New Britain herald., 1919-05-23
MILLION SOLDIERS
 WOULD BE NEEDED
Under League Provisions, Termed By Illinois Repub- lican Gigantic Firebrand
 For World Confagration." !"

"dSnlnSlOn, May 1o.-Ine aLlack on the league of nations began in the senate today with an address by Senator Sherman, republican of H. linois, bitterly criticizing President Wilson for his conduct of the peace negotiations and denouncing the league proposal as revolutionary attempt to set up "a parliament of nations controlled by an oligarchy."
 Fears for Sovereignty.
 National sovereignty would disap- pear under the league, the Illinois senator declared, and liberties won in centuries of struggle would be lost forever Doomed with the curse of broken faith and shameless perfidy from it's inception and birth the league, he predicted would become gigantic firebrand for a world con- f1agration." ~~5
 Senator sherman made his address in presenting a resolution declaring it the sense of the senate that the league covenant should be separated from the peace treaty when the lat ter is submitted to the senate for ratification. He charged that cove- nant and treaty had been closely in terwoven in the final draft for the de- liberate purpose for securing votes for the former and argued that separate consideration would give an oppor- tunity for the senate and the country to pass a more sober verdict.
 Accuses President Wilson.
 He charged President Wilson had broken faith with China, Poland and Italy; had yielded to Great Brit ain; had endeavored to subvert the fundamental laws of the republic,' y and had promised to embark the United States on policies that would require her to send a million soldiers abroad.
 ''The American people," declared the senator, have not yet fully meas ured the unparalleled and atrocious character of the assault made by the authors of the league on American government and American institu- tions. A more sinister assembly of men never threatened the peace and safety of our country than now de- mand that unlimited powers over the lives and fortunes of the American people be surrendered into their keep ing"
 In revising the original covenant, said MT. Sherman, the delegates at Paris had improved it's grammatical texture.
 Makes II. s. VassaI State.
 Like the original document it is unmendable, omniscient and infalii- ble,' he said. Again it must be ac- cepted as it flashes from the sum- init where dwells the incarnate wis., dom it has become political blas- phemy to question and treason to try to understand. Both the original and the amended leagues impair the sovereignty of this republic and re- duce it to a vassal state.
 "The league of nations is inter locked with the treaty of peace de- signedly for an ulterior purpose. If it can be welded upon the peace treaty 1t is supposed to procure votes oth . erwise impossible. It is a confessed case of log rolling. If the league be ratified while the government is at war the vast and unknown war pow CTS of undefned extent will be in voked to declare it valid. If peace be hrst concluded those extensive and undehned war powers disappear. In peace CIVIL powers are construed and , interpreted by the peace tribunals. l~War powers are interpreted defined or created by the military authority which exercises them
 Would Ratify Treaty.
 ''Let this Senate first ratify a treaty of peace, then we may consider under civil procedure and civil au- thority unawed by executive war DOW CTS that colossal vital changes pro- posed in our form of government The revolutionary experiments brist- ling from this league may then be submitted to the people where lives and fortunes are proposed to be cast into the bloody pool of the whole worlds quarrels.
 "Altruisn never before rose so far above human nature and common sense nor idealism so deluded it's visionary worshippers. The twentieth ~ century does not call us to re-enact
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