The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-02

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mental characteristic uf Sen. Henry
/ Cabot Lodge. the cultured scholar.
/ The shrewd politician. the dCAtorOuH
I parliamentarian, the kindly aristu-
/ Crat.
Not even Lodges bittcrcw critics
/ question the wisdom ~ prvstd"Lt
| Hardiug's choice as an American
| representative at the Washington
/ conference OF one 80 wen equipped
/ to match wits, knowledge aud vN-
/ pcrirnce with old world statesmen
and diplomats.
As chairman OF the senate foreign
/ relations committee Lodge has had
/ abundant opportunity 60 bcrums
/ thoroughly acquainted with all tho
thiCanery. Bubterfugc ana cumou-
/ ilagc OF secret diplomacy. No sub
tcrrauChn move IN the International
/ game OF grab has escaped his argus
] eyed scrutiny of foreign relations
| and foreign affairs
Protection OF the American pop-
/ plo from entangling foreign alli-
. anccs, tho safeguarding Of their In
/ trrcsts from contamination by the
/ politics OF the European chanCCls
/ lcrics. has become with Lodge "a doa-
/ trinC aH sacred aud inNiolatc as the
/ declaration of Independence and the
/ Tin of rights,
Became senator In tSO3.
Speaking at Philadelphia "A few
/ days after the Overwhelming result
/ Of last years referendum on the
/ league Of nations was made known,
] Lodge said. Tho American people
arc as earnest In advancing tho
/ cause uf peace rs any In the world,
but they have shown by their voice
] their conviction that they can best
/ serve this great cause by remaining
masters q flhcir own fate ana not
submitting their future In any de-
gree to tho control OF ,Other ma
tions"
Lodge is a slender, wiry erect
man upon whom advancing aRc---ho
was born at Boston May ~. 1850
sim rests lightly His capacity for
| arduous mental labor Is amazing.
llis kccnness IN debate. his tnclus-
ivcncss Of uttcrance. especially when
| aroused by an opponent, are ia
milIHr to his senatorial colleagues.
fio can be angry wnen he IL crossed,
but usually quiet sense OF humur
mingled with "A playful cyniCism
keeps his temper within control
Lodge combines the polish of the
Harvard graduate and savaut with
tho matter fact sharpness OF tn,
practical politician and man OF at
fairs. lie knows his Washington
and hts Massachusetts. He IN es-
scntially man OF tho world. lie
has long rubbed shoulders with AL
sorts and conditions OF men. lie
served In tho MassaC husetts lcgis-
lature and kl the fiftieth, ffty-rirst,
[ fitty second and fifty-thlrd CungrcH-
SEES before he was first elected TO tho
| senate on January II, 1893
Lodge has long been recognized
] "a II hs, In h.s A.a
/ councils Of the republican party. lie
/ has been conspicuous figure at
| each succeeding republican national
I convention since he was chosen per
manent chairman Of the one at
/ Philadelphia IN 1900. at which Nc
| Einlcy and Roosevelt were nomi-
/ mated. His close association with
| Roosevelt developed into n warm
| personal attachment between the
/ two men. and Lodges doctrine IL
/ the fighting Roosevelt one o.
/ America first"
Some Of Lodges sevorcst critics
/ are leaders OF hts own party. Then,
/ like Senator Horah. Of Idaho, who
t entertain different Views ON dia-
armament I'm particular ana inter-
national quc8,!Ous IN general. cx-
/ press doubt as TO the sincerity OF
his purpose I'm urging a limitation
/ Of armaments. They refer to him
| as a big Navy" man and cite his
record, both as republican leader of
| the senate and as one OF the rank
/ Ing republican members of the sem
ate naval affairs committee To sup
/ port their contention that he has In
yariably voted against any material
reductions In naval appropriations
and that he even held out at first
against the Borah disarmament
/ proposal
Asks General Reduction.
AZ recently as August IT, 102i--
the day following the announce
/ mcnt OF his selection by the presl.
/ dent as one Of tho Amcr.cR big
-Four" at the Washington confer
Lodge was questioned In the
senate by senator Pat Harrison, the
fiery democratic leader from Mis-
sippi as 20 where ne stood on dis
armament.
II shall not change my views
bout the limitations OF armamcntE
because I have always favored H.
Lodge stated thGn. Il voted for u
in 1916. when what I thought was
very great navy bill was reported
from the senate nagGl affairs com
mittec.
Il have always been in favor oI
n. but II must be a general rotuc'
tiou Of armaments, ana / shall dt
everything In my power 10 tulbl
those Views In the great office foi
which the president has done m'
the high honor 70 select me. | want
. the senate 60 ho very assured IN Al
there viii hn no one At the Wash
ingtou conference who win 'aOpr
harder for a general reduction 0i
ornaments than but wan, o
general reduction.
MY views are simply "a reiter-
alton uf what have said over aud
over again" Lodge added, 'Oue
, controlling reason for the reduction
OF armamcnts is that u will mean d
great economy I hope 10 Will also
/ promote peace. a general reduction
| of armamcuts will. uf course, mean
| the greatest economy and money
: saving for the people Of the world.
r Lodges friends beHcyc ne could
NOT have stated his position moro
plainly than Ia those worli. Tho
, emphasis hc placed upon his desire
. for a general reduction" was con
4trucd by them as rofiCCting mis-
, opinion that only by an ironclad
agreement between the worlds bis
powers for such = general reduc-
dion" OF their respective armies and