The sun., 1919-03-20
SENATOR TELLS
HOW HE WOULD
IMPROVE DRAFT
Lodge Wants Monroe Prin-
ciple Protected in the
Covenant.
SEES SOVEREIGNTY LOSS
Saws New "COntracts" Grow
ing Out Of Plan Should
Be Studied.
SEES SOVEREIGNTY LOSS
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BosroN. March 1a-Hcnry Cabot
Lodge, senior Senator from Massachu-
sets, in defending the negative side OF
the question whether the 'nited States
should accept the League OF Nations
covenant as proposed by President VIII
son said 80 "''
II am largely Indebted TO President
Lowell for this opportunity to address
this great audience. He and l are
friends for many years. both Repuhll-
cans. He is president OF our great uni
versity, one of the most important and
influential in the United States. He IL
also an eminent student and historian
Of politics and government. He and
may differ as to methods In this great
question now before The people. but am
sure that In regard to the security OF the
peace OF the world and the welfare Of
the United States We do not differ in
purposes
IT am going to say a single word. u
you will permit me, as to my own posi-
over again. thought had stated II in
plain English. But there are those who
find in MISREPRESENTATION a convenient
weapon for controversy. and there are
others, most excellent people, who per-
haps have not seen what have said
and who probably have misunderstood
me. .-'..
1T has boon. said that am against
any, League OF Nations 1 am not; far
from It, am anxious to have the ma
tons. the free nations OF the world,
united IN a league. as we call II. a So
ciety, as the French cali II. but united.
Tn do all that can be done TO secure the
future peace OF the world and to bring
about a general disarmament.
Denies He Is Inconsistent.
''f have also been charged with !ncon-
sistency. In the autumn of 1914 Theo-'
dore Roosevelt made a Specch In which
he brought forward the idea OF a League
OF Nations for the prevention Of future
wars. In tho following June. OF 1915.
speaking at Union College in New York at
commencement. I took up the same idea
and discussed the establishment OF a
League of Nations backed by force. /
spoke OF It only in general terms. I
spoke again in favor OF II in the follow
ing winter before the meeting Of the
League TO Enforce Peace.
But the more / reflected upon It and
the more 1 studied 1t the more difficult
the problem appeared to me, 1t became
very clear TO me that in trying TO do too
much We might lose all that there we're
many obstacles and many dangers in the
way. and that It would require the
greatest skill and self-restraint on the
part OF the nations TO make any league
that would really promote and
strengthen and make more secure the
peace OF the world.
In January. 1917. the President Of the
United States brought forward plan for
league of nations to enforce peace in
an address to the Senate and discussed
II at some length, showing the dangers Of
the proposition and the perils which It
would bring not only to peace but to the
United States
During all this time I may say. was
in consultation or l was talking with
Theodore Roosevelt in regard to It. His
position and mine did not then differ.
'On December 81 made a speech
m the Senate in which I discussed the
fourteen points and some OF tine momen-
tous questions raised by the proposition
for a League OF Nations.
Had RooseveIt's Approval.
col Roosevelt wrote an article in the
Kansas City Stor upon that speech. APP
proving 1t and commencing II. l read
a single paragraph from II.
"'Our need 10 not az great ms
that OF tho VISIT scattered British
Empire for our domains are pretty
much in ring fence. We ought not
to undertake the task Of policing
Europe. Asia and northern Africa;
neither ought We to permit any IN
reference with the Monroe Doctrine.
or any attempt by Europe or Asia 20
police America. Mexico IL our Balkan
peninsula. Some day we Will have to
deal with II. All the coasts and ISL
ands which in any way approach the
Panama Canal must be dealt with by
this nation. and ky this nation m
accordance with the Monroe Doc
trine.'
"on January of the present year
the Friday before his death--he dictated
another editorial. which appeared In the
Kansas City Star after his death.
wish time would permit me TO read II
ali. but / wtn read onrs& ne PARA
graph:
Let each nation reserve to it.
self and for It's own decision, and
let II clearly set forth questions which
are on-justiciable Finally. make II
perfectly clear that we do not in
tend TO take a position of an In
ternatIonal meddlesome matter
THE American people do not wish
to 10 into an overseas war unless fol
q very great cause and where the issue
is absolutely plain. Therefore we do moi
wish to unde take the responsibility OF
sending our gallant young men to did
in obscure fights in the Balkans or If
Central Europe. or in war we do moi
approve OF.
THE American people do,not intend Il
give up the Monroe Doctrine. Let civif
ICED Europe and Asia introduce som'
kind OF police system in the weak and
disorderly countries Mt their thresh
holds. but let the United states trea
Mexico as our balkan peninsula and re
fuse TO allow European or Asiatic pow
ers to interfere on this continent in am
way that implies permanent. or semi
permanent possesslons Every one o
our allies will with delight grant thi
request IL President Wilson chooses I,
make IT, and IT, will be a great misfor
tune II 1t is not made.
On His own Authority.
Two weeks before his death I wa
with Theodore Roo sevelt for some hours
seeing him for two mornings In suGces
sion. The draft now before the coun
try was not then before us. but we dis
cussed fully tho Leaaue OF Nations il
tee hnar "a In