Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-19
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Senator Mclean Takes Exception to
Mr.. Cummings.

MIR. Cummings.
Ar. Editor: ] have re1G Mr.. Cum
mirlgs' Indictment Of the Z. O. P, in
the Connecticut papers and it con
t us so much misinformation that 1t
o 1ht not to go unnot:cnd.
M Cummings says that the lead
ers of the republican parry in the
senate haze placed themselves in OPP
position to 4 League Of Nations The
fact is that the Lodge resolution COM
niits all thos> who signed it to q
Ficague of cations. Ii says in so
r'any words "a proposal tUr a league
OF nations IL insure tie permanent
peace of the world should he taken
up for careful and seriol:2 considera-
ton after Tie terms 7t peace with
Germany have been determined" L
further says 1T is the sense of the
senate that Ike world should unite to
promote peace and general disarma-
Ilent
Mr.. Cummings III the article refer
red TO says that those viii he in good
company whr support Mr.. Tafts posi-
tlon. Mr.. Taft in his sta e3ncnt pub
iished in the Washington Post of yes
tcrday says: TO pro"i,ie for amend
nents and reservations Tat DO not
change the structure Of The league and
| its essence and to satisfy doubling
conscientious Americans !H respect to
! the safety Of the United states in the
/ obligations a~sumed j. y high and
! important dUtn- of the representatives.
OF the United States in This confer
| ence''
There is really little conflict he
| tween Mr. Taft's position and that
contained in the Lodge resolution. 1t
Is what we all want except President
| Wilson and Mr.. Cummings. They
want the British plan UNCHANGED by
the dottine CT an 81 or tho crossing
! Of q At" This plan is opposed by the
unprecedented members OF he demo
| cratic party. such men ~ Henry Wa
| to1 son; Elk Senator O'Gor.nan. Lead
! q Of the democratic party in New
| York: En- cretarv of War Garrison;
| Senator'S Chamberlain. Reed, King,
| Thomas. anG if reports ARE correct
| IN#ny other democrats in both houses
! Of congress: and last. hut not least. it
! is opposed by the HonoraI,ia William
I jennings Bryan. the Prince of peace"
orator the prophet who Id Mr.. Cum
| n .ngs from the republican to the dem
ccratic party because NJ cnuidn't bear
tC see mankiag crucifieG upon 4 cross
OF gold"
! I heard one of the ab,est democrats
| in the country remark that Great
i:!itain was irving to sell President
! Wilson a gold brick. Whether this is
! true or not there is no harm in hav-
ing the contents of the package tested
hef0re we mortgage our future safety
and prosperity to pay for it, Mr..
| Cummings SaYs that W. must take it
without dOuO+ or question because the
/ idea Of a league o. raIions is not
| difficult to understand Fhty or more
! of the picked men Of the world strug-
| G!ed thirteen weeks with the idea"
| of league Of nations and hey form
ulated four different AMI distinct plans
each containing from fifteen to TWEEN
ty separate and distinct ideas
Some of these ideas" are acceptable
TO the American people, hut the
amendments and the scser ,aticn" to
which Mr.. Taft refers and which re-
late to the Monroe Doctrine and the
obligation which takes the power to
declare war away fRon' tire American
people and cor. ers it upon foreign
tribunal should be considered with
great care. Is Mr.. Cummings in ia
Yor of Confering upon aliens
the right and power to intciye us in
war regardless of the wishes of CON
Gress and the American people? If
so the plain people" Of this country
will not be over-proud of him or his
party.
Mr., Bryan said in 1919, "Tf Mr.. VIII
SCI is elected there will be a Wilson
party. but there will be no temperate
party at the end of the I.ericd of his
services" Mr.. Cummings would best
remain loyal to his first 1--we if he has
any idea of winning the campaign il
1920.
Mr.. Cummings says "TThen congress
aciourned on March 4th. an open fill,
lbuster was pending against legisla-
lion still in progress. The senate
abdicated its functions, declined tc
consider the most pressing Of nation.
needs, etc.
The fact about this matter Is tina
ali the important appropriation bill.
were held back by the Democrat,
committees until the last week Of Feb
ruary The army and navv and othe1
hilis appropriating bill:ors of dollars
IN lump sums didn't got into the sen.
ate until a few lays before adjourn
ment. Republican senators felt tina
the saturnalia of extravaganza tina
bad been in vogue for ikree year
should be stopped and that the tim,
had come to end the lurar sum habi
OF appropriating the money of thu
leopie. The appropriation bills wer.