The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-26
SCORES HIS MATES
CumminS DeplOres Partisan Ac-
cusatiOns Over League.
Republican Raps Both Parties
for Personal Attacks.
SAYS WILSON SPOILED IT ALL
81. S. Hadn't Friend in Europe
After He Left"
Declares People Are Beginning
To See League Flaws.
SAYS WILSON SPOILED IT ALL

Washington, Sept. 26.-when Presi-
dent Wilson ended his work at the
Paris peace conference. the United
States had not a friend in Europe,
Asia or Africa, and our brilliant serv-
ice in the war was almost forgotten
in the storm of protests which fol-
lowed him as he sailed for home"
Senator Cummins, Republican, Iowa,
declared today in an address in the
senate attacking the League of Ma
lions covenant.
1.-THE only thing the president
brought home with him, which was
ioyfully received in America by multi
tudes of good people," Senator Cum
minis said, was a covenant for
League of Nations and this only be-
cause these people believed, many of
them without inquiry, that the League
of Nations would bring peace to war
weary world and would maintain it in
all the years to come. Gradually they
are beginning to see the tremendous
burdens we are asked to assume and
gradually they are understanding that
there are some provisions in the cove
nant which must inevitably provoke
war"
DepIores senate Sqnabbles.
Senator Cummins deplored the at
tempt of some senators to charge 9TH
er senator's with opposing the treaty
to accomplish their political designs,
as well as efforts of the latter group
to make it appear that those support
ing the president were Indifferent. If
not hostile, toward the vital concerns
of their own country.
1.-THE casual observer in the senate"
he added, would be inclined to reach
the conclusion that the most influen-
tial senators upon this side of the
chamber are altogether insensible to
the awful horrors of war and are de-
termined to keep the world in conflict
simply to antagonize the president, or
to work out some petty ambition for
party supremacy, while at the same
time he could not well resist the in
ference that the most persuasive sena-
tors upon the other side OF the cham
Der are bent on wrecking their own
country simply to vindicate the infalli-
bility of the chief executive in his
work at Paris
Should Have Got Out.
Senator Cummins contended that
when the war was ended our exit
should have been made as speedy and
complete as possible" This did not
mean. however, he added, that the
United States should have abandoned
it's allies or made separate peace
with Germany. but it does mean that
it was not our duty to associate our
selves with foreign powers in reform
ing the map of the world and in agree
ing to maintain it as the victors had
made it."
Condemning disposition of Shantung.
Senator Cummins said he wanted to
relieve the American republic from
the eternal odium of the Shantung
crime" and from the disgrace of
passing over Thrace to Bulgaria" As
much as he deplored the wrongs done
China, he would adhere. he said, to the
principles he had previously an
nounced and vote against the commit
tee amendment awarding the province
to China.
The man who attempts to preach
the doctrine that peace with Germany
with or without the League OF Ma
lions, means peace for the world in
| the relations of men with men, or
producing, selling and buying accord
| ing to ancient customs, inflicts incal-
! culable injury on the public.
eff America" he said, "is shackled
| to the proposed League of Nations just
as it is written, she will go blindly
and blunderingly into the future, in
! capable of guiding her own people
| safely thru these dark and difficult
| days"