Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1920 — Page 2

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THE LEAGUE AND WAR

In a somewhat heated editorial — heated at least as far as epithets are concerned — the Philadelphia Public Ledger, which is supporting Senator Harding, said: Every time anything happens in Europe, some sapient ass is sure to remark: “Ah, ha! Look and listen. If America had entered the league, she would have been automatically and unescapably involved in that mess.” Some of the fat boys who tryto make our flesh creep by these shuddering insanities know bettei. They are merely applying the popular formula put out by thick-and-thin opponents of the league, which runs: “Blame whatever is unpleasant on the league. The league would have linked us up with the old world; so unthinking people will easily believe that it would have involved us in everything uncomfortable that happens in the eastern hemisphere.” The Philadelphia paper then points out that the league is a league of peace, and not of war, and suggests —what Is perfectly true —that if we had been in it the chances are that there would have been no such mess as there is today. It quotes Lloyd George thus: We have entered into a covenant

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with the nations who signed the peace treaty to have recourse to other methods than the brutal methods of war for the purpose of settling international disputes. * * * It does not contemplate, necessarily, military hetion in support of an imperiled nation; it contemplates economic action and pressure. It contemplates support of the struggling people, and when it is said that if you give any support at all to Poland it involves a great war, with conscription and all the ■mechanism of war with which we have been so painfully acquainted during the last few years, that is inconsistent with the whole theory of the covenant into which we have entered. It contemplates other methods of bringing pressure to betfr upon recalcitrant nations which are guilty of acts of aggression against their neighbors and endanger their independence. The real purpose is to, make it possible for innocent and peaceful nations to live their lives, secure against such raids as that started by Germany six years ago. Even so, the thought is not so much of protecting those nations as of safeguarding the world —ourselves included —against the war that would necessarily result from such aggression. If the whole world had, six years ago, said to Germany that she should not make war, there would have been no war, nor would it have been necessary to send one American soldier to Europe, and there would have been no American graveyards in France.

As to the Polish situation, the Public Ledger speaks with much good sense. In the first place the league —such as it is without us — has not acted. France and Great Britain have done what they could, but, as the Public Ledger says, “It is very doubtful whether either of them was- ready to declare economic war against Poland” to prevent her advance into Russian territory. We quote once more:

Had America been in the league it would at least have given it an outside viewpoint. We might conceivably have stopped the Polish Offensive. But it is silly to talk of the league as “functioning” now when there is no one effectively in it but the nations immediately in touch with the puzzling east Europe situation, and when these nations are dealing directly with the problems posed by that situation through the supreme council and their own foreign offices. That is, they are not dealing with them through the league. Finally, it should be constantly borne Jp mind that the league that criticised is one that h&S been sadly “deflated” by our failure to go into it, If would, be as much stronger with America a member, as the allied armies were after they bad b®®R reinforced by the American contingents.—lndianapolis News (Rep.).

PROGRESSIVES DECLARE FOR COS

T A former follower of Roosevelt and j adherent of the progressive party has declared through the New York I World his intention to support Cox las a matter of consistency—because he had been a follower of Roosevelt. In setting forth his reasons he recalls the time that the former president, during his European tour following his hunting in Africa, journeyed to Copenhagen to accept the Nobel peace prize and deliver his views on International peace 1 to the world.•!

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

On this occasion, historic and so recognized at the time, he delivered two speeches, both of* them pre pared with scrupulous cara In one of these he said; “In the end I firmly believe that some method will be devised by which the people of the world as a whole will be able to insure peace as it cannot now be insured. “How soon that end will come 1 do not know; it may be far distant, and until it does come I think that while we should give all the support that we can to any feasible scheme for quickly bringing about such a state of affairs, yet we should meanwhile do the more practicable though less sensational things. t “Let us advance step by step; let us, for example, endeavor to increase the number of arbitration treaties and enlarge the methods for obtaining peaceful settlements. Above all, let us strive to awaken the public international conscience, so that it shall be expected, and expected efficiently, of the public pien responsible for the management of any nation’s affairs, that those affairs shall be conducted with all proper regard for the interests and well being of other powers, great or small.’’

There is something in this appeal to the conscience of the world that smacks very strongly of similar speeches by President Wilson which have appealed to the risibilities of the opposition. But in a second speech Mr. Roosevelt took a step in advance when he said: “Finally, it would be a" master stroke if these great powers bent on peace would form a league of peace, not only to keep the peace among themselves, but to prevent, by force if necessary, it’s being broken by others.” Here we have not only the principle incorporated in the master stroke of President Wilson, the league of nations, but a very definite declaration in favor of some provision in the covenant as Article X., which is designed to preserve the peace by force. While Mr. Roosevelt, who wag essentially a soldier, was probably thinking of arms in the use of the word “force,” Article X. provides force of another . character which Mr. Taft in bis book in support of the league, “The Covenanter,” tells us would In 99 pases out of 100 make unnecessary an appeal to arm*.' Thus, this former prpgressive chii find nothing in his devotion to Roosevelt inconsistent with his support oi i the party that is standing four-square for a league td enforce peace. While he stops here be might well .say much ffiOre. — - - | .Perhaps the fact that Harding denounced Roosevelt in 1912 as fi “Benedict Arnold” would furnish a reason. -»•.

Or the fact that he compared him to “Aaron BUtr" Would serve the purpose. Or the fact that ill the leaders against Roosevelt In the convention and campaign of 1912 UtO now in full control of the Republican party —Penrose, the big boss of the Whole show; Fordney and Mondell, ffl the louse in the seats of the mighty, and

Harding, the nominee for the presidency. But there is even more to be said, if the progressive principles and policies of Roosevelt had anything tp dp with the number of his followers in that campaign. During the last seven yearls more progressive legislation, of the kind- that Rooseyelt knew to be progressive, has been written into law than during any similar period in all our history. And the program of the Penrose party embodies all that Roosevelt repeatedly denounced as the most pronouncedly reactionary and impossible. It is these reasons that have impelled Buch progressive leaders as Bainbridge Colby to align themselves with the party which more nearly embodies the progressive ideals of the Roosevelt of 1912 than any o'ther. And verily the Roosevelt Influence has passed as completely from the councils of the Penrose-Watson party as though they had never rested there. How any real progressive can meekly submit to the dictates of Penrose, Watson & Company Is a mystery that no Sherlock Holmes can solve by any rule of reason. “We are the Roosevelt party,” exclaims Mr. Hays, with a wink. And Penrose looks disgusted but tolerant of the boy’s foolishness, and Watson smiles, runs his fingers through his hair and shakes his head as much as to say, “Did you e\er know his beat, boys?” and Fordne'and Mondell, being less discreet, laugh out loud.

DESCENDANT OF G. O. P. ORGANIZER OFFERS AID

Indianapolis, Aug. 25. —Miss Fredabelle Loper, 3120 College avenue, Indianapolis, has volunteered her services to the women’s Democratic state committee to speak dur ! ng the cam paign for Cox and Roosevelt. Miss Loper is a granddaughter of Amos Loper, one of the organizers of the Republican party in Wisconsin in 1356. She is an ardent supporter of the league of nations and wishes to throw her influence with those endeavoring to bring the United States into the organization. Miss Loper’s grandfather went to Wisconsin with a party of Republicans from New York city and he presided at the first organization meeting held in that state, in Ripan. His descendants are all Republicans with the exception of Miss Loper and her father. Miss Loper’s father campaigned in Missouri for the Democrats when he lived in that state. The young woman is a trained public speaker and a graduate of the dramatic school of Northwestern university. Last year she taught public speaking in the high school at Lebanon.

COX TO CARRY COLORADO

George Hetherington, a former Hoosier, who is now a candidate for attorney-general" of Colorado on the Democratic ticket, believes Gov. Cox will sweep his state this fall. ( Mr. Hetherington, who has been visiting relatives in Westfield for a few days, was in Indianopolis this week renewing old acquaintances. “The league of nations is the dominant issue out there,” he said. “Those western people don’t want another war and they firmly believe that the covenant is the only way to mevent another world catastrophe. “The Republicans were shocked when Harding repudiated the league and demanded a separate peace with Germany, but on the other hand they have been much pleased with Gov. Cox’s stand. He will get a big independent and Republican vote there and that taken with the normal Democratic ballot will assuredly give him the state by a big majority.”

REPUBLICAN SCORES HIS PARTY’S PEACE STAND

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the president and senate are to blame for the fiasco, but I believe 'the senate the chief sinner'. “The senate charged Mr. Wilson with defeating the treaty by insisting on its ratification without the dotting of an i or the crossing of a t. That is not true. The president insisted that only ‘nullifying’ reservations should be cut out, but did no + object to ‘interpretative’ reservations. He did 1104 ob J«ct to the Taft reservations, which vne Pemg-. cratic senators agreed to vote for, and which the Republican senators turned down. The fact is that Lodge and his ‘packed’ committed on foreign relations have from the beginning been against the treaty and covenant. The stand of the Republcan party now proves It. The surrender of the party to Borah and Johnson at Chicago and the acceptance speech df Senator Harding make Capitulation to the enemy of the treaty Complete. The sad thing about it is that It is all politics.

“Lodge once said, that he was not against the treaty but against Wilson. High Winded Senator Lodge also said thht to make ft treaty with Germany would disgrace and dishonor our country. Now candidate Warding says that It is his policy /and Lodge, Johnson and the other arreconcdlables say The political game has two sides'

like a game of ball and the result is not known until the end of the ninth inning. This politicah. meas has put Uncle Sam among strange bedfellows —Germany, Mexico, Turkey, China, etc. Forty other leading nations of the world are In the league. W® sent General Perstyng to France with 2,600,000 American boys to fight the Huns, not only to end this cruel war, but to prevent future wars. - Nobly did they do the first "half of the Job. The other half is now blocked by the enemies of peace and humanity in this country. "General Perabing, when in France approached the grave of the great friend of America and said, ‘Lafayette, we are here.’ It would be appropriate to send Lodge, Johnson and Harding to France and with bowed heads and shamed faces let them approach the grave of the great Frenchman and say, ‘Lafayette, we have quit.’ "But I sadd in the beginning I hope the Republican party will stick to the truth and not try to poison the minds of the people by false statements. “I heard Senator New at Turkey Run and read the speech of an Irish orator at Turner park Sunday. Both stated that England had six vote * in the council of the league of nations to one for the United States. This is not true. There are only nine votes in this council. England has one and the United States one. "However, the assembly has as many votes as there are member nations in the league—some 40. In this assembly members of the British empire have votes, such as Canada, India, etc. So has Cuba, Panama and other .dependencies of the United States. If Cuba is allowed a vote in the assembly should not Canada. And if Panama, why not India? The assembly has no vote in the final analysis of world questions, but is of an advisory character. All final votes are left to tie council where nine leading nations have one vote each.

"Another ‘bogy’ that is worked to the limit is the howl about sending our boys abroad to fight in foreign wars. Now how could the league ‘force us’ to do this when it is provided that all action of the council to be binding must be by unanimous vote, including, of course, the vote of the United States. And further, no war can be declared by the government without the act of congress. That is proved by our constitution, which is above and superior to all laws or treaties. “In fact, all the arguments of the enemies of the league fall to the ground if put to the test of fact and law. The fellows that ar e now , ' ry ' ing out the loudest against sending the boys to war were the first to vote to get In the world war and have been trying their best to force us into war with M exico. "At the close of our state primaiy campaign it was feared that Hiram Johnson, the radical, sandlot orator from California, 4 would carry a plurality of votes in Indiana. “There was a revulsion of feeling at such a thought among the patriotic, conservative people of the state. Both the News and the Star warned the voters against such a calamity. The Star up to that time had ‘played up’ no candidate but had treated all fairly. But the Star, seeing danger ahead, joined the News in urging the people of the state to vote for General Wood to beat the radical Johnson. “Thousands of Republicans followed this advice, deserted thedr first choice, Lowden or Harding, and voted for Wood. What does it avail the patriotic, conservative people of Indiana to beat Johnson in an Indiana state primary if this same Johnson can dictate the platform of the national convention and shape the policy of its presidential candidate? 1

“That is what the conservative Republicans are thinking about right now. Many of them were ‘all dressed up’ for the political feasts awaiting them after the mistakes of the present administration, but now hardly know where to go. "To add fuel to yie flame, now comes William Randolph Hearst, knight of the yellow sheet, and casts his hat in the ring as supporter of the g. o. p. candidate. Senator Harding must have had the nightmare when this was announced. “Hearst has been a menace to the country for years with his string of yellow papers. To think that the party, of Lincoln, McKinley, Harrison and Roosevelt must bear the burden of this erstwhile Democratic terror is something frightful. Can the party slough off this heavy load before it is too late We hope it mlay.”

ARE STUDIED BY SPELLBINDERS

But U. S. Records Offer Little for the League Opponents. Washington, D. C., Aug. 25.—A number of Republican candidates for the congress, as well as other' men, who have promised to go spellbinding for the Republican candidate for president, assuming that he intends to adhere to his declaration that the treaty of peace with Germany is not to be ratified, are having the Congressional Record for the early period of the world war searched foi* the purpose of showing, as they hope, that the United States did not enter the war with any thought of a league of nations In mind. The searchers, however, have not been able to find material that will be of much value to the campaign orators. The historical fact is that iong before the United States entered the war,® President Wilson was giving voice to the thought that out of the great war-there should come a concert of nations that would make a recurrence of such a calamity Impossible. Senator Lodge, the Republican leader, had the same thing In mind. In Address of President Addressing the two houses of the

SATURDAY, AUfIKJST 28, 1920.

NOW FEEIS 25 YEARS YOUNGER

Retired Indiana Farmer Saya He Never Expects to Be Without Tanlac. "Although I am 70 years old, since taking Tanlac I am in better health than I have been for years and feel at least 25 years younger,” said Luther Glick, 321 South Fourth street, Terre Haute, Ind. “As well as I can remember,” continued Mr. Glick, “it was about four or five years before I left the farm, or fourteen years ago when I began to suffer with my stomach and pains in my back and shoulders. I had to be very careful about what I ate, and finally had to confine diet to mush and milk and a little milk toast. My back and shoulders pained me so • I could not do a thing, not even being able to hitch my horse to the buggy, and after I moved to town I got down flat of my back and could not help myself at all I was badly run-down and had lost so much weight and strength I just felt like I was going to die. Although I had tried many different treatments and medicines, and enough money it seemed to me to buy a good-sized drug store, nothing did me any good. “Well, one day some folks were in to see me and suggested Tanlac. I took their advice and sent and got a bottle. I couldn’t see that the first bottle did me much good and started to give It up; but I am sure glad now I didn’t, for I firmly believe if I had I wouldn’t be here today. About the time I finished my fourth bottle I was able to get out of bed and began to -regain my strength and lost weight. I continued taking it and in a short while I could eat good, sleep well and always get up in the morning feeling fine. My stomach is in fine condition and the pains have all gone out of my back and shoulders. I always keep a bottle of Tanlac in my house and never expect to be without it” Tanlac is sold in Rensselaer by Larsh & Hopkins, and in Remington by Frank L. Peck; In Whqfcfleld by Simon Fendig.—Advt.

congress in joint session April 2, 1917, and asking them to declare war on the imperial German government, the president said: “While we do things (get ready to go into the war on a large scale) let us be very clear, and make very clear to all the world what our motives and our objects are. My o#n thought has not been driven from its habitual and normal course by the unhappy events of the last two months, and I do not believe that the thought of the nation has been altered or clouded by them. I have exactly the same things in mind now that I had in mind when I addressed the senate on the 22d of January last, the same things that I had in mind when I addressed the congress on the 3d of February and on the 22d of February. “Our object, now, as then, is to vindicate the principles of peace and justice in the life of the world as against selfish and autocratic power, and to 1 set up amongst the really free and self-governed peoples of the world such a concert of purpose of action as will henceforth insure the observance of those principles.” Further on in the address the president said: “A steadfast concert for peace can never be maintained, except by a partnership of democratic nations. No autocratic government could be trusted to keep faith within it or observe its covenants. It musii be a league of honor, a partnership of opinion,” Lodge’s Prewar Views *

Senator 4 Lodge, chairman of the committee on foreign relations, on April 4, In discussing the resolution declaring war on Germany, said this: “I wish to see my country gathered with the other nations who are fighting for the same end and when the time for peace Comes; what WO want most of all by the victory, which we shall help to win, is to secure the world’s peace, bread, based oh freedoM fihd democracy, a world not controlled by a Prussian military autocracy, by Hohenzollems and Hapsburgs, blit by the will of the free people of the earth. We shall achieve this result and when we achieve It we shall be able to say that we have helped to confer the great blessings upon mankind and that we have not fought in vain.” An- examination of the record for those stlning days shows that the idea that out of the war would come some agreement among the nations for the preservation of the peace of the world entered Into most of the speeches.

Try a want act fa The Democrat.