The Washington herald., 1920-10-11
SPEAKER HITS
FOR FREEE
Great Britain and President
Wilson Scored By Former
M. P, Says Morris.
BY GEORGE PERRY MORRIS.

Madison. Wis. Oct 10 heard
Great Britain denounced in unmeas-
ured terms and President Wilson
slurred nastily last evening. The
speaker was Lawrence Ginneu.
formerly an Irish NJ. p, and
, now a leader in the republic OF Ire
lands government. The meeting
was held under the auspices Of the
League OF Irish Freedom. It was
held in the assembly hall Of the
State Capitol, where, l am told, any
cause and any ism" can find an
evening audience chamber. The
State tradition seems to be like that
OF Boston with its "Faneuu Hall"
II you put this tradition and Gus
tom alongside the principle OF aca-
demic freedom for university teach
ers in the State University, formal
ly defined by the regents in the r.
I 7. Ely case and registered on A
bronze tablet placed in Bascom Hall
you get a splendid theoretical. dem
oCratic, free-speech ideal. But II
broke down during the war in the
strife with German sympathizerS,
and l have heard. on this visit, uni
versity professors frankly say that
certain professors were fired" be-
cause they became quite 'impoSsi-
BILE" It is significant to note that
the German department Of the uni
versity now is only oHe-QuRrter of
the size il was in 1918. The audi
enCe which greeted the Sim Fein
! leader was almost exclusively Irish
American. The Yankee, Sea ndins-
| vian and German elements Of the
! Capital City were not present. Mr.
r Iii sn1 al
ready were converted. The local
press reported him fully and fairly.
Lenroot's Election Csances.
Senator Lcnroot's Washington
admirers, as well as his adherentS
/ in Wisconsin. will be interested in
| the effect upon his candidacy of the
decision OF James Thompson, of La
Crosse TO enter the Senatorial race.
Lenroot's victory over Thompson in
: the primaries was not very cm-
: phatic. Thompson is "a Progress
sive" who believes that Lcnroot by
his support OF tho League OF Ma
tions and by his vote for the EsCh-
Cummins bill, has sold out the
/ Roosevelt type of Republicans, who
already have swung the axe and de-
| feated Representative Esch. Senator
Lenroot also is being prodded by
able men in the university's circles
who want to know just what his
choice is between Mr.. Harding's
many definitions of his and the Re
publican party's attitude toward the
| lea que This line of attack has
been stimulated by Hon. A. ]. Bev-
eridge's recent local speech for
Harding. in which he side-stepped
searching heckling by use Of ora
torical tricks. infer from what 1
learn in university circles in Madi-
son that Cox will get the league
supporters votes, partly because of
his friendlier attitude toward inter
national obligations and also be-
cause of his more candid declaration
of his attitude. THAT is the way the
economists, historians and human
lists of the faculty of the univer-
sity talk.
Candidacy Of Paul Reinsch.
The candidacy Of Paul Reinsch
for the United States Senate as the
Democratic candidate will gain in
prestige and chances OF success by
Mr. Thompson's move. 1t is true
that DR.. Reinsch is not OF the poll
Itician type He has been out Of the
States in China and in Washington
| for many years. But he is seen by
many Wisconsin voters as a spe-
cially qualified man fSr the hour
and quite a new type Of law maker
and treaty shaper just at puncture
in national history when men are
needed in the Senate who know the
Far East. China would have a good
| friend in him. 1t Is interesting 20
note the general agreement in Madi-
Snr an tbc biVb fpfannct,al ahnit,.
and charactcr OF the large group
| of Chinese studens.
On the other hSsd ther~, seems to
be similar unanimity that Japan-
student. now esmiAE to The SAlvos-