The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-08
AGAINST
BY THE HON.
MEQllI MCCORMICK

| mCOlLl WI OOnWiON
United States senator From Illinois,
and Leader Of the Fight Against
the League OF Nations In the
Senate.
Americas position In the world II
different from that OF any other
country. Tho United States In the
only great power in tho western
hemisphere. and now Ia the greatest
power In tho world--in wealth. In
strength. and In tho security which
tnheres In our geographic position.
We are hated by some people and
envied by all.
The English are a great and brav.
people; tho French have rendered
heroic service 20 civilization. but we
must remember that there never
have been any enduring Information.
al affections. Twenty years ago
England was the fast friend of Ger.
many and nearly went TO war with
France. During the Spanish war. as
you VIII remember. France was
swept by a passion OF animosity for
America When l was a schoofhoy
In England. not so many years ago
after all. the English held America
and Americans In contempt
We have defeated Germany In a
Just war which followed a friend
ship OF long standing. There have
been a hundred wars in tho world
In the last hundred years hut that
IL not the whole story. Mr.. Bonar
Law announced in the British house
OF commons last month that there
were then 81 wars raging. / can
see before me. an write. the names
Of the latest Americans killed IN
Arctic Russia In a war waged by
President Wilson's decree. and not
by act Of congress. according TO our
constitution.
DOCTRINE CALLED
REGIONAL UNDERSTANDING
II Is In tho light Of thess facts
that We must consider first article
Xxi. and then article x
The 2int article OF the covenant
opposed and fought 20 the last by
Mr.. Lloyd Ceorge-was placed in tho
treaty 10 quiet the roar which went
up from America at the surrender
Of tho Monroe doctrine. Let us see
how II reads:
Nothing IN this covenant shah be
deomed 20 affect tho validity Of In
t.rnationni engagements such as
treaties orarbitration or regional IN
derstandlngs like the Monroe doc
trine for securing the maintenance
OF peace
Sounds very well. But the Monroe
doctrine II not and never was an
international engagement or a
regional understanding There IL
reason 20 believe. as We shall see In
a moment that Lord Robert Cecil
and Gen. SHUTS. who wrote most
OF the covenant. wrote that. too. The
Monroe doctrine IL not regional
policy. but the British -Japa ne.e aIis-
ance In Asia In one Under that they
mutually guard their empires over
millions OF unwilling subjects. An.
other regional Undertaking In
the Franco British agreement, that
Britain II 10 remain the mistress Of
the seas
The Monroe doctrine. as svery one
knows. but as tho old world dipio-
mats refused 70 allow The covenant
to state. 10 an AMERICAN Foley
WHICH FoRBrDs European powers
To acquire territory In this hernls.
phera. and under America always
land especially under President
Rooscvelp refused To bo drawn into
European broiiS II you touch pitch
1t sticks TO your fingers.
The description OF the Monroe doc
trine Is not merely deceptive. II il
downright false and must give rise
to Observation-Disclosures What then7
Marx the sequence Cen Smuts and
Lord Robert Cecil wrote the cove
nant: Lloyd George opposed rccognix-
ing the Monroe doctrine: ~ II con-
fusrdly and untruthfuliy described
In the covenant And now the Brit.
ism delegation a, Paris gives out the
following statement:
. While should any Dis
putc n 10 the moaning Of tho
latter Monroe Doctrine, ~ver
arise between the American and
European powers. YHE LEAGUE
Is THERE TO SETTLE IT."
That IL tho crux Of tho re
gional understanding 'huErer.
mugger.'" The league IN there to
settle IT,"
America Ia 10 loss tho Monroe
doctrine and. instead. under aru-
Gle X. the members of the league
undertake 10 - preserve as against
external aggression the territorial
integrity . . OF all states members Of
tho League"
That Is the terrible pledge our
delegates have gfvcn-that our
sons shah die TO preserve the ter.
ritory Of all tho powers on earth.
No wonder that Theodore Roose-
Welt said TO mo the week before he
died that under any League OF Ma
tons we must DO careful to preserve
the Monroe doctrine uncompromised.
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