The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-06-18
LEAGUE PLAN
ISDEFiEE'NDEDBY !! /
SEN, M'CUMBER
Senator Assails Opponents of
European Pact in Senate
Speech
TREATS THEM ALL ALIKE
Declares Personally as Opposed
to Leaving Germany Out
of the Organization
TREATS THEM ALL ALIKE

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of the Organization
Washington, June 49, Declaring
opponents Of the league of nations
have conducted campaign of mis-
representation and distortion, Sen
McCumber of North Dakota, repub
lican member Of the foreign relations,
today told the; senate that the cove.
nant presented the only possible
means of preventing further and more
desperate wars. He declared the
covenant did not curtail American in
terests.
| WilfullyfM;sre presented.
/ IN twenty. years in the senate"
said the North Dakota senator, IL
have known but, one instrument whose
terms have been SO wilfully misrep-
resented as the covenant of the league
Of nations. That some portions of it
are vague, know, and Objectionable
From particular viewpoints. But that
It discriminates against US; is un.
fair in its treatment of our country,
or that 1t imposes upon us any obliga.
ti0n or burden that is not equally
borne by every other nation I must
deny. 1t Is regretable that the mighty
power of eloquence is used to distort
or defame the instrument. E.... ...,.
| Against White Race.
| Suppose we now refuse to Join
with the rest Of the world in some
scheme to prevent war, what will
happen? AS surely as the sun rises
every great nation will proceed to de-.
wise means for the wholesale destruc
tion of nations. So desperate will be
the next war that all the hate and
venom engendered by this war will'b
infinitely small, in comparison. And
against. what race will these weapons
be used? Against the white race
Quoting the declaration of Johnson
of California that America, because of
her isolation docs not need the Eu-
ropean powers as partners" Mr.. Nc
Cumber said that isolation had long
ago broken down, an European quar-
rel in the last five years having cost
this country $4,000 lives and $45,000,-
100000. ..t,,
Equally Incumbent.
There Is no quarrel effecting the
rights of man which is not equally in
! cumbent upon alf nations, he@ said.
..What would you say of the strong
vigorous man who would stand on the
shore and see woman struggling In
the waves, while he, folding his mus
cular arms, announces: oh, that is no
concern Of mine, she is not my wife
or daughter Nv. ,..
"'Oh,' say opponents of the league
of nations, we can make up our mind
when the occasion arises
& Would Have Stopped war.
What want to do is to be right
there on the spot when the occasion
ARISES. Had America been right
there on the spot with an ag1eement
signed by us and by Germany hat
Germany would not make war on
France or any other nation without
submitting to the league of nations
the righteousness of its cause we
would have been spared this terrible
scourge." -...
"You talk about our entering this
war for a great world principle. The
man who makes that assertion knows
he falsifies the record. We know
that we never once said to Germany
you have no right to make war on
France
We based our right of action Who'll
lv on the ground that by the acts Of
| Germany she had made war on us I
want to put ourselves in such po-
sition that we shall never feel it lie.
cessary to reiterate such a falsehoud.
World Domination.
/ We all knew all along just what
Germany had in mind. We knew her
purpose of world domination. But
we had not the right under interna.
tional law or under any agreement to
demand that she refrain from that
hellish purpose. We do not want this
country or any other country to be
again placed In such position of i'm.
potency
OF course. not one of us would have
written this covenant just as it
comes to us. but 1t represents the de-
liberation of nations. 1t deals with
complex situations. 1t comes to us
as a compromise combat And to Sc
cure the support of this country spe-
cial concessions have been made to
us. Our Monroe Doctrine is given
world sanction.
To Defend Great Britain.
It has been asserted and reasserted
in the false attacks on this instru-
ment that the United States would be
compelled to help defend Great Brit
ain, preserve her domains against her
internal revolutions or rebellions.
Nothing could be more false"
Referring to charges that the Unit
ed States would be at a disadvantage
in the league because it has only one
vote, the speaker said the important
decision would be made in the coun-
Gil where the only vote would be one
each for the five great powers with
unanimous action required to effect
a decision.
Senator .McCumber also declared he
personally would be opposed to leav-
ing Germany out of the league fearing
that such action must lead to future
action or jealousy.
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