The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-12-25

Mr.. President, / am not misled by
the debate acrcss the aisle into the
view that this treaty win not he rati-
fled. | entertain little doubt that SOON
er or ater-aEd entirely too soon
the treaty will he ratified with the
League of nations in it, and / am Of the
opinion with the reservations in It as
they are now written. There may pos.
sibly be some change in verbiage in
order that there may bc a common
sharing of parentage, but our friends
across the aisle will likely accept the
league of nations with the reservations
in substance as now written. l think
therefore, this moment is just as ap-
propriate rs any other for me To ex-
press my final views with reference
to the treaty and dh1 league Of ma
tioEs 1t is perhaps the last oppor-
tunity l shall have to state as briefly
as l may, my reasons for opposing
the treaty and the league.
Mr. President, after Mfr. Lincoln
had been elected President before he
assumed the duties of the office and
at a time when all Indications were to
the effect that we would soor be in the
midst of civic strife. friend from the
city of Washington wrote him for in
structions. Mr.. lincoln wrote back
in single line, Entertain no compro-
mise: have more of it, That states
the position l occupy at this time and
which l have. in an humble way.
occupied from the first contention in
regard to this proposal.
My objections to the league have not
been met by the reservations. l desire
to state wherein my objectiors have
not been met Let us see what our Atti-
tude will. be toward Europe aud what
our position will .be with reference to
the other nations of the world after
we shall have entered the league with
the present reservations written there
In With all due respect to those who
think that they have accomplished 4
different thug and challenging no
mans intellectual integrity or patriot.
ism, l do not believe the reservations
have met the fundamental propositions
which are involved in this contest
When the league shah have been
formed, we shall be a member of what
is known as the council of the league
Our accredited representative will ST
in Judgment with the accredited repre-
sentatives of the other members of the
league to pass upon the concerns not
only of our country but of all Europe
and all Asia and the entire world.
Our accredited representatives will be
members of the assembly. They will
sit there to represent the Judgment of
these 11000O,000 of people, more then.
sust as We are accredited here to re-
resent our constituencies. We can
not send our representatives 70 Sit in
council with the representatives IF
tne-ether great nations of the world
with mental reservations as to what We
shall do i'm case their judgm Ant shall
not be satisfactory to us. II We 90 to
the council or to the assembly with any
other purpose than that of complying
in good faith and in absolute integ-
rity with all upon which the council
or the assembly may pass, we shall
sooE return to our country with our
self-respect forfeited and the public
opinion of the world condemnatory
Why need YOU gentlemen across the
aisle worry about a reservation here OF
there. when we are sitting I'm the coun.
ell ard in the assembly and bound by
every obligation in morals, which the
President said was supreme above that
of law, to comply with the Judgment
which our representatives and the
other representatives finally form ?
Shall we go there. M President. 10 sit
IL judgment, and in ease that judgment
works for peace join with our allies
but in case il works f3~ war withdraw
our cooperation? How long would we
stand as we now stand, great Repub-
Tic commanding the respect and hold
ing the leadership of the world, if we
should adopt any such course?
So, sir. we not Only sit i'm the coun-
Gil and in the assembly with our ac-