The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-06
SPEAKERS WILL
WAR ON LEAGUE
Senators to Tour Country to
Plead That Americas
Rights Be Preserved.
CRITICISMS POURING IN
Upper Body of Congress Is
Aroused by What Sherman
Calls Appeal to Lawless.
Special DespdfcA to TIE SuN.

dents defiant, Put up or shut up" at
titude, adopted at the very outset OF
his tour In defence of his League Of
Nations scheme, received an immedi-
ate and decisive answer in the Senate
to-day Senatorial opponents Of the
denationalization league made It clear
that they will put up" and that ST.
lence is the last thought in their
minds.
The result Of this defiance by Mr..
Wilson is that Senatorial speeches in
the Senate and outside will be started
Immediately. Senator Reed (Mo.) will
fire the first volley at Akron, Ohio, on
Sunday Two days later Senator
Wadsworth IN. " will address a
gathering Of veterans of the First Di-
vision at Salem, N. Y, with the league
and It's shortcomings as his topic.
That same day or the next Senator
Harding (Ohio) will talk in the Senate.
He viii answer the Presidents sug-
gestion that the business of the other
countries will become Americas busi-
ness through the operation of the pro-
posed league.
The greatest anti-league demonstra-
ton, however, has been reserved for
Wednesday. when Senators johnson
(Cal.), Borah Udaho) and Mccormick
Clll) will speak from the same plat
form in Chicago. These three will
dissect the league and plead America S
rights as the great vital consideration
demanding defeat OF the Presidents
dt mand for ratification Of the treaty
and the league without the dotting OF
ar 4 or the crossing OF a."
To Speak I'm Middle West.
After the jcint appearance of the
three Senators they will separate for
further speechmaking in other Sec
tons OF the middle West. Senator
Johnson's engagements include In
dianapolis on September IL, st. Louis
or September IL and Kansas City on
September 13. Senator Borah will
hunt the mild reservationists" in their
iair' plunging right into Minnesota
speaking at st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Perhaps Duluth. The duration of his
stay in the territory of Senators Nell
son and Kellogg will depend upon how
speedy shall be the consideration of
the treaty in the Senate and how ur-
gent the call for his return hither.
Senator Poindexter (Wash.) an
nounced to-day his anti-league speak
Ing dates. He will appear In Dunkirk.
n. Y, September IL, Pittsburg Sep
tember II and Long Island City Sep
tember 27.
This ds all the result of the first days
effort by President Wilson TO convince
the country that it does not appreciate
the benefits and blessings Of the League
of Nations. 1t reflects the first precipi-
tation Of sentiment engendered by the
nation-girdling excursion in defence of
his acts and those of his subordinates
on the American peace delegation.
The Senate has been plainly aroused
by the initial utterances eS the Chief
Magistrate, and there were murmurinEs
in other quarters of the Senate to the
effect that II the President continued
his statements that the treaty was not
understood by the ratifying body others
would follow in the campaign to make
the falSity OF this suggestion clear.
Senator Sherman UlD, commenting
on the statements made by the Presi-
dent in his Columbus speech said that
the report OF the speech in the Columbus
citizen stated that when the President
declared that the labor assembly would
meet in Washington whether the treaty
is ratified by that time or not" he
thrust out his Jaw az he made the grim
sherman Riddles Charges.
Upon this Senator Sherman COM
mented as follows:
The people Of the United States as
recently as November. 1913, expressed
their voice through the established chan
nels OF constitutionality government.
The ballot box furnishes adequate voice
for the people. A Congress tho Presi-
dent does not control is to him {, useless
formality of government He proposes
not only TO ignore, but to destroy any
governmental agency that does not be-
come sn Executive appendage.
Certain foreign Powers have ratified
or approved the treaty with Germany
so that the same is now binding upon
the several Governments Some Of such
Governments require no act save that of
the King. monarch or executive author
ity. rne treaty making power OF tie
United States Government is not en-
tirely vested I'm the President IL is a
Joint exercise OF power by both the
Senate and the Executive.
mo negotiated treaty Is binding upon
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