New-York tribune., 1919-07-22

with having sought to arouse racial,
labor, religious, Irish and other preju-
dices in their partisan opposition.
Their real opposition. however, he de-
clared, was because President Wilson
had hand in making it" and be-
cause they objected to the disarma-
ment and commercial equality clauses.
In this connection he pointed out that
munitions industries are important in
the states of prominent senators at
tacking the treaty.
"No argument has been too falla-
cious, no illustration too far-fetched," j."
said Mr. Harrison, "for YOU to seize
upon in your desperate efforts to be-
cloud the issue. They became jealous
Of the growing ascendancy of this man
president Wilson). He was becoming
too popular. too influential. Your op-
position arose simply and merely be-
cause he happened to be the spokesman
and leader of another political party.
l had never believed partisanship
would become so acute that jealous
leaders would rather see the star Of
their country dimmed than to witness
the ascendancy Of one individual sim
ply because he was OF different political
faith.
Says Wilson Faced Big Odds
"You tried by every possible means
to cmbarrass him. No task was even
accomplished against such unfavorab!o
Odds in q foreign country, against a
propaganda conceived by men in this
chamber, adequately financed and CON
sistently prosecuted, that his influence
might be destroyed and his plans de-
feated he won.
And now, with the work finished
and signatures of these able statesmen
of the Allied countries attached, you
have organized the machinery of this
body that their work might be undone
Bargaining has been indulged in anc
compromises effected that YOU might
carry out your ncfarious schemes
"The erstwhile pretended progress
sives of the Republican party buried
all their differences and solidy vote(
for the Senators from PENNSYLVANIA
(Penrose) and Wyoming (Warren) a.
chairmen of the Finance and Appro
priations committees. While it ap
peared an ava * ming at the time, sub
4 sequcnt events and the deliberate
stacking Of the Foreign Relations Com
mttoc against this treaty of peace. in
/ Guiding the league of nations, explai,
everything.
"Not content with leveling your mu(
batteries on the league of nations cove
nant, when you failed you continued t,
take issue with your representatives a
Vervailles on practically every impor
tant question:"
Incited Chinese Protest
Senator Harrison quoted an adelrcs
/ by Republican Leader Lodge supportin,
ltaly's claim to riume, and continued
"When China, stirred and influence,
by expressions emanating from you
leaders, refused to sign the peace treaty
they received the most sincere co0pera
tion and sympathy from you. When tn
representatives of America were dom,
everything within their power com
mensurate with right and Justice t
compromise our differences with japan
your leaders famed the fires of discon
tent and did everything to widen tn
breach. You are still doing it.
Before Germany signed the treat
your leaders in this chamber by elc
quencc that sounded to German ear
showed to them opposition that wa
sympathetic and akin. Nothing he
been left undone by you to have 'fai
ure' written over the conference doc
at Versailles. Your action is only con
parable TO the conduct Of the never
ceasing hell hounds Milton stationed a
the internal gates
Doctrine, withdrawal from the leagll
and racial and religious questions. Ser
ator Harrison said, had been made st
allure and deceive the unsuspectin
public He denied that Great Britai
could dominate the league or that til
Monroe Doctrine was not safeguard
Referring to charges that the black rae
: would control the league, he continued
The black man, at no place and
no time in history where he and tf
white man sat at the same counc
table. dominated or controlled.
THE opponents also have appeale
y to the religious prejudice of the peopl
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