Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-07
PUBLIC OPINION
DEFEATED TEUTONS
Senator Lewis, of Illinois, De-
livers Special Address to
Senate.
FUTURE FILLED WITH PERlLS
League Of Nations Might Force
United States to Admit
Asiatics.
ms Associated pres-1


WASHINGTON. December s.-There
was general discussion in tho Senate
to-day on the proposed league OF na..
tions, with Senators Lewis. OF Illinois.
walsh, OF Montana. and Williams. OF
mississippi. Democrats, supporting such
IN organization. and Senators Borah
o. Idaho. Republican. and Reed Of
missouri. Democrat. opposing it,
Ihe resolution or Senator cummins
proposing appointment Of Senate
member to 20 TO Paris and keep the
senate informed Of events at the peace
conference was not brought up be-
cause of the authors absence.
The Senate adjourned Tonight until
next Tuesday. when the war revenue
biI! VIII be taken up.
fuoiic opinion, and not military
force. should and Will be the chief
actor In enforcing dccrccs of a league
OF nations said Senator Lewis 1t
brought about the defeat OF Germany,
ana II is TO Isiblic opinion that the
Mor!d must look in the future to pre-
serve peace.
Senator Lewis opening the debate.
eer,eG ee.,sGfea 81, nrspared address, He as
armed force must be relied ,ipon IL, tn
enforce the DEGREES of the learue Of
nations. nnarn,i and said that the successful
greater cause for apprehension than
IT'S failure because of the demands thai
M may DC made by one group of nations
beiicHed the benefits to be derived bv
All nations from the league would
n9iinjPshsate ,ni,,j', SaH for any sacrifices that
Horah declared he had yet to dis
follow m The League w mh% wbsr Is wiling hds to
nit II Will 20 If followed to lis log
zeal conclusion"
SAYS LEAGUE MAY
FAN. IN IT'S OBJECTS
Senator Lewis said that because OF
the demands that may bc. made by some
nations rs against others the SUCCESS
nj. nish opsraior grcnior Of the League may fur
ing. h" said:
guardianship. will solicit Britain and
france to demand of us. as a faithful
aliy, the Adjustment OF exclusion OF
the Asiatic from our citizenship. And
II these European allies decline. thcv
become the victims Of Japan's natural
discrimination in trade. IL they con-
promptly will they exact of Japan and
ner associates TO command us to take !
99wn r,, the barriers of obstruction TO
called the Monroe Doctrine. From all
these our to-morrows are filled with
pcriis and our to'days are filled with I
We must insist now ~ unrestricted
,reedom OF the sea. define this for
free ports. free harbors. to the same |
extent any nation extends TO it's own /
peoples and IS extended by the United /
states 10 other nations. I feel that
free Suez Canal as TO Britain and /
free Mediterranean TO France. is I
Due Que IN exchange for our making our
these nations. From these demands we I
WI! run counter 10 4 self serving in
tcrest long preserved by these people .
as their polio Of commercial prescr-
vaton. For us 10 demand the aban- l.
donmsnt OF these, means confusion and (
low what has followed from similar
situations in past years--confiict.
CITES HIBLICAI. PASSAGE
OPPOSING PRESIDENTS "TRIP
Il may not live. TO see the develop
ment Of this anticipated danger and
II may never arise. On the uincr hand.
there are those in my country who feel
That That, II these dangers which | appre-
OF the demands which may be sought
TO avoid these dangers. would be small
gains which through all the time pre-
cedng we would enjoy from the policy
inaugurated and established by this
league"
Referring, to President Wilson's mis-
sion abroad, senator Lewis quoted 4
biblical passage in " %aich Moses was
warned against making a covenant
with the inhabitants of the land
whittier thou goest, lest it be for
snare in them the midst Of thee"
ing" said Senator Lewis. that in the
past the great wars of the world have
previously were allies. and greatly from
the execution Of comp-cts Of peace. 50
called, of thoac who were called the
allies.
Il will not be blind to this prospect
even as between ourselves and those
we now call the allies. /, is because