Show Let Lct us have faith that right makes might and andin I in ut that faith let us to the end daro dare to do our oar duty as we understand it Lincoln Hoovers Hoover's Lett Letter r H HERBERT ERBERT HOOVER loses nothing by making pub pub- lie lic a letter which he be wrote to President Wilson last November It proves that Hoover tried to influence influence ence the President to a accept the Senates Senate's reservations They do not seem to mo me to imperil tho the great principle principle prin prin- ciple of the league of nations to prevent pre war h 11 he wrote Some of or the thc reservations are constructive c particularly in rendering it clear that the war power must be bc in invoked in- in in- in yoked by Congress Others are arc interpretative in in line linc with the original intent of the covenant 0 Ho He characterized the making of the treaty a 3 political t. t issue in the presidential election as a great mistake I nn and 1 stated his bis belief that the shades of difference between be- be tween Democratic and Republican al reservations were too J fine for alignment o of public opinion and called at- at to the impossibility of oC securing the clear voice oice I of the tho American people on tho the covenant co itself Conr Con- Con r eluding chiding he said saith L My y own o feeling is therefore that this great conz con con- z effort is mainly accomplished as lS it stands with the reservations included and its operation can repair mistakes in its building and that the thc worldly t I issues are arc so great as not to warrant the risks involved cd t in delay of getting it into service in the hope of securing se- se curing at present a n more ideal structure It would have ha been better i if the tho President had bad I heeded Hoovers ers advice and given gi his assent to the thet f t reservations at that time The delay has lost ground for the covenant eo in popular support embittered the 7 I antagonism of the and imperiled the 1 chances oi o oj ratification at all If lf the tIle question remains k i unsettled until the election it is impossible for for the people to vote ote upon it There is no earthly way for I to r register CP st their views on In the treaty itself or to I differentiate between its various arious articles or between t the several sc at reservations ons proposed The on only I thin thing the voters oters can d do will win be to deposit their cir ballots in favor or favori i f of the electors pledged to their party candidate The Tho t result may be construed into a a. declaration for or 1 against the treaty and covenant but iV il will not and and cannot be an expression of tho individual voters voter's J opinion 2 If the people should desire to vote ote in favor or of the lea league ne and should select for example Senator HitchCO Hitchcock Hitch Hitch- cock CO as ns the nearest exponent of or ori i le Presidents President's ent s attitude atti- atti f tude concerning it they might miS-bt find later they had put their trust in il the the wrong man as notwithstanding his hist t 1 in m the Senate of he be Presidents President's view view- pout point he has already announced his opposition to the United States accepting a a. mandate for Armenia which A If l it i is understood is one of the first obligations that J would be thrust upon us ns by the supreme council if we should enter the league The rhe difficulties s presented to the voter at the tho polls I c who would wish to register in favor or of ratification z 1 with nth reservations ons ar arc t too tho o obvious to be he recounted The solemn referendum um proposed by the President is isI I w only possible by having ing a ballot with th the treaty printa print- print cd dd a upon it in full Lull with the proposed reservations lions in int t 4 full fuhl and nud a a. spa spate space e left for the voter oter to write yes or ora a no a no a task tack that beggars description II |