Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-16
FEW THINGS SETTLED FOR SOME
YEARS TO COME

II lRST: We do not want anything that
II resembles the eLague of Nations. In
1920 the people of these United States
issued pronuncamento on this matter that
would look like it quite enough for this
purpose, and Europe took the hint and said
but little more about 1T. but our politicians
concluded to revive it again in 1924. The
national conventions turned it down in their
platforms, and | verify believe Mr.. John w.
Davis would have had at least million eX
ira votes if he had not been persuaded to re-
open the question on his own motion during
the campaign. 1t divided even the southern
Democrats, which can be usually counted
solid in presidential campaign Will ROg
erS the star comedian at the present time,
said in his taking way, I'VE gave it couple
of trials and it would not go, now, for the
Lords sake, can it." That means quit talk
ing about it. We have had war until we
are tired of hearing about it. The European
nations are already preparing for war,
and the next time it will vacate more thrones
and make more confusion trying to set up
other systems of government in the midst of
shell shocks and poison gas. | have seen hg-
ures which gave information as to how many
European lives We're sacrificed in the World
war, but those millions are forgotten after
they are dead so long as Europe is bristling
up for another war in the present confusion
and devastation. The late World war,
as | see it, will have to be fought again
among those European people, and the en-
trance of the United States only postponed
the final settlement of European disorders
But the late election made it plain that we
Americans are not to be fooled again into
wild QuiXotic attempt to make foreigners
keep the peace among themselves. A hum
Gred years from now we Will be wondering
why and how we were caught in the current
when our Monroe Doctrine should have held
us in neighbOrly friendlness with all other
countries but it was our republics only safe
policy to stay at home and advise the out
side peoples to copy our example. When
hear of some Of our very notable people traV-
ersing foreign lands. giving them comfort
that we will again supply troops and untold
money to preserve the peace Of Europe,
wish they could be transported further still
from us and never come back to again.
| listened to a United States senator (WhO
voted for the Versailles League of Nations)
deliver a speech, where he appeared like he
was even weeping over the American sol
diers' graves in France to speak, when
| couldn't help saving to myself What by
pocrisy!" But such maudlin stuff did inlu
ence a lot of people--the kind who can be
Leland not be aware of the leading strings
about them.
Second: When third party attempts to
call itself by the name of the first sec
ond national party names. and decides to
fight its nominees and defect its presidents
by abuse and strategem, it will not succeed
in doing any good for themselves in the
wind-up A third party with name that
represents new methods and new measures
should always be permitted to express itself
in public and offer it's assistance to OPP
pressed people but it shouldn't make it's
debut by calling itself either Democrat or
Republican and try to shelter itself again