The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-13
NATI0NALISM SEEN
AS ISSUE FOR 1920
Chairman Hays Outlines Party Posi-
ton on Which Campaign VIII
Likely nc Made Next Ncnr.
DEMOCRATS ARE AT ODDS
Rift In Pnrt, Looming Up Over VIII
son Position ON inicrtintionalism
---I,cd Leads Opposition.
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WASHINGTON. n. g., March IL.
when IA. republicans open up their
campaign Ia oklahoma and through
throughout the country "a tho futih.
coming presidential election tho Is
sue win be nuttounlispn versus inter
nutionahsW That much n0W seems
certain. The republicans VIII stand
for supreme nRtlounliam M against
the Wilson idea of iutcruatipnallHm
49, embodied IN the proposed consu-
tuition of the league ~ nntionf
The issue wlB definitely drawn nv
VIII II HAYS chairman Of tho re-
publlcur national committee, In
Minneapolis week ago. after con
sultation with leaders here and
throughout the nation.
Ills statement that tho republicans
while they seek earnestly and
prnyrrfully for methods lessoning
future whi-S' aud will go long way
IN that direction, nevertheless will
not accept aH party doctrine 'indrii-
nitn Observation-Disclosures E n sub
sttutr for fcrvont American ma
tounllRm" win remain the party'B
official position. unless II IL other
wise construed by the next repubil-
can national convention, when II
dr.fta tho unrt, pIstform
Chandler stats. Ynai,iou.
A da,- or ro beToro IInya made his
Abatement former Congressman II.
4 Chandler, Of oklahoma, who has
won reputation here for foresight
edneHs, said In an Interview
II am opposed to war except 10
maintain tho rights, freedom ana In
denendenca OF Amorica which our
foref,t tbers fouRht ara won for us
nnd no ACT OF our. should lightly
throw, awny the safeguards which
give us The rlRh, TO honorubly defend
ana nnnIptnin this free AmsrIcunlsm
tndonondent M thc ,ea nf the
world -
There Is n Rrsnt deal between the
limos of Mir Chandlet'a cryptic
abatement. which cannot fail but i'm
pres- itself. Even senator owen.
s,rony admIni,tratIon supporter 4.
~ tho opInion that there ls too much
internationnupm In tho league CON
atituiton.
Uepublicans here believe that on
the natIonnllsm platform they have
n good chnnce To carry Oklahoma.
senator reed tho other day dis
uIayoJ A hrue number OF letters
from Oklahoma men and women who
HrH nnnDHp1 tn the leAEue hFDnuHp
n urrpnders American rights and
s.nntor porah has slmilar letters
from oklahoma,
TN. Jinya Mlnneapolls spceuh In
recognized In WashinEton by the
leaders of both parties as the most
important uttesance thus far made
bearing on the 1899 campaign. Tho
speerh received >dhe unqualified In
dorsement OF most Of the republican
leaders still In Washington.
The effort OF President Wilson to
keep the controversy over the league
OF nations out OF the realm OF party
polltics has failed. Already 80 OF
the 40 republican members OF the
new senate are on record against tn.
present ieaguo covenant, as signers
OF the league resolution, and most
Of the remaining 10 have indicates
they will never vote for the league
draft IA II now stands.
Republican leaders who have can
Nissed the new senators carefully
are confident that the present cove
nant will receive only two republican
votes. These are McInmber OF
North Dakota and Capper OF Kan
sas. ON the other hand, Reed OF
Missouri, Gore of oklahoma. Thomas
OF Colorado and Underwood OF Ala