rAOM TWO
THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
TOTMDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1M0
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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
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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
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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
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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-
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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;
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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);
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