organization. While the
statement was the excuse. 1t was no.
the real reason for that historical ous
burst.
There was significant .milar.tv :"
the nature of the attack among those
who used this subterfuge as an excuse
for assailing the committee, and it Is
an interesting fact that virtually al,
the publications which Joined in the
chorus are earnest advocates of the ell
fo"t to drag the United States into tn.
league of nations.
Unfortunately there are. in this
country. interests, organizations, ann
publications that may he generally dc
pended upon to take the European
sue whenever conflict arises between
American and European interests.
1t is appropriate at this time to cali
attention to the fact that the real reas
on such interests and publications are
,di pleased with the Republican nation
al organization is because 1t stands
with the 16.O00,0 900 voters who. in the
1880 elections, voted against the leag-
'ue of nations and European political
ENHANCEMENT. The vote came ut the
close of a campaign in which those
were the leading issues discussed. The
vote represented the mature and dellr
crate decision of the American people
The Republican administration
came into full power armed with that
mandate and pledged TO its observ-
ance. This pledge it has faithfully
kept. The Republican National Com
'mittee has consistently supported the
Tor eign policy advocated by the Repub
iiican party in the 1920 campaign.
The American people are still of the
same mind they were in 1920, notwith
standing persistent misrepresenta
tions to the contrary, and the events
OF the two last years fully confirms
the wisdom of their decision.
The organizations and publications
referred to would disregard the MAN.
date of the people in 1920 and depart
from the approved policy OF the United
States since the administration OIL
Washington. They have an obsession
to get this country entangled in fo--
eign ENVIRONMENTS. They believe II
should use it's resources and. If nece,
.sary, its young men. to further the N
"terests and carry out the purposes OF
certain European countries.
-. The interests and organizations
which advocate these things are we'll
financed. Their machinery for writ
ten and spoken propaganda is tremen
dous and tireless. The publications
representing them and in sympathy
with them are vigilant and ably edited
They view every public problem--be
IL the tariff, law enforcement, foreign
loans or whatever else-from thS
standpoint of foreign interests.
On all public questions the Repubi:
can National Committee supports the
American side of the discussion. In
taking that position it can hardly ex
pect the support of those organizations
and publications which favor the
European side.
Being opposed to joining the league
of nations. to meddling in Europe, to
becoming entangled in foreign pot
tics, does not mean isolation. Amer
sea has never been isolated, yet Amer
ca has always kept aloof from Europ--
can entanglements. America has been
ever ready to assist European coun-
tries, provided that assistance could be
given without involving us in Europ
can politics. America has always main
tanned the most friendly relations
with Europe and enjoyed its conf.
dence and respect because we were not
party to its political disputes and IL
herited hatreds.
trCultivating the most friendly rela-
tions possible with every foreign ma
ton consistent with our interests
and our best traditions. is the Ameri
Ols , t.. ALT ~ o
publican party. 1t is also the Amer:
can policy as it is the Republican pol
icy, that no foreign nation or-foFeign
propaganda should determine for us
just what our foreign relations should
be. All Republicans may rest assured
that the Republican national organi-
zation will remain true to this policy
and that it will continue to view and
discuss public problems from the
standpoint Of America first"