The daily banner., 1919-05-27
Sees RACE PERIL
IN LEAGUE PLAN
Senator Reed Calls 1t Menace
to White People,
OUTHUMDEREO IN TRIBUNAL
Missouri Democrat Asks How the
South and Pacific States Can Justi-
fY Support

Ty support.
Washington, May 27-An attack on
the league of nations as offering grave
dangers to the future OF the white
peoples OF the world was made in the
senate by Senator Reed Democrat, OF
Missouri.
He declared that under the covenant
in its present form nations governed
by other races would have the pre-
dominating voice.
He presented statistics to show that
of the total population of the coun-
tries composing the league Sl1, 40 800
would be of black, yellow, brown and
red races. In the assembly which IS
to be the governing body, he said,
white nations would have fifteen rep
resentatives and other nations seven
teen.
The subject of the league came be-
fore the senate on the resolution of
senator Johnson, Republican, CalifOr-
mia, asking the state department for
the full text of the peace treaty. AS
on Friday, when the resolution first
was considered, the discussion branch
ed out to include many issues OF the
treaty fight
Senator Reed told the senate the
revised covenant had overcome none
of the grave dangers of the original
draft, but had astOnished many stu
dents of international affairs by its
allotment of membership in the league.
He quoted figures to show that in
many of the countries admitted to full
membership the illiteracy vote is high.
"An examination, however, of the
membership of this present league will
first astonish and then arouse the in
dignation of every thoughtful man.,
he said: at will come as a distinct
shock, first, that this is colored
league of nations That is TO say, the
majority composing the league do not
belong to the white race of man. On
the contrary, they are a conglomerate
of the black, yellow, brown and red
races, frequently so intermiXed and
comingled as to constitute an un-
classifiable mOngrel breed.
"How will senators from the south,
who represent states which have con-
tended that the white race alone is
fit to control the destiny of the states
of America, contend that Liberia,
Haiti and other negro or Semi-negrO
nations should be permitted to sit at
the council table of the world and
each cast votes the equal of that of
the United States.
"How can the representatives of the
Pacific states. who have contended
and who still contend that neither
japanese or Chinese shall land upon
their shores. and that both are totally
unfit for citizenship, justify their con-
duct if they shall now vote that In the
council of the world, Japan and China
shall each cast a vote equal TO the
vote of the United States.
"In any contest which may here
after arise involving the equality of
race is it not perfectly plain that the
dark races will unite and declare for
race equality in every part of the
world? 1t must be remembered that
there is living and burning question
that Japan has expressly reserved it
for future consideration, and that if
it comes before the league of peace as
now organized. the dark races will
have Il majority.
"Who can justify the doctrine that
abe 110,O00.000 Intelligent free people
of the United States shall be repre-
sented by one man and that the rep
resentatiye of HedjaZ with a pOpula-
ton of 10000 shall cast a vote equal
to the United States?
"Who can Justify giving to the 450,-
900 ignorant half-castes of Panama 4
vote equal to the United States?
"What sort of insolence is it that
proposes that 10000 civilized or semi
civilized negroes OF Liberia shall in
the council of the world have a vote
equal to the 100000 people of the
United States.
"How can Great Britain ask us to
permit the ignorant and superStitiouS
hordes of India, incapable of self
government or Self-GefenSe, cast a vote
equal to that of the United States?"
The rate of illiteracy among the So
called colored nations in the league,
Mr.. Reed declared. averages about
So per cent while in the Joke nation"
of Liberia, II WIS said to be as high
as 9S per cent. although many of
these nations. he said, are "the victims
of superstition and stepped in barbar-
ism," the league would make them
"the new government of the world I"
Senator Reed H"clarcd it was time
for misrepresentation as to the pur-
poses of the league TO lease and refer
red to supporters Of the league as
"reformerS who want to put the good
nations of the world in control of the
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