Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-30
Hot Shot Against
Wilson Rule In
Fall Campaign
[By E. G. Dollgherty.l


Washington, Aug. So.-campaign
argumt hts to be presented by re-
publican speakers this fall for the
most palt consisct of bitter attacks
on the Wilson administration, ac-
"ording To advance copies of .sug..
s7stioEs to speakers which vro.
;aySe,; today.
series of pamphlets :. have been
printed by the national republican
committee for the guidance of
spellbinders, and most of them con-
tain some hot shot directed to the
present administration, with empha-
sis on the attacks on the league of
nations as espoused by Mr.. Wilson.
Speakers series NO. 2 now being
sent to speakers contains this on the
front page. suggestive Of its con-
tents 9-
Mr.. Wilson at Court. Royal
pageantry and dazzling splendor. A
suite of 1.400. Fifteen million dollars
in gold plate. A dream of man
nificance and expense from New York
to London and from London to Paris.
where the league of nations Was born
in all the pomp OF imperialism"
This pamphlet deals more severely
with the president THAN any other. 1t
declares that the slogan Of the peace
mission in Paris seemed to be
Damn the expense" In pointing
out why the peace mission cost the
people OF the country SO much, the
pamphlet said: "Oae Of the Argon-
auts, a devoted friend of the admin
istration, who was living coritenteuIy
on $4,000 a year as an assistant In
the state department. was put on the
peace payroll at $4,000 per annum."
The pamphlet fails - give the indi-
viduars name.
The Mr.. Wilson at Court" PAM
phlet closes with number Of Us 1t
any wonder paragraphs, headed by
this one:
Is it any wonder, with the adula-
ton Of royalty in London, with din
ing of $t5,o00,o00 worth of gold
plate in Buckingham Palace, served
at every turn by flunkies and
royalty bedecked footmen and SER
wants making obeisance as they
walked backward, with the gorgeous
adornments Of the palaces in which
he made his home, with 'Vive lie
President Wilson ringing in his ears
for months-is II any wonder the
president seemed to have succombed
and finally beheld himself the new
director Of the universe?"
British Or American? Bond or
Free?" is the title OF another speak
ers' pamphlet. which deals with the
voting power OF the British empire
and the United States in the league
OF nations. This pamphlet among
other things quotes the Lloyd
George, Wilson, Clemenceau note ex-
planning that Canada is eligible to
membership In the league council
,altho Great Britain is one Of the
permanent members.
Pamphlet No. 10 deals with Article
x, which is described as follows
Breaks our constitution, wrecks our
sovereignty, brings wars without
end" The issue is clear" the pam
phlet concludes. "Ii the great and
solemn referendum Of this election,
it is Cox. Article xisand foreign war,
or Harding, the constitution and the
blessing Of, American peace"
Two of thespamphlets areNdevoted
to accusing the Wilson Nadminis,ra
ton Of responsibility for continuing
the high costsof living after the war.
Number L deals with "How the
democratic administration in Wash
ington helped the profiteers to plum
Ser the people. In the tother, why
20 cent SUGAR. is asked, and
answered thus: Thru the negli-
gence Of President Wilson and with
the consent Of Attorney General
Palmer more than q billion dollars
extorted fsom the American people
and handed to the sugar profiteers. .
Secretary Of War Baker comes in
for severe grillingN1y the republicans
In pamphlet No. 2 is described as
follows: Coscientious DIRECTORS and
the secretary of war. A documen-
tary history of vital interest to those
who offered their lives for this coun-
try. to their fathers and mothers, as
we'll as to all the kin of the American
men who lie under, the white crosses
in France"
Some idea of the vigor with which
this campaign document goes after
Secretary Baker is continued in the
following headlines: Newton D.
Baker. q pacifist. "--"Helping the
slackers and revolutionists." -"Baker
urged to free disloyalists.' '-"Tender-
ness for traitors and slackers."-
"Quitters preferred to tighters."-
"Bolshevists and socialists as special
wards Of Baker."-"Draft lodging
disloyalist freed by Baker" and I'm
munity for Red Flagger.'' \
Council Bluffs-.Arthur Linville, s5
years old, manager of the Robert
McKensie farm. one mile east of
this city, is missing. The fact be-
came known publicly today. altho
he disappeared Monday night. Mrs
Linville believes that he was MUIR
dered and his body disposed of.