The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-09
VOTE ON PEACE
LEAGUE URGED
BY BEVERIDGE
People Entitled to Decide
Nations "Gravest
Question"
BORAH FEARS "REDS''
Issue Is "American Nation
alism Against Mongrel
InternatiOnaliSm."
WILSON PLAN ATTACKED
Senator Lodge Cheered Lus-
tily at Great Meeting
in Boston.
WILSON PLAN ATTACKED
speeioi DespatcA 10 TIE suN.


BOSTON, March S.--An audience thor
oughly in sympathy with the views
expressed by the speakers heard Sena-
tor Borah Of Idaho, former Senator
Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana and
Senator Thomas of Colorado tell their
objections to the Wilson plan for a
League Of Nations In fremont Temple
tonight. More than 5000 persons
jammed into the hall and the majority
OF the 1000 who were unable TO gain
admission remained outside through the
meeting. These were addressed by Mr..
Beveridge.
At intervals the gathering In the
hall broke loose in a tumultuous man
ner. There was little attempt to
heckle the speakers, the conspicuous
example being when a man well ad-
vanced in years rose from his seat
in the first balcony and yelled:
Three cheers for our next President,
Woodrow Wilson" His action met
with disfavor for he was booed and
Kissed and cries Of shut up" and
put him out" completely drowned out
the merest suspicion Of scattered ap-
plause. This took place just after
Attorney Henry F. Hurlbut had in
troduced Mr.. Beveridge.
Cheers for Senator Lodge.
The action was more than counter
balanced when q man on the main
floor jumped up and called for three
cheers for Henry Cabot Lodge. In
stantiy the crowd was on its feet,
yelling and cheering and scores of
handkerchiefs waved violently. The
man in the balcony sat down and was
not heard again.
Mr.. Beveridge, acting as chairman,
submitted a resolution to be sent to
Senator Lodge assuring him the uHQuali-
fed support OF the meeting In his ef-
forts to secure the future Of America
and the peace of the world. The reso-
luton was given a voice vote and passed d
practically unanimously.
Senator Borah was cheered when he
declared that the people of the United
States alone had the right to say
whether America shall or shall not en-
ter this League of Nations.
IT as a United States Senator have
not the right, Woodrow Wilson as Pres
ident has not tho right to say what the
country shall accept" he declared amid
cheers.
MIR. Borah eaid there was not an I. W.
W. or a Bolshevist In the country that
Is not favoring this plan for a league.
"Trotzky" he declared, says 1t Is the
initial step in the Observation-Disclosures of
the world.
Senator Hitchcock says It Is neces-
sary tc accept internationalism to avoid
Eolshe hevisn. One might as well vaoci-
nnte with smallpox to avoid meningitis.
/ say vaccinate with Americanisin to
avoid them both"
Text of Beveridge speech.
Mr.. Beveridge said:
This Is a non bipartisan and purely
American meeting. We have gathered
within sight OF Bunker Hll-almost
within sight OF Lexington and Concord
to consider in the American way the
gravest question ever discussed in this
historic city, tho real birthplace of
American independence.
1T has now been four months since
the cannon ceased to thunder-and yet
we are still at war. BY now peace could
have been established and the peoples
of the world could have begun the re-
sumption OF normal life. But the ma
tions are kept waiting while additional
billions OF expenses mount. misery In
cressss and anarchy spreaak
Peace knocks at barred doors and is
not admitted. Why7 Because behind
those doors sit men weaving a net that
would entangle the American nation in
European -Asiatic balance OF power
Let the so-called Peace Conference
take notice that when It puts of pea ice
to contrive permanent political aliia noes
with America II is engaged In useless
labor
"open the door, gentlemen. and bid