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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1920)
rAOM TWO THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON TOTMDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1M0 immuB,m' 'I 'i hi If' r. s Sinnott's Masterly Address On the Campaign Issue The League of Nations Despite (he attempt of Demo cratic politicians to "draw a red her ring across the trail," there U but one paramount Itiue In tho prcacnt national campaign and that Is the league of nations, said Congressman N. J. 8lnnott In his address at the city hall Saturday night, In which In logical clcancul speech he present ed arguments showing why tho United States should not become a party to tho covenant. Other Issues thero nro In plenty, aald Mr. Slnnott, and tho Republican party, It It wished, might tako up any ot 'them with success. The Dem ocratic unprcparedness for war, their oqual unprcparedness for peace. Bight bo' mndo a successful Issue. Cox has raised the hue and cry of "slush fund" wherever ho has spoken, his statements becoming wilder and wilder as his tour pro gressed, said tho speaker, lie dis posed ot tho charges briefly, declar ing that taking Cox's latest figures, $30,000,000, as the size of tho fund. It was ridiculous to believe that the American electorate "could be cor rupted at 30 cents a head." Mr. Slnnott was introduced by Fred A. Baker who said: As citizens of the Republic we are gathered here this evening to lay aside for a little while our private concerns and devote our attention to matters of public Interest, to Bustlers of vital Importance to oar Moved country, and to listen to a eage from one of oar representa tives (a congress, who haa bad a aaot excellent opportunity ot bring ing to yon m menage, worth while. A few years ago the speaker whom Ve a"bfe ta IntroJuev!? .you bul who really cecs ho Introuuct'on.T ras chosen by his constituents to represent thorn In the congress of U? United. &tUi, fly bit devotion to duty and to lie Interests of his eoMtltaeaU And of hi state and ot the United States, by his love ot his feUOwman, by his ability, he rose from oat the mass of "numbers -In congress ot the United States to a IT FIRST HAPPENED '- - .-. - IN . I .1 ' ' ' '. i :, ? . ? H II UNDER THE BBBi BBB1 position of mounting emtnenco In the councils ot his country. Congressman Slnnott, It affords mo peculiar pleasuro to Introduce tho citizens ot Klamath county, among whom no namo stands high er In estimation, It affords ma great pleasuro to welcome you hero, and we assure you that wo havo con fidence In your ability to represent us In tho congress ot tho United States, and wo shall gtvo to you next November a ronowed lease of power. Ladles and gentlemen, I tnko pleasuro In Introducing to you our representative In congress, Nicholas J. Slnnott, ot Oregon, who will ad dress you. Mr. Slnnott said: Ladles and Gentlemen: 1 Indeed appreciate the generous words uttered concerning my hum ble efforts In congress In your bo half, and I certainly appreciate tho great compliment Implied In your coming to this meeting to hear my feeble words upon the Issue of the day. Klamath county and the city ot Klamath Falls, have Indeed been very generous and magnanimous towards me. I come before you, not a a speak er, but as one claiming to have soma ability to do thing. I como before yon not as a speaker; I make io claim along that line. bat I am going to take the liberty ot address' log you upon one of he Important, In fact the important ijeue of this campaign, an Issue more stu pendous, more fateful, more crucial, than any other Issue the American jm irA fnrn.1 alttrn Ihl? -J peopic . -.- e ' ' orranu ration of tb gevernment: and tb limit la the nllrnn Imnrniutrlv called the league ot nations. There has been an attempt to in ject certain secondary issue Into this campaign, and In ordinary times they might be vital Issues. Governor Cox Is endeavoring-to draw" fhe red herring across the trail, to divert 1906 IT WILL BE STILL GREATER IN- 1920 PERSONAL SUPERVISION tho . minds ot American patriots from tho real Issues ot tho campaign. Tho Republicans, It they saw. fit, might take up many of theso Issues with success. Wo could take up tho unprcparedness ot the Democratic nnrty, their unpreparcdness for war, their unprcparedness for peace Uovomor Cox has endeavored to Inject Into thin campaign ono Issue, the Issue ot the alleged slush fund. I think that Issue has been entirely eliminated by the good sense ot the American people. Why, ho would havo the world bellove that the American electorate could be cor rupted at 30 cents a head. He starts with a slush fund of $8,000,000; then It Increased to $10,000,000; then to tltr.000.000; and I think without alt counties being heard from, It Is now up to $30,000,000. Governor Cox In what ho sa)s Is somowhat llko a boy I read abeut: Jlmmto and ltllllo were out gunning tor coons. Jlmmto carrlod tho gun. Illlllo said "Jlmmle, thoro's a coon thero on that tree; shoot It down." Jjramlo sayn: "1 don't seo any coon. You take the gun. It you can seo ono and shoot It." Illlllo took tho gun, and winked his cyo to shoot. "JkVcll." ho says, "I don't seo tho coon when I wink my eye." Jlmmle looked at him. Ho says: "Illlllo you've got a louse on your loft eyo wlnkor; "That's tho reason ho didn't see tho coon when he went to shoot. Governor Cox has tho louso of this slush fund 'upon bis left eye. The real Issue, as I said, Is the league of nations. When President Wilson returned from Europe the first time, with his leaguo ot nations, ho sent a wireless from the ship asking the senate of the United 8tate not, to discuss tho league of nations. It was the duty ot the senate of the Unled State un der the constitution to discuss that league of nation, and to dT)K with ma jTsiiuvBi oom oerore ana dof'jnui WE: f"1 mi ' " Ing the negotiation of that treaty, Yet tbi ;r?!iier)t Mked thorn not to discuss It. When he r?,Ted ln Dof,,on and an ,.ug ot what was In this mon strosity, began to permeate through the nation, President Wlrsop bado defiance to the senators, bado de fiance to tho nation, and said: "I know ot no sweeter challenge than that. I have fighting blood In hie." It I sometime a delight to glvo It scope. On this occaslon'lt would be an Indulgence. Tbo Republican party In this cam- ? ..? palgn also welcome that chnltoiiga ot tho president, and It has answorcd that challenge In Its platform, by do daring "It will resist nil attempts to overthrow the foundation of tho government, or to weaken thu force' of Its controlling .principles and Ideals, whether that attempt Is mailo In tho form of International policy or domostio agitation." Therefore wo havo. the real Issue before tho American people, tho Issuo as to whother or not, there shall bo a super-flag above tho old stars and stirpes. That Is tho Issuo ot this campaign. President Wilson desires to Inter nationalize tho American people Senator Harding desires to Amort cnnlio America. If you want Amor lea Amorlcanlzed, voto for Senator Harding; It that Is what ou want, put Senator Harding whero ho can Amnrlranlza America and where ho can Americanize any agreement de signed to remove tho peril of war; It that Is your deslro elect tho Repub lican senators upon whom Senator Harding can rely when ho Is elect ed to carry out his policies. When President Wilson ffrst brought home the league ot nations, tho Idea ot a lenguo ot nations capti vated porhnp nearly nil but a few farscolng Americans. Tho Idcn was captivating to thoto who were sick and tired of war, sick nud tired of horrlblo holocaust that was taking placo across tho waters. The sol dier boys wero appealed to, tho soldier boys who knew horror nnd the mlsory of trench warfare and ot "going over the top." The women of the land wero appealed to, tho mothers who had looked forward for two anxious year whllo their, boy were on the other side. They all were appealed, especially tho moth er. Of these mother, do you Know the most beautiful thing that was j ever said abont mother was said by vlemlty. among lit K)2x ,he ritt River Indians. Joaquin Wlllsf, when ho said: The bravest battle that cvsf was fought, Shall T toll yoU where and whB? On tho map of tho world you will find It not; Twos fought by tho mothers ot men. 'Twos not With csnnon or battle. shot, .With sword or noble pen, 'Twaa not with eloquent words or thought From tho lips of wonderful men; It ii 4 V ii i '" OF H. T. L.? f Personal-Creeting Cards FOR CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR with your name tastily engraved on them. To send Personal Greeting cards is the right way to extend the season's greetings. They come in an, extensive assortment of sizes, and in colors that blend so har moniously that they in themselves bespeak a glad some message. If you want an exclusive style, you can have it, and the sample is taken from the lot to prevent-duplication. Come now and make your selection, while the stock is yet complete. STAR DRUG CO, The REXALL Store 5th and Main St Hut deep In a wollcd-up oman's heart, A woman who would not yluld. Hut bravely, silently bore her part; 1)1 there Is that bat tin field! Tho mother, who bravely, silent ly bore her part, was appealed to with tho Wilson promise that the leaeuc ot nations would bring uni versal peace, that It was a panacea for war. Hut they didn't tell you that It meant, not the cessation of war, that It meant throwing Amclrca Into every war that might occur In Kurope or elsewhere throughout the world. The women and the soldier hoy who went to tho war, were appealed to, with the promise that tho leaguo of nations would bring about arbitra tion, that It would bring about dis armament, that it would bring about peace. Now get this straight; thore Is ab solutely no compulsory arbitration I provided for In tho leaguo of na tions; Thero is absolutely no com 'pulsory disarmament provided for in 'the league of nations. Tho only compulsory thing along thu Una of arbitration or discussion provided for In tho leaguo ot nation Is this: That In a dlsputo between two na tions, It may as a matter of right bo taken to tho council of tho league ot nations hut thore Is not a provision for nnv rnmtitilxnrv arbitration. Arbi tration Is optional. Disarmament Is solely optional. In enso wo havo a dlsputo with an other country, under tho leaguo ot nations, that other country, as u 'mattor of right, may forco us to sub 'mlt tho (llsiAito, not to arbitration, I but to tho council of tho leaguo of nations, and that council of tho leaguo of nations as now constituted, tin case wo should join, would con sist of the United States, the British Empire, France, Italy, and Japan, aa the five permanent member ot the 'council. There are also four tem porary membor of the coun cil and those four temporary members are Belgium, Oreece, Spain and Brazil. one American power J outside of the United State. Now in case 'a dispute- arises be tween the United State on the one ,band and England on' the other band, we will say, then England, as a matter of right, may submit that , dispute to the council of the league 'of nation; that being submitted to the council, then Japan and Franco 'and Italy, as tho permanent mem ,bers, and Spain; Greece, and Brazil and Belgium as temporary members, would dccldo tho question between us and England with this exception, that Knglnnd as a matter of right, within 14 ilan after hsvtnc sub mitted tho question to tho council of thu league of nations, could have the dlsputu transferred from tho council to tho assembly ot the leugun of nations. In such a dlsputo Eng land would not ote: neither would (ho United States votu. When tho matter I submitted to tho asesm bty of ho leaguo of nations, beforo thero Is a decision there must bo a unanimous decision of tho council member of tbo lesgue, plus a ma jority of tbo assembly members ot the league. I Aa at present constituted there would be 21 membor ot the league,. as distinguished from the council mombor of the loague. Tho ma jority of that 21 would be 11, bub to make up those 11 votes, would' be the votes ot Canada, Australia, Now Zealand, India and Egypt. There would be flvo voles for Knglsnd' whero wo don't havo a single voto for ourselves, because theso flvo col onics nro English colonics, and thon In addition England would havo, In the assembly, tho voto of Hedjas a country of loss than than 300,000 population, whoso ruler nt tho pros ont tlmu Is under tho pay of Eng land, and besides that England, un der the loague of nations, would havo tho protectorato ovor Porsla, so that she would start out with seven votes against us, when a dis pute between England and the United States Is submitted to tho aosumbly of tho league of nations. Would It bo any troublo for Eng land to buy up soma of those venal states, llko Slliorla, Hnytl and Slam and u fow others, for tho purposa ot cither securing a decision or block Ing a decision by tho assembly! Ha mombor that ovary question sub mtltod to tho council may, as a mat ter ot right, by elthor ono of contest ing parties, be transferred to the as sembly, and in easo of a difference between the United States and Eng land, if the council utomber should tfhow a disposition to decldo In our favor, or even if against us, England would have seven votes at the out set elthor to bring about a majority of the assembly, or to block a dec! Ion. This condition Is one of the things that the senate of the United' Btates, by appropriate reservation ondoavorod to circumvent. The Republican party, as I 'told you, says ln Its campaign platform, that It will resist all attempt to overthrow the foundations of , our govornmont or to weaken vtho con- (Contln.ued'. on. Pace Three); h