Putnam patriot., 1923-12-07

that be does not favor incorporating in the Republican party platform of l9I4 anything whatever faVorine par iicipatlpn m foreign affairs He did not care whether such participation was called the League of Nations. the World Court. or any other name Alas, such politicians as that would defeat the very aims for which we tough; and sacrificed. and Tor which many of our youth gave their lives in the World War. to make a better world and bring the nations into relas tous of brotherhood and helufulneSs Politicians are too busy getting offices and managing our local affairs tn think much CT take much interest in the pressing world problems
 am glad to see that the League of Women Voters is studying these great questions. and ai its meetings
 E having addresses on them by such men as Justice Clark. There Is one thing that strikes me as curious. l. is that Mortlake" eammends most high ly Mrs. Prentice for working for Re puhlicanism, but he has no good word whatever for the non-partisan organ igation of the League of Women Not- CTS which is doing such splendid work in educating women to be more intel- ligent voters of whatever party they choose. and to promote good citizen ship in general 1 have observed, too. that this organization Is strongly ops posed by the State Republican ma chine. which only fayors the League of Republican Women. whose only objective seems to be to get as many women as possible to vote the straight Republican ticket without asking any questions Is it because the machine fears an honest and full investigation and discussion of all government af- fairs? It looks SO The machine is saying to the women: "Iou vote the straight Republican ticket and We will do the rest and save you all the trou- hle of studying public affairs. An- other strange thing 1 have noticed Is that the women who were working for years for the suffrage for the sake of better government while the state machine opposed 1t to the last ditch. are now mostly enrolled in the League of Women Voters. but the women whc opposed the suffrage. like Mrs Prem tice. are joining Republican clubs to give unquestioning loyalty tn the ma chine that tried to keep them from voting at all.
 do not doubt the sincerity Of these women and "Mortlake." and thousands of other lifelong Republicans like them in their wershipful devotion to the C. c. F.. as though t had the di vine right Co rule the country. But l have reluctantly become convinced that that party under it's present lead ership Is not the party of progress, idealism and the forward look towards making q better world. but it has be come largely the party of the favored people and interests which want to maintain the status quo.
 l cannot sag that the Democratic party is much better. although II took far higher stand in regard to the League of Nations But We need 8 better leadership in both parties go that the best people of the country may be able to carry out their ideals for human welfare through them, The only way l see of doing it is for more voters "a become independent. fLike mvselfD While Chairman Rorabuck was telling the Republican women that the party would have nothing to do with q World Court. the Conneeti- cut Federation of Churches was pass ing d resolution. earnestly advocating the entrance Of America into that Court. When if comes election time wonder how many of these ministers win vote for Rosahaek's platform II they do, they had better pray
 Lord help us on election day
 To vote more nearly as we pray.
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