The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-03-05
Says Senator Moses; While
Republicans Rap Presi-
dent He Is Prepared for
League "Show Down.
WILSON FOR PRESIDENT
IN NINETEEN TWENTY
While Politicians Battle,
President Sails for France
and Will Continue Even
Tenor of His Way.
Especial United Press Wire. J


Washington, March 4,-Presdent
Wilson plans to leave Washington
this afternoon in the midst of the
bitterest fight in his political career.
Returning to France to complete his
work on the league of nations, he
leaves behind definite assurance that
a sufficient number of republican
senators have pledged themselves to
defeat the ratification of the league
if presented to the next senate in its
present form.
The issue is clean cut. Every re-
publican senator who has been Sc
riously spoken of as presidential
possibility has aldgned himself
against the presidents, league plan.
The fate Of the league rests in the
hands of the rank. and file of the
American people. On their decision
also depends whether those Taft re-
publicans out of congress who favor
the present league document will
control the republican party in 1920
or whether Senator Lodge and his
colleagues in the senate will be in
the saddle when the campaign year
rolls around.
Republican senators stated the re-
publcans wish to make the league
document a party issue, going before
the country in an aggressive campaign
and stalking everything on the peo
pies decision.
The presidents friends say this is
agreeable to him. They believe, if
necessary, he may even stand for re-
election in 1920 with the league coy-
enant as an issue.
Bills failing to pass include the
army, navy, Indian, agriculture, sun
dry civil general deficiency appropri
alton bills, hundred million measure
to provide farm houses for soldiers
and sailors oil leasing and water
power bills.
about II o'clock and went immedi-
ately to his room to sign the neces
sary bills. He signed the $1.000,-
100000 bill guaranteeing the farm
ers price of $226 for this season S
wheat crop as his first act after
reaching the capitol. He also signed
the diplomatic and consular appro-
priation, public lands valuation,
military academy appropriation, Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation and
senate pension bills.
Wilson left Washington this aft
ernoon prepared for a "show down"
| before the people in a fight with ser
ate republicans He will not change
his plans to return to France oa
schedule and has not relaxed his de-
termination to call no extra session
of congress now, it is officially stated.
Wilson believes the people will de-
mand the ratification of the league
covenant when the time comes
Senator Moses issued statement
/ severely criticising Wilson for 'his
| gluttony for the limelight' and ex-
planning an extra session would have
| to be called before June 80, due to
the failure of the army bills passage.
He said, "the republicans have been
guided by patriotism rather than
partisanship and have not attempted
to block any message vital to essen,
tial industries of the country. The
presidents reluctance to have even &
subordinate congress in session al
any time is well known. His gluttony
for the limelight is well known and i.
exceptionally dangerous at the pres
ent minute. There are senator's OF
both sides who believe the presi
dents dogged refusal to summon
congress at the present is due to hi
desire to monopolize the interna
tional stage.
Failure of the army bill will
automatically reduce the army to
pre-War lighting basis of IT'S, ,O0v
men on June 80. I'VE are obligate,
| to maintain in France substantial
half million men, Moses added
"These overseas forces must be mad
up of drafted men now abroad"
lie SAID the public should "appea
for the immediate return of th
/ troops"