Grand Forks herald., 1919-07-21
HARRISON SAYS
REPUBLICANS
USED DECEPTION
Declares Several Senators
Sought to Ernbarrass
the President.

washington, July 21.-PArtEAnSh1p
In opposition to the League Of Nations
and the peace treaty was imputed to
Republican leaders In an arra3Enment
in the senate today by Senator Harri-
son. Democrat. of Mississippi. speak
ing in support of the league.
Never before in the discussion Of
4 great national question" said Sena-
tor Harrison, has deception been SO
,lavishly practiced and misrepresenta-
tions SO generously employed.
Just criticism, is always acceptable.
But when opposition to international
policies, such as are contained in this
treaty, is founded on rank partlsan-
ship and personal dislike of 4 par
ticular individual. it is worse than
Bolshevism gone wild"
Naming Republican Leader Lodge,
Chairman Hays of the Republican ma
tional committee, Senator Borah Of
Idaho, Senator Knox Of Pennsylvania,
and others, Senator Harrison asserted
that the Repubilac nleaders had
sought to embarrass President Wilson
at Versailles and now were seeking
ITO strangie" the. treaty for partisan
Appeals for Ratification.
II appeal to you,' said the Missis-
sippi senator, ito come out from that
spell of partisanship. Help us -ratify
the treaty. Give to the people the
peace they desire.
DO not think yourselves wiser than
your masters; do not think that the
wisdom of the Republican party is
lodged in your membership The
throughout the country who have
never voted anything but the Repub-
ilican ticket believe that this treaty
should be ratified.
"Sirs, If you are to defeat 1t, let me
appeal to you to meet the issue in the
open. DO not -put yourselves in rthe
attitude of voting leservattonsrc that
.area meaningless tratify 1t with a
string tied~to it, -sHch 7atHtring that
The reservations urged by Chair
man Hays and, other Republican
leaders, Senator Harrison said, are
mot only unnecessary but would re-
.quire reconsideration Of the treaty by;
sall the signatories and destroy the
hope Of mankind for worlds peace"
I The Republican leaders he
CHARGED with having sought to arouse
racial labor. religious, Irish and other
prejudices in their partisan opposi-
ton. Their real opposition, however,
he declared, was because President
Wilson had a hand in making it"
and because they objected to the dis
armament and commercial equality
clauses. In this connection he pointed
out that munitions industries are i'm
portant in the states Of prominent
senators attacking the treaty.
Too influential.
mo argument has been too fall
'lacious. no illustration too far
fetched" said Mr.. Harrison. 'for you
to seize upon in your desperate ef-
0v{c fn hoo HA ha.
came jealous of the growing ascend
ancy of this man president Wilson,.
He was becoming too popular, too in
f1uential.
You tried by every possible means
to embarrass him. No task was ever
accomplished against such unfavor-
able odds; in a foreign country,
against a propaganda conceived by
men in this chamber. adequately
that his influence might be destroyed
and his plans defeated, he won"
s "And now, with the work finished
and signatures of these able statesmen
Of the allied countries attached, you
have organized the machinery Of this
body that their work be undone. Bar
gaining has been INDUCED in and COM
promises effected that you might carry
out your nefarious schemes. The erst-
while pretended progressives of the
republican party buried all their dif-
ferencee and solidly, voted for, the
senators from Pennsylvania (Penrose)
and Wyoming (Warren) as chairmen
of the finance and appropriations
committees While Il appeared an
awakening at the time, subsequent
events and the deliberate STACKING of
against this treaty Of peace. inc1Adtng
the League Of Nations, explain eysry-
thing" J.
Lodge Supported Italy
Senator Harrison quoted an address
by Republican Leader Lodge support,
Ing t,a,It It.lys claim to Fiume, and con con
when China, stored ana Influenced
by expressions em1nAting from your
leaders refused 70 sign the peace
and sympathy from you.
When the represerifatiyes,of ,of America
were doing everythtnG within their
power Sompaensu1axe with right and
Justice to 3comprondise our dtfIerences
with Japan. your iesdaf1 fanned the
hres of discpntent and hid everything
ing it. 4 . 81 90 81 s35s. &.
your leaders il thisS chamber 81 : 7eio.
quence that sounded to German eaxs
showed to them opposition Ithatswas
sympathetic afd akin. Nothing has
been left undone bX3you - haye fall
ure. written over the conf door
at Versailles Your artion - only COM
parable to the fconduct 0f the never
ceasing hesl-houndS ltltoA sioned
He denied that GrAat britain could
dominate the leaSNA cr tlsat The Mon.
roe doctrine wa M6ts zeSuard03 Rel
tferring to charxes1 1ha tils 44lack rac4
Eued: III 4l.s e y u JsF sss .. -, 8
The black man at no places a1is q
Eno time IN history whore he and the
twhtte man sat 1t the Same council
hfAble dominated or controlled.
The opponents also have appealed
Efo the religious prejudicA Of the peo.
Eple. sayfng that the panAcy might CON.
tfrol 4 am q PROTESTANT but ]. de,
tnounce - unfair. unjust ana infainoul
Esucli arguments AGAINST the League q
yes hAvs 49, . arouse The 1risl