Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-28
REDS Of WORLD
LOOK ON WILSON
AS THEIR LEADER
SAYS POINDEXTER
Senator Brands President AS
1.-THE Worlds Greatest Men,
ace" In Speech at Long
Island City Celebration,
GREATEST PR0-GERMAN
IN COUNTRY, ASSERTS
Chief Magistrate Is Charged
With the Abuse of Power
Has Brought the italians 10
the Verge of Civil War

RNiN6 JOURNAL sPft - LEASED WIRE
New York, Sept President Will
son was characterized as the worlds
greatest menace" in an address by
United States Senator Miles Poin-
dexter, at mass meeting OF Queens
county republicans i'll Long Island
| City today. TO celebrate the slXty-titth
| anniversary of the founding of the re-
publican party,
The senator from Washington, after
| blaming the president for delay in
| ratiiylng the peace treaty, said he
was the greatest pro-German IN the
country" and that his theories ana
suggestions regarding the democrat
zauon of industry" had encouraged
radical labor leaders to attempt 10
bring about IA dictatorship of the pro-
letariat" which means the "Iinal over
throw of our republican form OF gov
| ernment'
! Referring to the presidents impu-
tation that certain opponents OF tne
peace treaty and covenant We're pro-
Germans and Bolshevists, Mr.. Pom
dexter entered a vigorous disclaimer,
declaring at the same time that the
president was forced into the war
against the Germans by an irresltible
public opinion in opposition to his Will
and tried, as late as 1918, to preeipl-
tate a negotiated peace and thus ue-
feat the aims of the allies
The "reds of the world regard him
as their leader" asserted Senator
Pondexter. His abuse of power in
coming to the rescue of the dyna-
miter, Mooney in California the
murderer, Hilstrom, in Utah, the an-
larchist. Robert Minor, in France, and
lin attempting to set aside the processes
lof civil ana military justice in the
punishment OF these criminals, has
justified the anarchists and revolu-
tionists in looking upon him as their
friend
Utterances Cause Disorders,
The senator attributed to the presl-
dent a statement in an address here
on March 5, last, TO the effect that the
Lt'nitea states should he sacrificed by
the Joining of our fortunes wlth the
fortunes of men everywhere ana
said his utterances regarding SET
determination" for all peoples had
'created disorders and revolutions IN
Korea and Egypt, and invited "sedi-
ton and insurrection" in Italy.
"As a result of his unwarranted in
reference in the Fiume controversy
. tWlln WHICH we lldNb llO Piplti iiihlN-
date concern said Mr., Poindexter
'he has brought the Italian nation tc
the verge of civil war. Without the
remotest authority he has sent to par.
ucipate in the controversy over Ftumt
land in the fighting which now seems
imminent there. American marines
and American ships of war. They
should be withdrawn Immediately
There is no authority for their pres
ence there. 1t is an affront 70 =
friendly nation and Is a violation o.
every prerogative of the American
people. No warrant or authority
whatever has been given to the presi
= dent to make war upon the ltatiaf
people or any part of them. They are
= our friends and we should observe
: our duty, at least as neutrals, II no
? as allies. in the recent war"
] THE war is over" concluded Mr.
l Poindexter. 1T has been over nearly
! eight months ago" Charging that thu
= president had ''encumbered" Tho
! treaty with the provisions for an In
I ternational labor congress and League
= OF nations, the senator declared tina
both provisions were through the in
1 fluence of the president responsible
for the delay of a formal peace anC
largely responsible together with thu
encouragement given by the presiden
2 to communism, for the social and po
= litical disorders of this country, and o
: Italy, Russia and other nations