New-York tribune., 1920-05-21
Lenroot LAYS
Discomfort TO
Wilson Policy
Presidents Attitude OH the
League and Delay in
Making Peace Are Called
Real Causes of Unrest
Republicans Sure to Win
More Consideration forUS.
and Less for Europe Are
Cited as Real Need

Senator Irvine L. Lenroot. of Wis
consin. addressing the Republican
County Committee last gight. declared
that President Wilson would get the
great solemn referendum on the league
Of nations, which he desired. on Flee
tion Day, and after that there would
be a Republican President in the White
House. He declared the Presidents
attitude on the league Of nations was
one Of the primary reasons for tho
spirit OF unrest and discomfort. He said
tire Republicans would welcome the
league of nations as a campaign issue
Senator Lenroot was the guest Of the
executive committee of the County
Committee. prior TO its meeting in
Brga0t Hall. at dinner at the Ma
tional Republican Club. Among those
present We're Herbert Parsons. Repub-
hcan National Committeeman from this
state; James f. Sheffield. Charles n
Hl.leS and Samuel $. Koenig.
Need for Republicans
There have been times in the past
when We, as Republicans. felt very
cheerful over the outcome said the
Senator, but 1t is a good many wears
since We felt as cheerful about the
outcome as We 90 tonight. The coun-
try never needed the Republican party
The primary cause of the discon-
ten which prevails in this country is
the fact that although il is more than
eighteen months since hostilities
ceased, We are still technically in q
stale of war with Germany. " no is r.
sponslble for the fact that We are not
a; peace with all the world to-day?
President Wilson says now that we
entered. this war with no special griev-
ance Of our own tha. we entered it
only because of our concern in the lib
critics Of the small nations across the
sea and the defeat Of the autocracv OF
Germany. We differ with him, because
he has had & change Of mind since he
was elected President in 1916 upon the
issue that he kept Us out Of the war.
The fact IS, we entered the war not
primarily TO save the peoples Of Eu-
ropo. though we are glad that we did
we entered the war primarily 70 save
The independence and the liberty of
the people Of the United States"
Senator Lenroot declared that Presi-
dent Wilson wont to France to attend
he peace conference with the best in
,enuons. but that he had sat into
game which he knew nothing about
Lodge Reservations Upheld
The speaker discussed each Of the
lodge reservations and his arguments
: their favor We're enthusiastically
received. Coming to the last reserva-
tion, which precludes Great Britain
from having SIX votes in the assembly
of the league of nations through CO.
lonial presentation, while the United
States has onHy one, Senator Lenroot
said:
No one will excel me in admiration
for the Canadian people or the sacri
ices that they haverrade IN this World
War But I the people of Canada de
sire TO have the full rights Of a sover-
elgn nation and bind the United States
by her vote IS asovereign nation, then
let Canada become a sovereign nation.
The Senator made bitter attack
upon the eXtravangance practiced by
the Wilson Adm inistratIon.
We can't do anything he declared,
unit! we get new system and & man
who viii have some consideration for
the people Of America and not so much
consideration for Europe"
A resolution offered by Major F. II.
La Guardia, President OF the Board Of
Aldermen, urging Congress to increase
the wages OF postal employees, was
adopted unanimously.