New-York tribune., 1922-11-20

ggievsrs naisappiieatson OF the stat.
tie which wnB also declared unren-
Ftifutionai. A protrActed invsstiga-
tfcu before she eosnrSittee on privi-
ieEes and elections of tho Senate re-
suited in report sustaining my
election, and after a bitter partisan
/ dsbate the Senate declared that
Was entitled TO my seat.
In view Of all these proceedings
sty right tc ny seat has been fully
ucnfirnsed. and ara thankful 10 have
been permitted 20 serve my state and
my country and 70 haze the eternal
satisfaction Of having by my vote
sided in keeping the United Skates
out OF the League Of Nations.
Fer those who so patriotieally ard
uslseifshly worked for my election
and in defense Of my own hcnor and
that Of nay family and friends /
nave fought the fight and kept the
faith. The time has now come, how
ever, when can couscientionsly lay
down the burden. and this / most
eheerfnlly dos lie in the future there
seem TO be opportunities for public
service shall not hesitate TO offer
my services to the state which love
and the country revere.
Respeetfullv,
TRUMAN II. NEwBERRY.
Detroit, Mich. Nov. is, 1922.
Dear Mr.. President:
I inGlose herewith copy Of MY res
tgnation which have this day for
wsrded 90 the Governor of the State
of Michigan. and I respectfully re-
quest that this be read into the rec
oras Of the Senate as soon as posi-
BILE.
In terminating my service as a
Senator | beg TO express once more
20 you my deep sense OF thankful
ness for your many courtesics and
SrieRdly consideration.
Yours respectfully,
TRUMAN II. NEW BERRY.
Hon. Calvin Coolidge. the Vice
Resident Washington, y. G.
Election Changed History
The Newberry case from the first ha,
been one of the most spectacular anc
n many ways one of the most amazing
EPISODES of American poiitics. Beyogt
Question, the fact tifat he and no
Henry Ford was seated in 1919, afte,
tthe 1918 election. changed world q:
sgeil as United States history.
sEAs result of the 1918 election tn,
Republicsss had a majority Of two il
Ne Senate. Had Henry Ford been seat
I'd the two parties would have beer
eaual on the floor, and as result thu
Democrats would have retained contro
ef the committees and the organiza
ton, partly because the Senate is
continuing body, and the old organiza
ton and committees would have beer
held over, and partly because they
Tould have had the vote Of Demo
cratic Yice-President to settle all tic
gotes. Ar t$4
. AS a matter of fact, the Republicans
after obtaining control through the
vote of Newberry. proceeded TO pack
he Foreign Relations Committee ir
anticipation of the League of Nations
night. Their first move-~the round
robin, signed by more than enough Sen.
}tors and Senators-eiect to defeat any
Sfeaty--was made possible by the fact
stat Newberry was to be seated II
place of Ford. This permitted then
se say that they were members Of the
party which would control the Senate.
1.-The round robin, demanding tina;
the league and the peace treaty be
kept separate, was ignored by the
representatives Of the Allies at the
peace conference. Just why no one
mas ever satisfactorily explained.
i Then came the organization Of the
Senate. Henry Cabot Lodge, regarded
BY Wilson Democrats to this day as
the man most responsible for killing
the league so far as this country is
concerned, was made chairman of the
Foreign Relations Committee IS the
result of the vote of Truman II. New
henry.
Had Ford been Senator instead, the
chairman of the Foreign Relations
Committee during the peace treaty
Eight would have been Gilbert II. Hitch.
cock, who believed in ratifying the
geace treaty without crossing at" OF
Hetting an "i."
The Republican steering committee
added four Republican Senators to the
Foreign Relations Committee as a re.
suit of the organization made possible
by Newberry's presence. These -four
were Warren g. Harding, Hiram w
johnson, Harry S. New and George II
Moses. Harding and New followed
ledge On every vote in the Senate OF
;lny phase OF the peace treaty fight
Johnson and Moses were out and out
3rreconcilables. AS a matter of fact
these were two of the most bitter ana
most effective.
II mo one OF Ghem woulQ nave been or
the committee at all had Henry Fors
been elected.
Newberry personally, while not ap
pointed to the Foreign Relations Com
tnittees voted with Lodge, Harding anc
New on every vote in the whole peac,
light. There were stages in the reser
Hstions fight when that one vote mean
everything in the world.
Democrats Anxious to Gust Him
This Importance of Newberry in tn
senate was appreciated at full value b
hhe Democrats, and this is one of tn
underlying reasons for the vigor an
venom of their fight against hin
Homer 5. Cummings, then chairman O
the Democratic National Committee
used it at length in the campaign o
1920, at q time when he thought tn
country favored the league and wouI
resent any one who aided in keepin
7fle United States out Of il.
The real fight began, however, earl
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