The sun., 1919-06-16
U. 5. INDEPENDENCE
PERILS OUTLINED
League for It's Preservation
Announces It's Stand Against
Covenant.
~ DECLARATIONS MADE
Failure to Recognize Monroe
Doctrine Is Cited as
Menace.
~ DECLARATIONS MADE

WASHINGTON, June 1s.--The League
for tho Preservation Of American In
dependence announced to-day its prin-
ciples and it's platform IN the patriotic
struggle It Ia determined to make against
a ratification Of the League Of Nations
covenant.
George wharton Pepper Of Philadel-
phia, one Of the foremost in pointing
out The perifs to the republic con-
tsihed In the covenant, made the an
notfncemeft, calling especial attention
to the fact that the covenant fails to
recognise the Monroe Doctrine, omits
to specify the fight of the United States
70 accept or exclude immigration ana
piaoes IN actual danger the sovereignty
Of the nation. The platform OF the
League for the Preservation OF Amerf-
can Independence contains twelve dec
lafstfons which succinctly set forth tbs
graver ndenaces to America OF the
League of Nations.
Reasons for Opposition.
TN the interest Of world peace and
Of any international arrangement that
would tend to promote 1t, says the an
nounoenfent. we are opposed 10 the
covenant 81 the league ~ reported from
Paris because:
"First-Its trainers have definitely
| and decisively rejected every one of the
| SIX vital ana Constructive amendments
Recently proposed by Senator Root.
"Second--The essential feature Of the
| amended covenant Is an international
voting trust Of nine motions dominated
by five which 10 not N body constituted
for conference, conciliation ana peace
but for such an exercise OF centralized
political power az Is likely to promote
! International friction. rupture and war
| 'Thifd-without first requiring ma
tons to commit themselves to q def.
mite limitation At afnnaments, the
amended covenant binds US to proteo,
distant nations from aggression and will
force ue, In the event Of trouble between
any two league members, either to de.
fault on oar promise as the price OIL
peace or 20 send our boys to fight ever
seas against undiRIinishing military
forces and without reference TO our con-
vtctions respecting the merits Of TIN
quarrel.
''Fourth-The trainers Of the covenan
have definitely refused to recognize tn,
Monroe Doctrine az a declaration Of sal
traditional opposition to the extension o.
foreign sovereignty to the western con
tiyient have preferred to describe II b,
the meaningless term of regional un
derstandins.' and have left the interna
tion&l voting trust free TO determine tn,
validity Of the doctrine in Any emer
sency according to their then opinion O.
the effect Of the doctrine upon the peac'
OF the world
"Fifth-The amended covenant pro
vides for an assembly whose decision ma,
be final wherever such decision Is mad,
BY seven votes IN the council and by 1
majority OF votes In the assembly thu
legislative majority control for diplomats
unanimity and binding sovereign nation
which find themselves In the minority u
submit 10 the win Of nations that out
vote them. .....---
'Sixth-THe delegation OF powers I,
the International Council is such as ma,
az any fine force us into a war between
other nations without even the right o.
our part to determine on which side W
shall night
"Seventh-The trainers of the amends
covenant have definitely refused to sane
ton the reservation by the United State
Of our right to decide for ourselves wha
immigration We shall sanction and wha
We shall exclude.
"Eighth-Its trainers. by rejecting
clarifying amendment, have insiste
upon leaving the question OF the protec
tive tariff, the Panama Canal. the Goa 81
Wise trade and the control of labor con
ditions In the uncertain position in whic
they were left by the original draft
} "Nlnth-1t makes no definite or effec
'tlve provision for such publicity in In