The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-13
WARNS
OF A SUPER-LE
Sees in 1t End of National In
dependence and Individ-
ual Liberty.
LINK WITH BOLSHEvISM
Senator Says Both Doctrines
Lead to Centralized
\ Tyranny.
Speciai Desposch fo.THK suN.

PORTLAND. Me-. Feb. 12.--At a dinner
,, given tonight by the Lincoln Club Of the
city OF Portland to the members OF the
Maine Legislature United states Sena-
tor Miles Poindexter OF the State OF
Washington delivered a warning to the
American people against surrendering
their present liberties to international
class rule by the Bolsheviki or to inter-
national rule by a common world power
set up<by all the nations together.
He asserted that the result in either
case would be imperial despotism. GEN.
traliIed tyranny OF the world marking
the end Of national independence and in
dividual liberty. The Senator said in
part:
I'VE went into a war a great prosper
, Gus, free. sovereign and happy people.
cherishing the nationality OF the United
States. looking upon its flag as the en-
blem Of ultimate power and absolute
self-government.
Makes Comparison.
I'VE came out of the war in victory,
and, we are told by the leaders of the
Administration. into new world 1t
has seemed to many of US that the great
est blessing which We could enjoy would
be the old world in which we lived from
the time. when under the leadership OF
Washington We gained our independence
and under the leadership of Lincoln We
| saved II from civil war. to the time when
in self-defence we entered the great
European conflict.
The key principle of Washington,
which has become a part Of the con-
stitution OF our foreign policy, that we
.iiould avoid entangling alliance with
Europe, and its supplement and counter
part the famous message of Monroe,
that Europe should be excluded from
establishing its systems in the Western
Hemisphere, We are told must be dis
csrded. and in its place substituted the
exact opposite Of both that we should
ontangl. ourselves in all OF the interna-
tional quarrels and problems OF Europe,
Asia and Africa. and that Europe. Asia
and Africa should share with us in
| directing the international affairs OF the
United States and every other nation
in North and South America.
I'VE find. strange to say, the Govern
ment of the United States itself taking
the lead in setting up in the world this
new principle OF control OF International
ism, as opposed to the old nationalism
which we loved under which We wers
70 happy. and by which we grew as a
nation into our present mighty stature,
and through which we have done so
much for the peace and happiness OF
the world.
Spread of InternationaIis,s
"While on one hand we find the
Government itself surrendering our an
cient doctrines into a world imperialism
on the other hand we find spreading
throughout the land another manifesto.
ton OF the same principle OF internal
tionalism.
Both of these roads which may seem
to start out in different directions, the
one the road Of international class rule
by the Bolsheviki. and the other inter-
national rule by common world power
set UP by all the nations together lead
to the same destination. That destina-
ton is imperial despotism-the central
lied tyranny OF the world. and the end
OF national independence and OF indi-
vidual liberty.
There is an easy and open way out OF
all these difficulties for the American
people and that is the plain and direct
way back TO our ancient ideals and ira
ditions. to the American Constitution. 10
the principles Of Washington and Lin
coin