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Show KENYON HEARD ' AT SALT LAKE Senator From Iowa Attacks League of Nations: Praises Smoot SALT LAKE, Oct. 13. Holding up the league of nations as a menace to I the American government. Senator I William S. Kenon of Iowa, addressed 10 large audience at the Salt Lake theatre the-atre last night. Me declared that Outside of God Almighty, Al-mighty, there IS nothing greater than the government Of the Fluted Males ', He expressed unalterable opposition, to any league of nations containing an article ten, although he said that he was not opposed to an association of n it ions. WILSON'S LEAGl E. The Wilson league of nations Is the great Issue of this campaign," .-aid BenatOr Kenyon "Mr Cox has said he will So Into It and Mr. Harding has said he will stay out of It- But it is hard to tell now just what the Demo-j leratic party wants 1 he united States pt shirk world responsibility. I When we say we are opposed to the Wilson league of nations, we do not say that we are opposed to an association associa-tion of nations. We have studied that league out in the senate and have concluded con-cluded th'at, instead of being an instrument instru-ment of peace, it Is an instrument of war. The proposition now is by the people who tried to destroy the United States in lSGF They seek to give it , : r 1 1 away." Everj seal on the main floor and the first balcony of the theatre was occupied. occu-pied. The visitor was given a warm ret eptlon. the audience rising and cheering when be was introduced, by W D. Kit r, who presided. The meeting meet-ing was called to order bv' former Governor Gov-ernor Spry, Republican state chairman, chair-man, who Immediately turned the meeting over to Mr Rlter. Musical numbers vv i . given before the meeting meet-ing was callfd to order. Senator Kenyon expressed pleasure at tne cordial reception referred hrief- ly to his pi edeces-sor, the ia'e Senator Sena-tor Jonathan U Dolllver, of Iowa who; hail been mentioned by Mr I Liter. Then; the visitor launched into the issues of t he ca mpaign. i hac been campaigning from Maine to Salt Lake,'' said Senator Kenyon, Ken-yon, 1 didn't make many speeches in .Maine, but I am well satisfied wit li the results." A compliment to the men who grew in the mountains was paid, and was Immediately qualified bj the statement that he had been disappointed in what the people or l tab did two years ago. In defeating Senator George Sutherland Suther-land in his race for the senate. He declared that Senator Sutherland was the greatest lawyer since Daniel Wap-Bter Wap-Bter and that, under the admlnlMia- tion i i President Harding', he undoubt- edly 'would bo placed on the supreme bench. PR lsi.s SMO l I he senior senator of t'lah was praised. Senator Kenyon said: 'Senator Smoot n the hardest working work-ing man in the American senate. II-is II-is the best Informed man also on government gov-ernment questions, a veritable walking encyclopedia of knowledge cum erning the government in its various activities. activit-ies. 1 will itot venture lo say how much he has saved the government in the, last lour years by his diligence, but i I know of one single; Item where he saved $ 1.80m. 000. On paper alone. wickedly wasted bj departments, he I has saved over $L JOM.MI'M. "He has been the constant friend oi the nu n who served the country In Its wars. If ever a man was needed at Washington in the great problem of n onatruction, he is the man. The nation na-tion at large has the right to ask Utah I to return Senator Smoot to the senate." sen-ate." Agriculture was discussed early in I the address, the speaker declaring that : the fanners hari grievances. He said thai for sixteen years there pad been a real farmer in l he office of secre- tarv of ac l it III! lire l,nf ivWon Priai. dent Wilson look charge, he hail put a professor In that place who didn't know a Jersey cow from a llolsteln calf- |