The United States and the Allies
have, in fact, been operating1 since
America entered the war, under a sort
of League of Friendship, born of war
and held together by the necessity of
realizing common hope and mutual
ideals. TRls association of nations,
held together by a common purpose,
fought the war to a victorious con
clusion ; and it is the same LetLtfue
of Friendship which dictated the
terms of the world peace. If such a
result can 4e achieved by an informal
and temporary association of this
character, why should It not be con
liiineai
Cvunmings, Chairman Democratic National Committee,
Made at Hartford, Last Night
tinued in a more definite and binding
form, and what plausible reason can
be suggested for losing the tremen- ,
dous asset which the world has there
"by gained? We shall wait in vain for
a satisfactory reply which impairs in
the leat degree the force of that :
simple question. The crucial test of
those who discuss the League of Na
tions consists in the attitude which
they disclose. Is the attitude sympa
thetic and helpful or is it partisan and !
critical? Is the purpose constructive
or destructive? Is an honest attempt
being made to forward this great pro
ject or is it the purpose to hamper ,
those who are engn ged in the work
so tba.t the whole plan may fall into
confusion and become ineffective?
I observe that some of the sugges
tions which I have made with refer
ence to the League of Nations have
drawn the attention of Senator Mc
Lean. Some days ago he took the
trouble to issue a statement in reply
thereto, which was published some
what extensively in Connecticut news
papers. I do not know that it is
necessary to 'advert to his statement
because it is self-destructive and for
the most part, expresses ideas which
are being rapidly abandoned by Sen
ator McLean's associates. 