Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-19
SAYS LEAGUE ENEMIES
! ARE D|STORT|NC FACTS
Senator McCumbcr, Republican, At.
tacks Those Who Oppose
World Society.
CLAIMS COVENANT CONSISTENT
Asserts Terms Will Not Entanglc
or Curtail American Interests.
Failure to Join Will Mean Terrible
War in Future.
rBv Associated Press l

{ WASHINGTON. June lS-Deciarinc
opponents OF The league of nations
representation and distortion. Senator
McCumber, OF North Dakota. a Repub-
iican member o: The Foreign Kela-
the league covenant offered the only
present hope OF preventing future and
Replying 10 arguments OF many Re-
publican Senator'S. he upheld the league
as entirely consistent, with the Amcri-
-curiail American interests.
Senate snd he Sog t s EaKSf u he
tor. II have known bu; one Instrument
whose terms have been 50 wil:uuy
mis!nterpreted and so grossly m!srcp-
rcsented as the covenant OF the league
OF nations II Is regrottablc that the
mighty power OF eloQuence is used 20
OF an instrument. the most inlpor;an,
that eyer appealed TO the heart or the
soul OF man.
SECS Terrible Future.
Suppose We now refuse 10 join with
the rest Of the world in some scheme
10 Prevent war what Will happen? AS
-sureiy as the syn shall rise every
OF nations So desrerate viii be &c the
mex, war that, all The, venom created
compared with the NEXT And aga!ns;
T %naih race S VII, VII all these w.eapons Of
race
Quoting the declaration o. senator
1G msSsa ESepuSiG1n o.: caitoFnia INA;
;ss par,psFs 'MG r fMST cSamber Pow ssId
a European quarrel having COS; this
country in the past five Years 90, 600
lives, and .$io,00O,ocO. o0c
upon any man III his relation TO his
ie!ioWman. he continued. tina; IS no;
e eeia,, ineumbent upon a nation in its
relation 10 every other nation.
Would Have Changes.
of course not one ot us would have
written TINS covenant just as Il has
come 70 US bu; his covenant repre-
deals with Complex s. stu t'ast9ns' /;
comes 10 US compromise compact.
c And TO s secure me SUPPORT OF this
made 10 us. Our Monroe Doctrine is
oS ms instrument given us world
The members Of the league under
take to preserve the territorial in
tesrNy only against external agrees
sion. II has been asserted and reas-
instrument that the Cnited States
would be compelled 10 help Great
Britain preserve her domain a-a!ns,
her own internal revolutions or re-
oe!llons. Nothing could be more IA lSe
IL Is only against external aggression
that the league assures its protec-
ton.
Answers Objections.
Reterr!nS 10 charges that the United
states would be At disadvantage n
the league because II has only one
vote. the speaker said that important
decisions would be made in the coun.
ell where the only votes would be one
each for the 1--WE great powers with
unanimous action required to effect a
decision or 10 transfer consideration of
question 10 the assembly. Answer
ing objections that Great Britain would
have TOO many votes in the assembly.
ne continued:
What would be the danger 10 us
Of having Canada. Australia and New
Zealand, blood OF our blood and bone
of our bone. made members Of the as
sembly? You give black Haiti vote.
YOU sive black Liberia a vote. Blu,
you would deny the great independent
Commonwealth OF Canada the right 10
raise her voice"
Mr.. McCumber declared he person
ally would be opposed TO leaving Ger
many out Of the league fearing that
action might lead TO future divisions
end jealousies.