The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20
Strong Fight Against It.

Strong Fight Against It.
 Some Democrats as we'll as Repub- lican senators are agreed that the constitution of the league means a complete renunciation of the Monroe Doctrine, and for this reason they are preparing to resist it's ratification by the Senate to the last ditch. The group of senators holding this view included many who fapor some prin- ciples of the league constitution, but who, nevertheless, believe that the preservation of the Monroe Doctrine is paramount.
 Senator Cummins of Iowa declared it was to be assumed that the United States, as the richest of the nations signatory to the covenant. would be called upon to perform a large share of the burden of carrying out the pro- visions of Article 19 relating to the control of the German colonies and parts of the world not capable of self government. He recalled that it had been suggested that the United States should take care of portions of Tur- key in Asia. The performance of such an obligation, he declared, would require an army of occupation of not less than one hundred thousand men while the financial outlay involved would be enormous.
 Other senators showed chief con- cern about the abandonment of sov- ereignty and the probability that the league would undertake to determine for the United States the size of it's army and navy.
 Borah Against Some Features.
 Senator Borah, in his analysis o1 the situation tonight, said:
 "The instrument as a whole re. quires much study in order to know what in detail shall be it's obligations in case it is finally adopted. But one thing is perfectly clear, and that is as it stands it is renunciation of tho Monroe Doctrine It distinctly wipes out all distinction between European and American affairs. WhateveC doubt there may be as to details there can be no doubt as to this fun damental proposition. We obligatt ourselves to go to Europe and partici pate in all European affairs within the jurisdiction of the league, and tn, European Powers delegate themselves to come to the Western continent anS deal with Western affairs. For thu territorial jurisdiction of the league is the same in one continent as in tn, other.
 Says Wilson Abandons Doctrine. President Wilson once said, 'th' Monroe Doctrine was promulgated b. the United States upon our own au thority. It always has been and al ways will be maintained upon our ewl responsibility
 But in Article 10 we learn tha che high contracting parties under take to preserve as against externa aggression the territorial integrit, and existing political independence o ali states members of the league. Il case of any such aggression, or il case of any threat or danger of sucl aggression, the executive council shal advise upon the means by which tn obligation shall be fulfilled. If tn South American countries join tn league, and Germany, if she is member, or some other EuropeaI country, threatens the territorial in tegrity of any South American coun try. the league, not the United States takes charge of the matter. The mat ter will be settled not by the Congres of the United States, but by tn league, at the capital of the world" Sherman Calls It Harmless. Other views expressed were: Senator Sherman, Illinois, Reput s s lican-It is The Hague conventio