The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-25
PRESIDENT IS
DECEIVINC U. s.
SAYS Sen. new
Indiana Man Tells Senate That
World Hate Will Focus Us
in League.
(By Associated Press)

: WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-In assert
outvote the United States in the
lea que of nations under the covenant
as now drawn, President Wilson,
either through misunderstanding or
misrepresentation" is misleading"
the American people, Senator New,
Republican, of Indiana, declared in an
address today in the senate.
Launching a general attack on the
league as a "one-sided" arrangement,
under which this country would be re-
quired to protect the territory of other
nations without needing reciprocal
service from them, Senator New at
the same time criticized many details
of the covenant and dwelt at length
on the question of the relative vote
of Great Britain and this country in
the league assembly.
Details are the essence Of such an
important matter as this, the senator
declared, yet the president has called
upon the senate to forget the de-
tails. The president, he said, would
substitute this phrase for the slogan
il
on railroad, the senator asked, if it
replaced it's safety first signs with
an injunction to it's employees to for
get the details"
Disputes Vote Assertion
Taking issue with the presidents
assertion that Great Britain's six
votes in the assembly would be no
more powerful than the one vote of
fru
sembly must be by unanimous vote,
the Indiana senator declared Mr.. Will
son "overlooks the fact that in those
disputes in which America is directly
concerned we have no vote at alp'.
He also pointed to the provision in
Article Is under which any dispute re-
ferred to the assembly may be decid-
ed by majority vote and to the as
sembly may be decided by a majority
vote and to the assembly's power of
approval by a majority vote of the
four elective members of the council.
AS to the right of withdrawal from
the league, Senator New declared the
United States would not be the sole
judge of whether it had discharged its
international obligations at any time
it might wish to withdraw, but must
submit the question to arbitration.
In support of this assertion he con-
tended that under Article 13 it is
expressly stated the Interpretation of
the covenant as well as any pact which
might constitute a breach of interna-
tional obligation is generally suitable
for arbitration.
Declination of any nation to arbi-
trate would mean submission of the
question to the council, he added.
These are not the only misstate-
ments made by the President in his
recent discussion of the treaty" Sena-
tor New declared. Such addresses
as Mr.. Wilson has made on his west
ern trip are not entirely suitable for
serious and accurate discussion of
a question of this intricate charac-
ter; and we may therefore, be par
doned if we object to any statement
concerning it which is not exactly true
or the ambiguite of which leaves the
public in doubt"
Means Hate for u. S.
Warning against interference in
European affairs, the Indiana senator
declared, entrance of the United
States into the league of nations would
mean pursuance of the course which
has brought the country to the point
today where it has not a Single friend
among the nations" And this course
he said, has been followed in utter
disregard of the caution and advice
of the fathers OF the nation.">