Evening journal., 1922-05-11
DEMOCRATS DODGE LEAGUE ISSUE.

lc,rNAToR MCCORMICK of Illinois who Ia chairman
10 OF the Senatorial Campaign Committee. has as yet
bsen unable to secure the Democratic Senators
who are running reelection definite statement
as to whether they abandoned the League of Ma
tIons as an issue bring that issue to the
fore again This was emphasized recently the floor
NJ the Senate when Senator King Democrat OF Utah,
was continuing fbuster against the tariff bill now
before Senator Mccormick hurled his cha-
lenge the opposition by saying;
'aThe Senator's colleagues thinking men, but not
speaking men There beside him candidates for re-
election VIII they join their voice to the still small
voice OF the Senator from Texas (Mr sheppard) and
say that they would have the United States enter the
League of Nations the treaty of versalIes
Come forward gentlemen! Speak out gentlemehl Are
Won for the League OF Nations you were before?
Would YOU enforce the treaty of Versailles? do not
ask the from Utah. He has announced that he
is going to the practice of law but you who
are TO seek suffrage of the people in your State next
November are you for or against the League OF Ma
tons2 Would you would you not enforce the treaty
OF versailles7"
Senator King answered that his colleagues com
petent TO speak for themselves. but when they were
asked to do so by Mccormick. they sduirmed
out of an many of them skedaddled to the
coax room until that embarrassing question had been
temporarily thrust aside
The fact is that the in fearful guam
dairy as to how to the question On the one hand
those who still acknowledge leadership Of the in
Mr. Wilson are fully that he con-
tinues TO hug league deuson to his soul ana tha
II he has any influence remaining among an appreciaoe
number of nternatonast voters represented by such
men as Hamilton Holt he will not hesitate to use 1t
against any Democrat who dares to declare that the
leaque is n dead issue. the other hand, those VINO
forow ex-Canddate Cox cannot the inference
which their loyalty suggests of the Cox an
at the Jefferson Day banquet in New York
recentv that he Cox stood exactly where he did two
wears go with respect to of Nations, namely
he was in favor of going in" Between the Cox and
Wilson stools they the sickenng anticipation OF
falling to the ground unless they interpose some
other question which will take the minds Of the voters
away from the issue of 1920.
If ia understood that in private conversation they
have agreed among themselves that II they can
.tranetben their position in the Senate in the forth
coming elections they will again bring the league Issue
to the fore.
They gave evidence Of this intention when, through
aneuvres OF the Democratic National Committee. the
yarious womens organizations which in conven-
tion at Baltimore April were persuaded to IN
dorse the league march in body to the Shrine OK
the great Lacquer on street, Washington.
Al this convention the Democratic women were in a
large majority it was reported. and Lady Astor had
been pressed into tell the United States what
TO do. Lady Astor having given up America and Sc
eced England as her country. would naturally advo-
cate league in which adopted country would have
the preponderatng influence