Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-05
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C. 0. P WILL GAIN
new SENATE SEATS
Senator Also Believes People
Are Strongly Opposed to
League of Nations.

After a survey Of conditions In all
states where the senatorial election
is in doubt, Senator Miles Poindexter
of Washington, chairman OF the re-
publican senatorial committee, de-
clared last night that he feels salts
fed the republicans will retain all
the states they now hold and gain
Several states now held by democrats.
Mr.. Poindexter denied alleged as
sertions of the democratic leaders
that the state of Washington VIII
elect a democratic senator and that
that commonwealth is for the league
of nations. He said that opinion
comes from those who do not live
in that section of the country.
Sees Republican Gains I'm west.
Continuing, Senator Poindexter said:
mo one in the state of Washing
ton who is well informed has any
doubt that it will go republican. both
for the presidential and senatorial
tickets. We will gain a seat in
prospects of gaining seats in Ari-
xona, California and also in Nevada
and Oregon. We expect also to gain
a seat in Kentucky. and there are
several other states not necessary to
mention where we have q very good
chance of gaining seats.
THE people realize that the cleo
ton of a senator in any one state
may determine possibly the control
of the Senate. and they are SO indig-
nant at the conduct OF the present
administration. whose policies Gov.
that there will be no doubt about the
return of a republican Senate.
The fact that the democratic can
dfdate for President boasted in his
speech of acceptance OF the enormous
amount of money. expended by the
ttcularly attracted the attention Of
the people of the west. They remem-
Der that during the war, when Ques-
tions were. asked in Congress as to
the failure of the war administration
to produce war supplies, such as ord
boast that the War Department had
expended enormous sums Of money.
Gov. Cox says in his speech of ac-
ceptance that America paid one
third of the entire cost Of the Euro
pean war. In view Of the fact that
short duration, and did not compare
in magnitude with, that of the ma
tions which were engaged in the war
from the beginning. this IL regarded
as proof of the colossal disregard OF
the interests of this country in the
CAPShuAluAO VI Sncoc vast
Thinks People Oppose League.
Recent European events have shown
the absurdity and dangers Of the pro-
posed centralized world government.
Our people notice that the so-called
mandate for Syria Is not se1f-deter.
al alleged. but is. and neces-
sarily must be. as in every such case,
by force Of arms. They
observe that although England and
France ara both members Of the
league Of nations, this instrument has
not, brought about that comfy Of &C
ton between them as to Poland. which
was expected. The people ard against
the guaranteeing by the United States
OF the territorial possessions OF Eu-
ropean military powers, and are
against entering into any obligation to
use the resources Of this country for
any such purpose.
"As this has been very definitely
and clearly made the issue, both by the
and senatorial candidates,
the result viii undoubtedly be the cleo
ton Of the republican ticket. This is
on the Pacific coast by va
rious International questions in which
the coast Is particularly interested. such
as alien ownership Of land, oriental
control OF which our peo-
pie are determined to keep in the
American government, and to deny to
any league Of nations participation in
their settlement"