Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-04
SUMMONS PATRIOTS
| TO Be ON GUARD
Senator Poindexter Says
League of Nations Sub
merges independence.
SPEAKS AT. ROCHESTER
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROCHESTER. n. Y, July 4.-United
States Senator Miles Poindexter of
Washington declared in a speech at
an independence day celebration of
the Rochester Chamber of Commerce
here today that international big
business is backing the league of ma
are supporting both the league of ma
tions and bolshevism. The land" he
said, us full of tories. as in 1875. and
it is time for every patriot to be on
guard"
The senator devoted a considerable
part Of his speech to an analysis of
the league of nations and its effect
upon the independence of the United
States. He said in part:
Surrender of Independence.
This Fourth of July is the first in
143 years when. instead Of giving our
selves over wholly to gratitude for
our liberties. we actually find our peo-
pie engaged in a discussion whether
we will unite again our fortunes with
Europe, from which we were freed in
blood and tears. The most potent fac
tor in preserving the peace of the
world has been the power and indie
pendence of the United States: and
yet we are told in the name of peace
we must submerge our independence
into a greater United States Of the
world.
I'VE are told that to secure the CO.
operation of nations to preserve peace
we must establish league of nations
and put under its control the major
forces of mankind On the contrary.
should the power to enforce peace be
surrendered to A league of nations,
with its own distinct government.
there could be no such thing as the
free cooperation of nations to en-
force peace, since the nations would
er and conferred it upon the league of
nations.
Giving Up Monroe Doctrine.
THE Monroe doctrine has done
more to preserve peace for a hun
dred years than all the leagues of
| nations ever formed 1t is proposed
| now to abandon it in the name of
the very peace which it has preserved
! and to give to a league of nations,
dominated by Europe. complete juris-
pute in which America may be in
volved.
at is said that a league is neces-
sary to enforce peace. Peace was
enforced against Germany without
the league. and such a military pow
menace the world again in fifty years.
1T is said the league will bring
peace to the world. The nations are
now cooperating together in Paris.
They have not brought peace to the
world. War is going on in twenty
places in the world.
Prevention of War.
TT is said all future wars can be
that is so, why did not the great
league of nations of 1889 for the neu
trality of Belgium prevent the in
vasion of Belgium by one of the mem =
bers of the league? VIII the new
league be any less a scrap OF paper
TT is said a league Of nations is
necessary for a Limitation Of arma-
ments The truth is disarmament
cannot be ordered by league of ma
tions. but can only be brought about.
if at all. by conference and free action
and agreement among the nations.
"The league to enforce peace pro-
vides neither for peace nor for dis
armament.
ut is said that as litigants submit
to the decree of court nations
ought to submit to the DEGREES of a
league of nations. This is an ad-
mission that the independence and
sovereignty of the nation is to be
surrendered. II league. dominated
by foreign powers. Is to have such
control over the United States, then
the liberty we are celebrating today
will be at an end. Peace has been
earned by victory, and will be pre-
served by the continued cooperation
| of the free nations of the world. and
not the surrender of their indie.
pendence to league.