The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-26
LEAGUE MEANS
STACNATI0N OF
WORLD --CUMM|NS
Combination of Power to Hold
Nations Where They Are,
F. Says iowa Senator.
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. - When
President Wilson ended his work at
the Paris peace conference, "the
United States had not a friend in Eu
rope, Asia or Africa, and our brilliant
service in the war was almost forgot
ten In the storm of protests which fol-
lowed him as he sailed for home" Sen
ator Cummins, Republican, Iowa, de-
cared today in an address in the SEN
ate. attacking the league of nations
covenant.
The only thing the President
brought with him which was joyfully
received in America by multitudes of
good people," Senator Cummins said,
was a covenant for a league of nations
and this only because these people be-
lieved, many of them without inquiry,
that the league would bring peace to a
war-weary world and would maintain it
il all the years to come.
Gradually they are beginning to see
tire tremendous burdens we are asked
to assume and gradually they are un-
derstanding that there are some pro-
visions in the covenant which must
| inevitably provoke war
DepIored Criticism.
Senator Cummins deplored the at
t6IupJ Ol SOll6 SeudlOlS W SudI &c
other senators with opposing the
treaty, simply to discredit the Pres
ident and to accomplish their political
designs, as well as efforts of the latter
groups to make it appear that those
supporting the President were indiffer-
ent if not hostile, toward the vital
concern of their own country.
The casual observer in the senate,
lie added would be inclined to reach
the conclusion that the most influen-
t tial senators upon this side of the
chamber are altogether inSenSible to
the awful horrors of war, and are de,
! termined to keep the world in conflict
simply to antagonize the president OF
| to work out some petty ambition fol
partly supremacy, while at he same
| time he could not we'll resist the infer
ence that the most persuasive sen
ators upon the other side OF the
! chamber are bent on wrecking Their
own country simply to vindicate the
infallibility of the chief executive II
, his work at Paris
U. S. Should Get Out.
Senator Cummins contended tha
when the war was ended our eXi
should have been as speedy and com
plete as possible" This did not mean
however, ne aQQeO, ludI luc Culltt
States should have abandoned 1t
allies or made a separate peace will
Germany, but it does mean that i
was not our duty to associate our
selves with foreign powers in reform
ing the map of the world and in agree
ing to maintain it as the victors ha'
made it"
4 Condemning disposition Of Shantun
Senator Cummins said he wanted t
relieve the American republic iron
the eternal edium of the Shantuni
crime" and from the disgrace o
passing over Thrace to Bulgaria.
the eternal odium Of the Shantun
he said. land If the principal associat
ed powers worked in harmony it woul
mean nothing less than complete an
arbitrary power of the world" A
| much as he deplored the wrong don
China, he would adhere, he said, to tn
principles he had previously announ'
| ed and vote against the committe
amendment awarding the province
r China.
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