Show i Let us have faith that right makes might and f t in that faith let ns us to the end dare to do our duty Lincoln L as we understand it Surrendering Our Constitution H HE HEX EN the European war Avar was pr precipitated upon W VV ci civilization liz tion it moved on Oil the thc desires and ambis ambi- ambi ions s of i one man for rule nile of oE the universe Uni Germanys Germany 3 i for world dominion was as the impelling spirit of 1 lie he conflict w which ich brought so much 1 misery and suf- suf I to humanity Xo No the nefarious scheme of oE I thc thc tIie would have ha succeeded but for fur I the he determination of Del Belgium um jumping into th the thc I It t the thc first firt of the Uie guns With It h life hei life she hc l Delayed the onward march of of the Huns while F France ance I I prepared herself for the horrible days to o come Great Britain too jumped to the mt aid of Cl IZ tHon ion pitting g her forces against the personal ambitions ns oC of the kaiser At terrific cost she stemmed the tide J Jol bf r and for three long years she hc was tho the backbone Jf f r civili Italy Haly came into the fray iray and some time Ime later ater the United States perce perceived cd the dangers and went into the conflict From the outset we wc have been fighting fight- fight ling ing the thc evils il that come of or the ambitions of autocrats 1 the thc tho menacing dangers of over developed ego and the 1st for power po Th The allies disputed 1 t the h e D Divine fl Right 19 1 t of tile the kaiser to h b be the ruler of ol all ahl nations nahon fighting frith ith their lifo life blood for the principle of popular rule The war is over and 1111 the scheme of the thc kai kaiser kaier er has been defeated Civilized Ch nations have established their to live in in in peace and to gon govern rn themselves according accord accord- 1 sing ing n to the dictates of their people But while the war warre r re informally over oyer the lie dangers t threatening popular r government h have he e no not ceased to exist L The fhe ambitions the the ego and the thc lust somewhat modified over the form suffered by the kaiser kniser still endure Vc Ye are arc glad to s see seethe seethe e ethe the United States State Senate st step p into the breach at this tins Jime lime l knowing full well that its action constitutes the tIle safety valve e on a dangerous ang rous and powerful machine The be safety of or the American people lies not in one man lule rule not in individual ini wis wisdom om but in popular government govern govern- ment and ana the counsels of the many t The Thc wisdom of the fathers of our constitution is today by men with international hopes Jopes and tion If Jf this is the thc general sense of thi the Amerian Amen Amen- ian an people no one will say them nay X Nevertheless e we wear by the constitution t on and tho the w wisdom of of- our foreS fore fore- S fathers until such time as the people themselves have repudiated them We Ye still belie believe that the framers of he con constitution wrote with infinite w wisdom when they penned these words lie He the thc President shall have power by an and with the advice ice and consent of the thc Sent Sen- Sen t tc to make treaties Europe revised one of or President President dent Wilsons Wilson's s pet points l open open covenants openly ar- ar at It amended the phrase by uy striking out the thc three words But neither Europe nor any one ODe man may assume these privileges in to the tile constitution of the limited States Plainly by and with the thc advice ad and Consent of the thc Senate ha has been ignored hut but that in in itself does s oe-s not aoL constitute an amendment The Thc people pf f the United States arc are to be he heard and at this critical crit erit- ical cal period in the nations nation's history they nUl may inny thank God or American senators who still revere the lIOn tion AYe We do no not claim immortality for the 1 worl worlds world's s w greatest document the cons constitution of the United Slates but we wc do 10 Q insist inist that it live until the people themselves have lla pronounced the death eath sentence We c I- I 5 acknowledge e the right of no man luau no official be he lie email mall mahl or great no representative e legislative c bod body and I tto tio for foreign ign power to abridge that document Friends or r f the league of nations proposed tell us that the league constitution is the tiie greatest document in the history Even so so- sowe we e refuse to accept it as such until our people have first torn the tle first guarantee of I i their freedom to scraps President Wilson in negotiating for or a league of na na- na- na has has' not the tho people and he has not 5 solicited Hc the thc advice adice of the Senate much less its conI con- con 1 I sent The extent of his discussions with the Senate is to a n private conference with a 3 committee after the plot was laid What transpired at nt the conference con con- ference is not clear to the Senate or the American Americ m people for the thc newspaper reports have been cl clouded by contradictory statements President Wilson is self- self I appointed as a peace delc delegate ate and selected himself for I th this s important position without I consulting the Senate He Ec I n t asked for information or advice from this this' b bo budy dy in in his Ins negotiations As A's s I indicated in ill the resolutions of Lodge the next Senate does docs not Dol approve of high handed 1 hods As Americans they will demand t the le rights iven ven them in tile the constitution The rhe spirit is in keep keep- ing mg- with the American form of of government for a n. peo peo- peo lC pIc who ho rule ule themselves abdicate in In favor of no b be he he devil or saint T The c new v Senate Senat is the safety Yaho valve Yah man roan o oi of this nation nahon and on its adherence to American prin principles prin- prin depends Ufe future welfare alone of the treaty clause of our ur constitution but the constitution as s' s a n whole and we arc not to forget that the lie purpose of this great document is is that We We the people of 01 t the e. e United States in iii order to form a ii more perfect ct union establish justice insure domestic tranquillity provide pro for the common defence de de- de- de fence promote the general welfare and secure the thc blessings of hjert liberty to ul l a and cl our posterity do ordain and establish this tIllS constitution for the United Unite States of I America JIa |