New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-09-03
SOUNDS WARNING
AGAINST LEAGUE
Ex-coNGREssMAN E. LUNDEEN
CALLS PACT PRo-BRlTIsH
AND UN-AMERICAN.
CROWDS LIsTEN PATIENTLY
FOR HOURS AT LABOR
DAY PICNIC.

DAY PICNIC.
Labor Day was favored by the same
beautiful late summer weather that was
so conspicuous during the Home Coming
celebration and Fair Days. Thousands
of people gathered on Herman Heights
in the afternoon to take part in the
amusements and listen to the able speak
ers that had been secured by the arrange
ment committee Mr. Linden and
Mr.. Minor held them spellbound for
hours with their able discourse.
Six Votes Against One.
Exc Congressman Ernest Lundeen
spoke for nearly two hours on the League
of Nations as proposed by Mr. Wilson
as accepted by the peace conference
at Paris. His arguments against this
pact were strong and convincing and
from the repeated applause he received.
it appeared that this proposition win not
find any support from the workingmen
of New Ulm, who made up the greater
part of his audience. Again and again
Mr.. Lundeen pointed out the great
dangers lurking behind. the nice phrases
of guarding the peace Of the world and
of protecting the small nations. Great
Britain is to be given six votes at the
conference table while our great republic
will be put in the same class with the
pygmy nation Of Hedjaz in Arabia,
with population Of about $4,000 in
3habitants, said the speaker. Our capital
would be removed to Geneva, Switzer-
land and later on to London, if the
Senate would sanction this abominable
document, he exclaimed, and American
independence with all its great achieve
ments Of human liberties would be lost
The fight against British domination
would have to be fought all over again.
Real Americans.
The speaker praised the people of
New Ulm for their stand in the defence
of American principles. History would
prove that they were upholding the
sacred traditions Of the generations of
the past while those that were crying
treason, disloyalty and unpatriotism
had been standing. on foreign soil
and we're really fighting the battles of
British imperialism. The day is not
far off when they will hang their heads
in shame and will be afraid to look Amer
leans Of a different type than theirs
straight in the face, he said. He re-
called the days when his regiment was
mustered out on the New Ulm Fair
Grounds some twenty years ago and
when he enjoyed the hospitality Of Mr..
Schneider.
Cites Former President
In his argument against the proposed
League. Mr.. Lundeen cited paragraphs
from speeches of former Presidents
warning against all entanglements with
foreign nations. Even President Wilson
expressed the same opinion shortly
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before the European war broke out,
he said
Article ten of the British Wilson
League provides that we must fight to
keep intact for ever the empire Of Japan
and the empire Of Great Britain as we'll
as some thirty odd non-descript nations
and semi barbarious kingdoms and pro-
vides that we must defend Japan if
China ever tries to recover the Shantung
Peninsula that was carved out of her
body and given to japan in the boldest
ational robbery that has ever been
committed on a free nation. China
came into the war on our advice China
trusted US. MI. Wilson signed his
name to the treaty which permitted this
robbery. He underworld it.
Now is the time for every man to stand
up and be counted against the British
Wilson League Of Nations which be-
trays us into foreign bondage.
Let no man delude himself that the
league Of Nations is . league Of the
people The population Of the different
countries have nothing to do with the
council and the assembly They are
not elected by the people. The majority
of these officials will be appointed by
9 Devine Fighters, kings and emporers
who have no time for self alton
and democracy.