The sun., 1919-10-25

troversy with the Empire. They are not
only bound to the parent country by the
strongest political ties and look to it for
political favors and commercial ad-
vantages, but they rely upon It's great
navy to protect them in their exposed
geographical positions from aggressions
Of predatory nations. Their political
and national interests are with the par
ent country against all the world, and
they have 30 manifested II upon every
occasion that required them to speak or
act"
Senator Shields cited the fact that
Canada in the war Of 1912 strongly sup
ported Britain, and in the civil war when
Great Britain was secretly favoring the
South in order to disrupt the Union,
Canada was an asylum and safe refuge
to all those in sympathy with the Con-
federate States" Canada also furnished
troops for the Boer war and in the war
Just passed supplied 41S,052 officers and
men to the British cause, the Senator
said, and Australia. South Africa, New
Zealand and India made similar con-
tributions.
There is no sound reason, moral or
| legal, why these dominions and colonies
Of the British Empire should be recog-
nized in the League of Nations and not
the sovereign States Of the United
| States" said the Senator There are
| many of our States and Commonwealths
greater in wealth and population than
all those colonies and their people are
just as brave and patriotic and con-
| tributed just as much to winning the
world war. We are as much entitled TO
forty eight votes in the league for our
| sovereign States, as Britain Is to Ave
votes for its colonies. and IL one is al
lowed, common justice and national
| equality require that the other be al.
lowed. The Empire State of New York,
with its immense wealth and IL 1000, 000
| people, Is certainly entitled to the same
consideration as Australia, with 5,000,-
000 and Tennessee, with 100000 peo-
pie. has more right to be recognized
among the nations Of the world than far
off New Zealand, with a population of
| 1000, ,000."
Attacks Article II.
| Referring to Article H., the Senator
said that this would be "a scheme for
stirring up discord and bringing on
wars" Notwithstanding that II is said
, to be a provision for keeping the peace.
| Can the United States consent that
in society of nations an empire, how
| ever powerful and broad its dominions
| may be, shall take precedence over It
ana have a greater representation? Can
| we maintain our national honor and
pride In the sovereignty and independ-
ence of our great Government and its
glorious history, and agree that interna-
tional law guaranteeing to all sovereign
nations absolute equality, be violated
and our own country reduced to the
equality OF colonial dependencies?
shall never assent by my voice toNsuch
| q proposition. The American people
never will approve a thing 80 unpStri-
otic. and so degrading and so humiliat-
| ing l have great admiration for the
English people, but l cannot admit that
they are superior to Americans and shall
| have precedence over our Government.
even in a matter of form or ceremony"
Hale Urges Reservation.
In the course of the deba,e on the
johnson amendment Senator Hale (Rep,
Me.) argued that better results could be
accomplished by reservation on the
subject. He alluded to Senator John
SONS plea yesterday that his amendment
represented the viewpoint of American
ism and said:
Let me say to the Senator from Cali
| fornia that the motives OF those opposing
! his proposal are every bit as high as his.
| l am just as much opposed as he is to
inequality In the league, but l believe in
| ihctlAis IL with RESERVATION WnlCn Will
remedy II rather than with an amend
ment which will not"
Senator Johnson replied that the oppo-
s.tion seemed to him to be based on an
unwillinsness to go even as far as his
amendment would go, rather than on a
fear that it, did not go far enough. He
repeated that he considered 1t an EN-
bodiment Of Americanism. and added
that before the subject was closed Sena.
/ n Nnrfst,
ing where they stood on another amend
ment which would go far enough to suit
anybody.
Il am glad" retorted Senator Hale
ito see the Senator set up as a test OF
Americanism his own amendment. but
cannot accept that test for myself II
he has any question OF my patriotism
he is welcome to IT"
Senator Gronna iRep., n. d. assailed