The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-06-03
HEATED DISCUSSIONS
OVER PEACE LEAGUE
SAYS BROWNS AND FELLOWS
WOULD DOMINATE. TWITS
olhar, -uERN SUPPORTERS.

aarn uERN SUPPORTERS.
WASHINGI~ The league
of nations was debaO> the senate
again yesterday with an increasing
show of bitterness.
Senator Reed, democrat, of Mis-
souri,, attacked the proposal in such
vigorous terms that he aroused re-
peated objections from senators sup
porting it and developed running
debate colored by dramatic accusa-
tions and heated retorts. The Mis-
souri, senator declared the league
would place the destinies of the
white race in the hands of ignorant
and superstitious nations of black
and yellow population. He said:
A Colored League of Nations.
can examination of the member
ship of this present league will first
astonish and then arouse the indigna-
ton of every thoughtful man. 1t will
come as distinct shock, first, that
this is a colored league of nations.
The senator quoted from tables to
show that the white nations would be
in the minority in the league. OF the
countries classified by Senator Reed
as "dark" there were II, with
population of 81, 100000, while the
white countries numbered Is, with a
population of 289,000,000.
Fifteen White, Seventeen Colored.
''From the foregoing table," Sena-
tor Reed continued. eft appears that
when the members of the league OF
nations meet about the council table
there will be fifteen men represent
ing white nations and seventeen men
representing black, brown, yellow
and red races; and that among the
nations classified as dark the aver
age of the dark-skinned people, com
pared with the total population, IS
nearly nine to one. 1t is also shown
that among these races the degree
of illiteracy is astonishingly high.
Where figures are available the per-
centage runs from nearly SO per
cent. in Cuba to SO per cent. IN LII
IBERIA.
NTo the votes of the tribunal thus
constituted it is proposed to submit
for final decision questions when
may involve the very life of the
United States. BY their votes we may
be plunged into, war; by their decls-
ion subjected to wrongs of the most
grievous character; by their decree
the very fate Of the world may be
determined.
81 now put two questions to two
classes of American senators:
81. How will the senators from the
South, who represent states which
have commended that the white race
alone is fit to control the destiny OF
the States of America; who have con-
tended that the black man of the
South should not be permitted to
cast his individual ballot to be count
ed against the ballot of the wniUe
man. contend that Liberia, Haiti ana
other negro or semi-negro nations
should be permitted to sit at the
council table of the world and cas-.
a vote that is the equal OF that OF
the United States?
"2. How can the representatives
of the Pacific states, who have con-
tended and who still contend, that
neither Japanese nor Cinnamon snail
land upon our shores, and that both
are totally unfit for citizenship, JUS
tifv their conduct if they shall now
vote that in the council of the world
Japan and China shall each cast
vote equal to the vote of the United
States?"
Frequent Interruptions.
In frequent interruptions of the
Missouri senator's speech Senator
Hitchcock, of Nebraska, insisted that
the differences drawn were unfair
and dangerous. He drew in turn
reply from Senator Knox, republican,
of PENNSYLVANIA, who suggested tnat
suunorters of the league covenant
should read it before they discussed
it.
Supporting the league of nations
as a practical step toward tne pre-
vention of war Senator Robinson OF
Arkansas, replied to many OF the op-
iections that have been brought Tor
ward by senator's against the pfopos-
al.
Far from creating a super govern
ment. the speaker declared the league
would be '|our agent, not our mas
ter" 1t would not be inconsistent
with American traditions, he assert,
ed, and could not involve the United United
States against its will in foreign
quarrels. ;0rolv-
6GTboro no race question
cd ;, said Mr.. Robinson. "Would the
senator favor a league composed OF
white nations alone and thus force
creation of league of nations com
nosed IF other races? The senator
Contention is totally unimportaalnC
when viewed in connection WIN sno
fact that decisions of the league
must be unanimous"