Evening star., 1924-11-19

The death of Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge brings a wide range of opinion
from the editors of America upon the
service that veteran public servant
rendered to his State and the Nation.
His great fight in his latter years
on President Wilson and his League
of Nations ideal is the outstanding
event in the life of Senator Lodge
and the comment of many editors
is directed to that feature to the
exclusion of all his other services
during 40 years In the halls of legis-
lation In his own State and the Con-
gress of the United States.
Whole-hearted tribute comes to
the service of Senator Lodge from
his home State through the Boston
Transcript (Republican), which says:
The fiber of his American patriot
ism, his pride and his devotion to
American ideals were not surpassed
by those of any man who ever lived.
This pride and this devotion were
the consuming fire that burned in
his heart from the days of his
earnest youth 20 those of his grave
and reflective age. Henry Cabot
Lodge never allowed any passion or
any interest to eclipse for a moment
the pure light of his American pa
triotism. His name is worthy to
stand with the Commonwealth's great
est Senator's
In the opinion of the Chicago Daily
News independently. He is certain
Of an honorable place in the history
of American craftsmanship" while
the New York Herald-Tribune de-
clares: mo living colleague rivaled
him in the accumulation of honors
which had come to him in the SEN
ate. Possibly the most difficult task
that ever fell to him was TO conduct
the Senate majority's fight in 1919
Versailles treaty with adequate res
ervations. In that long struggle he
maintained the Senates position to
the end. Mr.. Lodges career reached
its climax in that stirring and MEM
orable contest-one having an inti-
mate bearing on American policy
and destinies." To this the Chicago
Tribune (Republican) agrees. and
adds: In the contest to save the
United States from violation of its
birthright of independence, from de-
parture from the advice of it's
farthest-seeing men and finest states
men and patriots, Lodge was a
leader"
"The clouds Of asperity and of
personal animosity," in the opinion
of the Cincinnati Times-Star Repub-
lican), that hovered over the last
years of Senator Lodges life must
not be permitted to obscure his great
services to party and Nation. He
was great figure in politics. He was
an even greater figure in literature"
The Wichita Beacon independent
Republican,, believes that "as the
years go, he will probably be re-
garded with less hostility by the Will
son group, for his sincerity was evil
dent and his determination was most
effective" Stranger things might
happen, the Beacon adds, than that
future historians may accord to
Lodge at least an equal, though
diametrically opposite, position" to
Wilson.
According to the Minneapolis Tri-
bune (Republican), Senator Lodge
never was of the plain folks and
had no desire to be such. That he
served his country loyalty and long
matters as nothing against the fact
that he was not cordial handshaker
or q political acrobat able to main
tain q semblance of balance on any
political bandwagon. And yet his
very out-of-tuneness made him highly
useful to his country, which always
Is in need of restraining hands to
avert q too great list to starboard." I"
The Pittsburgh Gazette-Ttmes Gre
publican), thinks Senator Lodge con-
tributed nightly to his country's
well-being," and that his place in
history Is secure.
Hint of waning power Is expressed
in the sentiment OF the Philadelphia
Bulletin independent Republican,.
which observes Senator Lodge
would have been less national fiS-