Evening journal., 1919-03-06
SENATORS PLAN
TO TAKE STUMP
Wilson S Assertion Majority
of People Back League
Will be Tested
PROTESTS AGAINST
LEAGUE POUR in

WASHINGTON. Mar. 6-About the
last assertion the President made be-
fore nc left the United States-that
the people Of tue United States are be-
and the League OF Natlons--has made
Iegfecly rigd the general determine
lion Of Republican senators and some
VI the Democrats 10 SO out TO the coun-
lry and tell the people just what the
Britsh-NNlson league would do-Sur-
render American sovereignty for hybrid
lnternationalism and bring the United
States 20 tirU level OF a mere vassal IN
pn allen congregation Of nations.
The Presidents statement causes
mingled snazement, amusement and
disgust. Senators were at a loss TO
understand on what the Preslden.
based his remarkable assertion.
TO say that the President was taL-
ing a great deal for granted was put
ting Il mildly, these Senators said, re
salling that The last tine the people
sf the nation had a chance to express
their opinlons-at the polls last No
vember-Woodrow Wilson and his
policies and Ideas were buried under
IN adverse majority Of votes amount
MS 20 is3i7o0O.
nepubllcan leaders and some OF the
independent Democrats hailed the an
nouncemenl as one more evidence that
the Pres dent had failed TO glimpse ,h9
rising storm Of protest against the de-
naturalization OF America as proposed
IN the Paris pact.
The opposition leaders OF both par
lies are beginn ng TO wonder II the po-
lltical reaction OF last November means
hothlng TO the President. These same
statesmen also are compelled to marvel
st the very apparent discrepancy De-
tween their letters and telegrams ilow-
ting into their Offices and those whlcn
90 10 the White House. II has been
mggested that perhaps a process OF seq
lsgation OF the White House mail pre-
rents the President from ascertainins
he true ratio between the number o.
commentary communications and those
Vt a denunoiatory character.
The ma1f-ef the Senators, those who
have announced their willingness to
support the league plan and those who
have denounced g, shows a striking
balance against the League Of Nations
program. Naturally II would be eX-
pecied that Senators who have spoken
,gainst the league, such as Lodge
(AIassl, Borah, ,Idaho), Knox, (Pal,
sherman IN, Reed, Md, Hale, Me-,
and Lenroot, (Wis), would disclose a
predominsnce OF letters Of oommenda-
ton. but That this mail should be In
the ratio OF one letter Of praise 10 ten,
twenty and even more than twenty u
one aga 'nst the Paris product Is regard
ed as highly significant
But what is true Of the mail received
By the Senators who have spoken re-
mains true 10 g remarkable degree OF
HE mail OF those Senators who have
not addressed the Senate on the subject,
ut all Senator Gore, (Okla,), Demo-
crat. has remarked for several days the
growing anti-league sontimen. dlsclQs-
ed In his NAL. which comes lsrgely
from the great agricultural State which
he represents. Senator Gronna N. D.,
a Republican, remarks q similar sort OF
correspondence. Last night he said:
III the President senses such an
Overwhelming sen iment in favor o.
his League OF Nations plan he
ought TO take a look at my mail.