The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-11

OPEN DRIVE On
nation SLEAGUE
THOUSANDS UNABLE TO
HEAR THEIR ARGUMENT
Answer to Presidents Views
Finds Hearty Response
in Chicago

CHICAGO. IL. S"?;. l0.--C3owds TO-
nigh, in vain hes'0s,"d n" -Nud''oT'u'h
theatre when Republican senator's h'S''A
their western .SY-ak.rS tour n 'h*"'V
to Prcsldcn. Wilson's demands t"r I'M
conditional acrcntlrCr or t"tHl r'J""t"n
~ the peace treaty and l"oGU" 90 ma
lions covenant. Encurc o'"h' "'"!"y.;.
the hour f,r opening tho speaking, the
theatre was CllrI AMI thousands ~ per-
sons were lef, IN tho streets.
The thousands within ard wNn'"'
had como to hear Scutt"rS Ni'''ain
Borah. Of Idaho. Hiram W. Johnson. OF
California and M"dr!l Mccormick OF It.
linoiS. the latter presiding ~ IN" meet
ing, expound their Vows OF IN" peace
treaty and league OF nations covenant.
ana ren,v 20 President Wilson's utter
ances on his swing around the country.
mo two mon who wrnt" that treaty
ran now acrrc a& 10 what !; means.
said Senator Eorah amid laughter
Eve in the senate want I" coNstrNc
that treaty. If that is possible. Inc
president says that tn" treaty assures
oeace. We'll. in 1915. he said we must
elect him for nc would keep us out or
war. A few months later %c were III
the war. don't believe much IN
prophets.
u don't want to go into a league ut
All. personally. but I didn't make the
dssue Now. I am particularly anxious
TO find a way out of Il II We must go m
That is what the senate wants 70 90
nova reservation which will provide
method Of withdrawal.
"po any OF you want TO go INTO
league that you can't get out OF?
All over the hall there were cries OF
no. no."
Soreipn nation to say when and where
The Monroe Doctrine shall apply? went
On no. !ne Sp'HN ~
mas On The presence Of American troops
in Siberia, and there was prolonged
cheering when he asserted thar one OF
the senates differences with the pres
ident was the formers irStSt'ncc on an
anendmen, TO tho l"acU" Of nations
plans whoch would make II Impossible
TO send American boys to night anywhere
except by order OF their own govern
ment. <,
and excited as tho senator rrocccdcd.
When he spoke II tho, power m nc
hands OF the president th"r" w"r" crI"S
OF take il away from him." cat calls
"Before We talk Of that lets 500 to
II that he is not given moro power.
shouted the Idaho S.nIl"r '"S S''' "'
he could make himself heard.
They want US TO sign on the dottrd
line: they say our amendments take
time" went on tho senator. ard n spec
tator called out: 1T took Wilson SIX
yes said the speaker. taking the
cue land il took George Washington
seven years 10 gain tho Independence
from George III. that they want TO
give back TO GeorG" v.
In his Introductory remarks Senator
Mccormick said:
1.-THE testing time has coma. W. ar"'
10 learn lc seNatnrS Of IN" I'nttcd States
BY coercion and Intimidation m1y. b"
d ~arccTrT from The performances Of thct'
sworn duty. There was q tim" when Il
seemed rs though roprcs"rtativ" inStt-
buttons in his country wcr" t" come to
an end. as IL in the hour when we had
cot of tho nutoCracy abroad "" We're {.
lose democracy at homo. Thank Col
there were mon VII" dared sp"af thc"i
minds who dared voice III" words ~
the silent millions who were unable to
speak"