New-York tribune., 1919-11-19

own people.
Il am unable to support provisions
upon every organization of employers
and employees throughout the world,
clothing c them with authority to sum-
mon members Of the league of ma
lions before a tribunal of it's own
creation to stand trial as an ordinary
litigant, bearing the consequences
which the tribunal may dictate"
La Toilette Charges Betrayal
Senator La Toilette, Republican,, of
Wise nsin, Joined in the attack upon
the labor provision. He severely critl-
cized the Administration for its policy
in the coal strike
"Was there ever greater betrayal
than that which this treaty repre-
sents," said Senator La Toilette
"wherein it places this nation under
The complete domination of Great
Britain? 1t makes us. as Lloyd George
AS recognized. the guarantor Of the
vast impcria istic projects of that en-
pire. 1t insures TO that empire the
control Of industrial and commercial
development in the world hereafter.
Going to that conference at Paris
with the p'cdec to secure guarantees
for the freedom of the seas, our rep
at the very outset because England an
nounced that her control of the sea
was not to be questioned or discussed.
What C.es that control mean? An
American authority on naval affairs,
foremost in all the. world and all time,
Admiral Mahan. has told us. He said
that the nation which controls the
seas controls the world. 1t is true;
and yet we have yielded that control
without an effort.
Assaiis Coal Injunction
zone day, when there is time. shall
present from this floor an analysis of
the record of that man at indianapolis
who issued the injunction in the coal
strike. That injunction is without back
ing OF law or of Constitution or prec-
edent. and never will stand. ! intend
to anaiyze lt-un ess. indeed, the right
to to criticize the ADMINISTRATION be by
that time lost For there is now pend
ing. reported from the Judiciary Com
mittce, measure that, if passed,
would be construed in some Of our
Federal courts as prohibiting criticism
OF an administration.
"Orr Federal courts have become SO
subservient to the interests that some
of them would make such a ruling on
this measure. But | shall undertake.
neNertheIcss, to present the record of
the man who issued the coal strike in
junction. He, and with him the head
of the Department of Justice. who un-
doubtedly had an understanding vita
hlm. ought to be impeached"
The King amendment was defeated,
AZ to 43, the mild reservationists on
the Republican side voting against it.
The McCumher reservation, partially
removing the United States from the in
ternational labor body, then was
adopted by vote of 54 to 35
All the Republicans except Senator
Sherman, of Illinois, voted for the res
ervation, together with the following
Democrats: Senators Dial, Gore, King,
Myers Reed, Shields, Smith, of Geor.
gia; Thomas and Walsh, OF Massachu-
setts.
McCumber Reservation Up
Senator McCumber called up his res
ervation regarding the voting power
of the British Empire in the league
assembly or council. The reservation
provided that no part of the British
Empire could vote in any dispute in
which any part of the empire was
disputant.
Senator johnson, of California, author
OF the amendment giving the United
States an equal voting power with the
British Empire that was defeated hv
the Senate, offered a resolution along
the same lines as his amendment as
a substitute for the McCumber reser.
vation.
The Johnson reservation provided
that the United States should have as
many votes as the British Empire. that
neither the disputant members of the
league nor the colonies could vote in
any dispute between the United States
and any part Of the British Empire.
and that in disputes to which the
United states is a party and the Brit
lsh Empire is not the British Empire
Shou4O nave only one vote
senator johnson declared that Soma
tor McCumbers reservation would still
give Great Britain six votes to one for
the United States in disputes in which
Great Britain was not a part.
The only piece where americans
say that Great Britain should have siy
tunes the votes. power and represen-
tation in the league given the United
States is in the United States Senate
Senator johnson declared
Senator Colt of Rhode Island
mild reservationist," opposed tho
Johnson reservation as "impractjcabl
and non enforceable. at would moan
dhc destruction of the league and the
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