Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-16
BRANDEGEE MAKES BITTER
 ATTACK ON PRESIDENT


 Letters to and from U. s. Senators Brandegee and Mclean of Connecti- cut regarding the peace treaty are coming to hand daily. One of the most remarkable of these is one from Senator .Brandegee to Rev. Robert c. Denison of United church at New Haven, in which the senator declares that he does not like President Will son, has no admiration for either his character or his personality and thinks him the most sinister influence that has ever come into the politi- cal life of the country. He declares, however, that this opinion would not infEence his vote on the treaty, which he believes is a bad one. His letter follows;
 United States Senate,
 Committee on Foreign Relations,
 December 8, 1919. Rev. Robert C. Denison, the United
 Church Office, 3o2 Temple St.,
 New Haven. Conn.
 My Dear Dr. Denison-Yours of the 18th ultimo is received upon my re- turn to Washington after an absence of a few days. It is indeed a pleasure to receive Q sane letter from those who favor the so-called covenant for a league of nations as proposed in the treaty of Versailles. I am very glad l that you have written to me and I am pleased to have the opportunity of re- ] plying.
 The matter about which you write regard as the most important that has been presented to the treaty -mak- ling power of the United States. It is l Impossible for me iIlNthe compass of a letter to make you understand the | objections which I have against exc outing the contract which is submit l ted to us. Of course they have been l stated at length on the floor of the senate in debate, but I am aware that very few people can read these de- l bates. I can only say that the prin- tcipal upon which this so- called cove 1, nant is founded iS\ in my opinion. rad I ically defective and incurably wrong. Il is called a league of peace, but in my opinion it is an alliance which will re- suit in war.
 I should be glad to vote for an as sociation of nations to develop ht agree upon a codet of internationa law to govern the relation of nation: with each other; or to advocate the establishment of great internationa i tribunal composed of men of sucI education and character and erninenc as would give weight to decision made in accordance with the interna | tional code agreed upon. I should b. glad to refer disputes between na. tions to such tribunal The so-call | ed covenant proposed in the German peace treaty provides nothing of tn kind Instead it provides for an al Hance of nations who shall mass thei military power against other nation whether members of the league or no It proposes to exercise this militar . power by an assembly. sitting abroad in the council of which we shall hay one vote. It proposes that the vote ; of the delegates in this council shaf be cast not in accordance with tn dictates of justice and equity, but a they are ordered to cast them by thos I who appoint them.
 i There is not in the entire schem a single element of judicial considers v tion. The delegates are to vote 3 S they are ordered. according to ,polit
 cal expediency. The orders given tf h delegates of the several nations by tl
 severeigns or heads of the nation t who appoint them may be in secre
 The entire proceeding of both tt y council and the assembly may be i
 secret. The people may know notl
 ing whatever about them. The juri.