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toroe and significance Of Mr.. Wilson'S
admission that the league win not stop
war sinks into. the comprehension Of the
ulRln people there will be a rovulsion of
feeling even among tho most sentimental
Of Mr.. Wilson's followers.
Senator New Cthd,), who is rated as
ono ~ the most level headed men IN the
United states Senate. keeping always in
closest touch with the feeling In his home
state. said 10 THE Sun correspondent
this evening.
"out in Indiana and throughout
the West and middle West there are
hundreds of thousands OF people who,
have not had the time or could not
take the trouble to analyse this
League OF Nations project. but in
their hearts they knew they would
be for anything that would wipe out
war. For that reason many OF them
have leaDed to tho Presidents ideas.
Now he comes along and says
blandly that the league won't stop
war. This alone is enough 10 Kill
the crazy project"
Mr.. Wilson's dinner guests scarcely be-
sity for surrendering vital points OF
American nationality. yet he admitted II
instantly and lightly. as II. Senators
said, II was OF no particular consequence.
His only extenuation was that ITO gain
something something had TO be given
Up" and to this conclusion he attached
a theory which the constitutional law
yers present declared amazing; that
wherever the Constitution OF the United
States con7lcted with the superstate then
The Constitution of the United States
would override the superoovenant. II
WAS about here that Senator Brandegee
admits he started TO walk with Alice.
Irish Leaders White with Anger.
Rut no one OF his admissions has
produced sharper anger than his state
msnt In reply TO q question by Repre-
sentative Ragsdlle tSouth Caroiina)
that Ireland and the Irish question was
10 be left by the league solely TO the
wisdom and Judgment OF England.
Heating that the President had made
this statement committee OF Irish
Americans, all eager advocates of the
Irish republic and OF Irish independence,
hurried to Washington TO get the exact
facts. This committee was headed by
Supreme Court OF New York.
Justice Cohalan promptly satisfied
himself that the President had absn-
doned ireland, or rather that the Brit
ish-wilson league had abandoned her
This discovery made the Irish white
with anger. The description is exact
and literal. As Justice Cohalan dis
cussed the matter he was at times
hardly able to- speak coherently. One
Of his companions said:
Wilson is not now for ireland
and he has never been for Ireland.
He has been hypocrltlcal all along
the line. but we have caught him
In the act. Ills championship of
small nations IA slckening farce,
Wait til the. Irish In America get
the news OF this"
Making all allowances IL may not be
dif7icult TO understand the mood these
men are in. The fact that Frank p.
walsh, recently chairman Of the War
Labor board and an ardent WilSortan,
has talked 10 Cohalan and IL now eaid
to be against the League Of Nations Plan
has It's own meaning.
Pacific Coast Much Concerned.
Western Senator's declare that Mr..
Nations viii tako out Of the hands of
the United States the right 10 say
whether there shall be restricted Chit
nese and Japanese immigration 10
enough TO damn the project on the Pa
cinc coast. II is said that several Sem
ators could hardly believe their ears
when the Prss!dent voiced this state
nent. .-t-
II was hard to get him in a corner a.
regards The Monroe Doctrine. lie met
ALI questions relative 10 the probability
that the league would -abrosate this dis.
tincty, American polcy and safeguard
by replies which stated that there would
be no abrogadon. but that the Monroe
Doctrine actually would he extended to
che whole world When Senator Bran
defee sought 10 argue the point by Of
fer'ng theoretical problems the Pr.si-
dent waved them aside with general
statements in which the words and
phrases good Of humanity" America e
duty 10 mankind" 'idea!ism,'' service
and "dlsinterested service" flled the
ears Of his hearers
The President admitted, II was eaid
that the proposed constitution OF the
league is British made. saying there had
heen four drafts offered at the confer
ence and that after all OF them had
heen examined the British proposal
seemed best 10 cover the ground
The point as 20 whether American SOL
Hers could be compelled to fight In Euro
oean quarrels or Asiatic duarrels II the
United states Joined the league was
"ettled by him sauarely in the afirma
live. The Senators and Representatives
dressed this question home until Mr.. VII
ION could no longer indulge In general!-
lies.
Finally he said membership in the
league need not necessarily be pern,a-
nent; that the United States could with
draw at any time It saw At.
pi'cu'-'on in the East Room.
This whole discussion took place in
the East Room OF the White House and
covered nearly two hours. II would have
lasted longer except that some OF the
guests say they felt embarrassment be-
cause OF the Presidents apparent I'M
familiarity with the language and mean
ing Of number OF articles Of the cove
nant
The discussion began with a short ad-