Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-06
jim REED IS
VEN0M0US IN
DENOUNC|NG
PARTY EVILS
Missouri Senator in Address
Refers To the League OF
Treason and Covenant OF
National Death"
LEADERSHIP DOES NOT
GO WITH AN ELECTION
Says Democratic Conven-
ton At San Francisco Is
Afflicted With "Interna-
tionaI Blind Staggers."

tRN MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WtRsl
Kansas City, July 5.-The league
of nations was denounced as a
league of treason and covenant
of national death" by Senator
James A. Reed, who returned
here today from San T'ra ncis"0,
where he was refused seat as
delegate to the democratic national
convention.
Senator Reed addressing a mass
meeting, declared that he was lrl-
vately assured "by grapevine mes
sages" while his case was being
heard, that the credentials COM
mittee of the convention would
seat him if he would agree to Keep
silent in regard to the league OF
nations on the convention f)or
ltis refusal to make such an agree
nlent was responsible for his be-
ing denied a seat he said.
IF there is one lesson thai TINS
1erahFs" g5sss.trE y * 3 sst.ssl.,. ;'}& 'i
that this is not a one man coun-
try. 1t is a 10000, 600 men Coun-
try. If you would keep this re-
public safe you must do your own
thinking. True, the people are
the source of all power The
sooner you exercise II, the bett"f
Il will be for you and fof the
country
Senator Reed denounced the
democratic convention at San
Francisco as a convention af-
f1icted with international blind
staggers,
without direct personal refer
ence to any one, the senator de-
clared there was little difference
between the doctrine of the di-
vine right of kings land the mod
ern doctrine that a man elected 10
office becomes thereby lelde'
and that all who differ with him
ere accommodated and outcast.
Robert Lansing, eX-secretary of
state, he described as the only
man whom the president took to
France with him who knew any
thing about international law
land about the only one who had
ordinary common sense" and ne
asserted that Lansing's removal
from office was the result OF mis-
insistence upon warning the peo-
pie of the true meaning of this
league with treason, this covenant
of national death.
Senator Reed declared that this
information in regard to what the
league really means is going to
the people and they Shall know
the truth
Reed was received with enthusi-
asm. and a resolution, passed by
q rising vote, denouncing the ac-
tion of the democratic national
convention "in denying repre-
sentation to this country, in re-
fusing to seat Senator Reed" and
indorsing his stand was tele-
graphed to the democratic ma
tional convention.
'J.et.me disabuse your mind oi
the thought" said Senator Reed
"that | return here diseruntled OF
disheartened. 1t makes no differ
ence what happens to the individ
ual. | am only of 100000 900 indi'
yiduals in the United States. l,
makes no difference as far as
personally am concerned. but II
does make difference when q
party refuses to hear more thar
one side of a question. Those who
are right do not fear giving theil
opponents a chance to speak. VI
the men who were running this
convention were afraid to have Sc
poor a thing as l am. stand UP anC
denounce the league of nations
Similarly, Senator Reed said, the
republican convention prevented
Senator Borah's expressing him
self on the league Of nations on the
convention floor-and Borah has
more brains and more, of the FIR,
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