The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-04
NATIONS LEAGUE
TO KEEP PEACE
KELLOGG URGES
uper-Covernment That In
..rferes With Nations Not
Desirable Says Minnesota
Senator.
(Byi Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-Creation of
a league of nations to maintain peace
not super-government to dominate
and interfere with nations internal
affairs, hut a world tribunal for arbi-
tration of international disputes with
enlightened public opinion large fac
tor in enforcing it's decrees-was ad-
vocated by Senator Kellogg of Mime
sofa, Republican, in address today in
the senate.
In the course of his remarks Sena-
tor Kellogg expressed regret at what
he characterized as the lack of dis
position of President Wilson to deal
more frankly with the people and the
senate regarding his views on prob
lens coming before the peace confer
ence.
Pointing out that league of nations
to stop all wars had been favorite
theme for discussion by benevolent
publicists and statesmen ''for two
thousand years." Senator Kellogg said
that it's failure to date need not be
discouraging and that public senti-
ment has advanced until an Internal
ional allia nee for maintenance of peace
now may be considered feasible.
II believe the time has come" he
said, Ito try to establish league to
prevent war and to enforce peace,
which may not be entirely prevent
ative, but backed by world public
sentiment. will have a tremendous
influence toward maintaining just and
equitable relations between nations
and preventing the horrors of war.
Criticizes Wilson.
"But am not in favor of an imprac-
ticable, l might say an impossible
scheme that ! believe rests in the
brains of the dreamer and the womb
Of the far distant future. No league
of ma tions can succeed unless 1t is
originated in and sustained by an hon
est public sentiment of the peoples in
volved and unless the governments
joining in such league are responsive
as the people. These conditions ex-
ist today to greater extent than ever
before"
Regarding President Wilson's action
in peace questions, Senator Kellogg
said: II deplore what seems to be the
disposition of the president not to
take the American people into his con-
fidence, especially that body of the SUI
preme legislative power Of the nation,
the coordinate treaty making body
the United States senate. So far as
possible, we should know his views
upon the difficult problems which must
be settled in Paris. i would have the
world informed as TO the progress Of
the negotiations and the principal
issues involved from time to time be-
tween nations surrounding the council
table. 1t is only in this way that
healthy public sentiment can be ex-
pressed and peace arrived at which
shall meet the judgment of the civil
lied the world"
Turning to concrete plans for a
league of nations Senator Kellogg
said unless Germany evolves a govern.
ment responsive to popular will and
with people having ideals and aspir
ations different from those of the past
regime. there must be a league of ma
tions to "see that Germany is rem
dered powerless to renew the contest"
Another important step Senator Kel-
logg said. is abolition of the system
Of secret treaties and alliances. The
new treaties. he said should be made
in the open"
The Minnesota senator said he was
opposed to league established as "a
world super-government with legtsla-
lures and judicial tribunals" No
league, he asserted. should have pow
or TO interfere with foreign trade.
tariff duties, commerce regulations. de
velopment or disposition of national
resources or other internal affairs.
Senator Kellogg said he believed
general sentiment favors league by
treaty. providing not only for media
tion hut binding sgnatory powers to
offer mediation to contending nations,
and establishing commissions for in
vestigation
Senate Discussion.
General discussion of President Will
sons fourteen peace principles was
started in the senate today by
speech Of Senator Frelinghuysen, New
Jersey, Republican. advocated a reso-
luton he had introduced calling upon
the President to make a public decla-
ration interpreting the principles.
Senator Frelinghuysen said the
Presidents fourteen principles were
open to various interpretations and
added:
THE President should not on behalf
Of the American public made propo-
sails until he is sure they are endorsed
by the people"
Senator Walsh, of Montana, Demo
crat. declared that lack of criticism
until recently of the Presidents four
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