Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
SENATOR KELLOGG ADVISES LEAGUE TO COMPEL PEACE League of Nations Favorite Theme For Two Thous-
 and Years. BELIEVES TIME
 HAS NOW COME International Alliance to Maintain Peace Now
 Desirable.

Washington, Dec. 4-Creation of league of nations to maintain peace not a super-government to dominate and interfere with nations internal affairs, but world tribunal for arbi- tration of international disputes with enlightened public opinion a large factor in enforcing it's decrees was Jad- Vocated by Senator Kellogg of Minne- Eota, Republican, in an address today in the senate.
 Senator Kellogg expressed regre- at what he characterized as the lack of disposition of President Wilson to deal more frankly with the people and the senate regarding his views On problems coming before the peace | conference.
 Pointing out that league of na- lions to stop all wars had been a "favorite theme for discussion by be- nevolent publicists and statesmen for two thousand years" he said it's fail ure to date need not be discouraging and that public sentiment has advanc- 1 ed until an International alliance for maintenance of peace now may be considered feasible.
 q believe the time has come," he 1 said, ito try to establish a league to 1 prevent war and to enforce peace, l which may not be entirely preventa- l tive. but backed by a world public sentiment, will have tremendous influence toward maintaining just and 1 equitable relations between nations and preventing the horrors of war" | "But I am not in favor of an inn practicable, I might say, an impos- stble scheme, that rests in the brain of the dreamer and the womb of the far distant future. No league of 1 nations can succeed unless it is or 1 iginated in and sustained by an hon. est public sentiment of the peoples 1 involved, and unless the govern | ments joining in such league are re-
 sponsive as the people. These con- dttions exist today to greater ex-
 tent than ever before.'
 Regarding President Wilson's action
 on peace questions, Senator Kellogz
 said:
 T deplore what seems to be the | disposition of the President not tx
 take the American people into hi: confidence especially that body O
 the supreme legislative power of tht
 nation. the coordinate treaty-mak
 ing body-the United States Senate
 So far as possible, we should know
 his views upon the difficult problem
 which must be settled in Paris.
 would have the world informed as tt
 the progress of the negotiations am
 the principal issues involved iron
 time to time between nations stir
 rounding lhe council table. It l i only in this way that a healthy publ
 sentiment can be expressed and
 peace arrived at which shall mee the judgment of the civilized world
 Turning to concrete plans for {
 league of nations Senator Kelog! said that unless Germany evolves ; government responsive to popular vii , and with a people having ideals an( aspirations different from those of thu
 past regime. there must be leagu of nations to "see that Germany i , rendered powerlecs to renew the con : test" Another important step. Zen
 ator KelIogg said, t= aaoli.i-n of tn , system of secret treaties and ali , ances. The new treaties he said
 should he made in thc o~en.'
 The Minnesota se1ctcr said he wa . opposed tD a leagu" established as f world super government with legiSla
 lures am judicial tribunals. x
 league, he asserted. should have DOW I CT to interfere with foreign tad, tar s if duties, commerce regulations, te '. velopmenC or disposition of nationa resources or other internal affaiIs.
 Senator Kellogg said he believe
 general sentiment fayors a league S , treaty, providing not only fos media a aa ton, but binding signatogy power | d offer demiation to contending nations II and establishing commissions for in U vestigaton.