Show I Out Ll t of Politics II I IA ACT ACTION A ON of Sen Senator tor Lodge in proposing a conference of Republican republican lican Hean sena senators tor to be held prior to the convening of congress f for r the purpose of determining party p action toward rd the proposed league of nations is to be regretted Th The peace pact and the thc league I plan should not be considered as party issues The senators should favor th the document or or disapprove of it because they believe it good or bad as the case may be Je and this belief should not be bc influenced in the slightest by bv The same spirit spirit that d dominated co congress gress the war wa r period should be continued at this time Americas America's part in the wa war r wa was not the he part of one political party all America enrolled and we st stuck lck together together- until we won the victory for which we wc had pledged our strength Partisanship should not now no nobe be attached to the peace treaty nor to the hc league of nations plan which will U bV a a component part parl of the treaty It is not to be a Democrat treaty nor a Republican treaty treat It is a world tre treat treaty ty framed with the assistance of designated American delegates and it is a document for all America Every senator should of course consider consider- the document care carefully care care- ully fully b be prepared to discuss it and to vote uRon upon it But he should consider it as an American not as a Republican or a Democrat For the the Republican leaders to undertake to have the Republican senators t take ke a unit united d stand in regard to the treaty is wrong whether the stand be bc for the treaty or against it The issue is too big pig too enormously American t 1 be bc tinged With ith partisanship of kind any We Ve can have respect for the v man who honestly opp opposes ses the tre treaty ty or for forthe the man who honestly approves of it We Ve cannot re respect the man who approves os or disapproves solely because of his political faith L J l |