El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15
Fall Un1UiILinS
That US. Guard
Sultan S HaTem
Nor Is 1t America S Business
To Put Down Revolt In
Ireland, He SAYS.


Santa Fe, n. N. March 15.-Declar
ing he would never vote for a League
OF nations which would give the su
preme council power to send 1000. 00l
boys TO guard the harems OF Turke,
or protect the Indian empire Of Greai
Britain, United States senator Albert
Z B. Fall. Of New Mexico, last nigh
{ gave the members Of the fourth state
/ legislature in joint session his opin-
ion Of the league Of nations covenant
submitted 20 the peace conference
It is not our business TO put down
revolution in Ireland, and I an
frank to say the Irish have a right
unless the Declaration OF Independ-
ence OF the United States was a lie
10 rebel II they please" he said. j
viii never vote to send one Of your
sons or put him in a position where
he may be sent to prevent a revolu-
ton in Ireland"
Takes Only - to Reject.
Senator FAN said 40 senators had
signed a resolution declaring the
league plan as proposed cannot be
accepted by the senate and pointed
out that il takes but 80 senators TO
reject the proposed league constitu-
ton.
Much OF the senator's speech was
devoted 10 defence OF the right Of
the senate 70 ''unscramble" any
treaty that was proposed ana de-.
elared that in the proposed league
there would be nine votes against one
for the United States. He said the
carrying out OF some OF the phases
OF the constitution Of the league
would show 10 the world that the
government Of George Washington,
endorsed by Thomas Jefferson. had
served out its usefulness and the peo-
pie OF the United States had made up
their minds to change it.
In defence OF the senate debate on
the proposed league, when the presi-
dent had asked that discussion be de-
ferred, senator Fail said there was
wise president concerning the max
Ing OF treaty and said that such an
act could not be considered an i'm
pertinence.
The senator said some OF the pro-
visions Of the league would have his
active support and he declared his
Willingness 10 90 FAR toward the
maintaining Of the peace Of the world.
but he would insist that any league
OF nations must include an nations
II necessary. and added;
I am willing TO 60 10 the extent
that Elihu Root and Theodore Roose-
welt went in The Hague convention
when the United States proposed 4
supreme court Of the world On the
principle Of the founding OF the
United states supreme court. and
abide by its decisions. The United
states always has kept its promises:
u needs no league Of nations 10 keep
the peace now II other nations OF
the world need armed force 20 COM
pei them 20 keep the peace. does not
tnat convey TO you that the whole
purpose Of this proposed constitution
IS 70 bring the great United States
or America into armed conflicts
which have racked Europe 500 years
or more2"
Opposes japanese as Citizens.
Senator FAN said he recognized the
usefulness Of a boycott as a business
measure, but he said no would be on
posed to any provisions in the league
which would make the subjects OF
Janan citizens Il this country.
senator FAN said ko gave full credit I
10 president Wilson for patriotism /
and sincerity, but, he added: Il do
not believe the eX-president Of Prince
ton university could teach those men, /
W ashlngtOn, jay. Jefferson. Monroe, ]
anything.
1T seems to me II there is one les
son American people have learned /
rom this war, IL is that the United ]
states Of America should continue in /
The path marked out for IL by the
founders of this government and |
should have nothing TO do with the
oroils Of the Balkan states nor at
.empt 10 reconstruct the geography
II Europe"
He added he did not propose to take /.
single star of the American flag in
he interest OF international Boil
.hevism-