Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-21
Senator Sherman Springs
Resolution to Close
Wilson's Mouth.
ASKS PRESIDENT
TO STOP TALKING
Public utteranoes Regarding League
Of Nation. Held to Be Out Of Place
Until Matter Is Presented to senate
in Detail-Senator Borah Delivers
Promised Attack on leasue-Wi'son
to Spend Only Week in Washington.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.--A resoiut'oh
designed to prevent President Wilson
from discussing publicly the proposed
league of nations, until he has COM
municated details OF the plan to the
senate foreign relations committee was
introduced by Senator sherman OF
Illinois. republican. Consideration OF
the resolution went over under the
rules.
The resolution declares that to dis
cuss the plan and the proposed cor
stitutlon before submitting the details
to the senate would be ''unwise. dn-
diplomatic and calculated to promote
discord" between the government
two treaty making powers. and calls
upon the president to preserve an I'm
biased and impartial mind" until he
has discussed the matter with the
senate.
Senator Borah OF Idaho, republican
member of the foreign relations COM
mittee, delivered in the senate today
his promised attack on the proposed
league Of nations and reteri g. to II
las the most radical depa ire from
our policies that we have ever con-
81 dered."
Statements made by former Presi-
dent Taft at the proposed league OF
nations did not contravene with Wash
ington's doctrine against entanglinS
alliances with foreign countries were
declared by Senator Bprah to be Ito
the utmost degree misleading"
The people Of the United States have
the undoubted right" he said. ito
change their form Of government and
to renouncc their established policies
whenever theysee At. Is,sould not op-
pose any change as may INSECT with the
approval Of the people at'any time
I believe, however. that whenever the
radical departure from established
policies is proposed the people ought
to ne consulted"
Wilson to Remain Home Week.
President Wilson plans to spent just
one busy week in Washington before
sailing again for France to resume his
work in the peace conference.
Wireless dispatches from the presi
dent on board the George Washington
announces that the ship, after land
ing the presidential party at Boston
Monday. would proceed to New YorR
to discharge the soldiers she carries
and await Mr.. Wilson's re- -embarka
tion on or about March s.
This means that the president ex-
poets to leave the capital on the night
of March 4. few hours after no has
signed the last Of the measures rushed
thru the closing hours Of the session,
which ends at noon. He is expected
to land at Boston about midday Mon
day to meet the governor and members
Of the Massachusetts legislature, de-
liver an extremporaneous address in
the afternoon, and take a special train
before night for Washington.
Tuesday morning the president will
be at his White House desk and IL the
present plan Is carried out he will
! start one week from that night for
New York to board the transport. In
addition to his dinner conference with
| members Of the congressional foreign
! relations committee Wednesday, prob
ably an address to congress in joint
session later In the week and con-
sideration Of various bills and resolu-
tions. attention to important problems
! from nearly every executive depart
ment OF the government must be
crowded into the seven days.
Tentative plans have been made for
\ a convention Of state governors with
the president to discuss unemploy-
ment. His short stay may interfere
| with this