The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-05
Advocates and Opponents of
League CamOuflage Plans.
Campaign Expected To Rival
States Rights and Free Silver.
WILSON TO STUMP COUNTRY
No Hint as to His Itinerary AL
lowed To Leak Out.
Enemies of Covenant Plan To
Precede and Follow Him.

New York. July. 5.-Joseph P.
Tumulty, secretary to President Will
son, announced here today that ac-
cording to the present program, Mr..
Wilson will address the senate on
Thursday.
Mr.. Tumulty said the president
would be greeted at the pier on his
arrival here Tuesday by the school
lines thru which he will pass to the
23rd street ferry. He will cross the
Hudson on a city ferry boat and will
be received on the New York side by
the official reception committee, he
added, by Governor Smith and Mayor
Hylan.
After his reception, Mr.. Wilson will
motor by way of Fifth avenue to Car
negie hall. where he will deliver a
brief address. He will leave New
York for Washington at p. m.
Washington, July 5.-Plans for the
league of nat'on campaign, expected
to rival in bitterness the states rights
and free silver debates of 81 and 90
were being carefully drawn under
cover today-each side camouflaging
its strategy to have the advantage of
surprise at the last minute.
President Wilson will arrive in Ho-
boken at 2:30 Tuesday. it was an
nounced at the White House today.
He will go by ferry to New York and
make a short speech at Carnegie hall.
leaving for Washington about 4:30.
He is expected to present the treaty
of peace. including the league of ma
tions covenant to the senate on Thurs
day. Shortly thereafter he will start
his tour. stumping the country in be-
half of the league, seeking to win such
support from the people that the SEN
q "a will he hxrr IL
to ratify the treaty, including the
league.
Not a Hint As to Itinerary.
Not a hint of the presidents sched-
tie of speeches thruout the nation has
been permitted to leak out. for as soon
a s it is divulged the leaders of the op-
position to the league, notably Sena-
tors Borah and johnson, are expected
to put the finishing touches on their
own plans by mapping out an anti
league tour that may call for opposi-
ton orators both to precede and fol-
low the president thru the country,
pointing out the dangers they see in
the covenant and in other provisions
of the treaty.
Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary to the
president. was in New York today
to meet him. Tumulty, it is believed,
Will advise the president as to the
present state of public opinion regard
ing the league and possibly will submit
for his approval a tentative itinerary,
which. however. will be kept secret
until it is deemed expedient to reveal
it.
Launch Fight in Gotham.
Wilson's New York speech, accord
ing to belief here, will be the opening
of his league offensive but it will be
couched IN general terms, so as not to
oetray in advance to the covenant op-
ponents the principal arguments the
president will use on his tour
The presidents official address to
the senate probably will be in the ma
J ture of an exhaustive report on the
proceedings of the peace conference,
and is expected to be the longest
speech ne mas ever made at the capi-
| toll But while. he will give reasons
for every action taken at Versailles,
and make an appeal for ratification.
| it is considered probable he will re-
serve some of his strongest league ar
guments for the nationwide tour.
League supporters in the senate.
after Wilson's address. will try to force
a quick start OF debate. Thus the pres
| ident will be able to get a good idea
CT the strength and character of the
opposition and of some of its strong
/ est arguments during the few davs
| that will intervene between his ap-
, pearance before the senate and the
/ beginning of his tour.
Answered From Senate Floor.
While Wilson is travelling, senate de-
| bate over the league will continue
probably almost without intermission
and 1t is expected that many of the
presidents speeches will be answered
| from the floor of the senate. During
his stay in Washington he will be CON
1 fronted by the task of signing scores OF
| important bills. Before he goes to the
capitol it is expected he will clear
away the mass of executive business
All the measures passed in the rush
4 Just before the congressional adjourn
\ ment of this week await his signature
! and the question Of wartime prohibi-
! tion and when is rehabilitation COM
1 pleted." is before him.