OME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOI-UMN 6
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, OCT. 8, 1920
NUMBER 12
WORLD WATCHING
W CAMPAIGN IN U .S.
President Wilson Says No
vember Verdict on League
Is Awaited.
aRTICLE X IS DEFENDED
Pact Dees Not Limit Congress’
Rights in Making vVav, the
Exccvtive Declares.
Washington, Oct. 3—Presi
dent Wilson in his first cam
paign appeal tonight, made
directly to the people, urged
the endorsement of the League
of Nations issue at the election
and declared “the whole world
will wait for your verdict in
November as it would wait for
an intimation of what its future
is to be.”
The president characterized
as absolutely false assertions
that Article X of the league
covenant would make it pos
sible for other nations to lead
the United States into War.
There is nothing in the cove
nant, he said, “which in the
least inteference with or im
pairs the right of Congress to
declare war or not declare
war, according to its own in
dependent judgment, as our
constitution provides.”
My fellow countrymen,
was the president’s method
ui adcuessing ins communica
tion to the people. It con
tained no mention of presi
dential candidates by name,
but was confined to a brief de
fense of Article 10 and a criti
cism of those who, he de
clared, have “grossly misled”
the public with regard to the
treaty.
The president said that
those who have spent their
lives, as he had, “in familiar
izing themselves with the his
tory and traditions and poli
cies of the nation must stand
amazed at the gross ignorance
and impudent audacity which
has led them to attempt to in
vent an ‘Americanism,’ which
has no foundation whatever in
any of the authentic traditions
of the government.” The text
of the appeals follows:
Text of the App'eal.
“My fellow countrymen:
“The issues of the present
campaign are of such tremen
dous importance and of such
far-reaching significance for
the influence of the country
nd the developement of its
future relations, and I have
necessarily had so much to do
with their developement, that
I am sure you will think it
natural and proper that I
should address to you a few
words concerning them. Every
one who sincerely believes in
government by the people
must rejoice at the turn affairs
have taken in regard to this
campaign. This election is
to be a genuine national refer
endum. The determination of
a great policy upon which the
influence and authority of the
United States in the world
must depend is not to be left
to groups of politicians of
either party, but is to be re
ferred to the people them
selves for a sovereign mandate
to their representatives. They
are to instruct their own gov
ernment what they wish done.
“The chief question that is
put to you is, of course, this:
Do you want your country’s
honor vindicated and the
treaty of Versailles ratified?
Do you in particular approve
of the League of Nations as
organized and empowered in
that treaty? And do you
wish to see the United States
play its responsible part in it?
You have been grossly misled
with regard to the treaty, and
1 particularly with regard to the
proposed character of League
of Nations, by those who have
assumed the serious responsi
bility of opposing it. They
have gone so far that those
who have spent their lives, as
I have spent my life, in fa
miliarizing themselves with the
history and traditions and pol
icies of the nation, must stand
amazed at the gross ignorance
and impudent audacity which
has led them to attempt to in
ivent an ‘Americanism’ of their
own, which has no foundation
whatever in any of the authen
tic traditions of the govern
' ment.
"Americanism as tney con
' ceive it reverses the whole pro
cess of the last few tragical
I years. It would substitute
1 America for Prussjja in the pol
! icy of isolation and defiant
'segregation. Their conception
| of the dignity 1)f the nation
and its interest is that she
| should stand apart and watch
'for opportunities to advance
'our interests, involve ourselves
in no responsibility for the
i maintenance of the right in
the world or for the continued
vindication of any of the things
for which we entered the war
to fight. The conception of
the great creators of the gov
ernment was absolutely op
posite to this. They thought
of America as the light of the
world, as created to lead the
world in the assertion of the
I rights of peoples and the rights
of free nations; as destined to
;set a responsible example to
all the world of what free gov
ernment is and can do for the
maintenance of right stand
ards, both national and inter
national. This light the op
ponents of the league would
quench. This would relegate
the United States to a subordi
nate role in the affairs of the
world.
“Why should we be afraid
of responsibilities which we are
qualified to sustain, and which
the whole of our history has
constituted a promise to the
world would sustain?
Issue Is Momentous.
“This is the most momen
I
tous issue that* has ever been
presented to the people of the
United States, and I da not
doubt that the hope of the
whole world will be verified by
an absoltue assertion by the
voters of the country of the
determination of the United
States to live up to all the
great expectations which they
created by entering the war
and enabling the other great
nations of the world to bring
it to a victorious conclusion of
Prussianism and everything
that arises out of Prussianism.
Surely we* shall not fail to keep
the promise sealed in the death
and sacrifice of our incompar
able soldiers, sailors and ma
rines who await our verdict be
neath the sod of France.
“Those who do not care to
tell you the truth about the
League of Nations tell you that
Article X of the covenant of
the league would make it pos
sible for other nations to lead
us into war, whether we willed
it by our own independent
judgement or not. This is ab
solutely false. There is noth
ing in the covenant which in
the least interferes with or im
pairs the right of Congress to
declare war or not declare war
according to its own independ
ent judgment as our constitu
tion provides. Those who
drew the covenant of the
league were careful that it
should contain nothing which
interfered with or impaired the
constitutional arrangements of
any of the great nations which
are to constitute its members.
They would have been amazed
and indignant at the things
that are now being ignorantly
said about this great and sin
cere document.
“The whole world will wait
for your verdict in November
as it would wait for an intima
tion of what its future is to
be.”—Arkansas Gazette.
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stiff joints, sore muscles, rheu
matic pains, or any symtom of
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she will, too/’ For sale at
the Red Cross Drug Store.Adv.
Mr. Gid Capshaw returned
Saturday from a visit to friends
and relatives at Afton and An
son, Texas, and Clovis, New
Mexico.
Mr. Hansel Crossett, mana
ger of the Sunshine Billiard
Parlor, spent last week on a
vacation with friends and
relatives in Tennessee.
We are glad to note that
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Thompson
are back at their posts of duty
in charge of the Missouri Pa
cific station v. .
NEW MARSHAL
At a meeting of • the City
Council Monday night Mr.
Frank Shue, who had been ap
pointed marshal by Mayor
Raney, was elected to the
above office and is looking
after all violators of the town
ordinances: He is also busy
erecting additional street lights
and otherwise looking after
the interests of the town. We
are glad to state Mr. Shue is
making an ideal officer and his
services meeting the public ap
proval.
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Good For Him and His Wife
Hurley L. Watkins, 2308
Lytle St., Louisville, Ky.,
writes: “I found Foley’s Honey
and Tar just what I wanted
for my wife’s and my colds.”
Checks coughs, colds, croup,
bronchial coughs; stops that
“tickling” throat that keeps
one coughing at night. Con
tains no opiates nor habit
forming drugs. For sale at
the Red Cross Drug Store. Adv.
Mr. J. F. Morgan has sold
his home to Mr. Jess Daniel
and Mrs. Morgan and grand
son, T. J. Fakes, Jr., will move
to Little Rock, but Mr. Morgan
will retain his other interests
here and because of his hold
ings and business, will continue
to reside in McCrory notwith
standing his home will be in
Little Rock. Mr. Daniel has
sold his home to Mr. T. E. Dye.
Cut This Out-It’s Worth Money
Cut out this slip, enclose
with 5c to Foley & Co., 2835
Sheffield Ave., Chicago, 111.,
writing your name and ad
dress clearly.. You will re
ceive in return a trial Com
pound, for coughs, colds and
croup, Foley Kidney Pills and
Foley Cathartic Tablets. For
sale at the Red Cross Drug
Store. Adv.
Born: Saturday, Oct. 2,
1§20 to Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
stoker of Jelks, a boy.
Messrs W. B. Fakes, Jess
Dianiel and W. W Raney of Mc
Crory; J. W. Mullens and R.
W. Stoker of Jelks and Edgar
Miller of Howell spent the
first of the week at Helena
serving as jurors in Federal
court.
DR. C. P. HARRIS
| DENTIST
McCRORY, ARK.
Office Hours: 8-5
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