OCR Text |
Show REEDHOLOSOUT mm mm MtMOUri Senator Won't Support Sup-port Covenant Despite Ap-proval Ap-proval of Party ST JOlftPH, Mo., July 14. U. S. Sefiator James A Ki-ert opened his Missouri cempatgn against the leagm- f n.i'ionii covenant v-i t h an addreiej heM toniirht In Which he repfaied IfMj I opposition to the eotehant but ne-clafed ne-clafed . thai while lenam- piinki in 'neither :hr )-nioi rati.- nor Republican ! piriforms met his approval tie would I support the Democratic ticket in vho (fall electloni". Senator Reed wa. heard by an audl-nce audl-nce Of abou: 1,000 personi, ene or attempta to heckle the speaker I I fnllo.l. Tii" teitator read b talepram fron, Chaciea m. Ha. candidate- for the rJsrndCratlC nomination for L'nlien i3inc! aonaior, replying to Rded'c i- fusai to debate with iin here ioniahi. Aitothe telegram from Judge Hetin I 8. Priest Of Si I.ouis. "ISO a rand;-ai-'for the iJemoeratle nomination Tor ehator, was an emphatic negat'.ve 0 i?vnr tn th" net nf six QjUeMllOn t'U" Senator rieo.i ims nent to each of tn srn?r'..irii! fnndldiites. A third message trom Jnmen I.. Min- nls. St i.oics Republican senatorial candladfee), sni ' Ha e Ju'. noticed your ghSatlOna It eleeiv to the en.itf I WOti!d no. vo'e In favor Of any le.'iSfue which OOii-1 OOii-1 tahis an.' jt the provisions ,ou mrn-tion." mrn-tion." GmiiU v DEM OCR i Rsltpratlns hlM opposition to tip--rovennnt Dt the leggut Of nntlon" I' i- now framed ; n 1 dSCiaTlnM thSi he w!ll no! reoede one inch from tltf pOa'.tlOn he has previously taken. Smi- stor Jsmos a. need of Missouri, declared de-clared tbo In- inierided to support the DtunOCTatic candidates In the COmlnS election, notwlthetandlng the declare lions of the pnrty in regard to tile league of hatlons. "I Intend to support thr Iemocratir 1 cnndldntes." Senator Reefl ass rte.l. "hecp.unf the great principles of tin Democratic pnrty whih have sur-: sur-: viveil the viclcs'tudes of the csfltur) still live. 'Upon Ihe IsafUC oi nation", t'o pin 'form of m-ither party s-.ill.s m-. .Hut ther" Is something gre.'iiep than the platform of a political convention. It Is ihe platfoi-ni of AmeiiOSniatm Thv platform was proclaimed In tiie declaration of independence. It was hsptj-u In the hlood.of the revo'n- tion ii w.'is formulated by fJeor;: W'aehlngton." SKVKR BROKIM PT,ak I "As nn offielal." he cOntlttued, "1 rave never violated n DemOoratlQ pint 'form or fulled to support n DsmoorS-; DsmoorS-; tic policy." One of the principle"; which he a-:f a-:f cried : one r,f "the very cardinal! of Democratic faith," is "that title government should constitute the lead- I Inc power on this Side of the Atlftntle Ihleldlpg and protecting against for-: for-: i k n .isreSHlon the wr-Aker countries J of the western hemisphere and thai 'It should forever Keep iinelf free Of j ertlonglements with Knrojioan ana jAsi.itie power?, tDfuslng to take part In their W.ni, controversies or intn-gufes, intn-gufes, BXoept where our Infresta wen directly concerned." I Senstcr Reed outlined the history ot I the treat" negotiations, Baying that the I president took back the first draft oi 'th" l"arue of nations covenant because 'It contained defects so serious a to re iperabls in Americt nnd obtained revision! it required every effort oi the administration he as?erted. to prr-Ivenl prr-Ivenl c.t'.f icatlon of the conant with the LodStj reMerva'.lons AMENDMENTS XEC1 SS f If there had hi'en ro Inierferencr ij the eaecutlvt department." Bsnatur Rood declared "'.iiore would not have ti- i thre venfito-s '.h Would not hae voted radically to srhepd tn treat)', j ais unhesitatingly stale t'.int i it had not been for an imnu n-- propaganda tlnauoed hy IntsrnaUonaj bankers, plus tho ir.tiuence of the White House there would not have h en o half Ji'n Bcnatore who would :Kie voted for the league in an I fornt." Et n the Hr-mocratlc platform, tTe itor auded. recoin Is'.ed that rSSpr-at!ons rSSpr-at!ons or amendment" r.re nQQSBSarj ',1 Tfi IHT -.'. I K r JOl'MN, Mr... July M, In answer Mr . ii'.egiam toeelcod last night from I Senator James Reed. In which the aeu ileillned to dSbate the league ot nations at St. .Tnreph, Mo., lonlg'.n 1 Charles H liny of St. I.ouis Dem-j-I era tic candidate for senator, looay Mai the following telegram to Senator1 Reed : "Yom misconstrued my telegram. When I wired offering to meet mm answer you 1 did not mean to avoid you By OOnfrontlng you 1 did not I mean to evade you. I meant wnat 1 1 snld. I export you to he ihero wltn pour questlona which I have reoeiveu 011 throuch the press. They will re ceie the attention such qusetldne deserve. de-serve. While your unf.itrness Incens.r' me, your timidity amazes me l hope ; you will at leaSI be free to come lltto th senate hamber when I am there, I Mr Kay spoke here tonliit ANOTHER ANDIDATK UKARD IdARYVlLLtBj Mo., July 14. Ue- cinring thSit he atandi ''squarely on tin firm Kroiind of the DemOOratlc n-tlonal n-tlonal platform of 192o." Brecklnrii:.-;'- bongi candidate for ihe Democratic nomination for senator, in a format -Statement here, replied to the que--j Hons on their HtlKudo toward tbC league uf natior. mid resii--il b ator Jamea, A iteed, to the candidal for the Democratic senatorial nom-nation nom-nation from Miasouri. :.:, a calls attention to the Democratic Demo-cratic platform of 1916, "whh'h declared de-clared for a league of nations; WhlCTI I held out that hope to the world, ann on which the present c rpment waa elected to office," and usac:-t Ii1. endorses en-dorses and accepts" the position o-Preaident o-Preaident U'llsnn. and Gov, James M. Cox, Democratic presidential nom.tite, adding thu; if elected to the nen.if :m "will vole to advise and consent v ratification ot the treaty as written, or with only such reservat'ons rS not Impair the covenant or vitiate ;i the least decree, the primary objects of the Covenant." |