The sun., 1919-02-23
LEAGUE MAKES US.
VASSAL, SAYS REED
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live IT,. Only the wicked seek the shad-
ows OF the night Only the thing that
cannot bear investigation shrinks from
test of forum from the cauldren of
debate.
II am interested IL I can in bringing
toget Their the various phrases and clauses
of this proposed constitution of League
Of Nations and of exposing to view the
real meaning OF tho document. II Is the
most remarkably obscure instrument ]
have ever read. 1 think any man might
say that no can put this instrument into
perfectly clear and lucid expression in
one-ffth of the words. II IL because of
this remarkable construction and OBJ
SECURITY that 1t Is necessary to ask you
TO follow with great care and at n
painful waste of time the language of
this deed Of power.
Calls II q Surrender.
1.-TWO or three propositions I wish TO
law down and then l shall come to an
analysis Of the document itself. Shall
we surrender with the pen what WASH
inston gained by his sword7 Shall we
repudiate the nationalism under which
We nave DeCOfnb inc Urbt ptOplo Oh tnc
earth for the doubtful experiment OF in
ternationalism? Shall we make our Gov
eminent of The people. by the people and
for the people government partly by
the people and partly by kings and
emperors2
THE answer to these questions Is in
volved In the acceptance or rejection OF
the present constitution Of the League OF
Nations. The hour IL big with the fate
Of the world. The consequences flowing
from tho steps threatened to be taken
must inevitably AFFECT all peoples. ma
tons and tongues of. the living. A sit
uation SO projected demands the stten-
ton OF every loyal citizen OF the re-
public" ..-
When tho United states entered the
war, Senator Reed said, It was q CON-
piete sovereign nation acknowledging no
master and arbiter OF its own destiny.
He continued
"a victor in tho war, shall she never
theless emerge a mere constituent state OK
league dominated by European mon
arches and Asiatic despots? Shall her
nationalism be stricken down and for
Il substituted an internationalism? Shall
our Independent democracy come under
the control either in whole or in part OF
foreign monarchs or OF foreign Boil
shevlki?
Ahirms Earlier Objections.
"A few weeks ago ventured to state
in a speech that the proposed league
would (a) abrogate the Monroe Doc
trine, OBJ surrender in part our sover-
eighty, (c) involve us In tho conflicts OF
the world, (d) compel us to contribute
to an international force which might in
certain emergencies be used against us.
(e) submit matters vital to the United
States to tribunal the majority OF
which would be composed Of foreigners.
AT once there arose an indignant
protest. Members Of Congress and many
important members of the press insisted
that the attack upon the league was
preJudic!al and unfair because the plan
OF no such league was In contemplation
81 now affirm and shall undertake to
show that the text of the league con-
stitution as submitted embraces every
evil / predicted and that II carries us
into many other iniQuities to which
shall call attention.
IN order to understand the questions
involved II IL necessary to study the
composition OF the League Of Nations.
That study. which will speedily demon
strate Ave things, am asking the Sem
ate now to hold this in their minds as
We proceed:
First that the control of the league
from the first inevitably will be IN
European and Asiatic nations having
many interests in common and who
may have common antasonisms
against uA
Second. the British Empire In all
probability will constitute the con-
trolling influence Of the league.
Third, II at any time Great Britain
shall lose control. the Germanic powers
will be likely TO succeed TO her posi-
ton OF dominance.
Fourth, there is in the background
the menace OF world Bolshevism. In
deed that monster is the most earnest
advocate OF internatonalism. Its
fangs are plainly visible in the con-
stitution OF the league.
Fifth. whoever controls the league
will control the world. The compost
| ton OF the league members OF the
league are known as the high contract
ing parties: at present these are. 80
| far as disclosed, Great Britain, France,
! Italy, Japan and the United States.
1t Ia provided that they may also in
clude (a) other states permitted to
sign when the league is formed a list
of these states being made up; (b)
those names thus in secret protocol
as states TO De lNFlteu-Wndt tneSe
| states are We are not advised (c)
any self governing countries includ-
,irg--get the Observation-Disclosures and
colonies that may be admitted by a
two-thirds vote,
Dut One Vote for America.
Reading from the league constitution
Senator Reed said
! 1.-The action of the members is to be
effected through n body composed Of
, delegates. OF the members, Each menu
/ Der has but one vote, but may have three
! delegates So let me pause TO mark II.
"Tne United States Of America will
! have one vote and only one vote in
! this league. The smallest nation ad-
| mitted and the smallest Independent
colony admitted will have n vote equal
! to the vote of the United States OF
! America.
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