The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-09-19
GETTING DESPERATE

The opponents OF the league or ma
tions are growing more and more des-
perate and are resorting to despica-
BILE methods to weaken the confidence
of the public in its. final ratification.
A case in point is telegram sent
to the New York Tribune by its
Washington correspondent, a young
man possessing a very vivid magma
ton and reckless in his use Of it.
He recently sent: to that newspa,
per, noted for the rancOr Of its par
tisanship, the following startling spe.
cial;
THE presidents statement thar
reservations to the league Of nations
covenant would send the treaty back
to Germany for approval caused in
dignation among republican members
of the foreign relations committee in
view Of his admission to them at the
White House conference that this
would not be necessary.
"Bm more surprising to them was
the presidents firm insistence that
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incatiOn must be beaten, in view OF
the wholesale assertions from the ad-
camp of democratic sen
ators. Before Mr.. Wilson went away
it was known that of the democratic
senators Reed, Gore, Thomas and
Walsh would vote for reservations.
Since he left town the following have
been added to the list: Shields,
Hoke Smith, Simmons, Overman, Ell
lison, D. Smith, Amhurst, Myers and
Culberson.
News that Mr. CulbersOn had stud |
led the league covenant and treaty
and could not bring himself
to support them without. reservations, |
which, in his opinion, were necessary
to protect Americas interests, was a |
more severe jolt than any Of the ad- |
leaders have yet receiv- |
ed. Senator Culbersou is not only a !
strong friend Of the administration, !
but a close friend Of years of Col. e, |
M. House in Texas politics"
Mr.. Ashurst, the democratic sena
tor from Arizona. rising in his place |
in the senate to a question Of per
sonal privilege" said that he haf
never once said that he would vote
for or against the amendments to the !
league of nations, and added: /
But l did say, Mr. President, that
Woodrow Wilson is now holly pur-
sued. that even if were inclined TO |
be against him I am Of that sort OF
that if man has but one !
friend in all Syracuse, ana L am that |
one when ne is in danger will be
at his side; so you can Judge from
that how feel about the situation"
And answering for Senator Culber-
son, he said:
Nov 1 shall say a word with ref
erence to my dear friend, the senior I
senator from Texas, mfr. CulbersOn),
whose ability and whose judgment |
need not eulogize here. want to say
that he tells me that that alleged in !,
with him and the statement /
which attributes to him the attitude
Of being opposed to the treaty and
in favor OF reservations is wholly UNI
and that such statmeut
was made without his consent and
does not represent his lFiews at all"
When newspapers resort to out and
out and shameful preparations to
bolster up weak AND rapidly crumb-
ling cause, it goes WITHOUT saying that
they are in>desperate straits, and we
regret that the esteemed Miami Her
aid is deceived by stun like that sent
out by the New York Tribune's Wash
iugtOn correspondent.
The editor of the Herald is too ele-
giant a gentleman to be training in
such company, and we hope he will
speedily renounce it. and come over
on the Lords side-the side of world
peace and righteousness.
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