The sun., 1919-09-12
Filler KILLED AS
SENATOR SPEAKS
Ten Thousapd See Aviator
Fall at Fair During Poin-
dexter's Argument.
ATTACKS NATION LEAGUE
Brands Those Who Would
Yield U. s. Sovereignty to
Foreigners as Traitors.

| DuNKmK, N. Y, Sept. 11.-More than
10000 persons who were listening to
Senator Miles Poindexter Of Washington
| attack the League OF Nations in an adj
| dress on the Chautauqua County Fair
Grounds here to-day saw Harold M.
Bruner Of Erie, Pa, plunge to death
when his airplane turned turtle 1000
feet In the air. The machine dropped to
the fair grounds just beyond the outer
edge of the crowd that was assembled
about the stand from which Senator
Poindexter was making his address.
The aviator had made several loops
over the field and appeared TO be head
| ing away from the fair grounds when
| something went wrong with the machine.
| 1t twisted at dangerous angles for
| moment or two, then turned completely
over and dropped. The aviator was dead
when he was lifted from the wreckago
Of his machine. Several women in the
crowd tainted, but none Of the spectators
was injured.
Real enthusiasm on the part OF his
10000 auditors marked Senator Poin-
dexter's speech and he was cheered
loudly when he declared that the man
who advises surrender Of American IT.
stitupons to foreign control is a traitor
to this country" He answered many of
President Wilson's utterances In sup
port Of the league and denounced all Of
the promised benefits of the league as
purely maginary. p" t.A A
I'VE can have neither Justice nor
peace as a result of this organization"
he said, unless this handful OF delegates
far removed from the people and to be
chosen in ways not yet known are both
wise and good as rulers of the world
He added that this is too much to expect
in view of the teachings of history and
the acts of folly already perpetrated by
! the league advocates.
Wants Scattered Power. .
Decentralization of power instead of
Capitalization in one world tribunal IL
to be desired both in the interests Of
peace and liberty" he continued.
In appealing to the immediate inter-
ests of his audience he said the League
of Nations would destroy the protective
tariff through it's provision for the free
transit Of commerce of the various men,
bers of the league.
He also asked the farmers IL they
wanted to pay the billion dollars or
more that will be needed IL this Govern
ment Is to police Turkey for the protec-
ton Of Armenia. He wanted to know
whose sons were to die in far of ASIA
that the provisions of the league may be
fulfilled.
Referring to the altruistic utterances
of the President OF the last few days he
called attention to the fact that every
Government officer is sworn to protect
and promote the material interests of
the United States.
The abandonment OF these interests
by Congress or the President" he said,
''for Quixotic scheme for the benefit
of the world is violation OF their oaths
Of Office"
He said that "even In its inchoate
form and in the act of its creation the
league instead Of bringing peace and
good will into the world has already
stirred up racial quarrels and anirnosi-
ties among the people Of the United
States and between this and foreign
nations" and that future operation of
the league is bound to intensity these
quarrels and antagonism and bring war
Instead of the promised peace to the
world.
"A former Acknowledgement of the
United States" he continued. infected
with the League of Nations disease, says
we must sign the league without amend
ment, and then appeal to the league for
the protection of American institutions
The man who advises the surrender OF
American institutions to foreign control
and dependence upon the good graces of
that foreign control for the protection
of American institutions is traitor to
Ills country. We advised China to pur-
sue this course and told her not to Sc
cure legal representation or to present
a brief of her case and- then dismem-
bered her, though she was our ally in
the war, There is no reason to think
that If we pursue the advice given we
will not have the same experience as
China.
Saas Admiration of nafa.,.