The evening world., 1919-02-28
" ashington. Republican. and others
had protested.
LEAGUE MIGHT CAUSE MlsUN.
DEnSTANDlNo AND STRIFE.

pEnsTANolNo AND STRIFE.
Senator Lodge said that instead
OF safeguarding the peace OF the
world. the League as now planned
would engender misunderstandings
and strife.
He said that as now drafted. the
Constitution would contravene the
Monroe Doctrine, strike at American
sovereignty. involve America in all
foreign disputes. substitute inter
nationallsm for nationalism, and be OF
benefit principally TO Europe.
Expressing sympathy with the popu-
lat dc nand and efforts toward an
agreement for world peace, Senator
Lodge said he was not prepared to
say that there could not be a concert
OF nations TO safeguard against war;
but ne insisted that the agreement Tor
such n concert should be drawn up
calmly and deliberately when the
world was at peace and not hastily
when war still existed.
Much time has been wasted ne
said. "The delays have bred restless
ness and confusion everywhere. Ger
many is lifting her head again. Tho
whimpering after defeat is changing
to threats She Is seeking TO annex
nine millions OF Germans in German
Austria She Is reaching out In Rus
sia and reviving her financial and
commercial penetration everywhere.
Germany Is again threatening. and
the only source Of a great war Is to
he found for the future, as for the
mast. in Germany. She should be
chained and fettered now and this
menace 10 world peace removed
ASKED TO CHANGE PRINCIPLES
OF WASHINGTON AND MONROE.
There n an issue involved in the
league constitution presented TO us
which overshadows all others" said
Senator Lodge. I'VE are asked 10 de-
part now for the FIRST time from the
foreign policies Of washington. we
are invited 70 move away from George
washington toward the other end OF
the line at which stands the sinister
ngure OF Trotzky, the champion OF in
ternationalism.
-F'or Llncodn's government OF the
people. for the people and by the
people we are asked TO substitute In
the United States on many vital
points government Of. for and BY
other people. Pause and consider
we'll before you take this fatetuh step.
eve must build no bridges across
the chasm which now separates
Apaerican freedom and order from
Russian anarchy and destruction. We
must see TO II that the democracy Of
the United States which has pros
pered so nightly in the past is not
drawn by any hasty error or by any
glittering delusions. through specious
devices OF supernatural government.
within the tolls OF international SO
cislism and anarchy."
Amendments proposed by Senator
Lodge Included a specific provision
excluding the Monroe Doctrine from
the Leagues purview. This. he said.
could be uone In three lines. Imml-
grafton and other internal and do
1estio questions and those vital 10
"a 'ional existence also should be ex-
ANA d from the Leagues Jurisdiction,
h, eaM adding:
~ThA-e should be some definite
Furovision for peaceful withdrawal
from the League Of any nation
lfta,at desires 20 withdraw.
Let us have definite state
msut as To whether the league
is 20 have an intsrrNtionar force
o. itsown or 10 to hsve>the power
10 summon the armed forces OF
the different members.
-As II stands" he said. there Is
ssr4sss danger that the very nations
vhichssdgn the constitution w1ll quar-
rsa ahost the meaning of the'warious
ARTICLES before q twelve months has
passed. II seems to have -been very