The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-26
REED QUOTES WILSON,
AGAINST WILSON 0H
LEAGUE OF NATI0hS1

KANSAS CITY. No. March 49,
Quoting from addresses Of President
Wilson in 1914 and 1916. in which the
president expressed the belief that
America should hold aloof from Eu!-
ropcan alliances, United States Senator
James A. Reed. Of Missouri. in an ad-
dress tonight reiterated his opposition
10 the proposed league Of nations and:
declared that once the American ptc:i
pie understand what is involved in thc::
league as now proposed they will .re.&
ject 1t almost unanimously" i n
"They tell us that the doctrine OF
Washington is old and should be dis:
cardcd." Senator Reed concluded. "When
did it become old?"
Wilson Quoted. =
Here the speaker quoted at length;
from rn address delivered by Presidensa-
Wilson. May 1G. 1914. at the dedica-
tion of a. monument TO John Barry, -
revolutionary war hero, in which. MI
Wilson said in part:
we cannot form alliances with those !,
who arc not going our way. and in orr
might and majesty and confidence and
detniteness Of our own purpose Hc
need not and we should not form a1n.F
ances with any nation in the world"
ARull Oh fpIIl TO- A1A"t oSh~cA>e q
Reed said. ''thc president delivered (
these memorable words at the JefferSon
day banquet:
".Gentlcmcn are you ready for the&
test? God forbid that we should cvcr-
become directly or indirectly emheoiled $
in quarrels not Of our own choosing
and that dc not affect what We fecf {
responsible to defend, but il we should ),
ever be drawn in. arc you ready to: 90 Z
in only where the interests OF Amarica:s
are coincidcnt with the interests Of
mankind and to draw out the moment
the interest centcrs in America and i1
narrowed from the wide circle Of hu-
manity""
Senator Reed used the presidents
words, he said. to show that the doc
trine Of Washington is not old and
should be discarded.
Many people declare they are In "A:
vor of some kind Of league That y
not the question. The purpose OF thiS
hour Is to consider the propositf0A
which we have been officially informf1
has been accepted at Paris and whicA .
the American republic soon Will -
asked to raufy. -
supsr.aovernmsnt. -
1.-THE present league Is not mere
agreement among IQe T6lloiiS " AoSp
peace, coupled with an arrangement OF
disarmament. l affirm that: .sp.4;ts
Tt undertakes to establish ~:
per-government, the seat of whlcn WI }
become the capital Of the world. tsi:I
"2-The government; will consist 81
what Is known as body OF deleSatek
In which each country admitted ID en-:
titled TO one vote but 1t Is specincahS':
provided that dominions Of self-Soverr-
ing colonies when admitted shal DO es~
titled each to one votH.
"3-The number Of countries 70 .oe
thus admitted Is not limited. out tneis
cannot be less than nine. -
"4-The large and the small countI1
have the same voting: strength. rcs rcs:'1.
less Of population. *
"5-AsIde from the, fact that Jepon'
Groat Britain, France. Italy and IN
United States arc charter memoerA
do not know what other countries Wlu
hc admitted. We do know that
cret list has been made OF the oooA
tr;.s entitled to be admitted ana tn45
Tho other countries mad be admitted IA
two-thtrds vote.
"Clcnr!y, therefore. as there are 10
At least nine nations, and aa there M
be many moro tho United SAto
alway, bo confronted with the fsct
there will be at least eight votes OF
oIsn governments againat io
Vota" :