Show TO R S OFFAl ff A T AIMS IMS Of f In Developed by Op Op- to League Held to tot tove t ve That Sentiment of Ic Is Not Favorable By James Mies R. R Nourse se 1 Universal Service Staff I II I Correspondent March 5 Sen OIS v who arc opposing the theof Bof of nations were disposed today if r at nt the Presidents President's ent assertion the te sentiment of the thc American is overwhelmingly behind n il his determination to put the organization of the theof way ay of reply tho the senators d di- di attention to the increasing ti er r of letters which are re re- g g from voters oters in all sections ot ol oty u fry y e expressing condemnation e lea league e plan piau Senator Lodge ep bl can leader lender declared that thai tiers liters received ed by him are ara in the thc of nine against the lC league L for lor it Senator Gronna Glonna of oi Iota inde madeA e statement r ent to the ame e effect His Ris m mail ml I he said fud overwhelmingly against the thc c. c tor Poindexter of or Washington ton red 1 that If Ir the pr President carries fi i 3 announced intention of or telling eople pla on the tho other side of or tho the WIit Wl- Wl lit it t an overwhelming majority or ol merlean is 18 In favor of or the or nations lie he will mislead Iu- Iu e ato tor ata- Gore of or Oklahoma said the theof tie of or his state are against lt the thee e c while many ot of tho lie residents e C towns seem scent to be lie for Cor It It H. i he Held Poor tor Her Sherman of oC Illinois charac- charac d d l the Presidents President's New ew York speech impassioned Invocation mingled infective m ve the ir-the President figures out he het eUhe t the league ratified he said in of r the thc fact that th t thirty nine nine senar sena- sena r pledged pledge against It 1 Is pore more ore than th understand although t. t b be that the tho President was wa wasa a D. sor 0 or ot f mathematics out l Uie Ule 0 only Ill thing th the Now New ew York Sherman I Was to crowd William How How- t or t first page The first We wo we ki o these these- two will tUnc of each o other ther Itoi I C Gore said kt I appeaL appeals to th the farmers is that P D It It Would n not apt l c o to the thc interest United states to have hi this league iee e there hero have havo been eighty wars latt at years n Tho b c be league would not abolish war oud uld reduce U. U Now ow if the nume num- num cre e cut t to forty the thc gain aln ot of tho ho world be very cry great t re Var au en the th tb viewpoint of or the thc United however a il different situation ats Itself elC Vc Yo havo have been involved ol y two b these European n wars but rule Ile league plan assuming the tho r ren rethe re- re n the number of or wars ware I 1 have hae edt tie the United States would bo be bofort II fri fort forty It II would bo be a n calame calam- calam e Gain gained 11 n nothing thI B from the war war should hate I t tto to see ilee u ue Ud lose the our feet feeL in reaching ng for lor the tho solution of or the war T Will be a Kr gradual dUl evolution n hannot OL i 1 attained by lIy one ono leap ing n r us In tho middle of or the t tor or Cronna Gronna 5 said 1111 C. C ent W woul Uld riot not ay the thc 1 the eO country i Is iy In favor o ot y th the tho league o ft it ho could naIl mall For r ono one I J would rather an n vote ote for th of or Jia lIa- I i So far as the I or of the tho league ul If nations alI al- al I I 11 bo Published d Is cd it can can ratified Ii In to be this coun COUntry Countr There Therena a r I the President j i can m ke treat th t- t arrangement h e however made j III lal al o n. n mero e hai arid and has no life liCe until it Is eMte consented to lI by VIii m tt Surrender r an o c th tho h Overwhelming nS' nS mac ma- ma nah can people will t no nov nov- o a 0 Oa a t transfer o or thelt hiber- hiber rl r- r ral world l as 88 il g. g nl Man Many or of J for or l' l leagIe 0 of L 1 th the o. o It arc in favor ou t lun-l lun I seen the Pres jI Ii D. D I IU r hi h. a hc 1 to pa pay o I Ij Co 2 j oJ SENATORS SCOFF AT PRESIDENTS PRESIDENT'S ClAIMS Continued front from JJ page ago gc 1 m man n who sIlo under undertakes rI r- r an any party o or ot public takes to betray them 1 by a 01 a surrender o of national JH independence our I in Ui contained in No o information Is 18 c to toI New York as aM at Presidents President's speech constitution As usual Mo ho tho proposed reference to It The 1 I makes no flO specific T epithets or of comprehensive Ignorance words with abusive and nd other more 1 I which fhe tho Pre President seems to himself do not convey con to the tho American Information which people the specific this subject In th tho they ther desire upon to tn matter of oC this world Worl government o sov sovereignty ov- ov which he proposes to transfer to-transfer the nt of oC tho the United States ho ap apparently a- a parentI declines to give gl the American people an opportunity t their Judgment on the subject The first Opportunity op opportunity op- op the they will have havo to do this will willbe willbe be in the tho election of r 1920 an and tho the en entire entire entire en- en until tire matter should be bo postponed the Presidents President's Pres lrea after that date In order that of ot referring matters to ident's policy the tho people may be bo carried out Will Ill Decline Sacrifice The whole sinister aspect of ot the matter maller is contained In Mr Wilsons Wilson's ex express ox- ox press pross statement Now ow wo we are arc road read ready to make tho the supreme su- su u premo preme sacrifice of ot throwing In our fortunes fortunes for tor tunes with tho the fortunes of ot men every every- where Heretofore oro It v ha have havo 0 been thought Inconceivable that an nn American President should utter such a thought ht Tho American people will mal make o no such supreme mo sacrifice I Senator Knox of ot Pennsylvania anla was asked to today ay to draft amendments to tho wishes of or tho thirty nine Ito Ke- publican senators who havo o signed tho the formal protest against the league Th Tho rhu request came from Senator Hitchcock chairman of or the foreign relations committee committee com corn an and principal spokesman In tho the Senate for tor tho the league Senator Hitchcock purpose In making makinI the tho request was wa not disclosed Soma Somo ot of those who signed tho the senatorial ro round ro nd robin were of or opinion that It might b be planned to send tho drafted amen amendments amend amend- ments over to President Wilson to bo suggested b by him to the tho peace confer confer- confer confer- ence once No o Information on this I point could be obtained from Senator Hitchcock It wad wa suggested by Senator Hitchcock Hitchcock Hitchcock Hitch Hitch- cock In talking with newspaper men that the tho signing of or the tho round robin mn may tend to strengthen the Presidents President's position rather than weaken It as It would enable him to force torce adoption of cit lr amendments to the league constitution oo In conformity the wishes of or th thins n nI who have pledged themselves pledged themselves es to op heit he I It unless it Is amended s. s |