The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-13
WILL INTRODUCE RESOLUTION
IN The LEGISLATURE ENDORSING
POSITION OF The TWO SENATORS

Special Dispatch To- The Intollig"nr"r.
WASHINGTON. u. &. March l@.-tt
will be wise for those members ~ IN"
West Virginia legislature. If there be
any such. who dnut know what the
League nt Nations rs proposed is 10 get
busy and study up on TINT ov"rShado~-
ing issue.
Why:
Because tho lraSuc or nations is 60
ing TO turn up SunI" Legislative day.
quito soon in charleston and ASK Tor
an official endorsement, failing IN mat
"Xpcc, ing tn get officially thrown OUT.
Perhaps il would h" better 10 state
it Il little dff"rcutly--
\ resolution VIII b" introduced en-
lrrsing the stand taken by United States
Senators Howard Sutherland and Iftfld
ltkinS. in signing the Lodge statement.
serving notice on IN" President. the
American people. tho peace conference
and the world at larg" that. as IN" CON
Stitution Of, the league now STANDS.
these 80 senators will stand against II.
In short. the league AS outlined hasn't
chance Of ratification at the hands
of the United States senate. two-thlrds
majority Of that body being necessary
to "nkch" the Presidents pct plan us
plated
These 80 Republican senator's doesn't
mean that that is he maximum strength
outlined c;.u muster ii it comes To
vote in it's present shape. Senator Ncl-
logg, Of Minnesota. has formally inca
up with them III Il speech n" delivered
III his home state several days as".
There arc Democrats like Thomas, Reed
and Gore opposed. There arc others or
th"lr party on the point OF joining
them and starting hack u their native
provinces TO sound the tocsin of Am"rl-
canism and rally the plain people of the
plains and hills against the surrender or
sovereignty To alien majority. constltu-
lional liberties to European control ana
the Monroe doctrine 10 he the footbail
Of International diplomacy. as they claim
is intended BY England'S constitution Tor
L league OF nat 0ns, which was adopted
after the schemes submitted by FRANCE
and Italy were cast aside.
The West Virginia legislature being In
session. offers tho first opportunity 10
get the controversy into West Virginia
in big way. and ascertain what tho
state of public mind is on tho question
in that sovereign com monwcalth n. The
same thing Is to he undertaken III every
other state through tho same or what
ever other channels best suited To ARGUS
Ing the people and focusing their minds
upon this big issue 81 StatcSWanShir
and Anlcricaq patriotism. Within fort
pscted 10 be llccnly alive to the import
Ance Of the issues Al stake. TO hc read
ing up and discussing, and lining up Tor
and against
This is the natural outcome Of the
Presidents challenge To tho opponent
Of his altruistic and idealiStic roustitu-
ton for q league Of nations made a.
Boston and in New York, when h" de-
clared that "an overwhelming majority
Of the people were with him. Whether
the President sincerely believed that
statement when hc ultrcd it and re-
peated II, or whether it was born ot his
condition OF irasciblity and anger which
was so conspicuOuSly shown in his
speeches. in his talks with his friends.
with the members OF the Democratic
National Committee. and the senators of
the foreign relations committee who
were his dinner guests. is u much moot
cd question In this city.
Whatever it's valtI" 10 tho President
and his side OF tho cont rovnryS, its only
particular value to his opponents has
been TO make them determined to 20 di-
rect to the people and present their end
OF the argument They have already
started. Senators and representatives
who have that side have been told L"
get back homo" and start the campaign.
Those who support the President hav"
| been ordered TO do the sam" thing and
in no time tho discussion is expected 10
be rampant. From It, tho majority scnti-
ment OF tho .cOuntr! Will be accurately
euaged without the least difficulty; anu
| both sides 10 tho debate are already
! claiming tho popular verdict.
II the West Virginia legislature re-
solves to sustain the stsfc's TWO 'scna-
| tors. it will be 4 great tribute 10 thcIr
foresight and intcrprctatire ability; for
neither had any way of knowing how
the people of tho state felt on this Qucs-
ton. or how sentiment there would stack
up on II ultimately. Should such an en-
dorsement Of their action fail. wcll-il
would be embarrassing u state i:
mildly.
viii the President change his mind
That is much discussed in Washington.
| He has a record Of r1ind-chanGing. but
then it is pointed out that upon no other
| question on which he switched, did hr
show such anger. such Intolerance OF