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Show I Pres. Wilson Improving. League of Nations Losing Ground I RESERVATIONS WILL PASS RAWLINS SCORES LEA6UE PRESIDENT BETTER, What then will become of the League. Were Johnson and Borah Right. That reservation! to tho Lsa ! Df Nations will pass tho senate Is now a foregono conclusion. Just how many there will be la not definitely sottled, but It looks as though . ic will bo fourteen, so thnt If thp Picst-dent Picst-dent did not succeed In getting lii's fourteen points written Into mo league, tho senate will get fouJ'nn reservations written Into It. T'.iatl ought to bo fair. Whether the res-orvtlons res-orvtlons will be sufficient to "cut tho heart out of tho longue "remains also al-so to bo Seon," Tho most cheering ward right now U that the President Is getting hotter. For soveral weoks past tho entire nation na-tion has been offering up a silent prayer for his complete recovery. At this tlino It la moat unfortunate that ho should bo ill. Whllo th.j i.cagur i' Nations Ib being consUc'l ho should bo on the job ready lo answer answ-er t,v er-any questions that may .bo propounded, pro-pounded, or supply any information that ho may havo at hand, ,url evi-n those who are politlcally'oppGhfd to the President, and those who are strongly opposed to thO League ot Nations, have been saddened nt h's illi ess and have forvently hoped for his early and complete recovoiy. Right, or wrong it is the hopo if all that tho President be fury ro.itorcd to that ho may battle for thai which he believes to be right, and right l'.ro let ii h say that no one iiesttons tho honesty and integrity of our President In this matter. Thoso wh" disagrco simply believe ho Is wrong, that's nil. It he Is right may God tivu him health and strength t tnt-tlo tnt-tlo manfully until he scores th" victory vic-tory and If ho Is wrong may God give lilm strength to bring all poM-blo poM-blo evidence and submit ovary renson tor tho hopo that is within htm ami then may tho right triumph. Hccent happenings arc clsrut'cnnt. Some time ugo Senators John.uu aud Borah said that if the peoplv wrio given tlino to study and cons ill i ciio Loaguo of Natlona they wou' 1 ro.'ett It all together, nnd while In date thero is no evidence at hand to war. rant such a conclusion yet It must bo admitted that tho lcaguo Is certainly traveling over rough and rocky rca".a. One of the most recent Jolts it l.'ir 'received Is hero In Utah, tho homo of Its adherents and supporters where 9,999 voted for and one against It. In tho Sunday dallies tho following appeared which shows conclusively that our former Sonator and Statesman States-man Hon, Josoph L. Itawllns la strongly opposed to it. Tloro Ib tho way It reads: Senator Smoot broko ono ot his "hard and fast" 'rules last week when he asked permission to Insert a lottcr In tho Congressional Record. Tho letter dealing with tho lcaguo ot Nations Na-tions question, was writton by forinor United States Senator Joseph L. Rawlins Raw-lins ot Utah: "Up to this tlmo I have not asked thnt a letter or telegram b laserled In tho Record either for or against tho league ot nations," said tho Utah leader whllo speaking In tho Sonute, "but this morning I have a letter from an ex-member of tho Sonuto to which 1 desire to direct tho attention of the Senate. Tho Lcaguo to Enforce En-force Pcaco has boon very active In my stato In requesting cltidens thero to telegraph lo mo to voto for tho leuguo ot nations ns It has been written, writ-ten, without reservation or amendment. amend-ment. From the letter referred to I eco the Lcaguo to Entorco Peace has chnngod Its tactics and, Instead ot pleading with citizens, Is demanding that they olograph their Senators. The letter recolvcd by mo this morning morn-ing Is from ox-Senator Josoph L. Rawllnp nnd I nm going to read It Into thy Record. It follows: 'i Ty Dear Senator:' 'I am. this morning In, receipt of nn urgent tol-, egraphlc roqucst from tho Lenguo'to Enforco Pcaco not that I request but that I demand that you Immediately voto for tho league ot nations. Of course, I know you to bo entirely capable ca-pable of forming your own Judgment as to tho merits of this; measure nnd thnt you will net accordingly, but, nv for myself aud those with whom I come In contact, I wish to say for your information that wo should bo gieatly gratified If you can brlug about with your voto tho defeat of this nicaBuro bo detrimental in our Judgment, to the liberties nnd tho welfare of tho American people.' "I prcsumo thero Is not a Senator In this body who does not know who Josoph L. Rawlins Ib. Ho nerved six years In tho Sennto upon the Democratic Demo-cratic side and Is Just ns loyal an American Am-erican ns ovor lived. "I will simply ndd, Mr. President, that if tills lcttor had not como from nn cx-mombor of this body I would not havo thought of breaking th rulo I havo followed." |