The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-14
Lady Georgianna Buchanan and former wealthy

H. We cannot expect to get anything
worth while unless we are prepared
TO give up something.
Exactly the same things are being
said now against the constitution o.
the league OF nations that were ar
gued against the constitution OF the
United States. New York had to give
UP her great harbors and Virginia
had To give up her vast domains to
make the league OF states possible.
The league OF nations idea Is In
accord with the spirit OF the times
We must have something to prevent
the red ruin that has run riot In the
world the last four years. There is
no valid legal objection to the docu-
ment that has been formed. The
men who sit around the pelCe table
in Paris did. and are doing. every
thing they can TO stop war. There
Is no more solemn duty before the
American citizen than that OF deter
mining this question"
Howard for Wilson and Taft.
80 far as | am concerned, I am
absolutely In favor OF the league OF
nations" said Congressman r II.
Howard, who was the next speaker.
II am willing to follow Woodrow
Wilson anywhere. ! am willing TO
follow that other illustrious Ameri-
can citizen, William Howard Taft |
have never seen any occasion for ap-
argument OF this question We ara.
already league OF nations and have
been since we went into the war in
1917. slt was leaglfe OF nations
that whipped Germany
The men who are fighting Prcsi-
dent Wilson In congress continued
Mr. Howard, "are the same men who
criticized him for not more quickly
sepding our boys into the war to
fight for the league of nations to
which We now belong. II is our duty
to stay with our allies. am not In
favor OF retreating
What have we accom- plished II We
don't do something to forever pre-
vent war? We have sacrificed our
boys and burdened ourselves with
great war debt and all we have done
is 10 astop Germany from fighting.
The war isn't all over, Where will
We be IL, we stop where we are?
There is too much criticism going
on by hypocritical politicians who
want to gain an advantage. That's
what's the matter with Russla--agi-
tation. II they don't stop It we will
have to organize another Knights of
Liberty party in Tulsa and give some
body good whipping
1T costs more money TO get out
OF war properly than 1t does TO get
into a war. The people should stand
together ns they stood when The BOYS
were on the western front Tncy say
that we are breaking away from
precedents II we enter the league OF
nations. There is just one altcrna-
tive. II Is league OF nations or
system OF militarisma The most OF
the az senators who signed the
round robin against the league OF ma
tons. | believe. will sign the Paris
constitution when Mr.. Wilson comes
back"
Judge Brcckinridgc Doesn't Know.
Judge NJ. r.. Breckenridge was next
introduced. He said that he had noi
prepared himself and was not dis
posed 10 express any set convictions
on the league OF nations. II is "A de
cided departure from anything ever
attempted. he said. Before 1t could
be discussed with satisfaction one
would want 10 make IA careful COM
parison OF It's articles with he con-
stituuon. with which 1t ~ claimed At
conflicts
They say that II coaflIcts with
the Monroe doctrine" said ,IIdgc
Breckenridge. I'VE should compare
II with tho Monroe doctrine and see
II 1t does. They say hat 1t violates
precedent and Is contrary 10 the
teachings OF Washington. We are
in the dark We are as
cusslng things in the abstract II II