Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-27
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
TARGET FOR BITTER
ATTACK IN SENATE
Reed, of Missouri, Says 1t
Would Allow Black and
Yellow Races to Rule.
"0EM0CRATS SUPPORT IT
FOR PARTISAN REASONS"
Hitchcock Declares Charges Are
False and differences Unfair
and Dangerous.
MEASURE UP AGAIN TOMORROW
MADDEN, Republican, Criticizcs Cove
nant in Speech in House, but
No Debate Develops.
"0EM0CRATS SUPPORT IT
FOR PARTISAN REASONS"
MEASURE UP AGAIN TOMORROW
THy Associated pres.

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WASIlINGTON. May @6-Thc league
"i nations was debated In the Senate
gam today with an Increasing show
Of bitterness
ScndtoT Reed Democrat, Of Missouri
attacked the proposal in such v!Sor-
Gus terms tina; hc aroused repeated
directions from Senator'S supporting il,
ana developed a running debate. col
"red by dramatic accusations and heat,
I'd rctorts.
The missouri! Senator declared rho
le@Grc would place The dcstinies OF the
"hitc race in the hands Of ignoran,
IN snrerStit!ous nations OF black and
a'iio" populations, and charged that
,naHE democrats were supporting IL
lor partisan reasons.
~ irerucnt Interruptions of tho Mis-
hDosi senators speech. Senator Hitch
fnch. OF Nebraska, rankin. Dcmocra,
ot inc Foreign Relations Committee.
pa's,sh ihAt nc premises for these
.uartcs were false, and hat the in
iorcncca drawn were unfair and dan
Scrous He drew. in turn. a reply
irom Senator kuoN. Republican. or
nsnnsyivanla, who suggested that sup.
portcrs "f the league covenant should
IHad IL before they discussed II.
sn!s Hitchcock Lost HIS Temper,-
20 heated did the exchanges be-
E'mc al one point that the chair
rapped for order, and Senator Reed
'lnai his temper
The measure which broush, the
tSue issued before the senate was
'ne resolution OF Senator Johnson Re
publican. q California. requesting from
nc state Department the fun text OF
me peace treaty There Was 40 at :
tempt TO reach u vote on tho rcsolu
tIon. on which debate began last Fri
day aud the measure went over again
az unfinished business, 10 come up
Mhon the Senate reconvenes wednes-
Without speaking directly on The
1o"nson- resolution, senator Reed made
genera stack upon the league
over control or the white race and the
CIVILIZED world to an assembly Of ma
,o"s, where a majority always could
opposition 20 white supremacy
Could Never He Explained.
nc declare support OF the league OF
nations plan never could be explained
ai nome oy Senator'S from The South.
with. It's negro population problem o.
from the West with its Chinese and
Japanese problems. Turning dramaii-
cany 10 his Democratic colleagues. he
,-nIi., oif a EePubllca9 President had
brought i, here-,here is no, "A Demo
been siandiuE by my side nghtinS to
the last ditcn to rescue the country
rom so monstrous and SO cruel II
southern Democrats particularly
were chdcd FOR refusing 70 recognize
INC negro as an equal AT the ballot
bon. hut a. the same time accepting
South AFRICA and other nations. where
Tic black race prcdumnatcs as mem
hers OF the league assembly on an
cruaiity with the United States.
~ ou think YOU can control the Vote
on amy question of race equality YOU
never VIII be able 10 do it,
cites Jnpnncsc Amendments
To support this prediction that the
h!ack. yellow. brown and red races
would combine 10 cmbarrass the white
race Senator Reed cited tho amend
nicnt offered by japanese delegates at
tecinS race equality. Although the
amendment failed. he said. tho JaDA-
ncse delegates reserved the right TO
bring II later before the league for
determination.
nc also quoted from periodical
published by negroes in this country a
or some other international power to
be absolutely necessary for the saliva
tion OF the negro race in view of
United states and South Africa
Reed Talks for Thrcc Hours.
In his speech OF nearly three hours.
Senator Reed presented mass of sta
tistics and other information regard :
Ing inc smailer members OF the
league. The member nations in which
the white race was predominant. he
said. totaed in population only ESQ,
4SS,S0o, while those where other races
Of 81 $4,000. fie said white nations
would have fifteen votes in the league
and other nations seventeen.
does 'ne ne nnrt9ns mhere White blood
named Liberia. Haiti, Hedjas. Panama
Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala.
Ecuador, Cuba, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil
South Africa, Siam, India, China and
Japan In these countries, he assert
cd, the average of llteracy was SIS
per cent, and he quoted extensively
from reference works TO show that
many of them were overrun with su-
persttion.
Reed Bitter in Closing.
Characteristic Of Senator Reeds
speech was his closing words, which
we're as follows:
II shall not consent to grant any
governing power over this country to
any race Of mon on earth. save the
citizens of this republic, and he who
shall do it under the pretext that as
he does it he does nothing. and yet
claiming at the same time that he ha s
produced some organization here that
is TO change the world, who talks with
forked tongue. who looks in two
directions at the same time. who as.
sumed contrary positions;-thc man
who does that, and by that kind OF
policy fastens a league on this coun-
try that shall in any respect control
this country, betrays the republic be-
trays its constitution. betrays his oa tn
OF Office, betrays the cause of justice
and tho cause Of man"
Having uttered this forccful state
mcnt, Senator Reed took his seat and
Senators we're left to wonder to whom
he rcferred-%f
~ ,fcres League In House.
~, .,Sl1 Lissouri Senator was as
my que In the Senate, Rep
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