Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-23
Stormy Scenes in
Senate While League
IS Under Debate

. Nashf,g,on. sept. .S.-Whiie soma
OF .s,.. Il Missouri, dcraocrnt, wa
.N,uia4 - I.resi'.u NILSSON on his
80. ct nations covenant yesterday
.... H> " enthusiastic approx
( al a, % OIL. Il N the senate q series W
I iu, "a MS t.lCw the CNEks of the ad-
. unus ia ,iua .gf rSTtrrs into confusion.
10 he CONSERVATION 81 democrats
/ scratars who have been echciag the
( pEusia>n.'s Uontt attUps that tho BiNNSh
! vr,p're's prt pc.ocls nee az votus is only
/ IN tic tcs.yi.e. assembly. Senator ReSd
I prod Scet the ccpy OF = letter signed
nv WocartsN' Wilson. Lloyd George AND
I Clere..c, an stating THAT the Rritish
I Gaga aiIns also are eligible 10 election
I 20 the lusrue council.
SAsss Fewer cadr6 to Briton,
The assembly Ia which the British
empire has * votes 20 Americas ono
! ACCORDING 10 this hitherto anpubrshe"
admission 10y the presi dent. could elect
CaaadA or any other British doTuiniois
, 20 the all powerful council OF nine in
3 which the Britlsh empire then would
have two more votes 10 America
one.
( Senator Ashurst. ~ Arizona, demo
crr,t teleEro pied the president that
he and some OF his democratic col
leagues Will find il impossible to vote
against the johnson amendment equal
iE.re the voting strength Of the United
States and Great Britain in the league.
Not that they love Wilson less, but
that they heed their constituents more
Two More Abandon Support.
Senator Eoke Smith. Of Georgia.
democrat. announced that ne could not
vote for the treaty without a drastic
y rcservat ton TO Article ", and that he
had framed = series OF reservations TO
the covenant to protect American
rights and interests,
Senator Thomas, OF Colorado. demo
Crat. made public letter - the demo
cratic state committee OF Colorado as
sorting that after long deiI6cration he
had concluded ne could not support the
covenant in the form submitted by the
president.
Nine democrats are now on recoru
in support o: amendments or reserva
tons or both, the presidents supper.
having dwindIed 10 thirty EIGHT OF the
ninety-six senators, with still othe,
democrats on the verge of insurgen
~.
Reeds Criticism Severe.
Certain utterances Of Mr.. Wilson in
the wnst Senator Reed pronounced as
false as they are infamous" ~ the
course Of a Remuneration such as
chief executive rarely, If ever has suf-
fcred at the hands of a member OF his
own party.
Pe-oration Stirs EN- Up.
AS usual the galleries were filled,
in part by returned soldiers. Half a
dozen times during Senator Reeds ad-
dress they interrupted him with loud
! applause, despite repeated warnings
from Senator Cunmins, Of Iowa. pres,-
dent pro TEN Senator Reed concluded
his speech by quoting from the presi-
! dents address al Kansas City on Sept.
! s. II which he said the league Of ma
tons is greater than the senate; II Is
greater than the government"
Il decline" exclaimed Senator Reed,
ito help set up any government greater
I than that established by the fathers.
baptized in the blood Of patriots from
| the lane OF Lexington TO the forest OF
IilS AESOAHc. Sd1SAiiiSu Dy thS hS~-"
| OF all the mothers whose heroic sons
went down 10 death 10 sustain its glory
and independence-the government OF
the United States"
Applause Unprecedented.
Then came the tunult, the like Of
which has never teen seen or heard
! in the senate. The audience IN Tue
/ galleries leaped 10 its feet and burst
/ into wild cheering. Hundreds of SOL
d!ers stood. waving their hats, and
shouting their approval. The presi-
/ dent pro TEN lost all control. Fo.
minutes the demonstration kept up,
and even senators Joined in the ap-
lOl Reed.
! When order had been restored Sera-
! tor Ashkurst took the floor, and, winnie
| praisipg Senator Reeds speech, COM
! planned against the constant violations
Of the anti-applause rule. His words
| we're greeted by Kisses and boohs, but
: he stood his ground and insisted the
rule should be enforced. Indications
are the rule may be suspended during
the remainder of the treaty debate.
Quotes Significant Letter.
Senator Reed scored a telling point
! in his reply TO President Wilson's con-
| tention that Americas one vote In the
league assembly balances all of Great
/ Britain's six. BY quoting from letter
signed by G. Clemenceau. Woodrow
| Wilson and D. Lloyd George, and dated