New Britain herald., 1919-07-21
REPUBLICANS ARE CALLED DECEI1fUL
Senator Harrison Charges t. Q. P. With Underhand Attack

Washington, July 21.-Partisanship in their opposition to the. league of nations and the peace treaty was im-~ puted to republican leaders in an ar ,; Eaignment in the senate today by Senator Harrison .demdfrat, Mississip- pi, speaking in support \f the league.
 Never before in the discussion of great national question: said Sena- tor Harrison, has deception been so lavishly practiced and misrepresenta- tions so generously employed.
 Worse Than Bolshevism.
 "Just criticism is always accept able. But when opposition to inter national policies such as are contained in this treaty, is founded on rank partisanship and personal dislike of particular individual is worse than Bolshevism gone wild.' Naming Republican Leader Lodge, Chairman Hays of the republican na- tional committee, Senator Borah of Idaho, Senator Knox of Pennsylvania, and others Senator Harrison asserted that the republican leaders had sought to embarrass President Wilson at Versailles and now were seeking to "strangle" the treaty for partisan pur- poses.
 Appeals For Treaty.
 "I appeal to you," said the sena- tor, ito come out from that spell of partisanship. Help us ratify this treaty, give to the people the peace they desire.
 Do not think yourselves wiser tffan your masters; do not think that the wisdom of the republican party is lodged in your membership. The thousands of men and women throughout the country who have never voted anything but the repub- 1ican ticket desires this treaty should be ratified.
 "Sirs if you are to defeat it, let nre appeal to you to meet the issue in the open. Do not put yourselves in the attitude of voting reservations that are meaningless or ratify it with a string tied to it, such a string that will strang1e it."
 The reservations urged by Chair man Rays and other republican lead CTS, Senator Harrison said, are not only unnecessary but would require reconsid eration of the treaty by all the signatories, and destroy the hope of mankind for worlds peace" G. O. F. Use Underhanded Methods. The republican leaders he charged with having sought to arouse racial, labor, religious, Irish and other prej- udices in their partisan opposition. Their real opposition, however, he declared, was because President Will son had 8 hand in making it" and because they objected to the dis armament and commercial equality clause. Tn this connection he point ed out that munitions industries are ir1portant in the states of prominent senators attacking the treaty.
 stNo argument has been too fal- laeious, no illustration too far fetched" said MT. Harrison, flor you to seize upon in your desperate eff {, forts to becloud the issue. They be- came jealous of the growing ascend aifcy of this man (President Wilson.) e He was becoming too popular, too influential Your opposition arose simply and merely because he hap .pened to be the spokesman and lead ] er of another political party I had never believed partisanship would become so acute that jealous leaders would rather see the star of their country dimmed than to witness the ascendancy of one individual simply because he was of different political faith.
 Wilson Wins Despite Opposition.
 You tried by every possible means to embarrass him. Tn a, foreign country, against a propaganda con- cSfved by men in this chamber, ade- quately financed and consistently prosecuted, that his influence might be destroyed and his plans defeated, he won.
 "And now you have organized the machinery of this body that the work might be undone. The erstwhile pre- tended progressives of the republican party buried all differences and solid ly voted for the senators from Penn syIvania Penrose) and Wyoming '. (Warren) as chairmen of the finance and appropriations committees While it appeared an awakening at the time, subsequent events and the de- liberate stacking of the foreign rela- tioAs committee against this treaty of peace, including the League of Nations, explains everything
 Quotes Senator Lodge.
 Senator Harrison quoted Republi- can Leader Lodge supporting Italy's claim to Plume and continued:
 When China, stirred by expres- 'sions from your leaders, refused to sign the treaty, she received the most sincere cooperation and sympathy from you. When the representatives of America were doing everything commensurate with right and justice to compromise our differences with Japan, your leaders did everything to widen the breach. You are still doing it.
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