The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-11

With IN abundance OF Eol
<4&N TIA distinctive feature
Asic gallery.
xa94U1eufEU AUDIENCE.
S8o S4f .congrNss and senats an,
1n1A1e packed ths spacs bacl
HoAtt or the senator's. n from
2Nate " the senators chairs hA'
@nSanAA Tor the members OF tn
11nt.s cabinet. Speaker Giilest
NY Leader Clark ana the mem
TX tAs supreme ccort.
S ~ 14mcers Of the cabinet presen'
~ Aettng Secretary OF state FOLK
IIaHnp ~ 81 the Treasury Glass, Score
- ~9 Ia Navy Daniels, Secretary Of
= ~ Eakef. Secretary OF Interior Lane,
21,@ = Z n 4 ! : r-G@nsral Bnrleson. and
refary az Labor Wilson. Secretaries
H En1aeld aAd Houston were absent
b 1eratary Baker wore white euis an0
S1crstary Lane sported ~nne snoss.
"A eAe Of the members o. shs su aci,,sts
&rprt was present. speaker 1ilie.'
4 and Minority Leader Clark sat opPo-
Is r3ts the cabinet members.
y 4 wandered If there WAS any siGni-
4 aranre In the absence OF the supreme
rorrt. was II due TO the fact mercy
thai most OF it's members are on '1sa
1 - fione or. could 1t have oeen aue
I Ia lhe possibility OF the court naV'hs
ia pass on Athe constituuonahty OF
~. nciirx w4ch President Wilson was
u JHe pCltSy WI"
10 advocate.
Ths gathering In the senate WAS
Y prthy az the great occasion when
i may nark-;he beginning OF the tnif.
Il ! nf,rh In the history of the Ghiteu
+ states.
The nations hrst epoch prop
eray began when George Wsshlnk
ton advised congress to ADOPT W.
fcy Of national isolation, TO keep
free OF all entangling alliance WIN
curope and to concern itself only
With the politics OF the new woria'
3 The second great epoch was
fnaururated when Abraham LIN
colin declared that the union must
he preserved and made successful
war on those who sought TO aIVlo'
I il on the issue of negro slavery
TSsE THIRD EPOCH.
n President wilson's proposal 70
h.ve the United States abandon i's
fradttionai policy of keeping aioof
4 sfrorn Europes affairs and ,oih
{ S1srue Of nations designed to bring
n ahcut and maintain a new noilicai
Y crder 10 Europe and preserve the pea
/ q the world. shall prevail. the oniteo
| states viii have entered upon 'he ''''''
D nrAat epoch of its history
Aftef my survey OF the distinguished
NJ n.nfherinr in the senate chamber await
Il lmx the coming of the president, my
\ mind reverted to that smiling aho con
n GSant face in the White House aha
4 I.vandered IL the explanation OF the
If pfesidents supreme commence J"
& Snvorable outcome of the issue De
q 9waer him and the senate might not De
huN TO some extent to the ia0t '""'
saKha president is a historian.
s ~ has written the history OF ms
Anaatry a. well as taken ieaains
b B s,or1sln Ats making. And as writer
80 X SaerIcan history ne. of course. IL
/, Ss,ev aware of the difficulties all the
\ treat American presidents nave nav
sYrfth the senate over treaties,
An n. ~ drove to the Capitol was NJ
II erhaps rejecting that the policy OF
4 s.~tnf ion which the father OF his coun'
Sserw favored. and successfully inaneu'
II sn3aA was neither in accord win ,h'
4 L 2s.~Ytn atoms Of tho people generhhs
ss@Ss;s.r IA harmony with the judgment o.
eygA dlxtinxuished leaders OF his time
HUT there was not time TOT 1urtnei
n wv 1ec4tOh upon what might De pass !.
L M sasA NresIdentE mind as ne aroNe y
/ 49, - nst ts1ss After senator Lodge mac
Msa6s 4 motion that when the sehat'
! adjourned 1t adjourn to meet on Mon
{ Anv next, announcement is maoe IN"
( me president has arrived
pr~siden, Wilson began his address
little ncrvohsfy.
f,rce or twice In the opening para
Kraphs he halted and repeated phra
-. He spoke in even tones through
! raf and made no attempt at orhtory
While he was speaking sena,o'
fodre's face was a study. Most OF tht
sssras his rountenance wore a derisivt
srniiA. Several times no leaned
I n{,er 20 Senator Mclean who sal
alonxside Of him and made comments
n,hich. evidently we're very critical.
Senators Borah and Brandegee KEEP
4 x1oon,y countenance throughout the
nresident's address until he reached
mai point in n in which he etateo
that the treaty squares with the
oractic. possibilities OF the inter
= aational situation which has to be
faced and dealt with as. facts
Then they both looked at each other
md laughed
Enthusiastically the most effective
Dart OF the presidents message, the
cart which was followed with closest
attention both by galleries and the
senate, and seemed to make the
asen@x, impression on the senate oil
\ anything he said. was the picture ne
2EAw of the chaos which existed In
Europe at the close OF the war.
The only alternative to the con
1nuation OF this chaos. he said, was IN
Y sensational cooperation.
y Statesmen saw great dif1culties in
d ~ NNy of bringing about this inter
4 AAta1x,A1 cooperation. But the peo-
AIea. the president said, saw none. and
kafs determined that 1t should be
efpueht about And SO, gradually, the
STATESMEN came to realize that a
4 ioAGUe Of nations was the frst prac-
ncAl Aeeessity of any peace which
k0uld give satisfying assurance to the
p@orle OF permanence. To reject the
h sreaty, the president said, would be to
-hreAk the heart OF the world"
All through the presidents address.
MIA Wilson was sedate. But the
i Arextdsnts daughter Miss Margaret
!, G1l46n, In her interest, leaned way
I SSeFL tia "a liary and frequently smiled
/ ~ the president as ne sent \ chance
1 glAnce in her direction.
Mrs Longwcrth looked frightfuily
\ 1eredf and frequently yawned.
The most frequent comment heard
non the presidents speech after he
4 40 f<ft the Senate chamber was that
\ 81 wAA without specification on the
Mats which have been so much In
i 30ne4oversy. II seemed to many the
4 |ee4tdent had more in mind the i'm
! tfA1sion that his address would make
- zurope than the impression IL