Arizona republican., 1919-03-26
REED ANSWERS BY
 QUOTING PRESIDENT

KANSAS CITY, March 25.-Amend- ments to the proposed league of na- tions put forth in Paris during the last A Vindicate critics of the present draft of the covenant United States Senator James A Reed of Missouri declared in an address here tonight. If the framers of the covenant now stand confessing that they overlooked two great principles, then all the rest of the work surely needs investigation. he asserted.
 The papers state that article l9 which binds us to protect the frontiers of Japan. Great Britain and every other member of the league, is to be amended so that it will not constitute 1 an infringement upon the principles of | international policies heretofore recog- nized' The attempt of the American 1 delegates to incorporate such an | amendment is their solemn confession l that the critics are right and that ar 1 ticle ten is d dangerous abandonment | of our national sovereignty. It is also stated that the delegates are fighting l hard 10 amend the covenant so as to l save the Monroe doctrine. | If the critics have saved these car l dinal doctrines" Senator Reed de- clared. then they are entitled to the thanks of the world.
 They tell us the league will prevent wars Yet as 1 stand here speaking, l the children of the new republic We are i about to set up are cutting each others throats"
 Senator Reeds address was heard by a large audience and the speaker was frequently interrupted by applause.
 KANSAS CITY, March 25.-Quoting from addresses of President Wilson in 1914 and 1916. in which the presi- dent expressed the belief that America should hold aloof from European al dances. United States Senator James A. Reed of Missouri, in an address here tonight reiterated his opposition to the proposed league of nations and declared that "once the American peo- pie understand what is involved in the league, as now proposed they will re-
 ject it almost unanimously"
 Senator Reed used the president
 words he said. to show that the doc
 Urine of Washington is not old and
 should not be discarded.
 This is not a political question: he declared. Tt grows directly ou
 of the war. The war was not political A propostition which involves the sovereignty of the United States, tn,
 integrity of the Monroe doctrine, tho
 violation of the constitution and tn, f life of the republic is not political, i is national"
 The speaker quoted at length iron
 an address delivered by President Vii son. May 16. 1914. at the dedication O
 a monument to John Barry, reVolu
 tionary hero, in which MT. Wilson sait | in part;
 We cannot form alliances witt
 those who are not going our way, an, a in our might and majesty and conf dence and definiteness of our owl
 purpose. we need not and we shoul,
 not form alliances with any nation il
 the world"
 Bill of Particulars ! Again on April 13. 191e." Senator Reed said the president delivered
 these memorable words at the Jeffer
 son Day banquet:
 f Gentlemen, are you ready for tn,
 test? God forbids that we should eve 3 become directly or indirectly em . broiled in quarrels not of our owl s choosing, and that do not affect wha 2 we feel responsible to defend, but ,. we should ever be drawn in. are yo' ' ready to go in only where the inter l. ests of America are coincident wit . the interests of mankind. and to draS T out the moment the interest center = in America and is narrowed from tn II wide circle of humanity?"
 The present league" said Mir. Ree(
 ''is not a mere agreement among tn s' nations to keep the peace. couple
 with an arrangement of disarmament :, I affirm that
 Tt undertakes to establish :, super government, the seat of whic
 will become the capital of the world
 ''2-The government will consist (
 what is known as body of delegate
 in which each country admitted is CT IF titled to one vote. but it is specificall ,, provided that dominions and self-goN 4 erning colonies when admitted. sha ,e be entitled each to one vote. d '3-The number of countries to l ,t thus admitted is not limited but thei " cannot bS less than nine ,e "4-The large and the small cour Is tries have the same voting strengt S regardless of population. St "5-Aside from the fact that Japa l. Great Britain. France. Italy and u i'd United States are charter member
 will be admitted. We do know that
 secret list has been made of u
 countries entitled to be admitted ar re that the other countries naY be aC ss mitted by two-thirds vota." er COLOMBIA NAMES DELEGATE: