Arizona republican., 1919-09-18
Other Nations Already Have Had Say = Ratification Will Rob America of Her Independence and Sub stitute Misty Internation- alism
[RepubIican A. P. Leased Wirel

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 LINCOLN, Nebr.. Sept. 17.-In ad- dressing large and enthusiastic gathering here tonight, Senator Hiram w. Johnson of California on the 132nd anniversary of the signing of the con stitution of the United States at Phil adelphia. denounced the league of ma tions covenant as an infamous docu- ment and declared that it's adoption would result in throwing the country into an international confederation and deprive the republic of it's future in- dependence of action. It would. he said, substitute misty international ism for Americanism.
 Lieutenant Colonel John G. Maher, a democrat, and president of the Ne braska branch of the American Legion acted as chairman of the meeting, and introduced the speaker. Governor $. R. McKelvie occupied a seat on the stage. Senator Johnson said:
 Higher Than Constitution.
 The president has made. and asked the senate to approve a league cove nant that is to be higher than our con stitution. Except the sovereign people, no power on earth can legally change our constitution or make another to override it. None but the people should be permitted to throw this in- dependent republic into an interna- tional confederation where it must ne cessarily lose it's independence of ac- ton. The people con do that, but no public servant or servants or those people should be permitted to do it. II is admitted by the president that we lose our independence in the league Misty internationalism has been sub gtituted for Americanism."
 After enumerating the various bur dens which the peace pact imposes on the United States. Senator Johnson said:
 The great. fundamental question which every American father and mother should answer is: Shall Amer ican boys police the world? Shall American blood uphold maintain and preserve old world Governments and the territorial integrity of the nations which have immensely increased theil boundaries?'
 At Omaha the president definitely announced himself against amend ments to the league of nations or reser- vations of any sort. He says in ef- feet to the American people You mus accept the foreign document which present to you. without investigation analysis, amendment or reservations
 Has Previously Been Amended.
 Upon what theory does he thus limit the action of what is supposed tc he the great democracy of the world When did the president of the United States possess the power to say to its people and it's congress, You must? When this league of nations was dis cussed at Paris, Great Britain would not be party until Great Britain was given six votes and in this fashion Great Britain ammended it. France de- clined to subscribe to the league un- less France was given an offensive and defensive alliance by the United States and although the president had de nounced. up to the very moment that he signed it, any special alliance or any separate agreement with any nation he yielded to Clemenceau and brought back to us the special alliance against which he had so often acclaimed. Thus France amended the league. Japan de clined to sign the league unless giver Shantung with it's 3S,000,0o0 Chinese The president whispered he would never consent and forthwith he yielded and consummated the Shantung in fanny. Thus Japan amended thu league.
 Just one country is denied tn, privilege by Mir. Wilson of protecting it's life, its treasure, it's sovereignty, it blood and it's future and that countr, is the United States.
 The senate insists that the Unitet States shall be protected and tha such reservations as are necessary fo the preservation of our institution and our rights shall be written into tn instrument The president denies thi right to the American people and tn senate, while according 1t to ever. other nation. The senate may have al the faults which the president attri butes to it, but today 1t stands the bul wark of American liberty. stands be tween the American people and the un holy attempt to foist upon them foreigl domination.
 The league of nations comes to u after it's principal members have beel gorged with territories, with thei boundaries and their limits increase, beyond the widest dreams and wit other immense tracts of the world surface yet 10 be distributed amonj them. After these extraordinary ac sessions of territory, when each of tn four nations possesses lands ia greater than ever before. the one going solvent, national concern on earth un dertakes by article 10 to guarantee for ever these extraordinary territoria limits.
 Has No Vision
 How can any man of liberal view agree to article ten? When 1 spea of men of liberal views, l mean thos whose hearts throb in unison with flu manity; those who believe govern ment's obligation is first to men an women and children. The sectio freezes the world into immutability. arrogates to those of us who are her today a knowledge superior to that c an those who shall come hereafter. makes the present generation decid the fate of all future generation. takes no heed of new world events, ( ever changing advances and progress lt assumes today to be the end, an that the men of today may write tn history of tomorrow. It assumes put the world in a strait jacket where In there can be no movement for bet lerment or progress of humanity. Bu beyond and above all this, the main ienance of this static condition can b accomplished by the blood of just on nation, and that is ours. Are yo ready, Americans. to pledge your son and your sons sons to maintain an preserve for all time the present gov ,rnments of the little nations we ar setting up in Europe and the preser governments and boundaries of tn British and Japanese empires? s<xTo do mt mood tharn ae narfner