Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-21
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PEACE FIGHT
AS DISGRACE
Actions Comparable Only
to Heu-Hounds of NIL
ton Says Senator.

Washington, July 21-Senate de-
bate on the peace treaty and the
League of Nations covenant was
renewed today with sharp con-
troversy between Senators VIII
liams, Democrat, Mississippi, and
Lodge, Massachusetts,, and Borah,
Idaho, Republicans, over the Shan
tung settlement.
Senator Williams charged that
the Republicans in recent ad-
dresses had submitted erroneous
statistics regarding Shantung, but
both senators denied this and Mr..
Lodge reiterated that while Japan
secured territorial control only
over Shantung ports, the German
railroad and other concessions
transferred gave her practically
control over the entire province.
Harrison Attacks Republicans.
Partisanship in opposition to the
League of Nations and the peace
treaty was imputed to Republican
leaders in a sweeping address be-
fore the senate today, by Senator
Harrison, Democrat of Missis-
sippi, speaking in support of the
league.
Never before in the discussion
of a great national question: said
Senator Harrison, ''has deception
been so lavishly practiced and
Misrepresentation so generously
employed.
"Just criticism is always &C
ceptable. But when opposition to
international policies, such as are
contained in this treaty, is founded
on rank partisanship and personal
dislike of a particular individual,
it is worse than bolshevism gone
wild"
Strangle Treaty for Party Gain.
Naming Republican Leader
Lodge, Chairman Hays of the Re
publican national committee; Sell
ator Borah of Idaho, Senator KnCX
of Pennsylvania and others, Sen
ator Harrison asserted that the Re
publican leaders had sought to
embarrass President Wilson at
Versailles and now were seeking
to "strangle" the treaty for parti-
san purposes.
81 appeal to you," said the Mis-
sissippi senator, Ito come out
from that spell of partisanship.
Help US ratify this treaty. Give to
the people the peace they desire.
People Demanding Peace.
''Do not think yourselves wiser
thar your masters; do not think
that the wisdom of the Republican
party is lodged in your member
ship. The thousands of men and
women throughout the country
who have never voted anything
but the Republican ticket believe
that this treaty should be ratified. |
"Sirs. if you are to defeat it, let
me appeal to you to meet the issue
in the open. Do not put yourselves
in the attitude of voting reserva-
tions that are meaningless or rat
ify it with string tied to it, such |
a string that will strangle it."
The reservations urged by Chair !
man Hays and other Republican |
leaders, Senator Harrison said, |
are not only unnecessary, but !
would require reconsideration of |
the treaty by all the signatories
and destroy the hope of mankind |
for worlds peace"
Real Course is Hatred for Wilson.
The Republican leaders he /
charged with having sought TO
arouse racial, labor, religious, Irish |
and other prejudices in their parti-
san opposition. Their real oppo-
sition, however, he declared, was
because President Wilson had a
hand in making it" and because
they objected to the disarmament
and commercial equality clauses.
In this connection he pointed out
that munitions industries are i'm
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