Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-25
Declares Society Of Nations
Does Not Contrayene Wash
ington'S Advice or the Mon
roe Doctrine,
AMIM0SlTY PROVED
BY DELAY REFUSAL
Answers Argument That Eng
land Can Out Vote u, S,
by Counting South America,
Not Yet Included.
Is, Sos.rse JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED w,st,

Washington. Feb. 24.-The first ad-
dress in the senate in defense of the
proposed constitution of the league
or nations was delivered today by
Senator Lewis of Illinois, democratic
whip, who took issue with the recent
criticisms made by Senators Borah of
Idaho, republican, and Reed, Missouri
democrat.
Speaking for nearly two hours Sem
ator Lewis denied contentious of OPP
, ponents of the league that il would
abrogate the Monroe doctrine that 1t
was a departure from the principles
of Washington and jefferson, that 1t
would dictate world armament and
that Austria would be outvoted by the
United Kingdom. An immense over
flow audience listened intently to the
speech and vigorously applauded
when the Illinois senator concluded.
Senator Lewis speech is to be fol-
lowed by many discussions of the
league. Senator owen Of oklahoma,
democrat, and Cummins of Iowa, re-
publican, will speak Wednesday and
the debate is expected TO continue
daily until congress adjourns one
week from tomorrow. Senator Sher-
man, of Illinois, republican, an
nounced today that he would make
an address Monday
Referendum Asked.
ia the house today Representative
Jam tlees IT Minnesota, republican, in
tfouuced a resoIation proposing na-l
tional referendum on the league to be
called by the secretary of state within
thirty days after its formal submis-
sion to the senate The proposal for am
expression of popular opinion on the
league was referred TO by Senator
Lewis in concluding his remarks:
1T will be before the American
people" the Illinois senator said
"The people will pass on this docu-,
ment in the form of a treaty through
their representatives. But 1t also will
have the added advantage in that its
distinguished champion will go to hisI
countrymen with the truth. And they
will approve of his undertaking as
they have everything with which he
has gone to them. Yes the people Will
decide"
1"1f woodrow, Wilson were Roman
Cataline charged by Cicero a
conspiracy to surrender his land 10
the enemy of his country and Taft
modern Aaron Burr, they could not
have been more violently impugned
than each has been by the leaders of
the opposition to the league OF ma
tions,' said Senator Lewis.
Nothing 50 proved the animosity
to Wilson'S success in any design as
the refusal to grant him his request,
cabiei as he sailed for America, to
postpone discussions of the constitu-
ton of the league until he could ar
1,t 81, c.pat CT a n n
IFS formation. The fact that there
would he months after Wilson re-
turns to Paris for the conclusion ofI
his work, in which discussion of every
nature could be had, was of no influ-
ence on those who preferred to exhibit
everywhere their defiance of any re-
quest he might make.
1.-THE reasons urged as justifica-
ton for the assault have, | declare, no
grounds in the contents Of the docu-
ment.
Alliances Prohibited.
at is said that the document vio-
lates our policy against alliances with
foreign governments as opposed byl
washington. | answer that the docu-
ment prevents what Washington op-
posad-partial alliances by America
with any foreign country, even were
her statesmen inclined
ut requires two-thirds of all to
permit any war or peace action with
one. Would two-thirds ever allow
such disadvantage to them in favor
of anyone against them all?
1.-The constitution of the league. pro-
hibits the possibility Of political al
lance with any European power by
balancing against the European, the
Asiatic Japan and all South Amer
ica."
"The army and navy of the United
States is provided for" Senator Lewis
added. "in the charter by words, as
of a kind that she shall by her situa-
ton and peculiar geography person
ally adopt and personally control"
OF the charge that the league would
violate the Monroe doctrine, Senator
Lewis said:
.It was to prevent this very assump-
ton that section ten of the charter
pledges all of the governments in the
league to resist aggression by any one
state or government of any state.
To Awaken Prejudice.
eve ask why this false fear is her
aided by senator's? The cry is to
awaken prejudice, not to convince by
the truth of the situation
In reply to assertions by Senators
Borah and Reed that the United
States would be outvoted, particularly
by England with her colonies includ-
ed, Senator Lewis said:
"Such is not in the possibilities.
There are eleven republics of Amer
lea with eleven votes. Then IL all Bri-
tain's colonies each have a vote
the United States with Central and |
South America outvotes the Euro. |
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