The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-20
No Energy i'm B1itons'S Six
Votes Not Offset by One
accredited to L. S. WILSON,

oemnity forced upon her by the sheer
weisht or numbers. And Mr.. Care
insisted that as Mckinley protected
the weaker nations, he would TODAY.
if alive, stand with the president I'M
ms night for ratification of the league
of nations.
Today's Program.
| me presidents program for today II
1ar from being firing one, His oniv
public function is this evening. when he
10 10 deliver set address. In the
meantime he was devoting a consid-
ra., eaanie amount of his time simply to
resting In his hotel suite
| with only another week left of h,s
swing around the circle" the president
| ~ admittedly well pleased with deyeIon-
ments. He Ia understood to be fully
sSonndent OF the final outcome. II had
i, paen expected by the members OF the
immediate party that the coming week
would see vote on the amendment IA
tnered by Senator Hiram johnson that
IS y uesigned to demand for the United
osaens osaa ine same number of votes in the
assembly of the league of nations ~
now Is allotted to Great Britain's do,
unions. Information reaching tha
party this morning indicated that this
vote would not be reached until after
lne president returned to Washington
The delay in reaching the vote Is de-
Shred. IN messages reaching the presi-
deht' 70 be due to the attitude of thA
opposition IN Washington. SO far as the
~ ;hoia,liiiilstrat,oh forces are concerned, IL
is insisted here that they are ready "a
accept vote on any reservation 81
amendment at any time.
, Quotes Lodge and Roosevelt. Ii
piame ane mction OF the president in San II
Lodge and Col Roosevelt as favor,nr
lhe we league, of nations rlan Is to be ann 4
pi'iieu curing the coming weeks meet
mgs, according TO the best information |
obtainah'e today.
The president in his San Die a ADJ
aress emphasized his allogatyn that
any man who wants to get for the
United states preference under the
treaty thnt cannot be accorded to an
other nations is little AmerIcan1
ana That declaration Is likely TO Be
made the slogan of the advocates of
me treaty In their arguments on the
moor oI the senate from now until the
vote OF the senate is taken. ~
The president is expected to ampIifv
tonight his original declaration that $50
sinnll matter as the national eIectiona
OF le2o cannot be considered In the face
o, or me present crisis" and that II
basis OF party advantage repudinta hin,
as a fellow American"
Emphasizing his oft-repeated declarar
tion that the single vote of the United
six votet Of Great Britain, the presi-
dent last night said:
am perfectly content to have one
vote when the one counts fof six ex-
actH as the six count for six That ia
sally the arrangement under the league
we advocated giving a vote in the as-
semhly to Cuba and to Panama, both
virtually under the protectorate OF the
United States. When we gave these
votes TO these two nations how could we
iehy n similar vote to the great domin-
on or Canada, to that great country.
south Africa, or to Australia. which
las led the world IN so many reforms?
There is no energy In the six votes
hat arc enjoyed by the British tIomin-
ons that is not offset by the single In.
iividual vote OF the United states"
America Biggest Thlnu.
Members of the presidents Immediate
'arty today directed attention to his
trictures against little Americans" AZ
icing OF paramount Importance. In this
the president said last night.
Il would not be a little American.
america In her principles is the biggest
hing In the world. and she must meas
IRE UP to her responsibilities. II we de-
line the invitation to enter this great
umane enterprise we decline the in.
itatton to lead the world. I believe in
he destiny of the United States. This
alton has n spiritual energy in her
'hich no other nation than ours con-
aims.