Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-06-15
LODGE DENOUNCEs
WILSON, s POLICIES
Senator Launches G. @. P. Cam
paign Without a Ripple.
MADE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN
Senator Watson of Indiana Is Elected
Chairman of the Resolutions Com
mittee Over Ogden L. Mills
of New York.
BY EDWARD w, PIcKARD.

BY EDWARD w. PICkARD.
Convention Hall, Chicago, June O.
There were two important develop
ments during the first days session of
the Republican national convention.
One of these was the realization that
the big gathering is not only without
bosses, but also largely without direc-
ton by veterans at the game. The
other was that hot fight will be made
against Senator Johnson's plan TO con-
denim, in the platform, the acceptance
of any League of Nations covenant.
The fact that the convention is quite
Embossed makes impossible any sane
prediction as to the nominee. Lots of
the delegates themselves do not know
yet whom they will favor with their
ballots after their Instructions have
been complied with or their cOmpli-
mentary votes cast This is especial
~ true of the huge New York delega-
ton which, if 1t could get together, is
big enough and influential enough prob
ably to settle the nomination. At
present the Empire state men are de-
cidedly scattered in their preferences.
Favors Some Sort of League.
But there is one thing both they and
hundreds of other delegates, from all
parts of the country, are seemingly
determined upon That is that the
platform shall contain a plank favor
Ing some sort of a League of Nations
with such reservations as will, in their
opinion, preserve the independent ac-
aiOn and self-respect of the United
States. If they have their way, Sena-
tor Johnson will be placed in the pO-
sitiOn of having to retire from the
race or continuing as q contender with
the prospect of being candidate who
does not approve of the platform upon
which he stands.
Senator Lodge. in his scholarly key
note speech, made clear the cOnten-
lions of the senate majority concern
Ing the peace treaty and league cove
nant, and said he and the followers Of
his line Of action were united I'm their
determination that the league. as sub
aHtllth pf w IISUu uItlSl never pass.
He continued:
I'VE were all agreed that Mr.. Will
sons league with what he called In
terpretative reservations would be
just as bad, just as menacing as the
original.
Twice we offered the president and
his most faithful supporters an OPP
pOrtunity TO ratify the treaty with
reservations. Twice his followers. ODE
dent to his orders. rejected the
treaty with the reservations I have
outlined.
I'VE of the senate believe that we
have performed a high and patriotic
nuty. and we ask you, representatives
of the Republican partv, TO approve
our course and stand by what we have
done. The next act will fill a larger
stage and the people will decide be-
tween us and the president"
Attacks the President.
The senator elected cheers when.
concluding this part of his address. he
cried: Let us stand fast by the prin-
ciples and policies of Washington and
Monroe, and against-utterly against
those of Mr.. Wilson We must be
now and ever for Americanism and
nationalism and against International
Ism. There is no safety for us. no
hope that we can be of service to the
world. IL we do otherwise"
Earlier In his speech Mr.. Lodge
made sharp attack on the president
and the theory of administration and
government for which he stands He
called attention to his constant if in
direct assaults upon the Constitution
and upon all the conditions of free
government" and at that a close OH
server might see a CLEAN of acoui-
essence in the eye of William Jennings
Bryan, who occupied a seat in the
press stand
General approval met the temporary
chairman's denunciatfon of President
Wilson's Mexican policy, and to his
promise that Republican administra-
ton could and would take effective
steps 10 reduce the cost of living. AL
together. from a Republican stand
point. il was a fine address that Sen
ntor Lodge delivered. even if many of
the delegates did not look as If thev
understood all of it.
National Chairman Hays In his few
introductory remarks caught the popu-
lar fancy with his smiling but no less
emphatic predictions that by next No
vember the majority of the Republican
party would be at least 3,Gn0,O0O, and
his confident assertion that the party
would remain a unit-that there will
be no bolt I'm this convention. A roar
of cheers greeted the hast remark. Mr.
Hays did not speak long or make him
self unduiy prominent. His important
work Is being done behind closed doors
and mighty clever work 1t admitted.
ny Is
Keep Lodge In Chair.
Republican old guardsnen made
their first show OF strength against
progressive and so-called radical Gle
Iments in the party when the commit
tee on permanent organization FOR the
ironveotion voted tn recommend Sena
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