Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-28

tions for amendment. He declared
that as now drafted the constitution
would contravene the Monroe Doc
trine. strike at American sovereign
ty, involve America in all foreign
disputes. substitute internationalism
for nationalism and be, of benefit
principally to Europe.
Expressing complete sympathy with
the popular demand and efforts to-
ward an agreement for world peace,
Senator Lodge said he was not pre-
pared to say that there could not
be a concert of nations to safeguard
against war. but, he insisted that the
agreement for suchea concert should
be drawn up calmly and deliberately
when the world was at peace and
not hastily when war stu existed.
Speaker Gets Close Attention
Senator Lodge. who is expected to
be chairman Of the powerful Foreign
Relations Committee in the next Sem
ate which will act on the peace treaty
and any plan for Il League of Ma
tions. was given close attention by
Senators and crowded galleries. He
urged that the nation think well be-
fore departing from the policies of
Washington and said the paramount
duty now was to conclude peace with
Germany.
much time has been wasted" he
said. The delays have bred rest
lessness and confusion everywhere.
Germany is lifting her head again.
The whimpering after defeat is
changing to threats She is seeking
to annex nine millions of Germans
in German Austria. She is reaching
out in Russia and reviving her finan-
cial and commercial penetration ev-
erywhere. Germany is again threat
ening. and the only source of a great
war is to be found for the future.
is for the past, in Germany. She
should be chained and fettered now
and this menace to world peace re-
moved"
Nation Should Reflect
The Senator said that while in the
interest of peace it might be neces-
sary to abandon the Monroe Doctrine,
the policies of Washington and other
principles OF Americanism. the ma
tion should reflect and hesitate be-
fore it acts.
There is an issue involved in the
league constitution presented to us
which overshadows all Others" said
Senator Lodge. I'VE are asked to
depart now for the first time from
the foreign policies of Washington.
We are invited to move away from
George Washington toward the other
end of the line at which stands the
sinister figure of Trotzky, the cham
pion of internaIionalism.
Enemy of Disorder
ernment of the people. for the peo-
pie and by the people, the freest and
best government in the world, and
we are the great rampant today
against anarchy and disorders which
have taken possession of Russia and
are trying to invade every other
peaceful country in the world. For
Lincoln's government of the people.
for the people and by the people, We
are asked to substitute in the United
ernment of, for, and by other people
Pause and consider well before you
take this fateful step.
Anarchy to BE Feared
I'VE must build no bridges across
the chasm which now separates Am
erican freedom and order from Rus
sian anarchy and destruction. We
must see to it that the democracy
OF the United States which has pros
pered so nightly in the past, is not
drawn by any hasty error or by
any glittering delusions, through
specious devices of supernatural
government within the tolls of inter-
national socialism and anarchy"
Amendments proposed by Senator
Lodge included a specific provision
excluding the Monroe Doctrine from
the leagues purview. This, he said.
could be done in three lines. Immi-
grafton and other internal and do
mestic questions and those vital to