The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-07-25
Republicans Are Ripped Up By
Senator Harrison, of Mis-
sissippi.
PRACTICING DECEPTION
"Never Has Deception Been So
Lavishly Practiced and Mis-
representation So Generously
Employed"

Washington, July 24.-Partisan-
ship in their opposition to the league
of nations and the peace treaty was
imputed to Republican leaders in an
arraignment in the senate by Senator
Harrison. Democrat, of Mississippi
speaking in support of the league.
Never before in the discussion of
great national question:" said Sem
ator Harrison, has deception been so
lavishly practiced and misrepresenta-
tion so generously employed.
Just criticism is always accept
able. But when opposition to inter,
national policies, such as are con-
tanned in this treaty, is founded on
rank partisanship and personal dis
like Of a particular individual, It is
worse than Bolshevism gone wild"
Naming Republican Leader Lodge,
chairman Hays OF the Republican
National Committee, Senator Borah,
OF Idaho, Senator Knox of Pennsyl-
vania and others Senator Harrison
asserted that the Republican leaders
had sought to embarass President
Wilson at Versailles and now were
seeking to "strangle" the treaty for
partisan purposes
II appeal to you" said the Missis-
sippi senator, ito come out from that
spell of partisanship! Help us ratify
this treaty! Give to the people the
peace they desire!
DO not think yourselves wiser
than your masters; do not think that
the wisdom of the Republican party
is lodged in your membership. The
thousands of men and women
throughout the country who have
never voted anything but the Repub-
lcan ticket believe that this treaty
should be ratified.
Meet Issues i'm Open.
''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 reservations
that are meaningless or ratify it with
string tied to 1t, such a string thai
will strangle it,"
The reservations urged by Chair
man Hays and other Republicans,
Senator Harrison said, are not only
unnecessary, but would require re-
consideration of the treaty by all the
signatories and destroy the hope of
mankind for worlds peace"
The Republican leaders he charged
xuff h hn trlu at. 49,
labor. religious, Irish and other pre-
judices in their partisan opposition.
Their real opposition, however, he de-
clared, was because President Wilson
had a hand in making it" and be-
cause they objected to the disarma-
ment and commercial equality
clauses. In this connection, he point
ed out that munitions Industries are
important in the states of prominent
senators attacking the treaty.
mo argument has been too fallac-
ious. no illustration too far-fetched," ;"
said Mr.. Harrison. "for you to seize
upon in your desperate efforts to be-
cloud the issue. They became jeal-
GUS OI the growing aScenuancy OF tnlS
man president Wilson,. He was be-
-oming too popular, too influential.
Your opposition arose simply and
merely because 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 in
dividual simply because he was of
different political faith.
You tried by every possible means
to embarrass him. No task was ever
accomplished against such unfavor-
able odds; in foreign country.
against a propaganda conceived by
the chamber. adequately financed and
consistently prosecuted, that his In
fiuence might be destroyed and his
plG ms defeated. he won.
"And now, with the work finished
and signatures of these able states
men OF the allied countries attached,
you have organized the machinery OF
this body that their work might be