Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-03-08

league Will not stop war sinks into
tho comprehension OF the plain poo.
pie there will be Il revulsion of feeling
even among tho most sentimental OF
Mr.. Wilson's followers.
Senator New UndD, who is rated
as ono Of the most level headed men
III the United States Senate, keeping
always in closest touch with tho
feeling in his home State. said to The
SIN correspondent this evening:
out in Indiana and throughout
tho West and middle West there are
hundreds Of thousands of people who
have not had the time or could not
take the trouble to alalyzc this
League of Nations project, but in
vhcir hearts they knew they would
be for anything that would wipe out
var For that reason many of thom
have leaned to the Presidents ideas
NOW he comes along and says biandly
that the league won't stop war. This
alone Is enough to kill the crazy
project"
MIR. Wilson's dinner guests scarcely
believed that no would admit the
necessity for surrendcring vital points
OF American nationally. yet he ad-
mitted 1t instantly and lightly, as IL,
Senators said, 1t was OF no particular
consequence. Ills only extenuation
was that ito gain something, some
thing had to be given up" and to
this conclusion he attached theory
which tho constitutional lawyers
present declared amazing; that
Wherever the Constitution Of the
United States conflictcd with tho su-
perStato then the Constitution Of the
United States would override the
supcrcovcnant. 1t was about here
that Senator Brandcgce admits that
he started to walk with Alice.
IRISH LEADERS WHITE WITH
ANGER.
But no one Of his admissions has
produced sharper anger than his state
ment in reply to a question by Repre-
sentative Ragsdalo (S. CO. that
Ireland and the Irish question was
to be left by tho league solely to the
wisdom and Judgment Of England.
Hearing that the President had made
this statement committee OF Irish
Americans, all eager advocates Of the
Irish republic and Of Irish independ
cnce, hurried to Washington to get
the exact facts. This committee was
headed by Daniel T.. Cohalan, a Jus
ticc of the Supreme Court Of New
York.
Justice Cohalan promptly satisfied
himself that the President had aban-
doncd Ireland, or rather that the
British Wilson league had abandoned
her. This discovery made the Irish
white with anger. The description is
h.,
discussed the matter he was ut times
hardly able to speak coherently. One
of his companions said:
'Wilson is not now for Ireland,
and he has never been for Ireland.
He has been hypocritical all along
tho line, but we have caught him in
the act. His championship OF small
nations Is n sickening FARGO. Wait
till the Irish In America get the news
of this"
Making all allowances it may not
be difficult to understand the mood
these men arc i'll. Tho fact that
Frank p, Walsh, recently chairman
OF the War Labor Board and an
ardent Wilsoninn, has talked to Coma
Ian and is now said to 90 against
tho League Of Nations plan has it's
own meaning.
THE PACIFIC COAST Is MUCR
CONCERNED.
Western Senators declare that Mr..
" ilson's admission that the League
oe Nations will take out Of tho hands
OF the United States the right to say
whether there shall be restricted
Chinese and Japanese immigrant ton is
enough TO damn the projec. on The
Pacific Coast. 1t is said that several
Senators could hardly believe their
ears when the President voiced this
statement.
1T was hard to get him in corner
as regards the Monroe Doctrine lie
met all questions relative to the pro-
liability that the league would abro
gate this distinctly American policy
and safeguard by replies which stated
that there would be no abrogation,
but that the Monroe Doctrine actual
ly would be extended to the whole
world. When Senator Brandegce
sought to argue the point by offering
theoretical problems the President
waved them aside with general state
ments in which tho words and
phrases, good Of humanity" amer
ica's duty to mankind" "idealism, )"
"service" and "disinterestcd service"
filled the ears OF his hearers.
The President admitted, it was
said. that tho proposed constitution
of tho league is British made. saying
there had been four drafts offered al
the conference and that after all O.
them had been examined the British
proposal seemed best to cover tho
ground.
The point as to whether American
soldiers could be compelled to fight
In European quarrels or Asiatic
quarre!s If tho United States Joined
the league was settled by him square
ly in the affirmative. The Senators
and Representative pressed this aues
ton home until Mr.. Wilson could no
longer indulge In generalities.
Finally he said meYnbership In tho