Evening star., 1919-10-06
M'CUMBER SPEAKS
ON LEAGUE VOTES
Urges His Reservation as
Substitute for Johnson
Amendment.

Denying that Great Britain and her
colonies would have six votes in the
league of nations to one for the
United States. Senator McCumber, re-
publican. North Dakota. charged in
the Senate today that senators advo-
eating the amendment by Senator
Johnson, republican, California. pro-
posing to limit the voting power Of
the British colonies were tanning
popular prejudice with an unfounded
appeal. -,
Senators who in private converse
tion' would never dream of attempting
to deceive one another" said Senator
McCunber, seem unable to resist the
temptation to take advantage of a
prejudice created by this deception
and. with studied avoidance of the
real and full truth. give this prejudice
another boost"
Z Urges Reservation.
AS substitute for the johnson
amendment. Senator McCumber urged
his proposed reservation to exclude
British colonies from participating in
the league in disputes involving the
mother country or each other.
Almost every argument made on
the moor OF the Senate" said Senator
McCumber. land every one without
exception made to the public by sena.
tors opposed to any league Of ma
uons. have given the impression to the
people of the world that the council
or the assembly, as the case might be,
is sort OF court or tribunal that de-
'cides the disputes between nations.
and 1t Is because of these misstate-
ments or the facts and the misappre-
henslon OF many Of our people aris-
ing therefrom-@ that the ground is
made fertile for the DEVELOPMENT of
about all the animosities toward this
league and especially toward the
Claimed voting power of Great Brit
ain.
Seeks to Clarity.
Il wish. the public could lust once
fully understand, first, that not one
case OF dispute out Of hundred would
ever go to the council or assembly:
second. that even IL all other efforts
provided for the settlement of disputes
should fail. the only thing submitted
70 the council or assembly is the right
10 investigate and report the facts to
the public"
Senator McCumber said the arxu-
ment' OF Senator johnson and other
supporters Of the johnson amendme ent
as to Brftain's voting power was "too
absurd to be true" and asked why
France, Italy and other nations. did
not raise objections to putting their
heads in the lions mouth"
Presents "Rea1 Facts"
The North Dakota senator said the
real facts. regarding the league
were:
THAT neither the council nor assem-
bly, is a board Of arbitration. That
neither Of them decides international
disputes at all. That the only i,1risdic-
tton which the council or assembly
has over a dispute between nations is
the right to investigate and report
what the true facts are and
make recommendations. That a dis
pute with a part Of a nation or empire
is dispute with the whole.
Great Britain cannot and will not
control the vote of Canada" Senator
McCumber said. Il would like to put
this question straight to the American
people: Has not Canada, "a fully gov
ernins. independent dominion, earned
by her sacrifices in blood and treas
ure, through four years OF this bloody
war; right to seat in the assembly
that would give her a voice in effect
equal to Haiti, Hediaz. Honduras, La
IBERIA, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Sal
vador or .venezuela?"