Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-26

great Is the one We destroyed By
war. There are 80 more persons
On the pay roll in Washington nov
than al arrnistice time
Turning TO the administration So
cialisric proc,ivities he recommended
Col Houses book as being as social
is,ic a. anything Debs ever said.
George D. Heron also wrote 4
book on wilson's socia.istic renden-
cies that 60. him q job as envoy 10
Lenine ard Trouky- ". c. Buili-c.
was another: re told the truth about
L-ansing's opinion on the League II
Nations ard Lansing told The trsitn
about the League of Nations. George
Creel. Louis r. Post. Frederic Howe
were enumerated as government en-
ployes Of Bc'sheyik tendencies and
red flag enthusiasts.
L want no red in the flag unless
/ there gces with i the white and
blue" said Senator Watson.
Sec-ionaIism was rssurrected by
Democrats. TIE conduct Of the war,
as far as possible. was IN ire interes.
Of the south and the senator gaze
statistics to prove u They ioored
. the north to enrich Inc south. The
var COS, 50. IN, 80 81. . great por-
ton OF which was spent ii the sou:h.
Railroad ma -administration was
touched upon. TIE roads had 20 tv
taken over and the treasury place
behind them IN order 10 allow them
20 run McAdoo said wages must De
Increased and nobody denied IL. bu.
the appropriation was i'll applied and
unscientifcaily adjusted After
year ne got OUT and we found on IN
ves:sation that wags~ increases
amounted 10 over a billion dollars.
Freight rates and passenger -ar2s
, were raised enough 70 pay the
. wages. but not for equipment AMI
overhead. Il cost s.. 40. [sr lstl 10 TRY
the government ownership expeci-
nlen, I'm opposed TO government
operation q anything that private
enterprise can operate in the United
States declared the senator.
The peace expedition and league
came in for share Of Senator Wa
sens remarks and with biting sar-
cssm r.. told the familiar story. He
recalled that WILSON, speech before
! he went said nothing OF the league
bur q making peace Wit ,he warri1g
nations But ne didn't make peacs-:
he insisted on the league.
Senator Watson ske,ched nrie3y
The history OF the treaty fight II the
Senate and read the Lodge reserva
IONS. explaining wherein tleE-
.Arnericarize the league and treaty.
II the Presiden. hadn't wrirsel
that last letter 20 Hitchcock. the
treaty would have been ratified. ne
said Not five men would vote
10 ratify the original treaty now:
ey@r: senator has az some time cr
other voted to change it in some way.
But for White House interference ti.e
treaty and league would have been
ratified with reservations long aE1.
Il vas assassiaated by its author.
As il came from France it meant
war and awful war and ne
Republican part saved Ame-i-a
from that awful tate. We would
have had troops il Turkey With 4
mandate for Armenia. 4 am op-
posed 20 American troops being gar
/ risoned n territory not under thr
American aas." ne asserted
Stupen0ous problems are Just
ahead. TIE Republican party Is the
one agency for solution Of them.
Democrats have mad seven years vF
. inefficiency- Democrats run this
/ COUNTRY Why. it's abou, all We caa
! do ourselves
! Unalloyed -AnericanIsrn = tie Issue
IN this campaign. Clouds will van
; ism. American patriotism will food
. the land. and our soldiers will see the
liberty they fought for realized. for
all races. and all flags. and by COM
I mon consent our flag is above All
flags. standing for liberty, equality
and fraternity
/ Following Senator Watsons spee:h
! tie convention Immediately al
journed.