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Show DAVID JAM HILL IS SPEAKER i Calls on Voters io Decide Be- ; tween American Nationalism and Wilsonism I i SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y . July 27. Accepting the league of nations aa tho domlnent issue in the coming political campaign. David Jayne Hill, t. mporary chairman of the unofficial Republican state convention, today called upon voters to decide between "American nationalism and the political politi-cal Internationalism of Wilson " He characterizes this as the "most far-reaching decision Binee the founding found-ing of our government." In his add res'- vhlh wis devoted largely to the treaty of Versailles, Mr. Hill declared "the real control of Europe Eu-rope is vested, not In the league, hut In the supreme rouncll of the allied' powers, n separate organ of action. It alone has armies at Us command. Its voice alone Is heard in Europe." "Tho only hope of the league's utility utili-ty for peace. ' he declared "Is In a change of Its center of gravity from ag military to a Judiciary organisation. " Ho eulogized (he work of Elihul Root, in his efforts at establishing a world tribunal at The Hague "for the I purpose of substituting In our relations rela-tions with Europe judicial action In place of political action and military force." To imagine," he continues, "as Mr Wilson does or did heforo ho discovered dis-covered Europe that tho war has produced pro-duced a fine sense of unity or mutual sympathy and of understanding between be-tween the powers Is an error that would reek any business enterprise based upon that supposition "The large question is, shall we subordinate sub-ordinate the constitution to the covenant cove-nant or shall we state frankly to all the world that we will never, In tho least degree, compromise the constitution constitu-tion of tho United States " |