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Show LODGE'S EFFORT. It is the opinion of Henry Cabot Lodge, chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, that "the hearts of the vast majority of mankind would beat on steadily and without any quickening if the league were to perish altogether.'' This is in answer to President Wilson's plea that the heart of the world be not broken by the rejection of the covenant. The American Ameri-can people will sit in judgment and decide between the opposing leaders. Senator Lodge, in times past, has been one of the foremost champions of the league of nations idea. He is opposing oppos-ing the covenant adopted at Versailles because he had no hand in drafting it, and for the further purpose of discrediting dis-crediting the president of the United States both at home and abroad. Ha knows full well that the league is the only hope of the war-weary world, and that if it is defeated in the senate by amendment or direct vote an overwhelming over-whelming disaster will overtake the human race. It is possible that certain cer-tain reservations may be safely made and some of the Republican senators are working upon a compromise plan v. Inch would not endanger the treaty by eiving oilier nations a chance to make alterations an 1 amendments which toui 1 never be approved. Chairman Lodge, however, would adopt such aait-U'itneu's as would require the re-t'onveniug re-t'onveniug cf tlie conference and the re-.-ulunision of tlie whole matter to the arlia aienl s of edi the high con'ir.cting ' t ar:ie. v. liich would mean certain defeat de-feat of the whole plan . and indeed '"break tlie heart of tlie world.'' j Borah, Poindexter, Johnson and Peed i are righting the league of nations in the open and will undoubtedly vote; for its rejection without qualifications. : Senator Lodu'e is moving in the same ! direction and with the same purpose j in view, and is using his great power as chairman of the senate foreign rela- j tions committee. Put he is not open ! and above board. 1 1 is up to the rank ; and file of tiie Ttepublican 1'art.y to i say what shall be done at this critical moment in tire history of the civilized i world. If they arc content to follow i the leadership of Lodtte, it will simplv j be an other case of the' blind leadin" J the blind, and the precipice is yawning 1 before them. We believe that 00 per ; cent of the Republicans of Utah favor ! ratification of the covenant, with res- j crvations. if !hey are not harmful, but ' ratification in nnv event. 1 : I |