Arizona republican., 1919-03-20
1 nvate H2na To Speak dnd Ask
 Reed to Resign

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, March 19. flames A. Reed, United States sen ator from Missouri, was caled upon to design his seat in the senate, in reso- lutions adopted here date today by a conference of 50 of the 67 democratic members of the house of representa- tiVes. The action was taken, confer ence leaders announced, as a result of Senator Reeds address to the legisla ture yesterday, in which he attacked the proposed league of nations.
 The preamble to the resolutions dis cusses the conditions under which Senator Reed was invited to address the legislature, and state that much to the surprise, the discomfort and disapproVal of the democratic repre- sentatves," Senator Reed referred to President Wilson in "a most sneering, sarcastic and disrespectful manner and by this expression plainly indi- cated that 1t is in his opinion that President Wilson, in his advocacy of the league or nations, was encouraging and advocating the adoption of an English policy, to the detrment of the United States, and that the states manship of American patriots and American leaders was second to that of the statesmen of Great Britain"
 It is charged that Senator Reeds address was an attempt to "beittle and belle" the leadership of the demo- cratic party, and his accomplishment in the last six years, and was an ef- fort on his part Ito bring dissention and strife into the ranks of the party and that the speech was "direct in suit to the party and the people" who had given him his political prestige and made it possible for him to ac- quire any degree of prominence as a democrat and statesman.
 RESIGN AND TRY AGAIN The resolution follows: Resolved, by the democrats of the house of rep resentatives in conference that we do hereby denounce the distinguished senator as not entitled to acclaim any title or standing as democrat, in the democratic party from Missouri, and 1 suggest if he is so confirmed in his opinions that the democracy of Miss ouri, as we'll as the people thereof, are not advised and have no convictions 1 upon the subject of the league of na- | tions, and are not in harmony with ! the leadership of President Wilson that he resign his position as senator and again submit himself as a cand date for the high position which he now occupies to the entire dissatisfac- ton of the party which nominated and elected him, and again submit him. self as a candidate to fill the vacancy which would be created by his res. ignatior. and be it further,
 Resolved, that we depore the tact [ 4b74 Miceonrf ebouIJ baNa had ir th< senate of the United States a member thereof who has so consistently anc consistently, for the two years prompted. as we believe, by feelings O personal hate and jealousy, attempted to thwart and defeat the purposes O
 President Wilson, not only in matter of peace, but in matters of fact, wher individual opinion and indiV. dual prid, should have been surrendered to tn, express will of the majority so tha
 unity could have prevailed, and be i further,
 CONFIDENT OF WILSON
 Resolved, that we again express ou
 confidence in the courage, patriotisn ] and wisdom of our president, Wood
 row Wilson, and express the intention
 of following him in the settlement an
 adjustment of all questions growth
 out of the recent war. until we ar
 convinced by the judgment of fair minded men, prompted by higher mo
 lives and cleaner purposes than tn Hon. James A. Reed, that the presi . dent of the United States is wrong and that his policy should no longe ! be pursued and that he should n longer be followed"
 The resolutions were presented
 the conference by RepresentatiN : Frank H. Farris Of Phelps county, or of the IS democratic members of tF house who withdrew from the chan
 Der yesterday afternoon while Senate I Reed was speaking.
 Friends of Senator Reed who al a tended the conference said tonigr
 that they were given no oPportunii to defend him and that resolution n were rushed to adoption before the @ were given an opportunity to vote.