The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-18
HARVEY ATTACKS
LEAGUE PLAN AS
DANCER To U. S.
Proposed Covenant Original
ed in England, Declares
Editor In Address.

E0ltOr IN ADDRESS.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 1S-CoIonel
George Harvey, editor Of the North
American Review, and of Hawey's
Weekly, addressed a notable gather
ing Of Hoosier Republicans at the
Columbia club last night, taking
Washington or Wilson" as his sub
ject. His address, which was received
with intense enthusiasm, may be re
garded In many quarters as the open
Ing Of the campaign In Indiana against
the proposed league of nations, as ad
vanced by President Wilson.
He devoted himself almost wholly
to discussion of the proposed league
OF nations. He analysed keenly the
covenant President Wilson brought
with him from Paris on his recent
return from the peace conference. Col
Harvey manifested deep and vigorous
opposition to the entire proposal
which he asserted Is the most un
American proposition ever submitted
to the American people by an Ameri
can president.
Furthermore, he charged boldly and
emphatically that the plan for the
league was born in England. He also
asserted that the famous fourteen
points" enunciated by the president
as basis for peace with Germany,
originated with the British, except the
one referring to the freedom of the
seas, which he charged sprung from
Germany.
Charges Foreign Propaganda.
He insisted that there is an Anglo
American and German-American
propaganda In this country at this
time In favor Of the adoption of the
proposed league of nations. He
claimed that interests holding vast
amounts of foreign securities are ad-
vocating the formation of the league
in the hope Of having it force the
United States to provide ultimate pay
ment for their holdings.
He was scathing in his rebuke of
the entire league Of nations plan. He
dealt almost as vigorously with form
err President William Howard Taft as
he did with President Wilson. If Mr..
Taft runs for the presidency. he said,
there will be doubt whether he seeks
the Office as Democrat or Republi-
can. He made the prediction that Mr..
Tafts name will not appear on the
Republican ticket.
Col. Harvey held that IL America
Joined the league she would give up
her sovereignty and independence. He
said that if he were a F'renchman,
an Englishman or an Italian, he would
favor the proposed league.
Taft 10 Criticized.
81 do not need to tell you what that
covenant is" he said. 1T has been
analyzed thoroughly. There is not a
man In this hall who, after reading 1t,
can fail to realize that. no matter what
explanation or Interpretation or So
called understanding may be set forth
by Mr.. Wilson. by Mr.. Taft, or by any
body eles, 1t does transfer the soy.
ereignty Of this nation to outsiders;
that It does deprive this nation of its
Independence, that II does violate the
most sacred traditions Of tho republic;
that 1t does scrap the Monroe Doc
trine; that 1t does place absolute con-
troll OF our country, at least SO far as
international, relations are concerned,
In the most autocratic body ever con-
ceived, in which the United States
would have just one vote out of nine!
Even worse If possible than that,
through the inclusion of representa-.
tives OF her colonies, Great Britain
would dominate the other eight and
become the actual controller of the
government Of the world.
Col. Harvey was sharp in his criti-
cism Of Mr.. Taft.
Perhaps you have read all that Mr.,
Taft has said and written upon this
subject" he declared Frankly,
have not. / have to allow time for
three meals a day and eigh. hours of
sleep and these necessities have bar
red me from complete absorption of
all that has appeared from his tongue
and pen. have grasped enough, how
ever to realize that in the art of
twisting and turning and backing and
filling, he has become a past grand
master"
Will Welcome Appeal.
Col Harvey said he would welcome
the day President Wilson appeals to
the people for support of the league.
Concluding, Col. Harvey said:
This flag here over my head was
adopted by the Continental Congress
in 1777, 142 years ago. The first one
was the product Of the nimbie fingers
of that sturdy little patriot, Betsy
Ross. It's first public appearance was
over Dorchester Heights, and when it
was raised George Washington stood
uncovered at the foot OF the pole. 1t
has waved ever since in its spotless
beauty and untarnished glory 1t has
symbolized during all these years but
one emotion: My country. my whole
country and nothing but my country
Shall II be lowered now--lowered so
much as the fraction of an inch?
Under which flag, gentlemen? I'm
der which flag? Are not you, too,
Americana"