Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
LEAGUE The MAIN
CAMPAIGN IS5UE.
MANAGERS or BOTH GREAT
PARTIES EVIDENTLY MEAN
TO MAKE 1T SO.
COURT PLAN NOT INVOLVED
So Insist Republicans, Whose OPPOSE
ton to Membership in Greater Body
Is Invited-Democrats Consulting
With Former President Wilson.
Rx EDWARD 3. CLARK


worst of it according to the viewpoint,
yet seemingly it is fact that the
League of Nations is to be the main
issue in the presidential campaign next
year, if the trend of endeavor of the
managers of the two great parties con-
tinues as it is today.
There will be other issues in the
campaign, of course. There will be
the claim of the Republicans that they
have served economy and there will be
the counter claim of the Democrats
that the amount Of money saved is less
than it would have been had their
party been in power. The Republicans
will plead the institution of the budget
system of appropriations as great ac-
complishment. The Democrats prob
ably will admit that this is an accom-
plishment, but they will counter with
the assertion that originally it was a
Democratic proposal.
The tariff Of course will be an issue.
1t always is an issue, and so far as
man can see probably it will continue
to be an issue. Every time the gov
eminent changes its political COM
plexion the tariff changes its economic
complexion. The tariff always is trou-
bling and probably will continue to
trouble until the millennium. That
the tariff is to be an issue in a presi-
Dental campaign always is understood
in advance. There is no surprise ele-
ment in it.
President Harding has put forward
his proposal for American membership
in the International Court of Justice.
Two of his cabinet officers publicly
have supported his position in the mat
ter, but the President and all OF the
spokesman in behalf of his court plan
have insisted that membership in the
court does not mean. even a suggestion
of membership in the League Of Ma
lions.
League Will Be Main Issue.
The Democrats have leaders in their
party who are as much opposed to en-
trance into the league as are any of
the Republicans, but the opponents of
much fewer in number than in the Re
publican party. 1t seems, from every
thing which comes from both Repub-
lican and Democratic national COM
mittee headquarters, that the league is
certain to be the main issue in the
next campaign, and that the Repub-
licans who oppose it are to oppose any
approach to entrance therein, and the
Democrats are going to urge full affiili-
alton
1t is pretty generally understood that
the leading Democrats are consulting
with former President Wilson as to his
views on the issue Of the coming cam
paign. Mr.. Wilson, as the world
knows, was the original American pro
poser and the original American sup
porter Of the general plan of the
League of Nations. Naturally, he looks
for the vindication Of his views. Seem
| ingly his proposal in the matter was
repudiated in 1920. 1t will be put to
the test of sanction or reputation
again in 1924. Everybody in Washing
ton, and presumably the country with
| it. knows that Mr. Wilson stands today
in this matter just where he stood four
years ago.
Taking note of the actual signs of
the times, it is apparent today that the
Democrats believe there has been a
change of opinion in the United States
ON this league matter. The truth is
that the Democratic leaders seem to be
rather cheerful over the prospect.
Whether there is a basis for their
cheerfulness or not is another question,
but if it is counterfeit it is a pretty
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