Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1919-04-13
SENATORS OPPOSING
LEAGUE WILL REGRET
IT SAYS SEN. SMITH


BISBEE, Ariz.. April Ill firmly
believe that the peace treaty and the
league of nations will be ratified by
the United States declared Senator
Marcus A. Smith of Arizona in an
address yesterday noon before the
Warren District Luncheon club. ''Of
course there will be small amend
nents, changes demanded because Of
hy-pocritical attacks on the league
rian. but the plan will be ratified"
Senator Smith was guest of the
Luncheon club. coming here from his
home in Tucson TO meet his friends
Of pioneer days. With him as guests
OF the club were also Maj. James S.
Douglas, OF Jerome. recently with the
American Red Crcss in France. his
son. Lieut. Lewis Douglas. and Archi-
laid Douglas. chief of counsel for the
United Verde Extension Mining com
pany, Of New York. Senator Smith.
Major Douglas and Senator Fred SUIT
ter. of Bisbee. were speakers at the
luncheon.
Senator Smith prefaced his remarks
with few words of greeting TO the
residents of this district, friends
whose faces l have known for years
and through whose faces ! can see the
shadow faces OF those who have pass
ed away" He deplored the tendency
OF senators and congressman in gen.
eral to waste time in making useless
addresses. and regretted the filibus,er
which at the close of congress held
up so much necessary legislation.
America Premier Nation
Senator Smith spoke eagerly on the
subject of the league of nations. The
United States, he declared. has be-
come the premier nation OF the world.
and when the armstice was signed
the United State. had ready for action
either in this country or in Europe
100000 of the finest fighting men
the world has ever seen. From a ma
ton divided from the world. self-cen-
tered and alone in its hemisphere. the
United States has emerged from the
war the leader of the world: a coun.
try looked or by the>other countries
Of the globe with favor and defer
ence; a leader in militarism. COM
merce and civilization.
Our platform was elected on the
platform of He Kept Us Out of War"
the senator continued. and ne would
have kept US out of war to this dav
II the world would have permitted.
Finally when when realized that
we must enter the war to stay the
steel spur of the Hun. we plunged in
TO the conflict in full earnest.
Did we go across there for the fun
OF killing a few Huns? Did We spiIl
the blood and sacrifice 100000 fine
American youths for the sport of it9
Did we send our money and provi.
sions and workers TO Europe just for
the excitement We could get out OF
II?
Perpetual Peace is Object
We went over there to fight the
barbarous Hun, to save the world from
domination by the hordes of the
kaiser And now that the fighting Is
over and the armistice is signed. our
president has gone over there to
make. if possible, the peace of the
"oio perpetual, 70 DTinS ABOUT an
amalgamation OF the nations of the
world through which future conflicts
will be prevented"
The senator spoke of the opposition
to the league of nations. He can un-
derstand. he declared, why such a man
as Senator Reed. of Missouri, can op-
pose the league. because he is op-
posed to any league. But he cannot
understand what other senators. es-
pecially those who signed the round
table against the league. can hope to
gain through their actions.