Evening journal., 1919-08-13
CHEER LODGE,
HISS WILLIAMS
lcontInued From FIrsl Pssel

MS usual custom, illuuf no htttihpt w
enforce the rules OF the Senate against
demonstrations OF any Kind, As one
wave OF applause passed over another
one OF even greater volume would
thunder forth As The third demonsira-
ton died down and senator Lodge was
surrounded by his colleagues who
clasped his hand and shook 10 vigor-
Ously as they showered him congraiu-
latlons the presiding ollcer pounded his
desk with his ivory mallei.
senator Williams OF Mississippi who
sat on the Republican side OF lhel aisle
and at a desk directly In front Of Scna-
I tor Lodge throughout the Massachusctt
members entire address, was ON his
/ feet demanding recognition ON scrap
Of paper he had been making notes IN
dustrlously on every point developed
| by the Republican chairman.
Il hesitate" said senator Williams
when he obtained recognition from the
chair. TO answer The greatest prepared
presentation of American scltlshnrss
ever uttered IN his ehamber." These
words quletcd the gallaries and The
floor of the senate. which had been In
a state Of chaos since the conclusion Of
senator Lodges speech Men and
women who had risen 90 go sat down
again. but senator Lodge retired TO The
Republican cloakroom followed by
number Of his senatorial admirers
"Thc senator from Massachusetts,,
senator Williams continued. "has been
cogItaiing This for three months with
view 10 capturing the senate ana che
galleries. This Is not a new manlfcsta-
tion OF the senator from Massachusetts,,
he has always attempted 10 make a
show Of himself"
With the uttorances Of the last word
Kisses broke out IN every gallery ~ the
chamber They were not isolated dem
onstrailons They were general. and they
continued while the Nicc-President rap
ped vainly FOR order. senator Williams.
a fiery Soulhcrner. stood silently in his
place looking toward The chair. and
when the demonstration OF disoppro,al
had been hushcd the presiding officer
said: "Nou have violated The rules of
the Senale. You violated The rules
when you apploudcd the senator from
Massachusetts and YOU have violated
them again now. Any further demon
straiion of approval or disapproyal will
be followed my am order from me 90
clear the galleries You ought 90 be
ashamed Of yourselves"
Matter OF History
But The precedent making demonstra-
tion was then a matter of history Old
attaches Of the capitol declared that
never In their long years Of service had
they ever witnessed anything that ap-
preached ~. senator wiscusscd the ar
fair with absolute amazement The
most kindly suggestion msde as a pos
siblc explanation was that the. galleries
had been packed with "anti-League"
spectators, but this theory was not
generally accepted
senator Williams continued never
lheless on the same line of criticism
/ lie asserted that years ago when the
force bill intended 90 give 10 The Ne
groos Of the South the right 90 vote
was before the senate, senator Lodge.
Then, as now. paid a high tribute id
I himself as being The only man devoted
| 90 Americanism and the United Sialos.
lie had been preparing the decoration
/ which ne used today for three months
/ 10 capture the gsllcries-and he did
it,"
IT is easy for him 10 cast scorn on
/ The Presidents statement that 10 would
break the heart of The world II Amer
lea should Teicct the Lcagne Of Ma
tions With his cold New England
synicism he invites the sc0rn Of every
sclf-respeciing man What does DE
care about the world II defeating the
League Of Nations helps the Republi-
can party"
BY this time every Republican sen
aior with the exception OF Senator
Newbcrry, OF Michigan. and Senator
phipps. Of Colorado. had LETT the
chamber. Many Of the Democratic SEN
atOrs had returned but The galleries
remained well filled. They needed the
Vice Presidents admoniliOn against
any further demonstration. however.
The speech Of Senator Williams
closed an eventful day In tho senate
10 is generally admitted that Senator
Lodge has a faculty Of creating a
dramatic situation and the one today
appealed strongly 10 The galleries. BY
a strange coincidence lust at the
moment senator Lodge said. 81 have
loved but one flag and ! cannot share
That devotion and give affection 90 the
mOngrel banner invented by the
league" the light streamed through
the skylight and the chamber, which
had been in semi-darkness, was flooded
with mellow gold.
Just before this spectacular effect
Senator Lodge had declared You may
call me selfish If YOU will conserve
tive or reacti0nary, or use any other
harsh adjective YOU see nc TO apply,
but an American ! was born, an Amer
lean I have remained all my life. I
can never be anything else but an
American. and I must think or The
United states first and when ] think
OF the United States FIRST IN an ar
rangcmeni like this I am thinking OF
what is best FOR the world, for II The
United STATES fails the best hopes OF
mankind fail with it,
Describing the League Of Nations as
a "deformcd experiment upon a noble
purpose" senator Lodge, OF Massachu-
setls. chairman Of the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee and Republican leader !
Of the senate declared in a Senate I
speech today that there were features
Of the league covenant which "as an
American" he never could accept.
Creating not league Of peace but
an alliance embracing many provisions
for war" the covenant in lis present
form. he asserted. would kill the Mon
roe Doctrine, nullify any possibility OF 1
withdrawal from membership. impair
the sovereign power OF deciding domestic
questions and plunge the United States
into every controversy and conflict on
the face Of the globe.
"Let us beware. he said. how we
paller with our independence. We