The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-02
KNOX FEARS TWO
LEAGUES # HUNS
ARE NOT LET IN
SENATOR THINKS WORLD
BODIES WOULD FIGHT
EACH OTHER LATER
SAYS PLAN BREEDS WAR
Pennsylvania Thinks Term League
of Nations is Deceptive in That
Theer is no Right of Secession
From Covenant-Says Scheme
Belongs to Ancient Days.

Washington, March l.-ttacks on
the league of nations constitution
were delivered in the senate today
by Senator Knox of PENNSYLVANIA
a republican member Of the foreign
relations committee and former sec
rotary OF state, and Senator Hard
wick OF Georgia, the latter making
his last public address before re-
firing March 4.
Both speakers vigorously asserted
that the proposed league would
breed war and not peace. Both also
declared that the tentative charter
was unconstitutional, would impair
American sovereignty and would
submit vital domestic questions to
a foreign Super-tribunal in whicn
the United States would be out
voted.
In lieu Of the proposed league,
Senator Knox suggested different
form OF world organization, an in
tcrnational court to administer an
international code OF law and sepa-
rate peace conventions between the
nations. He declared that the league
as now formed would sanction,
breed and command" wars.
Senators Hardwick asserted that
it would require the conscription
of our sons to police the world"
Senator Knox spoke about an
hour and a half, during which there
were but fw Interruptions. As has
been the case since the league of
nations plan has been in progress
in the senate, the galleries were
crowded. The diplomatic gallery
also was virtually filled. In accord
ance with warnings given by the
chair against demonstrations, no ap-
plause followed the conclusion Of
the speech, but business had to be
suspended for a few minutes while
many senators congratulated the
Pennsylvania senator upon his
speech.
The League OF Nations would re-
quire this country's participation in
wars Of all nations and make it i'm
possible for the United States to
maintain an Independent commercial
policy, Senator Hardwick said. He
declared the league constitution
would violate the American consti-
tuition by limiting the power of con
grcSs to provide an army and navg
restricting congress in its powers
to determine when and for what
reason the country should go to wat,
limiting and practically destroying
the country's treaty-making powers
and also destroying the force ard
efficacy of the tenth amendment, in
that it commits to the league the
decision Of questions that are locai
to the states over which congress
has no control
What he termed evolution of pro.
gressivc democracy into "interna-
tional bolshcvism," was deplored by
the speaker. He asserted that dur
ing the war the federal government
has usurped the power of the states
Hardwick Hits at House.
~ am sorry said Senator Harl
wics, discussing the leagues Co"
stitution, that we cannot hav,
statesmen like Senator Knox, in
stead OF uutred statesmen Ike Co,
onel House
At that the galleres applauded
, but quickly subsided when admol
ished by the chair. At the outse
OF his address Senator HardwicI
said that his speech probably woul
. be the last one he will deliver 30
, the senate before his retirement az,
- referred to the November election,
, iollowd closely by the signing o
S the armisticc.
/ The administration conducte.
t the war to successful ami yloriou
c conclusion he said, and at tn
moment of victory the aimnisrra
ton was repudiated at the POLLS.
% Senator Hardwick suggested tha
a Mexico might set up a claim in TN
Q league for return OF Texas am
- that the United States either wouj
/ have to arbitrate the dispute O
c refuse to admit the leagues iurl.
$ diction,
: America already has been choser
h the senator said he believed, as til
II mandatory ior Armenia. He sai
II he opposed seeing this country ap
Q pointed the policeman for the world
and in reply to question from Sen
ator Reed of Missouri declared
would require "an army with n
limit to police Russia alone,
N Senator Knox. who attended tn
D. White House dinner conferenc
,, u last Wednesday. with other mem
: ters of the senate foreign relation
: committee, said the constitution o
IA the league as presented TO the peac
~ conference. sanctions, breeds an