South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-07

tive manner but the washington correspondents
give rs mere mention Of that fact with nothing Of
the real substance OF his answer You have 10 go 10
the Congressional Record always 20 get the other
side The first thing know. with the anti-admnis-
tratonsts in control Of congress. they will be want
ing TO squelch the Congressional Record. for it APP
pears there that the "copperheads" more than
occasionally given their Ill., and sometimes ef-
fectively.
The Arkansas senator challenged the Missourian =
speech as pure demagoguery and that quite rightly
dena goguery unfit for seIf-respecting men or this
day II any race red black brown yellow. has
had more 70 do in the arrangement OF that Paris
settlement or has reserved for itself any greater
prerosatives OF power under its terms, than the
white races have it isn't visible the naked eye.
To be sure there are more "colored" people of
various nts represented by the allied and associated
nations than there are white folks but who controls
the bulk Of those colored populations? And who is
going to keep on controlling them? Is anybody
afraid Of the Hndoos ruling the world? or the
Chinese? or the Malays? or the Africans? or the
Eskimos? or the South Sea Islanders?
The mattel probably bos down to Japan. And
Judging from the scant consideration Japan has
received at the peace conference. and the ptful
smallness Of her military resources compared with
those Of the other four big powers and the disn-
clination OF China to cooperate with her the com
variety of white will do precious little
worrying about Japan.
The fact is that never in the history of the world
has the white been powerful and dominant
IL has been made in the League OF Nations cove
nant, but this only incidental The real sensa-
tional thing, the things that Washington cores
pondents think they give special attention to-
not the Reed attack on the president at all,
his attack on the League of Nations or hit.
rae den Sen Robi OIL
OF the question the Missourian had pre-
sented it.
The sensational thing that Sen. Robinson
dared Sen Reed to file his resignation with the vice
president, he himself ready TO do and that
they would both go back home and let the people
decide how they should stand on the League ques-
ton.
If Sen. Reed upheld by his constituents his
resignation to be returned; otherwise accept
cd. The with Sen. Robinson
Sen. Reed turned tail, dared not accept the chaI-
lenge.-and of course, that wasn't news Anything
that reflects the anti-administra ii onists isn't
news, only that which reflects on the president
thank you!
Go back TO your people and justify yourselves
if you can" Sen Reed had roared in oratorcaI
hight, at the supporters of the League covenants.
Very Well" said the senator from Arkansas:
Il accept the challenge of the senator from
Missouri The day ne leaves Washington to go
10 Missouri to Justify himSef before his con-
sttuency for his resistance to every effort to
prevent in the future, resistance every
effort to promote international good will and
fellowship to the creation of any kind of
League of Nations--the day he leaves to go to
Missouri 20 vindcate himself before his peo-
pie leave here 10 go to Arkansas to vindicate
my support Of the League OF Nations and /
make him the challenge now If | do get
back before he does. l will return l make
him this challenge: Since he has seen mt I'M
fairly to inject the question into this
bate, and challenges and other senators
from the south TO Justify ourselves before
people. tell him that l will give TO the presid-
ing officer OF this body my resignation tomor-
row IL he will also give his own, to be held n
til after the question has been voted in
Missouri and Arkansas 10 whether
the people want a League Nations II a
jority of Missourians say that the senator is
right in the attitude that he has taken here. he
viii remain in the senate. II a majority of the
people OF Arkansas say I wrong, my resig-
nation shall go into effect Aye, l will make this
challenge 10 him. If the people of the state
of Arkansas do not vote for the League Of
Nations two to more. l will retire from
the senate
But the senator will accept the chal-
lenge. He knows that the people of Missouri
against him this issue. He knows he
not ntimidate from doing what ! believe
to be my duty a member Of this body by a
threat OF arousing prejudice"
Nothing sensational about that for the Washing
ton correspondents to conjure with! Certainly not
just little "tee tete." But suppose someone had
hurled it at a supporter of the League? You would
have gotten it all right; gotten il by the column.