The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-06-14
TOM WATSON BLAMES
HARDING FOR DELAY
GEORGIA SENATOR WANTS TO
KNOW WHAT HAS BECOME
OF PEACE RESOLUTION.

WASHINGTON, D. Gin caus-
tic speech in the senate today Senator
Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia, as
sailed the Harding administration for
delay in the passage OF the peace res
olution and redeeming economy
pledges and observed that after three
months of Harding rule we are al
most on the point OF discovering that
the Ten Commandments are IN force
and that IL times II still make l44. "
Sees Speech-Making President.
Senator Watson referred to cam
paign pledges of Candidate Harding
to revive the peace resolution which
President Wilson vetoed and to bring
peace Immediately after March 4th.
Senator Watson said the president
was going about making speeches and
receiving ovations, but that about rep
resented the accomplishments OF the
administration to date.
In his usually vigorous style the
new Georgia senator, speaking against
large appropriations for the army and
navy as represented in the annual sup
ply bills, said in part:
THE peace resolution-the Knox
esolution-passed the senate without
the aid of its distinguished author. We
passed it while he was absent. Why
he was absent is his business and not
mine. But we passed it and sent it
over to the house, confidently expect
ing its speedy passage, and there 1t
has hung in suspense.
"The soldiers are still on the Rhine
to become naturalized. Because they
love it? Are they going to stay there
indefinitely? Why are they on the
Rhine? There seems to be a mysteri-
Gus connection between the failure to
pass the peace resolution and the re-
tention of those troops on the Rhine.
Bv mere shred of inference the
troops are kept upon the Rhine be-
cause we have not passed the peace
resolution. Can any senator suggest
any reason why peace should not be
legally declared? Can any senator
suggest another reason why the wise,
clever visioned man from Ohio has not
kept his pledge to Withdraw those
troops from Germany?
Promise for Economy.
Some days ago one of the high,
most popular officials of the govern
ment went out into the regions round
about and made a speech in which he
complimented the country upon the
fact that the people had entrusted their
interests to the wise, clear-visioned
man from Ohio and that in their ser
vice this man from Ohio was toiling
on day after day in the public wei
fare. | remember wildly the speeches
made by this wise, clear-visloned mar
from Ohio-how he promised HI
would Immediately urge upon congress
peace with Germany by the resolution
which President Wilson had vetoed
He promised to bring the soldier!
home from the Rhine; | remember the
promise for economy in all govern
ment branches as opposed to W1lso
MAN waste and extravaganza.
I'VE have been here now three
months and the president has beer
here three months and we have seer
him toiling on from day to day, from
one proud ovation to another PROUD
ovation, from one good little speed
to another good little speech, and W.
are almost on the point Of discovering
that the Ten Commandments are IL
force and that II times II still makes
IA.
"What have we done? An EnglisE
novelist once wrote a book, entitled
What Will He Do With IT. Thi'
wise, clear-visioned man from Ohio
has it. What will he do with it? Is i
not time he was telling us?"