The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-28
.|NTERNATl0NAL|SM NOT
WANTED BY AMERICA
Hoke Smith Condemns Extreme Posi-
ton of Ultra Pronounced Adyo-
Gates OF League OF Nations
Principle
BEYOND PRESIDENTIAL IDEA
Kind Of Alliance Being Urged Would
mcnt to An International Fedora
ton, An Intolcrablc Situa ton. Geor-
CLAN Declares.

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator
Hoke Smith, OF Georgia, in the sem
ate yesterday afternoon strongly con-
demned the extreme position OF the
ultra pronounced advocates of the
league of nations principle. which he
declared has carried them far and
beyond the scope or idea OF President
Wilson's suggestions.
He declared that the kind of league
OF nations that is now being urged. II
adopted. would subordinate the United
States government and the vital in
terests Of the country to an interna-
tional government. and such a situa-
ton would not be tolerated by the
merican people.
Quoting from a newspaper editorial,
which ne heartily approved. Senator
Smith said:
mo decentralization is wanted by
the American peonle. SO far as their
will can be ascertained. except the
mutual and voluntary association OF
free nations temporarily acting to-
reiher for the protection of liberty
and civilization.
These extreme advocates virtually
ask this nation 10 submit o1lr affair
10 the control Of some form OF iuterna-
tional policing, or, in other words. ssurn
cur government over TO an 'inteyna-
;s,,,df &1.~ffffs rHA ~ si, & ~ 1909 e ~
/ Abandon Control Of Our Affairs.
They taxi the position that we
should abandon rontro1 oY our own
affairs and submit ourselves 10 an in
tcrnationai government as she states
submitted themselves to the nation
V hen tho constitu Mi ion ~ tho luitc,i
States waa formed.
II am satisfied that the American
people are wholly unprepared TO
acuuiesce in any such suggestion.
I'm this connection. I desire ~ call
the attention of the senate TO the al
dress of President Wilson before the
University of Paris last saturday,
when he said:
/ My conception OF the league OF
i nations il lust this---tnat II shall
operate as the ORGANIZED moral force
OF men throughout the world and
whenever or wherever wrong and ag-
eression are planned or contemplated
this searching light of conscience will
! be turned upon them and men every
where will ask what are the purposes
, that you hold in your heart against
the fortunes Of the worldr'
| ORIGINAL Moral Forcc.
| "TroNi the decla ratt o., ~ T-net-
dent Wilson /, Is perfectly clear th9t
1T is tn, original moral force exerte,l
J through me league which he oxpects
70 accomplish the great service in be-
haff ~ peace ard right
NO ore for n moment could hc-
iieve that President Wilson would nd
~ncste the kind of league OF nations
frat the est~eoliste are now present
tiac~-oHe which would subordinate our
own government ard vital interests to
IN international tribunal
II h~'4eya President wilson has in
rnind tbs Kind OF LEAGUE OF nations
which every American win approve
and thai we al ought TO approve
But. | am equally satisfied that our
neopls will not submit to the forna :
zion or ANY, fcrni Of general world gov
err-ile.' which requires the abandon -
inant Of the control of our own af-
fairs