Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-27
DECLARES LODGE IS
POISON NSQUADCH|EF|
John Sharp Williams Reveals
Heartless Attitude Of Republi-
cans Toward President.
SAYS GABFEST SLEW TREATY
Would Rather Be Dog and Bay
Moon Than Return to
Upper House.
SAYS GABFEST SLEW TREATY
lmy Ass,clstet rress /


JACKSON MISS March 2G.-Dcc,a-
ration by United States Senator John
SHARP Williams. Of Mississippi. thu,
defeat OF The league % nations more
:han anything IN my life made me
como nearer doubling the cause OF
democracy. sometimes almost ,he
providence of God Himself" cniivcn.d
a Joint session of The Legislature here
today
senator Williams in MS address
sgid:
Il am just from Washington. where
have listened ,d nauseum 10 the most
confused sabfest in the history OF The
world since the Maker created Il, /
do not see how any man WHO loves his
country can looi, Win unconccru on
what has u.curred hut The trouble IS
We don't Seem 20 know what we want
:" do while the Continent OF Europe =
in chaos
n"s' orportunitS of the >se:
There Was chance 70" I'll. United
states TO stand Il, the head ct i conn
ell tI nations OF the world. 10 lead thc
universe ~ the pathways Ot peace.
Tho opportunity was rejected ana fu-
tur" historians vii! refer 10 the last
TWO years as the time of the great
conspiracy that tho history Wi! be
discr"ditabl" 70 some, especially IN the
war not because II wanted 70. but be
cause il wac \ necessity. w. prca 'i :
cd 10 our boys "a, HON" and in France
that this WAY was being fought 'nat
wars might Dc no more. We looked on
the suffcriugs OF belgium ana Serbia
and resolved what we would DO when
Fl; was over. Then IL finally WAS over
and we have done nothing. so far as
Nc are concerned !, appears We are
willing TO 20 back 10 1919, before il Il
began.
Ru,hsx lsc "a Dog and Ia, the M"on.
: "The loHt;- w,nded arguments In tile
senate w"rs like hddling az Rome
burned. tnlking with n world ~ cllaos
30 YOU blame ,nc for saying lna, I
would r.ihcr hc t dog and na,' nc
moon than 20 sfcnd ono minute in Tho
Senate aftev Tho expiration ct my ;rrnl
The great conspiracy commenced
when tho President Went to Versailles
and every time ncws came from N.r-
o. opposed something the conspivai ors
opposed his plans. They are Two ay-
four politicians call them ;hal 'c
cause inat IS what 'hcT are no matter
nov hl,-A tncir station.
senator !.odGe IS the head Of ;hc
poison squad, after Tho treaty
had hccn 'maScunted with reSc-ya :
tions tha, u" Democrat could ACCEPT hu
sought 10 blame The party for !ts re-
jc c.tion.
Has any grc;,. institution founded
by our iurc:athcrs tal!cD down al the
time oi stress and travail! like The Sea-
ate has fallen down:
No Word "f sympathy Heard.
II believe there are now men glad
hope f"- Ms death When Mckinney
was Shot down. when Garfield Was
shot. was there a Democrat hut en-
pressed sorrow? Has any ole seen
words Of sympathy for the President
in any Republican paper! \ great man
is SICK, great mind and q great
character. and ;hey have whispered,
'Wc'vc got him now.
Men sometimes disparase idea!!sis.
bu; they are coarse grained jacka.sses
vino do, End do il because they axe TOO
coarse grained, but the idcal!sts point
the way and cheer mems souls.
~ The Republicans eject the F'cS!-
dent III. n.st lining h" Viii have 70 No
i to make explanations, but the Dem
ocr.t;s Will enter the tight with some
thing definite.
lie; US do - saint Paul said ne had
donc--'iight the good tight and keep
the faith"