The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-12

outside, demanding that of which we
have made a mockery- determine
ton. Under our guaranty we must pre-
vent it. And parenthetically, | may re-
mark that Ireland, it seems to me, is in
the position of a litigant with perfect
case who can get no hearing. In year
hence stricken and cruelty despoiled
Korea, or possibly even passive, humble,
robbed, and weak China. And, whether
it would be the one OF the other the one
or the other subject peoples rebelling the
purpose of the league OF nations, under
article Y, is to use the great wealth,
power, and blood of the great democracy
of the earth to retain revolving peoples,
without regard to the righteousness of
their cause, within the governments and
the powers from which they would be
free. I-wish that there were time to in
sert in full the various pronunciamentos
Of the allies of the last century, when,
under the pretense of preserving peace,
with the sword they destroyed freedom.
Ii their various proclamations were re-
cited TODAY. and no indication given of
the time Of their issuance and the spe
cifie matters to which they relate. they
would readily be ascribed to modern ut
terances OF the advocates Of the league of
nations and would be taken as part
Of the discussions at Paris"
He said that the league Of nations
covenant had been drawn up in secrecy,
that it violently wrenches this nation
from its traditional policy, and that it
commanders apparently for all time ITS
blood and its bone"
at was To be the apotheosis Of ideal
ism" he said ut was to represent the
triumph of right, the overpowering di-
rection OF the conscience Of mankind; II
was to sound the knell for all time of
selfish national ambition and aggression,
of the tyranny Of the strong over the
weak; it was to realize the hopes, and
the aspirations and the prayers of peo-
pies; il would throttle forever the cum
ming. greed and ayarice Of diplomacy,
and curb the grasping selfshness Of
power"
Then he outlined what he termed "the
various phases Of our establishment"
each milestone Of the peace confer
ence successfully marks Them" he de-
clared. "The beautiful phrases of al
trlism and idealism were found, as has
often been the casse in the last few
years, but mere words. They were new
err translated into deeds. And, ulti-
mately, with the presentation Of the
covenant, came the SCATTERING Of all our
fond hopes
Monroe Doctrine Endangered.
The senator repeated his declaration
that il was unthinkable that any Amer
lean wrote article X, and characterized
the amendment to the league covenant
alleged to be designed to protect the
Monroe doctrine as "a fraud, delusion
and snare"
at could not have been written with
any other purpose than to destroy the
Monroe doctrine" he said.
Analysing the guarantees which will
be exacted of the United States if it en-
ters the league, Senator johnson COM
mented: "The sole reason whispered in
fear, or ominously Kissed to create fear
in the rest of us, why the United States
should become the worlds guarantor and
underwrite the rape of China and the
square miles of territory and the trans
fer of millions Of human beings to Eng
land, France, Italy and Japan, Is that
by doing so the possibility of future
war will be minimzed, and there may be
a greater sense of security in the pos
session by England, France, Italy and
Japan of their newly acquired peoples
and territories.
"But this argument in its last analy
sis means that United States power and
treasure and blood will do for England,
France, Italy, and Japan what otherwise
they would be compelled to do for them
selves. It means not the end of discon
tent or the cessation of war, for peoples
held in cruel subsection like the kore-
ans or Chinese will ever be striving for
their liberty and the self determination
for which we talked so much and did so
little. 1t means that the great democ-
racv of the world-our country must
not only continue a party TO the denial
of these peoples rights whenever they
are asserted, but to our diplomatic de-
NAL we will add denial economically and
by force of arms, too
In conclusion the senator summed up
his opposition to the league as follows:
IF the professions which have been ut
tered by respecting peoples were sincere il
self .determination were honestly intend
ed, if war were sought to be prevented
rather than territorial gains safeguarded,
this covenant would at some point have
touched and recognized peoples Instead
of coming closer to those most concerned,
the men and women for whom Govern
ments should exist, the league goes a
step further from them. The representa-.
tives of ruling powers sit far away in
secret. Not even is the Congress part,
nor does it have tine right Of knowledge
or any check except that which our fun
damental law may interposc "a frail and
uncertain barrier in these days of con
sitution scoffers.
"The president will appoint as Ameri-