Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-28
Sharp Differences
Expressed On the
LeagueOf Nations
Senator Lodge and Hitch
cock Give Widely Differ
ent Views on Subject in
Debate in Senate Today.

Washington, Feb. 28.-Sharp Diff
ferences of opinion over the league
of nations constitution were voiced
in the senate today by Chairman
committee. and Senator Lodge Of
Massachusetts,. who will be chairman
of the committee in the next con-
gress when the Republicans take con-
troll.
After Senator Lodge had delivered
a prepared speech before crowded
floor and galleries. warning the
stitution and insist upon revision,
Mr.. Hitchcock denounced as prepoe-
ferrous the Massachusetts, senator's
suggestion that the league would de-
prive the United States Of its right
of self defense
II desire" said Mr.: Hitchcock. ITO
repudiate the suggestion that the
league would in the slightest degree
limit the privilege and the duty Of
any nation. the United States or any
other, to defend itself when attacked
and to protect its territory and rights
when invaded, either by member Of
the league or not.
that view, while the committee chair
man was entitled to an honest DIFF
ference of opinion. The conflict, SEN
ator Lodge declared. illustrated and
emphasized necessity for redrafting
the league charter to make dispute
iof construction impossible.
Lets have it stated In the contract
just what it means said Senator
Lodge.
When war starts" replied Senator
Hitchcock, "the right of self-defense
supersedes everything else and the
senator knows it,
Senator Hitchcock devoted himself
chiefly to an attack upon an account
appearing in the New York Sun Of
the White House conference in which
some senators were quoted as saying
the president showed an amazing lack
Of familiarity with the league plan.
He denied that any such statements
had been made by any member and
characterized them as "preposterous-
found the president generous, frank
and sincere" in his explanation Of the
league.
Reading from statements attribut-
ed to Republican Leader Lodge Sem
ator Brandegee, Of Connecticut and
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania, the
Nebraska senator said:
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whether he regarded Japanese immi-
grafton as domestic question. Mr..
Hitchcock replied that he believed it
was purely domestic whereupon
the Washington senator retorted that
the league must be construed from
it's language and not by what the
president says"
Senator Hitchcock declared that
Japan made a mighty effort" in the
Paris conferences to secure the en-
dorsement of the league Of race
equality and had been 'overwhelm-
ingly and unanimously voted down."
"And when Japan failed in that"
he added, "she lost the last shred Of
hope of bringing the immigration
question before the league"
Referring. to the Suns account
which he said charged the president
with stating with finality" that Chi
nese and japanese exclusion go into
the hands of the league" Senator
Hitchcock pounded his desk and said:
"The exact opposite Of that was the
unqualified declaration of the presi-
dent"