East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-28
AssAILs LEAGUE

| dent wilson league OF uatlOtlS CONSH~
mt calls the American people away
| from Washingtons doctrines to those
of Trotsky, asserted Senator Lodge In
speech to the senate today. His
criticism of the proposed constitution.
however. does not extnd to all the
| lans for a league of nations, ne said.
He objected to the present draft be-
cause there is hardly a clause aboug
the Interpretation of which men do
not already differ" He urged that
| agreement be made so plain and ex-
pIicit that no man can misunder~
stand"
Monroe Doctrine.
Lodge directly answered Wilson's
personal explanation of the constitu-
! tion's provisions regarding the Nom
roe doctrine by saying How can any
one say that article 10 extends the
Monroe doctrine to all the world pass-
es my comprehension. If you extend
the Monroe doctrine to all the world
ii ceases to exist.
"Under this draft Europe would
have the right to take part in the set
tIement of American questions and
we, OF course shall have the right TO-
take part in the settlement of all
questions in Europe. Asia and Africa.
Europe and Asia are to take part in
policing the American continent and
the Panama canal. In return we are
to have a right to police the Balkans
and Asia Minor when asked to do SO.
Perhaps the time will come when
we ought to do this but I warn ths
American people that they ought nev-
er to abandon Washington's policy
and the Monroe doctrine without be-
ing certain they earnestly wish to do
So
Requires Army,
Lodge declared that IL the league
guarantees territorial integrity. thai
means armed forces He declared
there is no other way to make good
such guarantees Ranks OF the army
and fleets of the navy are made ne-
cessary by such pledges. They must
be filled and manned by sons. hus-
bands and brothers of the people oa
America. I wish that they carefully
consider wheteher or not they are
willing to have the youth of this ma
ton ordered to war by other nations
without regard to what they or their
REPRESENTATIVES desire VI
Concluding, he said: ."gVe are asked
to substitute for the Lincoln govern
sment 'uf by and for the people OF the
United states a Eovefnment for ana
by other people.
II will follow any man and vote
for any measure which in my honest
opinion will make for maintenance of b
the worlds peace said Lodge. '"I
Will follow no man and vote for no
measure which. however we'll intend
ed, seems in my best Judgment to lead
to dissensions rather than to harmony
among nations, or to peril injury or
injustice to my country"
Effect On Immigration.
Lodge differed with Wilson's state>
ment that the league will have no
jurisdiction over immigration. Lodge
said the constitution does give the
league such jurisdiction. He said:
Are we ready to lave it to other ma
tions to determine whether W shall
admit "A flood of japanese. Chinese
and Hindu labor
He urged that before the league
question be settled, peace be made and
American troops brought home.
Takes issue with Wilson.
III MeNiCo should raid our bor-
DER Lodse continued I'VE would be
bound to wait three months after the
league makes It's decision before We
could act. That seems "a little hard
A constitutional amendment win
be necessary II tho United States Joins
the league OF nations, Lodge declared,
taking direct issue with Wilson. who
is convinced there will bc no conflict
between the two documents. He said
Germany should go through perioo
of probation before being taken IN.