Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-04-10
PALMER, TAKEN Ill.
INMACON, UNABLE
TOGO TO WAYCROSs
viii Speak in Savannah
Saturday Night-DecIareS
in Macon Speech That G,
0, P, Money Beat Treaty

MACON, Ga, April 9.-Attorney-
General A. Mitchell Palmer did not
leave Macon at noon today for Way
cross as intended on account of
return attack of acute indigestion
similar to that which lie suffered
in Gainesville last Monday. His Sec
rotary stated that his illness was
not serious and that he would leave
Macon tonight for Savannah where
he has an engagement to speak Sat
urday night.
Threc-quartcrs of a million dollars
killed the treaty OF peace and the
League of Nations covenant" Attor-
ney General Palmer charged here
last night in an address in behalf Of
his own candidacy for the presl-
Dental nomination in Georgia,
with the majority vote purchas-
ed in Michigan" he continued, Sen
ator Lodge organized the foreign re-
lations committee and refused to re-
port the treaty. If the Democrats
had CARRIED Michigan-if the Re
publican party had spent, say only "A
couple of hundred thousand dollars
the Democrats would have organized
the senate and the foreign relations
committee would have reported the
treaty and it would have been pass
ed. 1t took months of struggle to
get these Democrats to desert the
party"
The Attorney general defended the
administration Of President Wilson.
He read a letter from Senator Holle
Smith, who a few nights ago criti-
cized the attorney general from the
same platform. The letter was dated
November ID, 1919, being written aft
er the deportation of the reds" as
follows.
II am just sending this one Of
many appreciative editorials appear
ing in Georgia papers. May l add
my own sincere congratulations to
you and the country. If at any
time 1 can be of assistance to you
in the senate, be assured I will ap-
preciate you calling on me-"
He declared that the purpose of
Senator Smith and Senator Reed and
others was to repudiate President
Wilson and embarrass the present
administration and to change the
Democratic policies.
"They say 1 cannot carry Pennsyl-
vania, said the attorney general. eff
the party will nominate some man
who can carry Pennsy lvania, Ill be
for him, but he must be q better
Democrat than has yet announced"
Mr.. Palmer referred to criticism of
his Quakerism and statements that
he had refused the post Of secretary
of war in 1916 and could not, there
fore, be the commander of the army
and navy as president.
Far be it from me to deny the faith
of my fathers said Mr.. Palmer. Il
couldn't accept a post in the piping
days of peace where L should have
to spend four of the best years Of
my life in preparation for war that /
believed impossible" declared the
speaker.
But I was for this world war.
Every boy in my family and every
boy in my wife's family, all Quak-
ers, were in the war from the first to
the last.
IF you want references as to my
fighting ability, | refer you to several
battle-scarred Republicans"
When I saw him attacked and
viliied and no one willing to defend
him, 1 determined to carry the flag
of Woodrow Wilson to the people"
Mr. Palmer declared.
Mr.. Palmer will speak in Waycross
this afternoon and in Savannah Sat
urday night.