Arizona republican., 1918-12-07
SENATE DEBATES LEAGUE PROPOSAL HOTLY
Cummins' Resolution For Sending Committee To Conference Not Taken Senate Adjourns "sSuai1 z,x

Senate Adjourns
 w,sHlNnTa4 an aa4x4s s.-rbere was general discussion in the senate today on the proposed league of nations, with Senators Lewis of Illinois, Walsh of Montana and Williams of Mississippi, democrats. supporting such an organ ization and Senators Borah of Idaho. republican. and Reed of Missouri, democrat. opposing it. Few senators followed the discussion, the average at tendance during the day being about thirty.
 The resolution of Senator Cummins of Iowa. republican proposing appoint ment of a senate committee to go to Paris and keep the senate informed on events at the peace conference, was not brought up today because of the absence of it's author. The senate ad- iourned tonight until next Tuesday, when the war revenue bill will be taken up with the right of way given it. Peace discussion, however is expected to continue during the de- bate on this measure.
 Senator Lewis opened the debate to- day by delivering a prepared address He asserted that public opinion rather than armed force must be relied upon to enforce the decreeS of the league oi nations and said that the successful operation of the league may give greater cause for apprehension than its failure, because of the demands that may be made by one group of nations on another. He said, however, that he believed the benefits to be derived thn 1aa xynl11T compensate for any sacrifice that might have to be made.
 Replying to Senator Lewis, Senator Borah declared he had yet to dis cover any person who is willing to fol low the league to where they admit i will go if followed to its logical con- cluSions."
 Leaque's Power, Main Objection
 "The important questions involved il forming the league Senator Boral said. "are those of Jurisdiction anC 1 power of the tribunal and the embodi ment in it of the necessary powers t enforce its rulings. No man. he con i tinued. "has yet been willing to Sd, that he would give this tribunal tn 1 power to render judgments and to giv' 1 the police force to enforce 1t. 1 Senator Borah asked what would tn ! league amount to unless it were givel power to enforce it's judgments.
 And if it does render a judgmen 1 for the purpose of preventing war" in terjected Senator Reed, and has tn power to enforce that judgment, hoy 2. is it going to enforce that hidemen without making war;"
 Exactly" replied the Idaho senator
 Senator Borah said that A. J. Bal four, British foreign minister, ha been quoted as favoring the league C nations, but he said the kind of leagu proposed by the British statesma seems to me as nothing more than a old lady's quilting society
 Borah Quotes Balfour's Views
 Reading from a Statement on tn league made by MT. Balfour August
 Senator Borah said the foreign minis ter rejects the proposition for an in ternational court and enforcement ( decrees through economic pressur
 ridicules universal disarmament, an regrets universal arbitration. z
 Former Ambassador Bryce and tn Earl of Curzon also appear to thin
 that the league should not have mil
 tary forces under it's control. nor powt
 to limit nations armament" said tE
 senator.
 Supporting the league, Senat 0
 Walsh suggested Senator Borah dc
 sired to have the United States in DC
 sition for another territorial grab"
 "The senator understands me jul
 right" Senator Borah replied. "Tl
 willing to leave to this country it's DO icy to be determined by the intell gence of the people. I'm willing trust their sense of justice and rigl ; rather than a tribunal of other coul tries.
 Do the people of the United Stat
 want their interests determined 1
 Turkey and Asia and races of Eurol 7 absolutely different in national aspir; tions and ideals, or to do business III der the policy of the father of the ) country-to keep free from entangli1 European alliances?" asked Senat Borah
 Oppose Equal Votes for Small Powe Senator Walsh said he, too, oppos, allowing small nations to have { equal voice in dictating armament other vital policies of the great powe
 and that representation in the leag1 was one of it's principal problems. B he pointed out that if the Unit States submits it's important questio to the league, the same obligation would be placed on other signatories
 And give Costa Rica, Nicaragua al
 Bulgaria, for instance, the right to d termne the size of our army al navy?" asked Senator Borah. , Disarmament, Senator Walsh r l piled. should not be dictated by t
 smaller nations, but, he declared, is ? necessary preliminary to the leagu' establishment It should be effectt
 however, by separate treaty, he said : "Who is to control this tribunal asked Senator Borah. ''What say a : the people of this country to have as : what control they are to have? ''Who is going to keep it from gt :, ting under the control of Bismarck Senator Williams of Mississip u democrat, concluded the days debe
 by reiterating arguments in favor
 the leagues establishment.
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