The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-06-03
PRESIDENT WILL GET VERDICT
HE IS CALLING FOR
Senator Lenroot in New York Speech
Declares He does not Fear
Decision

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the New York Republican county
committee by Senator Irvine L. Len
root of Wisconsin. Senator Lenroot
said the failure to make peace, and
the high cost of living were the prin-
cipal causes of the unrest.
'sThe President has asked for sol
emn referendum next November on
his contention that the peace treaty
and the league of nations covenant
shall be ratified without the dotting
of an 81 or the crossing of IT," said
Senator Lenroot. "He will get it,
and after March 4 next year there
will be a Republican President and a
Republican Congress to make peace
with Germany without sacrificing the
independence of the United States in
so doing"
This was applauded and there was
applause also when Senator Lenroot
alluded to the efforts to stay the I'M
rest and repression as ineffective and
un-American.
''The right of free speech in time
of peace is inalienable," he said.
"Citizens have the right to advocate
any change in our government, pro
vided they seek to effect that change
only through the orderly means of
the ballot. 1t is the height of folly
for any one to think that discomfort
can be removed by suppression either
through laws or by force"
Charges President Wilson with Att
tempt to Deceive
"When we did go to war, we were
told that it was to crush German mill
tarism and to protect the independ-
ence of the small nations in Europe"
said the Senator. 'The fact is that
we entered the war to primarily pre-
serve the independence and the iber-
ties of the people of the United
States"
''The United States was the only
country which sat at the peace table
without any selfish interests to serve"
said the Senator. eve can well i'm
agine hearing diplomats say: we
have got all the assets, let US give the
United States the liabilities And
that is about all we got out of it,
''I am not afraid of referendum
upon Article X" said the Senator,
''nor are you. Whatever may be the
ordinary division between parties in
the United States, there are red
blooded Americans enough in this
country who, if that is to be the last
issue, will see to it that there will not
be enough Democratic votes left to
carry single Northern state"
Rich Part of Armenia is Taken by
Powers
Speaking of the proposal that
America accept a mandate over Ar
menia, Senator Lenroot said that
most of the territory formerly occu-
pied by the Armenians, some of which
was rich in oil and copper, had been
divided among Great Britain, France
and Italy and only the unproductive
fourth part set apart for the Armen-
ians, about 100000, who could not
possibly get enough out of it to sup
port themselves.
cit has been said that Armenia has
three banks and poor house. Eng
land, France and Italy each purpose
to take one of the banks, and they
say the United Statets must take the
poor house. My position is one of
the fullest sympathy for the Ar
menian people. But I say that the
people who get the banks in that Ar
menian country should also take the
poor house."
Speaking of the Monroe Doctrine
reservation, Senator Lenroot said
that this was more than ever neces-
sary to the United States.
The Senator also spoke at length
on waste and extravaganza disclosed
by congressional inquiries.
We found that out of $2O6, 100000
used for the construction of military
environments, $78,0O0,OOO had been
spent extravagantly, if not criminally
We introduced a resolution in Con.
gress referring the matter to the De
partment of Justice with a request
that it be sent to the grand jury" he
said. Sand that resolution received
the vote of every congressman with
the exception of four Democrats"
A provision had been made fol
branding irons for the horses pur.
chased for war purpose at the rate OF
one iron for each team used during
the war. It was stipulated that they
should be manufactured of copper
Other illustrations Of the reckless
waste by the administration were
cited.-National Republican.
An American Industry Threatened
Along the streams of Iowa, Illinois
Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Alaba
ma. and a few other states. there ar,