The Washington herald., 1919-04-15

full application provided for any
league of nations would be simply a
vast machine based upon military
power to oppress and hold In subjec-
ton all small nations and to sterilize
Seventh. It still fails to provide any
check or control whatever upon the
part of the people over the five or nine
men within whose unlimited and un-
defined discretion rests the question
Of peace or war.
1T still remains not q league of
peoples, not league OF free nations.
but league of diplomats. Of officials,
of imperialists. 1t still leaves 1t in
assuming now that We are going to live
commit US to war.
These are some OF the things which
seem still to inhere in the proposed
league, and this being so. could not
and would not support 1t. Indeed,
think the real issue is now formed and
the real contest now begins"
Senator Borah said that in his tour
through Missouri. Kansas and Okla
homa he found a remarkable shifting
of sentiment in regard to the whole
league question. Heretofore, he said,
the discussion has been as to whether
the United=States should accept the
proposed draft for the league or some
other kind OF league; now the uues-
ton is, as Senator Borah found 1t.
whether or not there should be any
league at all.
II was really surprised" Senator
Borah said. ''to find how the people
are now regarding the league. They
have completely changed. Now they
are asking whether they want any
kind of league. and in my judgment
the majority of them don't want to
have anything to DO with It,"
Senator Borah brought the news
that Senator Reed has not lost any
ground In his controversy with certain
Democrats In Missouri and their at
tempt to read him out OF the party.
He declared that the majority of the
Missouri Democrats and a large num-
Der OF Republicans in the State are
with Senator Reed and that the re-
sponsible Democrats are looking to
him to become the leader of the party
in Missouri.
The persons who launched the fight
against Senator Reed for his attack
on the league OF nations have always
been against him. Senator Borah said.
and their activities are OF no conse-
quence.
When I reached st. Joseph I found
the Democrats and many Republicans
too. wearing badges OF ribbon on
which were the words, Reed is
Right" Senator Borah said.
Chamberlain Pleased.
Senator Chamberlain. of Oregon,
expressed great satisfaction over the
turning down OF the Japanese racial
equality amendment, but at the same
time declared that the league in its
present accepted form will be of no
Importance and will not prevent war.
He added:
with US OF the Pacific Coast the
japanese question Is not one of racial
equality, but of self-preservation. We
do not decry the Japanese because
they are an inferior race. but because
we know that they are so efficient
that IL we gave them the same free
dom as We do the nationals of other
countries the entire Pacific Slope from
Vancouver to the California border
would soon be owned by them.
Il fought the tabling OF the school
question when the California people
were trying to compel the Japanese
to attend separate schools from those
attended by the white children. and
that is the only occasion on which 1
opposed President Roosevelt
Il told the Senate at that time that
there was no use in postponing the
question, as it had to be settled some
time. l took the same stand on the
land question, which was raised by
Oregon and California"