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Show A False Assumption WASHINGTON, Juuo 23. Tho Republican Publicly association thru It ptosldent, Hon. Jonathan llourne, Jr , today gave out the following statement from Its Washington held-quareis: held-quareis: "'If America has u part theieln,' fervently declaies Mr. Taft, 'the league of nations will be established and peace through Justice will hnvo become possible, for all nations, great and small.' The continued repltltlon "of that sou of aigument by the ex-preuldent ex-preuldent and other ft lends of the league Is nothing shoit or diabolic. It seeks to align for the league nil persons who prefer peace to war, and to cieatc tho Impression thnt those who lefiiKo to adhere to It jvlali to soo the woi Id steeped in blood for nil .time Statements such ns those tuu nn Insult to ovciyuno who hears them to tho Intelligence of tho league suppoiters and to humnnlty nnd decency of those who hae the Ipatilotism to oppose It. "Neither Mr. Taft, Piesident Wilson, Wil-son, nor any of the other individuals I who are loudest In pi also of the league, dine point to a single ci II-lc II-lc of the coennnt and accust him of entertaining a prefotenco for war over peace. Such an accusation would be the giosiest libel and entitle the libelee to substantial damnges. Yet the whole propaganda for tho lengue of nations is based specifically or In ferentlally on that very change. All those desirous of pence aie urged to get behind the covenant as the means for attaining their ends and Its opponents op-ponents are charactcilzed as doAdp-leB doAdp-leB of Mars, preferring rule by Uie sword rather than government b) Justice. It is a pity there is not a means furnished In our legal code to put a summary stop to such misleading mis-leading tactlce, but the country is becoming alive to the deception. thnt Is being pi act Iced upon it by men of former high, reputation.. and tliev will soon bo consumed In the fire 'of the popular opinion that they hoped to mould to their own will." |