Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-13

SPRINGFIELD. Mass, July IL
That the league of nations promises
peace to America only upon the con-
dition that this country shall guar
antee the status quo of the rest of
the world, was the declaration of
Senator Hiram W. Johnson of Cali
fornia in a speech here tonight.
THE league of nations comes to
u.s." said the Senator. after its prin-
cipal members have been gorged with
territory, with their boundaries and
limits increased beyond the widest
dreams, and with other immense
tracts of the worlds surface yet to
be distributed among them. After
these enormous accessions of terri
tory. when each of the four great
nations possesses land far greater
than ever before, the one going SOL
vent national concern on earth. the
United States, undertakes by article
10 of the league of nations covenant,
to guarantee forever these eXtraor-
binary territorial limits"
Views of Article K.
Repeatedly Senator Johnson as
serted. with the greatest emphasis
that article 10. which has been de-
scribed by its advocates as the heart
of the league covenant, was designed
solely to preserve for all time exist,
ing governments and their territorial
integrity.
"How can any man of liberal views
agree to article 10r' he exclaimed.
when 1 speak of men of liberal views
/ mean those whose hearts throb in
unison with humanity: those who be-
lieve governments obligation is first
to men and women and-Shildren. The
section freezes the world into i'm
mutability. 1t arrogateS to those OF
us who are here today a knowledge
superior to that of all those who shall
come hereafter. 1t makes the pres
ent generation decide the ea-e of all
future generations. 1t takes no iced
of new world events, of ever-changing
advances and progress. 1t assumes
today to be the end. and that the
men Of today may write the history
of tomorrow. 1t assumes to put the
world in a STRAIGHTFORWARD, wherein
there can be no movement for bet
terment or progress of humanity.
But beyond and above all this, the
maintenance of the static condition
can be accomplished by the blood of
Just one nation. and that IS ours
The Senator said that he '"iterated
and reiterated" that the league of
nations pledges Americans to place
their sons under European and Asia
tic command in European and Asiatic
disputes. controversies and wars.
The advocate of the league of
nations who denies this" he declared.
lis either woefully ignorant or, what
is worse. endeavo-s to deceive tie
people"
He said that common e-prrxsion
among apologesic proponents CT the
league of ratioEs is half loaf is
better than none"
Calls Treaty Poisonous.
But" he commented. half leaf
poisoned is worse than none at oil;
and~this half loaf. as some of its
protogonists describe it, that has been
given us is poisoned in it's very crea-
ton by wrong. injustice. duplicity,
and broken faith. 1t was neither fair
nor just nor humane. when the world
wanted peace, to delay that peace
until the territorial acquisitions, like
those of Japan. should be for all time
guaranteed. When the people of
every country, staggering under the
terrible effects of war, were longing
and praying for it's end by the
treaty. were begging and pleading
that they might resume as best they
could their normal lives, it was the
worst sort of duplicity to intertwine
and intermingle with the treaty of
peace a document for the maintenance
of existing governments and newly
acquired boundaries. Some day some
one must answer to the soldiers who
have been kept abroad. to those who
will be sent abroad, to the mothers
and the fathers at home, for seven
months of intermeddling that an
English document guaranteeing the
British and Japanese empires and
the kingdom of Italy might be
fastened upon the American people"
Refers To Amendmenf
Referring to the amendment al
legged to protect the Monroe doctrine.
Senator Johnson said that it was
obvious this clause was intended to
subject the doctrine to the interpre-
tation of the other powers.
The moment this is DONE" he
warned, the Monroe doctrine Is de-
stroyed.'
/ He declared that IL an American
vrote this amendment with the pur-
1ose of protecting the Monroe doc
vine. his affection for it was tepid
md his allegiance feeble"
1T Is absolutely clear" Senator
Ike immigration. those arising from
9e alien land law of California and
similar matters. will be within the
Jprtsdictfon of the league and will
determinable under the very
nnguase Of the covenant. We have
ehoe any " al VI threat Oh
war is matter of concern to the
league. and that If there should
afise between members of the league
any dispute likely to lead to a rup-
tpre the league will take cognizance
Of the dispute and jurisdiction of the
natter. A question of immigration
Nigh In the first instance, where
Single individual or number sought
anmission to the nation, be held as
pprely a domestic concern; but if the
tpuntry onended presented to the
hague that this question, Originally
of domestic concern. threatened peace
ana constituted a dispute likely to
lead 70 rupture the very purpose
fpr which the league is formed, ac-
cprdpg to its advocates. would Of
necessity require the threat of war
y tie dispute likely to lead to a
rRpt1re to be brought before the