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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1920
Page
12
Senator Lodge as temporary chairman opened the 1920 Republican Convention in Chicago with a one hour eighteen minute keynote urging unity and bold action. He stressed war’s toll, economic strains, and the duty to restore stability while opposing entangling alliances and rash promises.
A political rally denounces Wilson and his followers as un-American autocracy. It warns Democrats risk dictatorship under Wilson hegemony and urges Republicans to unify and restore law, order, and representative government as the nation faces peril from abroad and within.
Henry Cabot Lodge laments distortions from war and a hostile Executive, urging adherence to the people’s laws as daily life and core to the republic’s basics. He argues principled integrity and honest gain secure mental and material benefits, and notes an economic program begun by a Republican Congress amid wartime opposition.
A Republican speaker touts significant policy gains under GOP control, noting reduced costs, enhanced water power projects, veterans’ supports, civil service retirement, and reforms in budgeting and the military. He pledges more action despite wartime disruption and Democratic opposition, arguing long-term progress remains just beginning.
The piece argues price rises stem from profiteering and currency expansion, urging robust enforcement and new laws. It calls for regulation of credit, reduced circulating funds, and policies to boost production and farm productivity, while highlighting the railroad act and wartime financial controls as pivotal.
The speaker argues for government supervision of railroads without ownership and criticizes U S policy in Mexico and the league of nations. He cites wartime railroad losses, financial costs, and diplomatic missteps, asserting public opinion shifted against the covenant and warning of national sovereignty risks.
The speech attacks Mr. Wilson and his supporters, arguing they threaten American government and the economy. It calls to end government ownership fears, warns of rising prices, and favors protective tariffs while insisting on defeating Wilson's league and defending U S independence. The speaker urges unity among Americans to oppose Wilson’s policy.
A flagged position argues against a Mexican crisis being ignored for Armenia. It urges securing Mexico’s peace under Monroe Doctrine, criticizing Wilson for seeking a League of Nations mandate and warning of drawn U.S. troops and costs. The piece asserts U S influence should focus on Mexico, not Asia Minor, to safeguard civilization and regional stability.
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