The Washington times., 1920-09-06
LEAGUE ISSUE
.G.O.P.BESTBET
Poindexter Says Senate Control
VIII Be Held BY Increased
Majority.
ny >. BART CAMPBELL-
Isterna tsSaai News Service.

u oCHatOf IN any Oho osesS e'-y
termine possibly tho control OF the
senate, and they are SO indignant At
the conduct of the present Admins
tration. whose policies Governor Cox
has pledged himself to follow, that
there 10 no doubt about the return or
q Republican Senate"
This prediction was made today
by Senator Miles Poindexter or wash
ington. chairman OF the Republican
that is looking after SEN
contests.
Poindexter, returned here from Chi
cAgo. where he was . witness before
the Senatorial 'slush fund" commit
tee, declared q personal canvass he
had made In tho states In which hot
contests are under way
convinced him the Republicans would
retain their control OF the Senate by
an increased majority. despite Demo-
cratic predictions to the contrary.
II have made q very careful exam
nation OF conditions In all the States
where the Senatorial election 10 at
all uncertain. and upon this 1 feel
satisfied that the Republicans will
retain all OF the States they now
hold and will gain several States now
held by the Democrats" Senator
Poindexter said.
WHERE HE EXPECTS GAINS.
II understand II has been said by
some Democratic leaders that Wash
inEton will elect a Democratic Sena-
tor, and that Washington and the
Pacific coast and Rocky Mountain
States are for the League OF Nations
This opinion evidently comes from
those who do not live In that section
of the country and are not familiar
with conditions there.
mo one in the State of Washington
who is well informed has any doubt
that IT will go Republican, both for
the Presidential and Senatorial tick
cts
1--WE will gain a seat in Idaho. in
Colorado. and have an excellent pros
pect OF gaining seats In Arizona Cali
fornia, and also in Nevada and Ore
gon. We expect, also. to gain a seat
in Kentucky, and there are several
other States. not necessary to mem
ton, where we have very good
chance OF gaining seats. but In Ken
lucky the strong probability Is that
the Republican candidate for the
Senate will be elected"
The fact that the Democratic can
didate for President boasts. in bis
speech OF acceptance. of the enor-
nous sums Of money expended by the
Democratic Administration has par
ticularIy attracted the attention Of
the people Of the West" Senator Poin-
dexter continued. "They remember
that during the war. when questions
were asked in Congress as to the
failure of the war administration
to produce war supplies. such as ord
nance, the answer always was the
A.l
expended enormous sums Of money.
AMERICAS WAR EXPENSES.
Governor Cox says in his speech
Of acceptance that America paid one
third of the entire cost OF the Euro
pcan war. In view OF the fact that
Americas part in the war was OF
short duration, and did not compare
in magnitude with that OF the nations
which were engaged in the war from
The beginning, this is regarded as
proof OF the colossal disregard of the
interest of this country in the ex-
penditure of these vast funds.
Recent European events have
shown the absurdity and dangers of
the proposed centralized world super
government. Our people notice that
the so-called mandate for Syria is
not self-determination. as alleged,
but Is, and necessarily must be, as in
every such case, maintained by mill
tary force.
They observe that although Eng
land and France are both members OF
the league of nations. this instrument
has not brought about that harmony
OF action between them as to Poland
which was expected. The people are
against the guaranteeing by the
United States of the territorial pos
sessions of European military powers,
and are against entering into an
obligation to use the resources Of this
country for any such purpose.
"As this has been very dehnitely
and clearly made the issue, both by
the Presidential and Senatorial candi
dates, the result will undoubtedly be
the election OF the Republican ticket
This is emphasized on the Pacific
coast by various international uues-
tions in which the coast Is particu-
larly interested, such as alien owner.
ship of land, oriental immigration
control of which our people are deter
mined to keep in the American Gov
ernment, and to deny to any league
of nations participation in their set
Element"