The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-22

is QUOTED
Senator Reed Attacks the Proposed
League Of Nations as Very
Doubtful Expert
ment.

Doubtful Expert
ment-
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WASHINGTON Feb. 81. The
reading OF Washing on's farewell
warning against ''entangling all.
ances" was followed today in the
senate with a speech by Senator
Reed. attacking the league OF ma
ttons.
Reed declared that under the pro-
posed league constitution the Amer
lean government will become
government partly by the people
and partly by kings and emperors.
Shall we repudiate the national
ism Under which we have become
the first people OF the earth Tor the
doubtful experiment OF international
ISM" Reed asked.
Referring to the protest in his
speech on the league last November
Reed said:
81. now affirm and shall undertake
to show that the text Of the league
constitution. as submitted, embraces
every evil I predicted. and that It
carries as into many other in1qui-
ties" 49,,
Study OF the leagues composition,
Reed said, will demonstrate nve
things, as follows:
First-That the control OF the
league from the first will 1nev1taply
be in European and Asiatic nations
having many interests in common
and who may have common antAsoh-
isms against US. -,
Second-The British empire Wall,
in all probability. constitute the con
trolling Influence of the league. :,
Third-If at any time Britain snail
lose control, the Germanio powers
will be likely to succeed to her po-
sition of dominance.
Fourth-There is in the Dack-
ground the menace of world Dol
shevism. Indeed. that monster is'
the most earnest advocate OF inter
nationalism. It's fangs are plainly
visible in the constitution OF the
league.
Fifth - Whoever controls the
league will control the world.
In his analysis of the league S
composition, Reed pointed out that
it will be controlled by one empire.
two monarchies and two republics.
Because of obligations "in money
and gratitude" France, Reed SAID,
must stick to Great Britain. He also
declared that community of interest
binds Britain, France, Italy ana
Japan much more closely than. any
of them are bound to the Unlteo
States.
Japan has for many years Deen
| the close ally of Great Britain ano
is bound to her by secret treaty. Al
the same time she has been IN a
state of irritation against us so acute
as TO cause grave fears OF war" SAID
Reed.
"The plain fact is that the league
NAV be so constituted that the BRIT
ish empire will have five votes
against one by the United states.
"The foregoing commentaries
make it plain that the league as Is
originally organized will be In all
probability dominated by Great Brit
ain. :,
From the first, and at all times.
European and Asiatic influences VIII
predominate over the United states
| Assuming that no general revoiu
tion takes place in the immediate
future. it seems clear that from lts
Conception monarchies will largely
outnumber the republics.
eff however, the bolshevistic, co,
a1istic internationaiist shall succeed
in gaining control of a large number
oF countries, then that influence
nav become predominant and the
league brought within its complete
control"
Reed then took up article sixteen
which he said provides that in case
any nation shall refuse to obey the
league provisions, intercourse De
tween that nation and all members
of the league shall be ate once sus'
pended. o,,,,
t;on shall be applied to the nationals
of any other state whether members
of the league or not, continued Reea
.oTbis monstrous provision, trans
lated into direct speech, means tha'
!, the league has seen fit to issue
lie decree OF accommodation
y gainst a state that a nation not q
m ernber of the league, and in nc
manner concerned in the league OF
in the dispute, shall have its com
merce ravished from the high seas
"This is freedom of the seas with
vengeance.
Reed warned American labor tha'
| "their supremacy and superior con
dition cannot be maintained II they
consent to any international bod5
composed Of the representatives o.
| kingly government interfering WIZ
their conditions"
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