Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-11

60 ana IL proposes 10 uo ". INV ''''
ate still believes In the government OF
the United States of America, stu mas
faith In the flag. and regardless OF
popular impression the senate or tho
United States Is not composed OF
towards"
Covenant Close TO Treason.
81 have confidence TO believe that In
the yean To come the people OF my
state will realize that n vote for the
leaguc in It's present form with no
reservations safeguarding our country
would have hccn close to treason to
my country"
Senator Kenyon fatty said that he
would not vote for tho covenant unless
reservations substantially tho same as
those reported from the foreign re-
latlons committee we're added to It.
Given Close Attention.
Senator Kenyon's speech was n
reply TO some of the utterances of the
president and II commanded close at
tention In the senate. He said the SEN
ate would not be "bulldozed" and
would do its duty and was composed Of
men fully as patriotic ae the presi-
dent" Since when has the doctrine OF
his speeches been established of glib
betting men who do not agree with
him? he asked "There will need TO be
n very large Member Of gibbets erected
in this nation. Have wq really reached
the one man power in this countryY
or the speeches of the president he
said: "They indicate that wrath had
taken the place of sound judgment on
the throne of his mind"
Tells of Criticism at Home.
Senator Kenyon, referring to the
fact that he had been denounced for
his position in Iowa, said: set forth
largely the same objections to it in
March when out home that raise
now. 1t drew upon my head consid-
cradle Of flood of denunciation
especially from those who had not
read the constitution of the league.
at has always seemed to me wise
to wait for the sound, sober second
judgment of the people and that
second Judgment Is generally right.
And while it may be today that ma
jority of the people of my state are in
favor of this covenant of the league OF
nations exactly as it is I know, there
are not now as many in favor OF 1T
as there were two or three months ago.
A great majority of them favor some
league, to carry out the terms Of the
Paris conference.
No Heed to Pressure.
However / say deliberately and
measuring my words, that IL every
man. woman and child in the state OF
Iowa was for this covenant as now
proposed without any reservations
that would not support it. Possibly
it would be my duty to resign and If
thought that my state was prac-
tically unanimously for 1t I would not
hesitate to resign, but I say very
frankly here and now that no amount
of threatening, no talk about votes or
elections, no attempted coercion will
sway my judgment in the matter. 1
have waited long and thought long
and meditated much and my mind has
reached a fixed conclusion. that I
would be "a traitor to my convictions
and that Irwould be doing an INJURY to
the people of my state and my nation
to support this treaty with the pro-
posed covenant of the league of ma
tons as it now is.
Ready TO Retire.
eff my position in this matter Is not
satisfactory to the people Of my state
I will retire without any reluctance.
There would be much more pleasure.
anyway, in having brick pile of your
own than in being the target. pro-
pose to live/w myself and conscience
for the balance of my life and to keep
faith with it, and in doing so I shall
vote. for what eems to me best for the
people of the whole United States and
for the generations that are to, come
regardless of what the sentiment in my
state may be at this time. And If that
be treason make the most Of it.
IT have confidence to believe that
in the years to come the people of my
state will realize that a vote for the
league in it's present form with no
reservations safeguarding our country
would have been close to treason to
my country"
"Severe criticism Of the president
marked Senator Kenyon's speech. He
inquired if the president threatened to
send American troops abroad If the
treaty were not adopted Land added,
Whose men are these that he talks
about sending abroad to fight other
peoples battles?'
z Denounces Presidents Tour.
The president, Senator Kenyon con-
tinucd, was travelling over the country
with private trains at public expense"
to start a backf1re upon senators. But
the senate. he said, was not going to
be tbulldozed."
1.-THE president may ride thru the
country in his de luxe train at the ex-
pense of the public and tell the people
that section 10 does not mean attempt
ing to send the boys of this country to
fight for some boundary line in the
Balkans or to repel an invasion of the
kingdom of Hejaz," he said, fbut the
people are perfectly able to read sec
ton 10 and understand what territorial
integrity and existing political indie
pendence and external aggression
mean. They can not be permanently
deceived" ~
Galleries in Long Applause.
Announcing that he would vote for