Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-02

to Mexico and to Japan: we can not
permit it.
What a red-blooded government
would do in such case would be to
send a few red blooded Americans
down there, take that part OF Mex
leo and hold it for all time to come as
a protection against future invasion.
what the executive council of the
league Of nations probably would say
is:. Mexico has the right to- sell. and
Japan the right to buy Our answer
should be: We will stand by the Mon
roe doctrine and submit the question
only to the American people and to
Almighty God. = :. e.-s
'.But other nations would tell Japan
to keep out" interrupted a lone OBJ
.How do you know they would 2"
demanded the speaker. s1s,
Their sense of right and !. justice
would impell them"
This optimistic view Of the situation
was unanimously laughed down by the
audience.
England has stakes down there
Also" continued Senator Reed: 'Only
recently we read that the British, gov
ernment proposed taking over the oil
acquired In Mexico. That would mean
a violation Of the Monroe doctrine on
the part OF Great Britain.
There are other parties to this
agreement besides the ones openly
named declared the senator. There
Is some sort Of secret protocol which
we are told includes four other pow
ers. These can be no other than Ger
many, Austria, Russia and China. Tur-
key would doubtless be included later.
All this could not well be avoided
unless the trainers Of the league were
to leave out more than half the world.
We are told that, although the
peace conference has been sitting for
four months, not a single prayer has
been offered in all that time. Why is
this? 1t is because a prayer, to the
Christian God would oe offensive to
some Of our allies, while a prayer to.
the Chinese deity would be a puzzle
to the rest Of the delegates.
This is significant, not merely Of a
difference in religion, but of an even
more fundamental difference in race.
1t proves the futility Of the naive as
sumption Of supporters OF the league
that they are going to De able to do
away with war. IT. the league goes
thru, it means that there will be
more, not fewer wars, in the world.
and the United States, as a party to
the agreement will be involved in all
OF them.
Let US remember that there have
been fifty-Ihrce, wars In Europe IL
the last century. They are cutting
each others throats over there right
now, while the peace conference is
in full blast and the dove is hovering
over the world.
THE United States keeps her word.
If we sign this agreement We Will
fulfill the terms Of it, though we pay
in blood and tears 1t may even be
that we shall be called upon to nelp
crush q nation, like, Poland, striving
for liberty.
"The truth of the matter is, this
league plan originates with the paci-
fists. who hope to make men good by
passing revolutions. These are the
people who were responsible for the
United States finding herself almost
naked -handedly plunged into the
bloodiest war in history. What the
teachings and the suiriS of Christ
have not accomplished In 1000 years
will mot be brought about. at the peace
table.
Il must confess that I should feel
safer IL we mad a man we A!.hn
Root representing US at Versailles.
/ shouldn't worry quite 50 much while
the Jury was out. \,
If we enter upon this covenant 1t
means not merely the abandonment OF
the Monroe Doctyins. but the aban-,
donment Of supreme sovereignty on
the part OF these United states.
No Colonization Safeguard.
I'VE are protected, by the terms OF
the agreement, against invasion, but we
are not protected against colonization.
Read your Monroe Doctrine again and
you will find good deal there about
colonization. .....---.....-... :.