Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-11-30

national and interracial strife would
be the act Of Il traitor to every prin-
ciple Of the FREQ Government.
LISTS AMERICAN GREATNESS.
$50 spoke tho creator Of this re-
public" said Senator Reed. "Who
will be its destroyer? Under tho
policy just cnunciatcd wc havo lived
extended from tho Atlantic to the
Pacific. Our population has in
creased from 100000 to 1914 ,000,-
900. We have gathered in our lap
more wealth than there is in all the
rest OF the world. We have glorilled
our land with wondrous and magical
cities. We have covered the prairies
with tho farms and habitntions Of
free men and free women. From
countless chimneys goes up tho
smoke that T marks the fireplace
where husband, wife and children
bow to the God OF freedom and bless
the memory st Washington. ....
eve havoc become tho foremost
nation in tho world. not only IN
wealth but in man power, education,
Intelligence. So great have we be-
come that when Europe engaged IN
Il life and death struggle, when the
Tcutonic Powers, in pursuit of con-
spiracy that originated fifty years
ago, undertook to overwhelm Europe
and apparently had succeeded we
were able to come to the rescue.
"Standing In our position Of
splendid isolation and independence,
without q great standing army or
great navy, but with the strength OF
Il Just cause and with the indomitablo
will and fearless heart Of brave
people to sustain us, we stopped into
the conflict.
"France had been driven back over
bloody fields. Tho English forces
were rceling and staggering to their
fate until Taig exclaimed in tho ag-
ony OF his heart, Our backs are at
the wall-Britons stand and die'
1t was at that moment now voices
were heard coming from the rear.
II was the mingled Yankee cheer and
robel yell of the American soldier.
|They swept through Chateau Thierry
and turned back the onrushnig' Huns,
and from that moment until the arm
istice was declared not only the
American flag but the flag Of all
our Allies moved forward to victory
and to glory.
"'rhis is the story told in a word,
and most imperfectly, of what has
been accomplished by following tho
teachings Of Washington. At time
like this, when peace is about to DO
declared, that is the browning thing
in all the history Of this world, a
peace that was made possible by tho
yalor and power Of this country, 1t
is proposed that we shall abandon
our ancient and traditional policy
and become entangled in every broil
Of Europe.
at is tho most monstrons doctrine
that ever was proposed in this re-
public. The sanction OF no great
name can render it holy and the
opinion Of no great man can make 1t
safe" '.
OPPOSES THE INTERNATIONAL
MILITIA IDEA.
Senator Reed, with the foregoing
for his premise, developed his argu-
mcnt in opposition to either an inter-
national court for the adjudication
Of international disputes or league
to enforce peace, On the ground that
the enforcement OF international de-
crecs would require the maintenance
of an international army and navy.
He compared tho international court
to other courts, wherein, he said,
were 1t not for the constabulary to
enforce the DEGREES Of court the de-
cisions would DO meaningless and of
small avail.
What was true, said he, of the
international court would be true Of
the league of nations. He demanded
to know who would command the
army of international police and with
what measure Of security the United
States should surrender its rights Of
self-determination and of self defense
to league in which there might arise
time when even Germany might
become the dominating power mill
tarily. In conclusion, he said:
II say today thar the man who
will willingly help create an army
great enough and strong enough to
conquer the United States is q great
or traitor to his country than was
Benedict Arnold. New York Sun. !,