The sun., 1919-10-08
SENATORSROW
OVER COVENANT
Poindexter Attacks Hitch
cocks War Record as Be-
ing PrO-German.
NEBRASKAN IN DENIAL
Administration Leader Insists
Radicals. Lead Opposition
to Treaty.
NEBRASKAN IN DENIAL
spee,a, pe.patcA to TIE sus.


WAsHIHoros, Oct 1.-THE frequent
hints from Administration Democrats
in the Senate that opponents OF the
peace treaty and the league in its
brought forth a reply to-day from
Senator Poindexter (wash.). The Sem
ator took the record of Senator Hitch
cock (Neb.), the Presidents Senatorial
spokesman on foreign affairs. to point
his remarks. Incidentally the propa-
ganda Of the League to Enforce Peace
the League Of Nations was discussed,
and by opponents Of the treaty Sc
verely criticised.
Senator Poindexter resented with
warmth the continual suggestions that
the opponents or critics of the treaty
were actuated by pro-German SYM
pathies. 1t was suggestions of this
sort that moved him to advert to Mr..
Hitchcock's own record In the period
before the United States entered the
war. He charged that that record
showed Mr.. Hitchcock had introduced
legisla don to embargo our shipment OF
munitions and supplies to the nations
that afterward became our associates
In the great struggle.
The subject was opened when. de-
Tending the activities of the League to
Enforce Peace and like bodies, Mr.
Hitchcock said:
zone thing is very evident There
,.,fll Ia ~
churches to oppose the League OF Ma
tions. There is not enough sentiment
of that sort to organize and the fact
that the churches are being appealed to
to organize anew for this great work
Is very good evidence that the senti-
ment Is there 1t is not only the
churches but the women of the country
and 1t Is the business men of the coun-
try. It Is the laboring interests of the
country; II is the public spirited senti-
ment of the country that is making it.
self felt here and II will make itself
more and more felt tho longer this night
lasts
Sees High Glass support.
"Ar OF the high class and intellectual
and vital organizations of the country
wherever they speak speak for the
League of Nations and for the ratifica-
tion OF the treaty"
Senator Hitchcock reminded other
Senators that It was necessary during
the war to organise the campaigns for
the sale Of Liberty bonds. mo organ.
izatior that can be nation wide." he said,
'can be operated without the expendi-
trre of money. What il done Is done
openly. What II done 10 done legit,
maIoly and very properly.
"If the Senator" said Senator Hitch
cock. directing his remarks to Senator
Poindexter. wishes to see an organized
effort against the League of Nations
let him look at the Socialists and an
archsts meetings of the country: the
Bolshevik meetings. the newspapers pub
lished In interests Of the anarchists So
cialists and Bolsheviki: every one OF
them Is fighting the League OF Nations
They are his allies: they are his organs
in this night"
Senator Poindexter replied: THE Sem
ator talked a great deal about the Boil
sheviki and II was not very long since
he was talking about the pro-Germans
being opponents OF the league. II seems
TO be quite q bold attitude for a Senator
to take who while the fighting was good
between the Allies and Germany was do
Ing what ho could 10 rctard Il instead OF
forwarding II. at least up to the point
where the United States declared war I;
who on various occasions introduced bills
and resolutions for the purpose OF
thwartlng efforts of our allies In their
war with Germany and to cut OF sup
tCo~tam1ed on Third Pass)