Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-06

)l tllc execution or the
treaties Of peace, Senator
James Hamilton Lewis
declared on the floor this
afternoon that President Wilson's
plan for league Of nations Is de.
signed to guard against such a ca.
tastrophe.
Senator Lewis made it plain that
in voicing this warning he was not
speaking for the President as he has
many times in the past.
Senator Lewis predicted that Pres
ident Wilson would return to this
country before Jan l5 bringing with
him treaty creating the league OF
nations"
The speech created a sensation.
Practically the entire Senate was on
hand to hear the Illinois Senator, as.
suming that he would speak with the
authority of the President.
Senator Lewis stated emphatically
that there was no idea on the part OF
| those high In authority that the de-
creee Of the League of Nations should
be enforced by International Armies
and International Navies.
Public opinion must be the great
| sustaining force Of the International
tribunal Of the future, Senator Lewis
t'saidn III Il decree so transparen,ly an.
just. that it ought not to be enforced
should be rendered he believed no
country would allow its forces to at
tempt to enforce it.
1t was public opinion and not armies
| and navies that won the war over Ger
many, Lewis declared
He said his fears we're prompted by
| confidence that the League would sue
| ceed and not that ii would fall He
| hastened to make clear that by this
ne meant that when a dispute had
| been settled in Americas favor "a
| claim for other countries under
| reciprocity based on demands which
may run wholly contrary to some Of
| the fixed cardinal principles of the
| government might exact 50 much that
il yielded would weaken the future
ink however much it strengthen the
present If denied he said the
United States would be placed in the
| position of bad faith, and hypocracy
could be charged against the nation
that inaugurated the league of nations
idea.
| Eisner Going to to Berlin.
| Copenhagen Dec -- Kurt Eisner
chief Of the New National Committee
in Bavaria is reported enroute to Ber-
lin, where he may accept the post Of
foreign secretary, according to infor-
nation from the German frontier to.
day.
Bopp is Hanged
Chicago. Dec. - Llovd Bopp, slay.
er Of Policeman Herman Mallow was
hanged for the crime at 10:G5 today.
More Disorder in Berlin
| Amsterdam. Dec. -- Serious dds
order has broken out in Berlin ac-
eording to reports from the frontier
today. They began on Thursday,
There has been much fireing or tho
principle streets Of the city with the
| Mlseykcs leading the rioters, it was
reported. No further details have
been received.
German Propaganda.
Washington. Dee G. Revelation OF
'he inner workings o. the German
propaganda machine in the United
States were laid before the Senate
Judiciary subcommittee, Investigating
me brewers propaganda committee y
by A. Bruce BileasN. chief Of the bu-
rcauof investigation of the department
Of Justice, today BHoaaN testified
that William - Hale journalist was
a German agent in this country, aud
! that the indicted editor Of the New
York Evening Mail sdt in on confer
; onces held by ur ueruburg in this
country for discussing propaganda
+ policy
, Bileash made public for che FIRST
time a cabloeram sent by Count Bern
/ storff to the German foreign office
=. The cablegram suggested that the
time was favorable for sending a first
I rate journalist to Berlin to present
=. the German side Of the war 20 the
American people It suggested VII
! liam Hale. who It said. had been IN
the employ OF the embassy since the
beginning OF the war and was under
contract until June 93 1918.
NNlliam Y Hearst, who employed
Hale. was unaware that he VAS q