Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1920 — SAYS THAT REPUBLICANS MISPRINT THE PACT [ARTICLE]

SAYS THAT REPUBLICANS MISPRINT THE PACT

Democrat Woman Chairman Bhowa Falsity of Statements Made by Mrs. Keallng. Indianapolis, Aug. 3D. —In a letter to tbe public Mrs. Martha Marson, Democratic chairmjan of the women's organization of Marion county, replied to an article over the signature of Mrs. Joseph B. Keallng, Republican state woman’s chairman, in which Mrs. Kealing discussed the league of nations in the Indianapolis Star.

Mrs. Marson declared that Mrs. Keallng should at least read the covenant before "attempting to educate the women on it” Mrs. Keallng made the assertion that, under article 10 of the cownant, “American boys would be sent to other far parts of the world when ordered to go by foreign nations in tbe league, and I do not believe American mothers desire this." "Article 10 does not give foreign nations any such power,” says Mrs. Marson’s statement, "and either Mrs. Kealing is Ignorant on the subject or she Is purposely appealing to the prejudices of American mothers.

“She states further,” continues Mrs. Marson, "that bad the league been properly ratified American boys would at this moment be in Europe I engaged in the warfare now being carried on there.” "This again is deliberately misleading. England, France and over 30 other nations belong to tbe league now and their boys are not engaged in war between Russia and Poland. Why should the American boys be/ there? The truth of the matter is that in failing promptly to ratify the league, America has given encouragement to the Boolshevlsts of Europe and civilization is again menaced because the league Is not functioning properly becauos of our absence from it."

Mrs. Marson points out in. her statement that America’s entrance into war here or abroad would be decided by congress as heretofore and declares that Mrs. Healing’s statement that “we would not have that power under the Wilson league” is misleading and untrue. “Women should read the league covenant,” says Mrs. Marson, “and not be led away by such partisan statements as this. “The council of the league can do nothing on any matter which comes before it except by unanimous consent, and as we would be a member of this council, consisting of nine nations, we can not be forced into anything that affects our nation without our consent.” Mrs. Marson says that the lenders of the Republican party are against any league of nations; their platform is against it and Senator Harding is against it, and there is a deliberate attempt to mislead the women voters on what the league now adopted by so many nations, really means.

“The league is to simply do away with war altogether,” she said, “and surely the women of America favor the conception; they should therefore inform themselves on the issue and not allow themselves to be misled by mere partisan misrepresentations. "The women have been given the ballot, let us prove worthy of the honor by intelligent action and not be actuated by mere partisanship. The great covenant of peace contains a moral Issue and the women of America can do no better, thing to show their capacity to be citizens than to vote for and work for the present league of nations.” Senator Watson continues in his public speeches to insist that America did not declare war on Germany. Jt will be hard to make the boys who spent months in France and Germany and the fathers and mothers who sent them there, believe this. _ __