The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-02-19
PO|NDEXTERO OPENS
ATTACK ONLEAGUE
BEFORE SENATORS
Others Inject Monroe Doctrine
and Irish Question Into
Debate.

to-day got their campaign FOR - de-
feat actively under way
Senator Pondcxter. Washington,
deIiverd a long speech 70 the son.
ate. assailns the league from ever?
angle
senator Borah, Idaho wrote former
| President Tat, asking whether he
ana other soo1 advocates ot the
| league v'oUd Ugre 90 amend the
league CLrs.iiutiou 50 as dch-.'eiy
to pro'ec, the Monroe Doc'r.ne
Senator rumnins. Iowa. f,rS.tst
the injection - tho Irish question
by presonHng resolutions urging ta'
' United states t. wer1 :or Ireland.
| indcpcnloh...
! Opponents 4 he ieagG, Sad toe
day the discussion probably viii con.
! ,inue do!Iy ~ tie Senate In spite -
President wilson's wish that no,h-
| ing he sad III advance Of MS per-
sonal explanation Of the leagues con-
! stitution.
senator i"'Hu'"''' "'N'"''N
! entrance OF the United states into the
League would mean surrender of
! American llsh'S' privileges una s"N-
ereigntN' the aoandohmeut ~ We,
Monroe Doctrine ana Nl"I'""n W
! the Constitution.
The constitution OF the League, ne
asserted. was conflicting. indefinite
and uncertain and the mdchlncry
which It proposes I" SET hp S'rniIar
/ To iht soviet boEefhneht OF ''usS''
! NO Sueh coIo"Stll DuIHch V' 'n'
tanglinS alliance was over pt'oro con
celVeu III inc "orln' '"' 'e''''''
shld' instead OF pelhB "h '"',' u
menl OF peace u ~ l''c ie''"e Wv" ~
"ar-'h' "f"s"h ''o'n' i,""' "''''',,
"hch ''""' "'''io' 'o'''''"
spring
TX the Srndl' ShouIu rdH'S 'hc Po'
posed constitution OF INC lod6u 'l'u
sanction the entrance Ol tue Nn'''u
states INTO League "' N"'''"''
WITHOUT SUBMISSION oi '"n q"'S''o''
10 tnc Nuh'r''"" P'op''
ucoI cu"npaish ""o'' II ''''" ."'e
oeen H'''uc 'n' 'SAuo ''''u "P'"
thcy W'' nave u" OpPo' '""', ~
rehder Juushcn' III IN ''o'''o'' Nv
dechrcu' 'h'h Scit-RoNerh"i'n' ''
America VIII nave n'sdppeareu
Neierrlns 10 '"' Iouu''' Vt
dcnt wilson tA't oohs''SS ''''a',i
from discussion OF 'no l-o'euu u"t''
ne coulu meet WIN INC '"'''s"
iairs committee oeH''o' ! "'"'eA'''
asserted II was H'a''cr OF 70" "'u9u
Importance TOT US 10 re'nt'" "''o-
gether silent ana that no hurh eau
be done by a full discussion OF
document whlch the world was pur-
posoly kept In entire ignorance un''i
II came forth tull-panoplou' dS
though born from the head OF JoVe'
Taking up the provisions OF the
Leagues Constitution the senator
declared that the power of Congress
to declare war would be taken away
In violation OF the Constitution and
vested In a tribunal THE great over
whelming majority Of which Is COM
posed OF aliens to our interests and
institutions"
Under provisions Of the Constitu-
tion providing for mandatories FOL
colonial territories, Senator Poln'
dexter said the United states woulc
, be required to undertake. pract''
cally unsolicited and unsought' tC
extend our responsibilities and cares
to the uttermost parts OF the earth
Senator Norris, Nebraska, interrupt
: inp poindextsr. maintained that IN,
J.. o,,,.ta =, 80. - .,,,s -
I p'oN'S'"e VI '"e i''eu "'u'u "'
4 be unlike those contained IN an
treaty. He said that the League wa
{ intended IN nreyent and nrobabl,
a ,o,,Id nav nrsv.n,ed ,p,rv =, tb,
;. vars.
Senator Reed interrupted Mr.. Poin
n dexter little later 10 ask whether,
e Ireland rovoltod ora,n.t Rri,ish ruI,
wv S'S" ''NN' ""N'N 'NN "