The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-02-27
CRITICS OF LEAGUE
SCORED BY LEWIS
Senator Declares Document
Doesn't Violate u. S. Policies.
MONROE DOCTRINE IS SAFE
Illinois Scion Says Opposition to the
Proposed Covenant Is Based on
Political or Personal Animosity
to President Wilson.

Washington, Feb 25.-Speaking in
the senate in support of the proposed
league of nations, Senator Lewis of
Illinois, Democratic whip, declared
the league would not contravene the
advice of Washington or the Monroe
doctrine, and broadly intimated that
personal and political antagonism to
President Wilson lay behind the oppo-
sition in congress. Senator Lewis re-
piled specifically TO recent speeches by
Senators Borah of Idaho, Republican,
and Reed of Missouri, Democrat.
Attacks upon the league, Senator
Lewis asserted, were based on false
fears and designed to awaken preju-
dice. Demanding that opponents pre-
sent their plan for world peace, he
asked:
"Have you any? Is there only the
voice of veto from you all on whatever
plan-merely that 1t Is proposed by
Wilson?
THE country is not deceived. 1t will
understand-and when it does know
that for party politics or personal
prejudices their representatives would
continue to consign the nations chill
dren to the misery of cripples-to the
agony of sightless eyes-and order the
destruction of their young lives for
ever, these Christian mothers and pa
triot fathers will cry down on the
heads of them all the curse of heaven.
"If Woodrow Wilson were a Roman
Catiline charged by Cicero with con-
spiracy to surrender his land to the
enemy of his country and Taft mod
ern Aaron Burr they could not have
been more violently impugned than
each has been by the leaders of the
opposition to the league of nations.
Denies Alliance Policy Violated.
ut is said that the document VIC
lates our policy against alliances with
foreign governments as opposed by
Washington. ! answer that the docu-
ment prevents what Washington OPP
posed-partial alliances by America
with any foreign country. even were
her statesmen inclined.
at requires two-thirds of all TO per-
nit any war or peace action with one
advantage to them in favor Of any one
against them All?
"'rhe constitution Of the league pro
hibits the possibility Of political al-
lance with amy European power by
balancing against the EIrou, w. the
Asiatic Japan and all South rrica. =
OF the charge that the Icpgut .,ouid
violate the Monroe Doctrine, Senator
Lewis said:
1T was to prevent this very ASSUME
ton that section H. of the charter
pledges all of the governments in The
league to resist aggression by any one
state or government of any state. We
ask why this false fear is heralded BY
senators. The cry is to awaken preju.
dice, not TO convince by the truth of n
situation"
In reply to assertions by Senator's
Borah and Reed that the United Stntes
would be outvoted, particularly Eng
land with her colonies included. Senn-
tor Lewis said:
such Is not in the possibilities.
There are eleven republics of America,
with eleven votes. Then. if all Brit
aims colonies each have vote.
the United States, with Central and
South America outvotes the Europeans
on any American policy 8 to 5--assuln-
ing only the larger republics are admit
ted to the council"