The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-03
JOHNSON WARNS
WARS WOULD BE
.BRED!BYLEAGUE
Calls 1t Gigantic Trust
Based on Sordid Bargains
and Secret Diplomacy,
F. '..~ .s.s. % ..-f ....
LIKE THE HOLY ALLIANCE
d.
California Senator Secs No
Party Issue, but Only Re-
public's Fate Involved.
srectnl pe,ratcn to TIE srx.

WASHINGTON, June e. declaring
that no American could have been re-
sponsible for Article X Of the pro-
posed League Of Nations and that no
American could support 1t, Senator
Hiram Johnson tCal) delivered in the
Senate to-day another broadside at
tack on the Presidents scheme which
was In many ways the most striking
OF the bombardment Of Senate criti-
cisms which has yet been heard,
The Senator declared In effect that
instead OF preventing wars the pro-
posed league is a veritable war trust"
itself ard like all It's long line Of
presidents. such as the Holy Alliance,
Is certain to breed instead Of discour-
age international hatred and wars.
The league covenant, no declared. is
the result OF "sordid bargaining. selfish
interest ard secret diplomacy"
All Senate rules were disregarded
when Senator johnson finished, and
Senators Joined with the packed gal
leries In giving vent to their approval
OF the Callfornian's discourse. ...
Senator Capper CKan), who was
presiding, made little effort to check
the outburst Of enthusiastic approval.
wouId Have to Police World.
Senator johnson said:
SIN a word, Mr.. President. this league
means that American boys shall police
the world: that all the tottering nations
OF the earth shall be upheld by our blood
and our bone: that Asia and Africa may
draw on US in their every dispute and
quarrel: that our nation will be at the
mercy Of European and Japanese diplo-
mats who never had and never win have
any sympathy with our aspirations OF
ideals; that we with our glorious past
OF every country on earth and the bond
age Of every suffering people in anguish
begging for freedom; that We destroy
our Monroe Doctrine and submit contro.
Nersies on the American hemisphere &c
determination by foreign Powers.
1T means that I must abandon the
lessons OF my youth, which until this
moment have been those OF my manhood
OF American ideals, American principle,
and American patriotism; that mus
deny the Americenism taught my chill
dren and that under Gods blessing
nope to teach, my grandchildren. I
means the halting and betrayal Of new
world lIhArQlfGpn ha -, 81,
world secret diplomacy, the humiliation
and end Of American idealism.
Certain partisan gentlemen have O
late been making the issue partisanly
For one make the issue with them. I
Is not one political party or the other
The issue is the republic. the republi,
that Washington gave U.S. that Llncol,
saved for us. whose traditions and IDEAL
have been SO gioriously upheld by GU
valiant sons abroad. The issue is Amer
lea. And am an American"
Listened To With Rapt Attention
Senator johnson devoted more thai
Two hours to his speech. reading to
particularly attentive Senatorial audi
ence He was uninterrupted, for In
address was not of the sort which in
sites interruption. II was q close. care
tui analysis first OF the historical set
tinss in which It is proposed to plac
The new League OF Nations and. com pa ri
con with the Holy Alliance and quadru
pie alliance which grew out OF the Ma
poleonic wars.
Senators Reed tMo) and Borah CIdabo
eat together at the latter's desk throuel
tho speech, frequently exchanging com
ments IN whispers and following tn
speaker with absorbed interest. Like
wise 1t was noted that on the Demo
cratic side Senator Overman IN q
and Underwood (Ala) were among IN
most attentive auditors, a fact which az
sumed special significance in the mind
or persons who had heard that neithe
of them Is much enamored OF the Leasu
project. Mr.. Norris (Neb.), anothe
Senator who is claimed by the Leaeu
advocates. but. nevertheless is known I
he uncertain how he will vote, also fo
lowed the speech with the closest care.
Opening with review OF the altruistI
assurances that were heralded to IN
world when the Peace Conference opene
of the promises that a plan would be de
yised to put an end to wars for all tn
future, the Senator recounted the sue
cession of disappointments that have dis
1llusioned the world. Then he turned [
the historic parallel-the Holy Allianc,
Organizations to prevent war;" h
said, ARE as old as civilization. / tur
at once to the Q1adruple and the Hol
Alliance. The world in 1s14-l5 wa
quite as weary of war as the world tC
day; there were then some altruisti
and idealistic statesmen, possibly, Jus
as there are some to-day. And theT
were very many statesmen who sa
alone the aggrandlysmsnt OF their ow
nations just as to-day there are yer
many such statesmen.
A Big Four Then as Now.
at was May 30. 1914. that the treat
OF Paris was signed and the bour
daries OF the various nations settled.
was then the big four-Russia, PruSsii
Austria and England-who remade, III
map OF Europe Just as now It Is anothe
Big Four engaged in that task. tn
original treaty Of Paris was incomplete
so the Congress OF Vienna was eallet
where 1t was hoped that internations
authority might be established by while
questions perilous to the worlds peaC
could be decided The time was quit
as propitlous as the present.
"On Noveuher 20 1915, The Ri
-Four, completed their quadruple allianc,
BY Article VI. of this alliance il wa
PROVIDED that In order to consolidat
the intimate relations which unite IN
four sovereigns for the worlds' ham
ness 1t was necessary to hold period
meetings either of monarchs or OF Mir
listers TO concert measures Yor the r,
pose ana prosperity of the peoples TIL