Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-13
LEAGUE COVENANT
FULLY EXPLAINED
TO MANY VOTERS
Senator Wolcott Scores Repub-
lican Misrepresentation at
Middletown Meeting.
SPLENDID GATHERING
HEARD HIS FINE TALK
Spccial Corr~<pondence of Every Evening

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Middletown, Oct. 13.-An audience
that hacked the Middletown Opera House
IN every part, gathered last evening 10
hear United States Senator Josiah .. Wol-
cott sneak upon the League of Nations.
The large building was crowded long before
the time advertised for the opening ot the
meeting and al least 200 were unable to
get inside. Probably one-half OF the
audience were women, and all were eager
listeners as the Senator discussed the
question The meeting was decided CON
traSi 10 the "crcus wagon meeting held
here two weeks ago by the Republicans,
which was meagrely attended.
Andrew J. Lynch, Democratic candl-
date for governor. and J. h. Clements,
Democratic candidate for Congress. spoke,
a. did George ID. Grassland candidate Tor
Representative from this district. Jetfer-
son h. Foard was chairman OF the meeting
and introduced the speakers.
Senator Wolcott was greeted with pro-
longed applause and was gwen the strict
est attention throughout his hour and a
half talk. The Senator began by telling his
audIcncr that the covenant of the League
II NatiurS was greatly misunderstood
document. and that the Republican
speakers throughout the land were doing
nothing To enHghtcn the people on the
subject All had received Instructions
from their party bosses not to mention
the text of the document. and to always
refer To- Il rs Wilson's 5 League OF Ma
tlous He explained at length the pur-
p,>e~ for which Il WAS drafted, and took II
up section Toy section. and explained Its
workings
Tho senator explained the much dis
cn~scd Section \ Of the treaty and ridI-
,ulcd many of the arguments on the sec
ttuu hic h had been presented here ny
Republican speakers, and through the
Republican press lie branded aS mis-
i,.adlng AZ d malicious many statements ny
speakers " no arc trying to STIR up prclu-
dlcr against tho treaty. lie exposed the
Republican, misrepresentation Of the Sly
votes which England has in the league and
told hi~ audience how they counted IN the
assembly only. and that the acts Of both
tho council and the assembly must he
t..auiuols He also tore To Shrcds the
.tatcmcnt~ of the Republican speakers,
including Senator Rorah, that in cases Of
international dispute the council could
order the armies Of the nltcd states lato
Nar there explaining that the United
state was one oi the five permanent
mcmbcrS ~ the council, and that ITS one
vote could prevent such action. and that
ccurltug - Section Y Of the treaty the
council could determine on action only hy
Unanimous vote.
Thc senator closed by giving a SNnopS s
rl the great cost Of the world war, In
money and lives. giving the figures Of the
lead and wounded. and told his audience
that there must be something done 20 pre-
vent the repetition Of such 2 catastrophe
Ilc closed with the remark Tho time
ia, gone by when the war maker shaft hr
thc hero NJ the world and the time has
,omc when the pcacemakcr shall be the
hero
The Rcd Mems band Of Newark dis
rour>cd music throughout the evening and
4. the committee were forced to pay for
the mo, ing picture witich the management
IL IL, theatre bad provided for the even
fnc tie program wcS presented after the
~reaking Wa over; only small part Of the
audience attended the show, however,
wing 10 the late hour II which the speak
Ing vas concluded.