Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-05
AN ASS'S BRAYINC
SHOULD NOT BRE AK
UP MEETING REED
TELLS HECKLERS
Missouri Senator, Speaking in
Denver SiIenCeS Confusion
When Persons. in Audience
Attempt 10 Annoy Him,
TELLS WHY BANKERS ARE
SUPPORTING THE LEAGUE
They Want to Handle the
Money Needed to RehabiIi-
tate Europe, Estimated at
Something Like a Billion,
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Denver, Colo, oct. 4.--Senatot
James A. Reed, of Missouri, speaking
here tonight, read from the earlier
writing of Woodrow Wilson and pre-
sented Il mass of statistical and
quoted matter In support of his argu-
ment against the league of nations
covenant of the peace treaty. Sena-
tor Reed held his audience closely
and was greeted with generous ap-
plause, despite one or two abortive
attempts at heckling, which We're
soon suppressed.
His arguments were those he has
been presenting throughout his pres
ent tour.
Senator Reeds audience comfort
ably 1lled the main floor of the mu-
niclpal auditorium here which seats
IA, QUO persons and overtloWed into
the first balcony. He was svvu an
excellent reception when he appeared
On the platform.
Governor Oliver II. Shoup spoke
briefly referring to the ADDRESS I
President Wilson, in support of the
league Of nations about a fortnight
ago. He said he believed no Coto-
rado audience would be other than
courteous and hoped all those presens
might learn something of the other
slue of the question.
senator Reed opened his address
by liking his voice TO a buzz saw go
ing through pine knot" as the re-
suit OF constant speaking He said the
audience was the best evidence 1I
the interest American people take IN
l. .gsft la fHI
doctrine that power rests in the peo-
pie.
This is not a one-man country,
he said, but it is a 10000, ,0O0-men
country"
Persons in the crowd started to
heckle the senator and were greeted
with cries of put him out" Confus-
ion ensued but ended in laughter
when the speaker said 'the braying
of one ass ought not to break up a
great meeting"
Referring to the oklahoma Incl
dent he said, Il never voted for SUI
frage, but at that meeting when one
thousand women sat quiet when the
lights were cut off | about came TO
the conclusion that they were good
enough to vote"
The speaker paid personal tribute
to President Wilson and expressed an
earnest wish for his early recover.
Senator Reed said he denied that
America entered the war either to
regenerate or democraticize the world
but that German acts or aggression
drew it in,
The speaker linked the names of II.
p. Davidson, Herbert Hoover and
President Wilson as all stating that
~ Of
cost S4,O0O,000, 600 or more He said
an American banking corporation
was to handle the finance necessary,
and it was to be so arranged that all
products and money for Europe
would pass through funnel, with
the house of Morgan as the neck.
"The supplies and money. he sald,
were to be secured by European
bonds. and those bonds were of doubt
full value unless they were under
written by the United States, Hence
the anxiety of banking interests for
the leagues adoption.
Turning to the league covenant, the
speaker said;
What Christ has not accomplish
ed in two thousand years, with MS
sermon on the mount cant be accom-
plished by Woodrow Wilson and Lloyd
George over in France.
War can not be ended by agree
ment' in the present state of civiliza-
tion, he said and I'VE are mortgaging
the BRAIN the soul, and BODY oi
America in order to try to bring that
situation into effect"
Senator Reed took up the question
of votes in the league of nations as
sembly, and read from the covenant
to establish the view that assembly
members vote.
The senator said he challenged
league proponents to establish any
inaccuracy in his statements of as
sembly powers. which he then speci-
fled, controverting the argument that
the assembly would be without real