Show I MINNESOTAN POKES FUN AT DEMOCRATS I Former ormer Congressman Bede ede Speaker at Newhouse J J. Adam Bede former congressman from rom Minnesota last night criticised the he league of 01 nations as now drafted the Wilson administration for alleged extravagance and wastefulness In n war expenditures and poked fun run atthe at athe atthe the he Democrats at a meeting at the Newhouse hotel The meeting was under the auspices of 01 f the Young Xoung Mens Men's s Republican club Former ormer Mayor W W. Mont Ferry berry presided presided pre- pre sided and Philo T T. Farnsworth Introduced Introduced Intro- Intro the principal speaker in a short address Mr Bede Beds argued that the participation tion lon of or this country In the present league eague of nations would mean the stereotyping of the world and PI pa o vent ent the United States smaller nations as it had done with Cuba and the he Philippines He Ito declared in favor of f a protective tariff and cited what he e held to be instances instance where DemoI Democratic Demo- Demo cratic administration had wasted hundreds hundreds hun- hun I of millions of 01 dollars during the war r |