Evening star., 1919-10-09
LEAGUE ARGUMENT
FLOODING RECORD
|'NebuChadnezzar's Image.
Inserted on Leave to Print
Yesterday, a Hit.
COUNTRY "SEEING RED"

eff this is the hour of the exchange
editor" said Senator Mccormick,
sweetly, in the Senate yesterday. Il
ask that an article by Mr.. Simonds
on the breakdown of the principles
embodied in the covenant be added
to the sum total of the literary prov
ender supplied to the printer"
The senator's point, though sar-
- castle, was we'll taken. For the last
two weeks, and more conspicuously
in the last few days, the first hour
has been occupied with presentation
for. publication in the Congressional
Record of all kinds of newspaper
articles. essays, speeches. kilograms
from individuals or societies. bearing
on the league of nations The pop
ular contribution is usually an ex-
tract from the contributing senator's
favorite newspaper.
Observation-Disclosures Image"
Yesterday there was unique di-
version in the contributions, this time
a sermon. 1t was very entertain
ing sermon delivered by minister
in Magnolia, Mass, on "NebuchadneZ-
zar's Image" with a side slant at the
league of nations.
1t takes up nearly four pages of
the Record, but there is not a dull
line in it, according to the verdict
of the opponents of the league of
nations. 1t tells how Nebuchadnaz-
Ear made a golden image and of the
methods he pursued to force all peo-
pie to accept it as the only perfectly
good image.
Other Contributions.
Other contributions during "the
hour of the exchange editor yester-
day were cablegrams from Russia;
resolutions of citizens of Hardins-
burg, KY. claiming to speak in be-
half of 100000 100 per cent Ameri-
cans in Kentucky. without represent
alton in the United States Senate"
opposing the league unless reserva-
tionS are adopted; a summary of the
treaty with Bulgaria, copied from the
London Times; resolutions of a Flor
ida American Legion post indorsing
the league; by Senator Borah. tele-
gram from Los Angeles from the
League for the Preservation of
American independence offsetting
and rebutting the long pro-treaty tel f.!
egram from the League to Enforce |
Peace" sent from that city and in
serted in the Record last Tuesday by |
Senator Hitchcock; by Senator Phe- |
Ian of California, a stack of kilograms !
to him. in favor of the treaty, from |
his constituents; by Senator Williams, |
more telegrams from California for !
the treaty, and an editorial from the |
Los Angeles Times in the same vein. !
"5o-5o", on Space.
So measuring the string, the ex- |
change editors dope for the day would |
space in the Congressional Record for !
and against the treaty, but the "antis"
claimed claim. that space pa @ rates must not
Image" sermon put them far ahead |
in the days contributions.
However, all the. foregoing bears
only. relatively on the point of dis
cussion at the moment, which is
the friction arising in the Senate over |
delay in action on the treaty of peace !
with the league of nations provision.
ed the stage where senators are pass
ing the buck" of responsibility for
non-action.
Country "Seeing Red"
They all know that the country is
beginning to "see red' over the de-
lay in ratification, but the leaders on |
neither side of the controversy were |
able yesterday to secure from the |,
Senate an agreement for expediting
1t appeared to be just a plain case
of the treaty being begged down,
that is all, and nobody able to pull |
it out. There is no ground for sus- |
picion that any one is attempting a |
filibuster against the treaty in the |
sharp sense of the word. 1t is true |
that many senators are of opinion i,
that the more the country is allowed !
to hear of and talk about the treaty |
the weaker the league of nations be- |
comes in popular opinion.
Ask What Policy Avails.
Other senators are asking to what
avail is such a policy, SO far as the
Senate is concerned. They contend
that senators have made up their
mind how they are going to vote
and ask why senators are waiting to
:, hear further from the country, unless
s3they are afraid of their own judg-
d ment.
Republican politicians outside the
q Senate are said to be uneasy over
Z the political aspect of the proceedings
3 in the Senate. They say the repub-
4 lican party is likely to be held re-
& sponsible for delay and for any un-
q toward political consequences that
4 may occur therefrom.