The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-05-12
Uncle TED,S BEDTIME STORY

utah. Senator Smoot has been fought
by many of the people of that state
because they favor the world CLUB
which Senator Smoot has refused to
accept. and which Woodrow Wilson
has trier to force down the Threats of
the public. Most Of the opposition on
that ground has been discontinued,
however, since people came to under
stand what the world club plan really
means. Senator Thomas p. Gore. the
blind senator from Oklahoma, IS
fighting for his life in that state. He
! is a democrat and because he would
not vote for the world club, Mr.. Will
son and the whole administration for
ces are fighting him.
Senator AISLE ]. GrOnna OF North
Dakota has refused FROM the very be-
ginning to make any move that would
tie the United States hand and foot to
this plan of the Presidents. His term
his up next March and from all can
learn his stand on this great question
has won him hundreds, yes thousands
of friends in a state which is having
troubles of it's own from within. If
he wants to run again there is no
doubt of his being elected: Senator
Frank B. Brandegee OF Connecticut,
one OF those senators who has oeen
known as an irreconci1able" because
he has fought the world club plan, is
another candidate for reelection.
There is every indication in Connect
lieut. that Senator Brandegee has won
large amount Of democratic support
from his stand against the league OF
nations Senator Warren G. Harding
of Ohio is another. He is an aspir-
ant for the presidential nomination
on the republican ticket and his de-
mand for Americanization reserva-
lions to the world club has won sup
port for him in Ohio.
"Senator James E. Watson of Indi-
ana, holds the same record, and there
are many voters in Indiana who
would vote for Senator Watson be-
cause of his stand against the world
club. An interesting cast is that of
Senator Selden P. Spencer of Missouri,
Back in the middle of last winter
there was some doubt as to whether
he would be renOminated, when he
took his stand against the league.
But today he has solid backing Of the
republican party in his state, with a
large number of anti-league demo-
Gratis for him.
There are many others I could go
on and tell you lot about if had
the time, but it is getting late and
you must hustle off to bed. Some of
the others are Cummins of Iowa, who
did so much to give us a good law for
the return of the railroads to private
ownership. Curtis, of Kansas, who
has always been loyal republican,
attentive and effective in the per-
Torrance of his duties, Dillingham; sof
Vermont, who has done valuable
work in improving our immigration
laws, Jones of Washington, who has
worked out a splendid merchant ma
rine plan. Lenroot of Wisconsin, a
young man who has led in many re-
form movements, Penrose ofennsyl-
vania, whose public work for 80 years
has met the approval of the people of
his state and of the members OF his
party in Congress-, and Wadsworth of
New York, who has done valuable
work as chairman of the Military Az
fairs committee and in many other
important features of legislation, and
Moses of New Hampshire, man par
ticularly we'll versed in diplomatic
affairs.
II do not know whether or not l
have succeeded but have tried in the
little time l have had to tell you, toI
show you that the stand these men
have taken for America first as
against the Wilson world club plan
has not only hurt them but made
thousands of friends for them. In
other words, kiddies, as said In the
beginning, the American people are
not going to change the senate toi
please Woodrow Wilson.