Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-27

manner prescribed by article ten, and
that their conclusions We're in perfect
accord with Senator Smith.
Peop1 Stand on League
In other words, if the attitude OF
the audience last night was any in
dex of the opinion prevailing In TINS
community, it meant that the peo-
pie are willing to enter the League
Of Nations, but not upon terms ina
obligate the country to participate In
the wars of the world without nrSt
deciding whether its duty is to par
ticipate. 1t meant that the people
do not agree with the proposition
that the reservations insisted upon
by the senate are of such nature
as to justify the presidents refusal
to accept them, that the people be-
lieve the League of Nations cove
nant with reservations is still real
covenant, still a good covenant, stu
a covenant worth going into, still
covenant whereby this country &C
cepts every obligation that ought to
be asked of it.
Mayor Murray Stewart introduce
the senator in a brief and appropr1-
ate statement, character1Zlng n m
las a man who stands or falls by MS
own mature convictions, who is will
ing, in this question. as in all 9TH
ers, to submit his convictions to his
people and abide their verltct, the
foremost Georgian Of his time, the
next presidential nominee of the
Democrats of Georgia"
AS the curtain rose brass band
struck up Dixie" and the audience
cheered. They greeted the senator
with the strains of America" when
he advanced to the front of the
stage, and the audience with him
stood at attention" Then the sena-
tor bowed and the audience gave
him laundering round of applause.
Senator's War Record
As a preface to his discussion of
the League of Nations, he spoke of
his great pleasure always in coming
to Savannah, of his intense interest
in Savannah's relation to the de-
velopment of the resources of Geor-
gia and the nation, Of the keen sat
isfaction he derives from reminding
his colleagues north Of the Potomac
that Savannahs exports are second
only to those of New York on the
Atlantic seaboard. He also paused,
with apologies for the personal al
fusion, to reply to certain state
| ments contained in an editorial
Thursday afternoon in the Savannah
Press, wherein Editor Pleasant A.
Stovall accused him Of obstructing
the government in its conduct of
the war against Germany.
THAT statement" said Senato:
Smith, would not be made by a
gentleman Of such high character, by
an editor of such splendid fair
ness, If he had not been away from
home for the past seven years.
Gaughter). One Of my reasons for
insisting upon a reservation to ar
ticle ten Of the League of Nations
covenant is that I am unwilling to
entrust the destiny of my country
to one man located in Switzerland,
even though he be the best citizen in
the United States" daughter and
applause). The senator then remind
ed Editor Stovall that he voted for
the declaration of war, voted for the
selective service bill, helped to pre-
pare the war appropriation bills in
the appropriation committee. Served
as member of the military commit.
tee of the senate when that commit
tee was enlarged by the addition OF
one member to give him place on
it, supported vigorously the attitude
| Of Secretary Garrison favoring prep
aration prior to entrance into the
war, and personally urged President
Wilson in 1914 to begin to get ready
in view Of the PROBABILITY, even then
apparent, that the United States
would finally be forced to take a
| hand.
This reply to Editor StovalPs ac-
cusation seemed entirely satisfactory
! to the audience. 1t was made in the
best of feeling for that gentleman,
who has always been a warm friend