The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-26
SAYS WILSON LEFT
ENEMIES ABROAD
Senator Cummins Aserts U. s.
Did Not Have Single Friend
in Europe.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2s.-When
President Wilson ended his work at the
Paris conference the United States had
not friend in Europe. Asia or Africa
and our brilliant service in the war was
almost forgotten in the storm Of pro-
test which followed him as he sailed for
home. Senator Cummins. Republican,
OF Iowa, declared today In an address
In the senate, attacking the league OF
nations covenant
The only thing the president brought
with him which was ioyfully received In
America by multitudes OF good people,"
Senator Cummins said, was a covenant
for league of nations, and this only
because these people believed. many OF
them without Inquiry, that the league
OF nations would bring peace toa war
weary world and would maintain Il in
all the years to come. Gradually they
are beginning TO see the tremendous
burdens we are asked TO assume and
gradually they are understanding that
there are some provisions in the cove
nant which inevitably must provoke
war"
Senator Cummins deplored the at
tempt OF some senators to charge other
senators with opposing the treaty sim
ply To discredit the president and to ac-
complish their political designs, as well
as efforts Of the latter group TO make
II appear that those supporting the
president were indifferent, II not hos
tile, toward the vital concerns OF their
own country.
THE casual observer In the senate"
he added, would be inclined to reach
the conclusion that the most influential
senator's upon this side OF the cham
Der are altogether insensible TO the
awful horrors Of war and are deter
mined to keep the world In conflict sim
ply to antagonize the president or to
work out some petty ambition for party
supremacy while at the same time he
could not well resist the inference that
the most persuasive senator's upon the
other side OF the chamber are bent on
wrecking their own country simply to
vindioate the infallibllity Of the chief
executive in his work at Paris"
Stick to Allies.
Senator Cummins contended that
when the war ended our exit should
have been as speedy and as complete
as possible" This did not mean, how
ever, he added, that the United States
should have abandoned its allies or have
made separate peace with Germany,
but II does mean that II was our duty
to associate ourselves with foreign
powers In reforming the map OF the
world and In agreeing to maintain II as
the victors had made II.
Condemning disposition Of Shantung,
Senator Cummlns said he wanted TO re-
lieve the American republic from the
| eternal odium Of the Shantung crime"
| and from the disgrace OF passing over
| Thrace to Bulgaria" There would be
| many Standings, he said and II the
| principal associated powers worked In
| harmony II would mean nothing less
| than complete and arbitrary power Of
the world. As much as he deplored the
wrongs done China, he would adhere. he
| said, TO the principles he had previously
announced and vote against the com
mittee amendment awarding the prov
| ince to China.
The man who attempts 20 preach the
doctrine that peace with Germany. with
or without the league Of nations, means
peace for the world In the relations Of
| men with men, or producing, selling and
| buying according 10 ancient customs
| inflicts incalculable injury on the public
| III America" he said. ''is shackled Il
the proposed league OF nations Just al
II Is written, she viii go blindly and
| blundaringiy into the future, incapable
OF guiding her own people safely
through these dark and difficult days.
|