The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-03
SENATOR JOHNSON TERMS NATIONS
LEAGUE G|GANT TIC WAR TRUST

frankly says her treaties arc yet in OK
I,tcpr". her offensive and defensive alll-
Pncr with Japan yet controlling ana
then YOU observe tho United states
making como sort Of engagement. Inc
knowledge of which for III present we
are denied you Will hay" som" c"nc"p-
ton Of what the league Of nations IS
intended To do.
"Thc revised covenant" Mr.. Johnson
continued far from improving tn" Mon
roe doctrine. would mean It's d"Siruc-
finn. He declared the league would DC
a partnership between IN" world ono
great growing cnnCrn and bankrupt ma
lions and charged that government
Propaganda was disCr"dltng lrague OPP
poncnts. by the Paris negotiations n"
SAID. tn" United states mas mao man!
power enemies.
1T Is rar" indeed H. asserted. That
any snccch is made IN favor of the
league which docs not bitterly condrinn
Americans who think al their own Coun-
1rv first. For tho ir.i tim" in our ms
tory IN" jealous guarding Of our p"h'
The love nt traditions and our lnS'!l"'
tinnsS tho PASSION for our land and oar
liberty. have become vcnial sins.
W., have learned in TN" last I"o
wears now thing IN our national me-
national propaganda. Tn" rr"paGhn"'.
paid for Ivy the pcop!" Themselves la
hccn devoted To dcCciNIng III" p"""l'
and to ElurifyInG those VIII" by a I'"-
pies grave hayc been raised 10 hlfh
position. This pcrv"rting process ms
been one OF the powerful agencies i"r
preventing people from Knowing IN"
nossIbilitics OF the league Of nations.
"On the eleventh Of November \m' =
puti f,n Garth mad n''' n
before was respected. r"rcrrd and h"-
loved After six months uf m"ddI'iE
and muddling III European and AS'hlir
controversies and contests over i"rr'-
,orv. tho end uf IN" peace conference
finds Italy dcrc$tjnG lie. Frame" secretly
dcSpising us. England using Us and
| ia pan hjffiug us.
They arc all willing and HnNi"u* pc
; cause Of tho same spirit which had ruled
! tlcm in the peace conference. IN" IN"
) going solvent concern nationally -
! about to enter mt" partnership A''l!
! certain national bankrupts. w" xiv" NJ
: our assets both moral and nnt"rlrl'
! and assume = part ~. their liabilities.
| "GladIy VIII We d. what duty co'l-
nrands and what civilization may re-
uuirc. hut lhat durv rHn b" better d"n".
our obligations to humanity and "iTll-
iZatiuu hotter fulnlI"d IN tho high post
ton q; tho w"r'd'S greatest democracy
than in Ih,. ~uhurh nv" position Of he
least consequential ~ qmntirl" al
: lance.
: Recalling IN detail tho abuses VIII II
followed the holy alliance. IN" California
senator said II VAS "rgan'I'h Tor the
Same declared purpose. and ~ IN" SAni'
".,h"ral and celestial language aS the
league now pr"p"~"d tic quoted article
: ~ nf tho l"lcu' c"T"uaM' - whey
member NATIONS undertake" IT" respect
and preserve H. against external aIGr' &
SION the territorial integrity of all ne
members. and continued:
Tho I"aGu" of n.ttlonS comes To- rs
after is principal members hnN" h"'u
gnug"d with territory. with their h"En-
Grrlc$ and rh"Ir limits incr"ls"d h"%""o
! I'll" widest dreams Tn" ono G,IiIl
| solvent national concern on cnrlh under
! lakes 10y article - iu Euarani"" t0r'N ~
these extraordinary territorial rights
/ This League &c nations. with the u'r
! " no rally wrote =. vas meant to obi ain
! peace only insofar - peace nH,nta nee
! forever Invioiat" their territories ana
their subject rr"pl"s."
| Quoting tn" M"nru" duCtr.nN amend
| mont tn III" league covenant. senator
Johnson continued:
| IF An American with III" purp"s" IL
View Of protecting III" Momr doctrine
! wr"l" ihrS article hts affection for II
, was tcplG and his Hll"CihuCn f""h'r. u
could Eor have hr'u written with Az,
, other nLrN"s.' ihru n" destruction o.
the Monroe dNrIru". The nmCndm"n
simply ..!.,: 'Th" validity Of r"clona