The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-23
ATTACK ON
PEACE PACT
IS STAR TED
BY. SHERMAN
Bitter Criticism of Wilson for
Conduct of Peace Negotia-
tions Would Separate
League and Treaty.
CLAIMS BROKEN FAITH
tBy Associated Press>

NDy ASSOClaIeQ ST68SJ
WASHINGTON, May 23.-The at
tack on the league of nations began in
the senate today with an address by
Senator Sherman, republican, Of I'LL
nois, bitterly critising President VIII
son for his conduct Of the peace ne
gotfations and denouncing the league
proposal as a revolutionary attempt
to set UP "a parliament of nations con-
trolled by an oligarchy."
National sovereignty would disappear
under the league, the Illinois senator
declared, and liberties won in centu-
nes Of struggle would be lost forever.
Doomed with "the curse Of broken
faith and shameless perfidy from its
inception and BIRTH" the league, he
predicted would become "a gigantic
firebrand for world conhagration."
Senator Sherman made his address
in presenting a resolution declaring
in the sense Of the senate that the
league covenant should be separated
from the peace treaty when the latter
is submitted to the senate for ratifica-
ton. He charged that covenant and
treaty had been closely interviewer in
the Anal draft for the deliberate pur-
pose Of securing votes for the former
and argued that separate considerar
ton would give an opportunity for the
senate and the country to pass more
sober verdict.
Yielded To England.
He charged President Wilson had
broken faith with China, Poland and
Italy; had yielded to Great Britain"
and endeavored "to subvert the fun
damental laws Of the republic" and
promised to embark the United States
on policies that would require her to
send a million soldiers abroad.
1.-THE American people," declared
the senator, have not yet fully meas
ured the unparalleled and atrocious
character of the assault made by the
authors Of the league on, American
government and American institu
tions. A more sinister assembly Of
men never threatened the peace and
safety Of our country than now de
mand that unlimited powers over the
lives and fortunes OF the American
people be surrendered into the keep
ing"
In revising the original covenant
said Mrs. Sherman, the delegates al
Paris had improved only its grammat
ical axture.
Like the original document 1t is
unamendable, ommiscent and infall
able he said. Again 1t must be &C
cepted as it flashes from the summit
where dwells the incarnate wisdom II
has become political blasphemy te
question and treason to try to under
stand Both the original and the
amended leagues impair the sovereign
| ty of this republic and reduce it to g
vassal state.
Log Rolling Charged.
"The league of nations is interlock
ed with the treaty of peace designed
| ly for an Interior purpose. If 1t car
be welded upon the peace treaty, 1t l.
supposed to procure votes, otherwise
impossible. 1t is confessed case o
Hog rolling. If the league be ratified
while the government is at war, thu
vast and unknown war powers Of un
defined extent will be invoked to de
clare it valid. II peace be first con
cluded those extensive and undefinet
war powers disappear. In peace civi
lpowers are constructed and interpret
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