Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-13
AYERS LEAGUE MAKES THE y. S.
GUARD OF WORLD STATUS QUO
Senator Johnson Declares the Covenant
Pledges Americas Sons to Obey
Europe's Orders

Of what had ensued, tho shantung
ITO the Japanese empire" he said.
with only 60,O00:o0O people, we
turned over shamefully and unjustly
and cruelty 100000 900 of Chinese. To
the autocracy of the orient we deliv-
cred 10000. 900 republicans Of China.
We made the orient safe for democ-
racy' by remembering its only
democracy and handing the parts to
blacklist page in all our history was
written when our name was signed to
the treaty delivering Shantung to
Japan. 1t makes a mockery of our
pretensions, and if the Senate per-
mits it to stand it stamps US forever
China's fairest province unto Japan
with it's 4O.O00,O00 people violated
not only every word that had been
spoken by us concerning the peace.
but it violated every principle OF fair
ness, justice and honor. Its justifica-
ton by the thick and thin admins
tration papers-and l presume as
well by those very good people who
advocate this league without know
ing anything about it's that the
right the wrong. But remember that
with Shantung given to japan, its
people transferred to the Japanese
empire. under the league of nations,
we've. mind you, the ninety-six
men sitting in the Senate-guarantee
if we adopt it, Japans territorial in
tegrity and political independence.
We have not only committed the
crime in the. first instance, but we
have guaranteed the crime for all
time. We give by the peace treaty
Shantung to Japan and by the league
of nations, part of the same docu
ment. we guarantee Shantung to
Japan and guarantee it with our
treasure and our blood.
I'VE first rob China and enslave
10000, 900; and at the very time of the
wrong we underwrite the robbery and
guarantee by our arms and money it
shall never be righted. This is the
league of nations"
Criticises French Alliance Severely.
Then Senator Johnson proceeded to
discuss the defensive alliance which
the President has proposed with
France.
DO you realize the full meaning Of
this alliance?"' he asked. In his ex-
PLANTATION the President has given us
his first and only construction of the
league. He says that an alliance now
to come Immediately to the assistance
of France in case of unprovoked at
tack by Germany is merely Fastening
the action to which we should be
bound by the covenant of the league
of nations By the league of nations,
then, as understood by the President,
the armed force of the United States
must protect any country a member
of the league when attacked. If under
the covenant we are thus committed
to France. we are in like manner COM
mitted by it to Jugoslavia, Czecho-
slovakia. Poland. Italy. Japan. Eng
land and the Hedjaz Of Arabia. The
President by his one utterance in ex-
PLANTATION of the covenant has made
clear what the document itself plain
ly says. but what it's advocates have
occasionally denied-that under arti-
Gle 10 the United States is bound to
send its troops and employ it's power
and treasure at the behest Of every
nation on earth. This is the definite
obligation we assume: this is the So
called league Of nations"