Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-04
Senator Would Have United
States Withdraw Into
Its Own Zone.
FEARS GERMAN. RUSSIAN
JAPAN-CHINA ALLIANCE
Thinks Western Hemisphere Should
Unite to Defend Republican
Form of Government.


ASHEVILLE. n. c., August 1.-THE
prediction that Russia. Germany, Japan
and China would some time be arrayed
in arms against the United States. and
that this country could not look for aid
from England. or. under conditions like
those at present. from South American
pSwers, was made last night in an ad-
dress by Senator James Hamilton
Lewis of Illinois, before the State Bar
Association of North Carolina. His
subject was America as the Interna-
tiona1 Lawgiver of the World Tomor-
row."
In preparation for such an eventual
ity, Senator Lewis proposed calling a
council of all the governments of South
America. and then by alliance make
common cause for the protection of
republican form Of government in the
western hemisphere"
Declaring that Russia had a griev-
ance against this country in connection
with the disruption of the commercial
treaty with Russia growing out of
treatment of the Jews, and that Russia
and Germany, who have no quarrel
upon governmental principles among
themselves" would adjust their differ
ences. Senator Lewis said:
Asiatic Domination.
Then both Germany and Russia will
be bound together in treaty with an
object of dominating Asia from ST.
IBERIA eastward, and then, as joint enc
mics Of the United States. they will be
found in conjunction with Japan, who,
now an ally with Russia. will present
to US the attitude of one who has
earned the friendships of England and
giving these countries by driving Ger
many out Of China. Germany, with lit
tie love for Japan, but with her griev-
ances against US. will be as co-opera-
tive with japan as Russia is today.
with this situation the concentrated
allies then will seize the Philippines in
retaliation for our refusing equality of
citizenship to the japanese. Russia. as
the ally of Japan, would seize her for
mer possessions, Alaska. To these
will be found China adding her weight,
resenting the grievance of exclusion of
its people, cooperating with Japan.
South America. with her now aroused
suspicious of our objects in that zone.
her we could expect none, for reasons
of her attitude of mind caused by mis-
conception of our purposes and drawn
from the events of taking the Panama
canal and other incidents.
England, because of her alliance
with Japan. could under no circum-
stances render us aid, and has no feel
ing toward US from which we could ex-
pect any. But if England could rem
der US aid, you will not over
look that England, if she dared par
ticipate, would arouse Russia to retail
fatfon upon her Canadian possessions
and Japan upon Hongkong in China,
and China upon the possessions at
see too many reasons for ever dream
ing of aid from any European source"
Cites Historical Instances.
To show that these prophecies were
not improbable, Senator Lewis cited
historical instances where nations for
merly belligerents subsequently be-
came allies. Declaring that both Eng
land and Germany had abandoned here
tofore acknowledged principles of in
ternational law and that for America
it is now plain that in any emergency
involving her interests there is no law
of nations that can be relied on for
Lewis led up to his predictions by en-
deavoring to show that by retaining
the Philippine Islands the United
States had itself violated that prime
rule of international law-the depar-
ture from her own zone and entering
that of another"
1T is the violation of this principle
and its consequences which is today
the great danger of Americas repub-
lican institutions he said.
Previous to entering the Philippines,
he asserted, our right to deny the right
of Chinese and Japanese ito enter into
our civilization" was not disputed but
thereafter it was natural that these
AsiatIcs should turn to us and say that
by all the laws of nations we must
give what we take and that as we had
come into Asia with our people they
had the right to come into America
with theirs" This situation, he said,
was the real reason for President
Roosevelt's action "in taking over the
Panama canal territory at time when
Japan had just emerged successfully
from her war with Russia"
Real Situation.
"A moments view restores us to
sense of our real situation" he con-
cluded. with South America suspi-
cious of our methods. lest it mean con-
quest under the guise of the Monroe
doctrine; Mexico regarding us as dis
turbers and usurpers; we are at once
surrounded with enemies, not because
of their enmity. but because of their
misunderstanding. Should conflict
arise in the orient from which it were
necessary to defend ourselves in Asiatic
spheres We can see that before the At
lantfc fleet could pass through the ca
nal the canal would be blown into
atoms through the operation of those
nations now bordering it, who would
cooperate with our enemies for the
qualification of real or imagined priey.
ances. And al of this a legitimate in
heritance from the violation by our
selves of the fundamental international
law that ordained all republics and the
theory of republics to their own
zone
IF we persist in the violation of this
fundamental law of nations and con-
tinue to press our DISADVANTAGE
against the sure fate of it's conse.
quences. then let US promptly embark
upon the era of army and navy in
quantity and quality, sufficient to de-
fend us against invasion and to pro-
tect our possessions. This latter nm
dertaking Is too stupendous in expense
and sacrifice to be entered upon. III
there is a nobler and more consistent
course for the republic of the United
States to take.
Proposes Pan-American Alliance.
81 propose an alternative 1 propose
we return the government of the
United States within her own borders.
And in conjunction with this
promptly let US call to council ALI
the governments of South America and
their sisters of the southern seas. Then