Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-03-13


and the Senate have played politics certain degree Zach
tod the truth put
the front its facts and arguments precisely would two
the public which is the Jury in this must
take all and ss to Serd to
One of the Of the Senate under the leadership Of
on by republican declaring that the
project for league Of nations the form now proposed
with
whom the United States is associated in the war;"
the and Et the
been demonstrated that wods vote Of the Senate could
not secured for the ratification Of treaty of embody
formulated.
In addition to the signing of this formal resolution by
republicans considerable number of senators said to
have pledged themselves to vote against league Of nations
M rssoo the @ MhE have
FALL and eight democrats have indicated their sympathy with
ae Su d I %
eight sympathetic democratic senators are Reed Thomas
it Claimed that fwo Of the Of the
next Senate practically to against the leagues
Messrs Lodge and Knox have engineered the nngup
OF the enemies and those on the list who are so mildly
opposed to fall off at the first serious there
mains at least oneha the personnel of the Senate Of the
sxyxh Congress who are committed to the rejection Of
thirds to rat the treaty of peace Of which this is
in attaching their to the resolution not against the
League Of Nations They fighting to get the President
to acceptamendment the Monroe Doctrine the voting
the executive council and house of delegates The
resolution nsuperabe obstacles to the league
It is stated that if the democrats had been alive to their
opportunities they would have allowed the Lodge resolution
have by vote and
it said that the democrats had they been aggressive
enough their leadership could have majority
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The battle over the league constitution is now trans
platforms
Of the country and the discussion of the issue through the
propose appeal to the public great campaign for this
being planned Voters will be deluged all sides
with arguments to swing opposing national legislators from
President Wilson'S supporters will catch up the principal
ing for France on his second trip and is hoped that before
will have been reached in this country
The republicans have idea Of letting the President
have s al a way eo while the country init is M up its mind
They began to answer his speech with three New York
P speeches on Thursday s0a hs Reed and
Senators Borah and Thomas and former Senator
day Senator Borah make another speech to Clan Ma
Gael also in Boston.
million copies of Senator speech have been mailed
and million copies Of Mr. Knoxs argument also their
and Pondexter being distributed in equally impressive
volume In fact there was never propaganda attempted
effort up the country behind legislative
already determined 1t is realized this to
that will from the people to put the
period behind them and to get back to business with world
at peace
The fate of many Individual senators depends upon the
outcome of this campaign and it far from improbable that
the presidency of the United States be of the issues
to out of the struggle The politicians have been
making their plans with Wilson eliminated candidate
The fight for League of Nations bring him back into
the
Under these circumstances no small significance is to be
attached to the cooperation of former President Taft with
President Wilson support Of the league of nations
proposed is also worthy of note in this connection that
the republican congressional publicity association through
its president the Hon. Jonathan Bourne, Jr has given out
the following statement from it's Washington headquarters:
1--WE now begin to understand why it was that the
President did select former President Taft of his
colleagues the commission There is stronger
advocate of League Nations in this country aside
MIR Wilson himself than his predecessor in Office there
doubt that he is doing the Wilson far greater
service by remaining at home than he could he tied
down at the peace conference in Paris.
"Thus far Judge Taft has failed to reply to the position
taken by leading republican senator's that the adoption by
the United States of the league involves the abandonment of
the form of government outlined in constitution to the
support of which every senator bound by OATH Rather
has he INDUCED predictions for the future of the world
the Wilson is followed. We undertake that
what the people concerned about first is the