New-York tribune., 1919-03-04

experience rise the dreamer and the
bookman, the Socialist, the mere haber-
dasher, sincere men some, whose zeal
for the millennium made by human
hands blinds them to human faults and
limitations.
Must Guard Britain's Empire
article 19 unloads the guardianship
of Great Britain's far flung empire
upon the United States This article
smells loudly Of the professors. 1t
sounds like lecture on ethnology,
blended with an appeal to subscribe
literally for foreign missions. Great
Britain and other European powers find
increasing need for concentrating her
forces near home. Additional territory
in distant part of the world is an
undesirable burden at this time.
"From President Wilson not long ago
came message for S750,000,0O0 to ex-
pand our navy. This is the first visible
result of Article 10. We are to be a
mandatory nation to relieve Europe of
the task of caring for people not yet
able to stand by themselves under the
strenuous conditions Of the modcrn
world We are a trustee of modern
civilization. In executing that alleged
trust this tremendous addition to our
navy becomes Indispensable. Our bat
tleships must police East Africa. our
American boys die of jungle fever in
the interior of the dark continent.
others must wear out their lives and
perish in the SHOWS of Northern Russia
or garrison duty in Asia
Signal Of Perpetual War
"Thls step once taken cannot be re-
traced. Nothing but the sword can ever
cut its bonds if once we are entangled
in its fatal meshes. Processing peace.
eternal peace, it is the signal fire of
pefpetua war to this republic. 1t is
the death knell of the American re
public; Its ideals. traditions. laws and
usages yield to a fantastic idealism. a
polyglot anthropy as vain in The
real ms OF world philosophy and morals
IA 1T Is impossible for ppueeable pxeeu-
ton; As the road to hell Is paved with
good intentions, so Is the way to ma
tlohhl ruin sinooihed and lighted by
TINS false pfetenee Of perpetual peace,
J., sincere men may have deceived
themselves Ia their great hope for a
perfect world. but no deluHion, how.
ever sincere. viii eNouae this Senate
from ITS duty to intcrpose It's power
against THIS universal Utopia promised
ny 'he president, 1t Is the fablod
apple OF great hope but to turn to
ashes on trusting peoples lips"
VI cannot stand back and say 'O let
the world be damned; we can take
care of ourselves" said Senator Nc
Cumbcr.
Senator McCumber vigorously crit
lcised his party colleagues who have
attacked the provisions of the Con-
stItutlon without submitting any al
Tentative plan. He said that Senators
ktox and Lodge had proposed sub
ator Poindexter, of Washington, and
number of other Republicans had
done nothing but criticse
Asserting that no nation in the
league is compelled to submit any
domestic problem to arbitration, but
may submit its troubles to an inqury.~
Senator McCumber said that the ques-
tions of immigration and naturaiza-
ton never would be decided by the
league.
Suppose IA controversy between
with regard to immigration" sug-
gested Senator Jones, of Washington.
"lf that should be taken before the
body of delegates and they should be
in their decision against
our contention. what would be the cf-
feet? How could we be compelled to
submit to their tindngs?"
I'VE would not submit it to arbi-
tratlon,' said Senator McCumber. "wc
could not submit any moro than we
could surrender the entire United
States to Japan"
Defence War Not Prohibited
Senator William Alden Smith, OF
Michigan, raised the question as to
whether the European nations would
not have lnterfcred with our attitude
toward Hucrto il the proposed league
had been in existence when President
Wilson began his first term.
"Thc question is whether we bind
ourselves not to make war Of ac-
gression,' replied Senator McCumbcr.
"Wc do agree not to make a war of
aggression and to respect territorial
integrity. Assuming Mexico is "a
party to the league, we agree to let
Mexico alone if Mexico lets us alone.
1t does not bind us not to make il
war of self defence"
Mann Criticises Opposition
Minority Leader Mann's speech fol
lows in part:
81 have not read carefully and do
not desire to express any opinion az
to the terms in the proposed league OF
nations treaty, if that is what it is.
want to say this: There seems to be
quite tendency on the part of many
of my fellow Republicans not only to
y l'.'|ioc SCFctciy JHC IrcSlupnt OF the |
United States for his part in reference
to league Of nations, but to critcise
the idea that the United States shall
enter into any arrangement which may
tend to prevent war in the future.
I'VE come out of this war owing
many billions Of dollars We win leave
that heritage to our children. If the |
only heritage which this generation
gives to those who come after it ia an
indebtedness OF billions of dollars for
them to pay at least the interest on,
and part of the principal, without at
the end of the war, doing something to
prevent future wars, we will not in the
future receive the blessing Of mankind.
but it's condemnation"
Representative LA Guarda. of New
York, Republican, a major in the air
service during the war, speaking in the
House tonight IN support of the
league of nations plan, declared |
that every one of the two million
American soldiers who were sent to
France would favor plan which
would forever end war. The soldiers
know what tho lighting WAS, he said
and FOR that reaeon would tolerate no
partisan effort TO defeat President
Wilson In hie efforts for II world 40.
cIety.
"Th'a N not n political question:"
Mr., lm GunrdIa said. "it ls II question
which has back OF 1t the American
people. During the war tho great cry
was to stand behind the President and
win the war. We want to stand behind
i'm, mr.