Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-09
PO|NDEXTER DENOUNCEs
LEAGUE OF NATIONS IDEA
Washington Senator Declares People
Must Keep Vital Interests In
Their Own Hands.
FATE OF CHINA is MOTEL
Speaker Says Plea Of Ireland Would
BE as Futile rs That OF Celestial
Republic for People OF Sfantuny
Peninsula.

w ASHlNGTON. Sept. SCI, cost the
blood and tears or centuries to learn
that the only safe protection Of a peo-
pic is to keep their government and
control OF their vital interests in their
own bands" SAID Senator Poindcxter.
OF Washington. in the Senate today. re-
plying TO some Of the statements made
by President Wilson in his speeches in
inc west IN defense Of the league OF
nations.
b the most pointed uttcrances made by
the President and answered them in
vigorous fashion. Among other things,
nc warned the Irish people not TO be
dccciVed by what the President has
said TO the effect that the question
Of Irish home rule Will be settled by
dexter said:
One of the Presidents supporters
says that the President makes an open
bid for the support OF the Irish by
hintinS that America cannot intrude
upon l!nElands affairs now. but that
under League Of nations Ireland can
get hearing and the moral support Of
The United states.
Irish TOO Bright for That.
Tho Irish case Is not our case. but
~ may be suggested that the Irish will
belle their racial brightness il they are
caught by any such gull bait as that.
They would be more crcdulous than
those who we're caught by the Prcsi
dents mQlasses-to-catch- flies speech on
right claimed by Great Britain can he
INVADED by appealing 10 the league q
she and her allie. Will dominate will
DC IS futile as Chinas plea for her
people to this same lea que OF nations
china was told 10 leave her case to
the peace conference. composed OF the
same powers that will dominate the
league Of nations. She was told the
her rights. and i, did by turning them
over 10 Japan.
The control Of shan,ung means the
says We could no, have prevented
France and England from giving Shan
,uns TO Japan. That may possibly be
United States being a PARTY TO the
transaction and joining in the guar
anty."
WouId Supervise ArmS Trade.
Senator Poindexter challenged the
President TO deny that the league OF
nations would give the supervision Of
American trade IN arms TO the league
~hile the Constitution gives Il 10 Con
impossible for the United States TO full
MI the obligation TO preserve the ter
ritorial integrity OF other nations with
out goinS to war. and called attention
TO tho tact that IN the settlement Of
every question Great Britain VIII have
six votes and the United States but one
The President was called upon TO tell
how the league OF nations could -
called a peace league Ssneu at this tine
American soldiers are being sent to
Armenia and Siberia under authority
Of the league OF nations machinery.
Disputing the Presidents statement
tha, no more khaki-ciad soldiers are
10 be sent 20 Europe. senator Pom
dexter inquired: IL it bc said that
no soldiers are TO Ia sent 20 Europe
under the isaEus o. na1,o rs nov w, can
and Siberia be maintained there with
on: the ccnsent OF the league OF ma
tons? II we are not 10 send soldiers
Join u?
Not Under Obligations.
The President says i: We reject The
isnSus We WI Would pc We G boz ou1ins
He says we must stay with the game
what is the game? He says We won
TIE Mar 10. FraHce and, and Eng! a and
able now TO quit them. How did win.
ming the War for France and England
put US under Obligations TO them or TO
mat the services We rendered Europe
IN the war put Europe under obliGa
rs i, not true tina, every question
decided by the league. and We are
not involve every interest OF the United
states without acceptance?
The President says limitation OF
the league ot nations. Is that so? II
II Is so, how is !; that we have limita-
ton OF arfnaTnentS between the United
states and Canada without any league
OF nations: Does no, the President
himself say that disarmament can only
come by international conference?
May AbroSate Monroe Doctrine.
How can the President tell the
people that there will be limitation Of
a-mamcnts under the league when he
Knows that Great Britain has decreed
,LLt. league or no league, the pre-
dominance OF her sea power will be
lnaiItainei- How can the President
honestly tell the people that world
league founded on the principle that
europe shall participate in the control
Of American affairs and that America
shall participate in European affairs
does not abrogate the Monroe Doc
trire?
items would prevent war. We can
Judge the future only by the past.
Would II have prevented our Civil War?
Or would it have prevented our wars
with England in lT76 and 1872? Would
it have been by the ,sacrifce OF the
tights for which we cdntended?"