The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-04
KELLOGG URGES ,
PEACE LEAGUE
BEFORE SENATE
Advocates World Tribunal for
Settlement Of Disputes
Without Interference With
Nations Internal Affairs.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Creation Of
a league Of nations to maintain peace
not a superagreement to dominate and
interfere with nations Internal affairs,
but a world tribunal FOR arbitration Of
international disputes with enlightened
public opinion a large factor in entorc-
ing its decrees-Was advocated by Sen
ator Kellogg, of Minnesota, Republican,
in an address today in the senate.
In the course of his remarks, Senator
Kellogg expressed regret at what he
characterized as the lack of disposition
of President Wilson to deal more frank
ly with the people and the senate re-
garding his views on problems coming
before the peace conference.
Pointing out that n league Of nations
to stop all wars had been a "favorite
theme for discussion by benevolent pub
licists and statesmen for 1000 years, y
Senator kellogg said that its failure to
date need not be discouraging and that
public sentiment has advanced until an
international alliance for maintenance
of peace now may be considered fea-
sible.
Il believe the time has come" he
said, ito try to establish a league to
prevent war and to enforce peace, which
may not be entirely preventive, but,
backed by a world of public sentiment,
will have a tremendous influence toward
maintaining just and equitable relations
between nations and preventing the
horrors of war.
ticable, ] might say, an impossible
scheme that | believe rests in the brain
of the dreamer and the womb of the
ar-distant future. No league of ma
tions can succeed unless it is originated
by an honest public sentiment of the
peoples involved and unless the gov
ernments joining in such league are re
STnpSiVn 40 the nppnln These pDnul-
tons exist today to a greater extent
than ever before
Discusses Action.
Regarding President Wilson's action
on peace questions, Senate Kellogg
said.
81 deplore what seems to be the dispo-
sition of the president not to take the
American heople into his confidence,
especially that body of the supreme
legislative power of the nation, the CO.
ordinate treaty making body-the unit
ed states senate. So far as possible We
| should know his views upon the diff
| cult problems which must be settled IN
Paris. | would have the world in
| formed as to the progress of the nego-
tiations and the principal issues In
volved from time to time between ma
tons surrounding the council table, IL
Is only in this way that a healthy pub
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peace arrived at which shall meet the
Judgment of the civilized world.
Turhing to concrete plans for a league
| of nations, Senator Kellogg said unless
| Germany evolves u government re-
| ~sponsive to popular will and with q
| people having ideals and aspirations
different from those Of the past regime,
| there must be a league of nations to
"see that Germany is rendered power
| less to renew the contest.
Another important step, Senator kel-
| logg said, is the 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 a league established as "a
world supergovernment with legisia'
lures and judicial tribunals. nc
league, he asserted, should have power
to interfere with foreign trade, tariff
| duties, regulations. develop
1 ment or disposition of national re-
sohrces or other internal affairs,
Senator Kellogg said he believed gen.
eraI sentiment favors a league bS
treaty, providing not only for mediation
but binding s~ignatory powers to Offer
! mediation to contendlng nations, anC
establishing commissions for investiga'
ton.