The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-22
PERSONAL MEETING HELD BY REED ID
 GIVE ACCOUNTING
Declares He Is In Hurry to Go to Wisconsin and Work for Election of
 Republican
By Associated Press

Kansas City, Mo- October 2i.-Senatot l Reed of Missouri, in a personally con.
 ducted'' meeting at Convention hall here 1 tonight for the purpose he said of giv.
 ing an accounting of his stewardship, de-
 clared no treaty can ever have the breath of life breathed into it except in the | United States Senate.
 1 The democratic candidate for Pres ident is for the present League of Ma 1 tions with reservations he said, "but nobody knows what they are; if he is elected I fear the influence of Woodrow ! Wilson.
 "The republican candidate for President 1 is for an association of nations, but as- serts he does not know what it will be- if he is elected I shudder at the influence of Elihu Root and the international bankers
 Obviously Americas interests demand the election of a Senate that will spurn every form of internationalism
 So important do I regard the election of Senate hostile to the doctrine of in- ternationalism that I am hurrying to the close of this address that I may go to s wisconsin where the contest is between senator Lenroot, one of the mildest of the mild reservationists, and a democrat who indorses the league almost without change. deem it my duty to give all the aid can to the independent repub- Ecan, Thompson, who is running for the senate upon an American platform
 senator Reed explained he had called the meeting himself and that no political party committee or candidate was in any way responsible for what he said tonight ne decfared that he never had failed for q moment to remember that as a mem- per or the Senate, his votes affected ., lio,"V'"W Amerlcan citizens and that se- I,ous mistakes might bring disaster 10 this republic ~
 IT the time ever comes when Conerese taxes orders from the President he will pc the sole ruler of the land. I de- cllne to assist in reducing the United o1ates senate to the level of the German Reichstag."
 Tn review of his record in the unnar Huose of Congress Senator Read dapi.5 ,Hat there were any personal differences between Prsident Wilson and hfmseIf rs sarolhg patronage. He detailed too bis stand on war measures
 protested against importing from pleat orltain a man whom I believed to pe acting in the interest of the British government Senator Reed continua.. speaklns or Herbert Hoover former food aomlnistrator. My opposition to Mr Hoover produced as great clamor as Hiisnt nave occurred had I assailed the character of the Apostle Paul. But. to- day, MT. Hoover bites the hand thai con- ierred a.r upon him honor and power''
 IL was demanded that the President oe gwen authority to create a press cen sorbhip, p, said the Missouri senator
 mat proposition I helped to kill.
 senator Reed then dwelt at length q, state and county issues and discussed reasons Tor his opposition to the leas,,s covenant. which he said was at first ar. cep.ed by the American people whose na..1s ,n.mus nad been prepared by great and costly propaganda. At first signs of on. position at the time, he said ike f,od, sates Of denunciation were opened. AZ. ter consideration had been given to tba leasue however, he said, there was . change of opinion