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sway with dominant power by any on,
Of the great nations of the earth" II,
thinks the United States is powerful
enoush, with the support of such q
league, 10 prevent any alliance of ma
tons from repeating the attempts al
aggression made by the Central Euro
pean powers
Among those women who favored the
league was Mrs William r. Banndell, of
s23 South Forty-eiehth street.
There seems TO he no question on
either side as to the clear purpose of
the covenant establishing a league of
nations" she said ",rhe objections
which have been made against the
league, in my opinion, fail to take into
consideration the great single purpose
OF the league, which is to unite the
world in advocacy of peace. / believe
the league of nations will help TO pre-
vent war"
AT the RitzCarlton Hotel forty eight
men and seventeen women--a total Of
I sixty-fiye--were in favor of the es-
tablishment OF the characterization
covenant as outlined at Paris which
thirty-three men and eleven women-a
total of forty-four-opposed.
W. M Butler, who is connected with
firm IN Market street near Thirteenth,
favored the league because he thought
the United State alone was capable OF
preventing the nations OF Europe from
attacking each other In the future The
"old sores of Europe. he said, would
rot be healed for generations. But the
peoples Of Europe would refrain from
war, he believed, If they knew that
the strength OF this country would he
used against the aggressor.
]. ]. Tanning, a jewelry manufacturer,
favored the league OF nations because
he believes in the President" Presi-
dent Wilson, he thought. had shown
himself the great leader in the move
ment for world peace.
Fears for Monroe Doctrine
j. A. Goewey, another manufacturer
of jewelry opposed the league because
he thought such a covenant would d-
rectly affect immigration to this coun-
try. He also thought the Monroe Doc
trne would be affected when pre-
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voted to oppose the United States.
European nations were called grasp
ing and "grafters" by w B. Sharp.
formerly second lieutenant in the lO1st
Machine gun Battalion of the Twenty
sixth Division. who served eighteen
months on the battleffelds Of France
For this reason, he said, he opposed
the league OF nations.
France today" he said is trying to
grab the west bank of the Rhine Eng
land proposes TO dominate the world
peace councils by giving each of her
colonial possessions a vote. The whole
thing looks TO me like q decidedly
dubious plan to give the United States
the worst OF the deal I've been in
France long enough to know that the
nations of Europe are crowd Of
grafters and grasplng to the last de
gree"
Mrs Dr. W. r. lleene, Of 5lO5 Hazel
avenue, West Philadelphia. and her
daughter Miss May Keene opposed the
plan for a league on the ground that
such a covenant has no place in a peace
treaty with Germany
1T seems TO me- said Mrs. keene
'that the first duty of the United States
is to establish a permanent peace with
Germany. Then, with all the nations
of the world entering. the question OF
an International league to preserve peace +.
should be taken up
A. F. Macarthur. of Macarthur
Brothers Company, favored the league
because he considered it "a step in the
right dierction." A similar reason was
given by Joseph T. Milhurn. of New York
city, a former clergyman. who said II
think this is the first great step toward
world peace"