Show TIlE THC LEAGUE OF NATIONS By M. M M. M Smith v vI I wish to congratulate you upon the fair and unbiased course you have taken In upholding g our president dent and the tho government In la prosecuting prosecuting prose prose- the war to end wars Vala and his efforts to bring about an n agreement among the nations whereby another war will be almost impossible at ut least improbable It is s a national regret that the congress congress congress con con- gress has not given him the support In the l league ague of oC nations matter that the case deserves After Arter supporting him In the conduct of oC the war they have hayo obstructed his efforts to establish establish esta lish Ush a lasting peace But they have havo signally failed It seems seems unfair to oppose a proposition If one do doas s not offer olTer a suitable substitute This the congress or Its have failed to do Of or course the senate must san sanction sanction sanc sanc- tion such league to become binding Now In vI view ow of such dereliction of ot the senate can the president be censured censured cen cen- ensured en- en I I for tor temporarily working over I their heads Strategy Is the exception exception exception tion which makes the tho law practical Roosevelt was a lover of rules but a strat strategist Otherwise the Panama canal would never have been built of ot b bending bendIng bending bend bend- He Ho secured the right way by ing a rule and who of us do not now t thank ank him for It 7 Because the senate is so cussed contrary Wilson Is forced to take the bull bun by tho the horns He lie Is going to get results In spite of ot them For which he deserves not censure but praise e. e The odium for any failure r r g e y o gressmen r The new editor of tf t th J Record makes a merciless and unpardonable attack upon our r d. nt ir it its List last issue and I do not hesitate to announce announce announce an an- my disapproval ol ci such an r attack nt- nt t- t tack though it comes from my ray home norae paper There are som things greater reater reat l' l than home pride Though a D Democrat I am an American citizen clUzen f and ana foremost I do not uphold the resi resident dent because of or i reasons He is dally daily risking his life to assist in accomplishing the greatest deed ever achieved by man and how ow tow an American patriot can slur blur abuse nn and belittle his exalted efforts understanding In my the president is absolutely absolutely absolutely right In expressing the tho belief bellet that the t e American people are with him There Is not a bit of oC doubt douht of It the senate and Record to the contrary contrary contrary con con- notwithstanding However the nonpartisan Record may have been overly influenced by that cable which it claims to have received re re- from the tho old country The American merican people the best fighters In its the tho world are the tho most peace loving The U. U S S. S senate has hasa a constitutional license to talk and do 10 nothing but criticise those who are trying to do something Som Some editors emulate them in these en en- deavors |