Evening journal., 1919-02-22
REED CONDEMNS
NlTIONS' LEAGUE
Idea Would Give Kings
Part Control of America.
He Says
HUNS WOULD CONTROL
Ir BRITISH FAIL

lowed today IN the Senate by a speech
by senator Reed, attacking the league
Of nations.
Reed declared that under the pro-
posed league constitution the Amer
lean government will become a gov
crnment partly by the people and
partly by kings and omporors."
shall we repudiate the nationalism
under which we have become the FIRST
people Of the earth for the doubtful
experiment OF lnternationalism?" asked
Reed.
Referring 10 the protest on his speech
on the league last November Reed
said:
Il now affirm and shall undertake 20
show that the text OF the league con-
stituiion as submitted embraces every
evil / predicted and that 10 carries US
into many other iniquitles."
Study Of the leagues composition,
Reed said, will demonstrate five things,
as follows:
1. That the control OF the league
from the FIRST will inevitably be M
European and Asiatic nations having
many interests In common and who
may have common antagonisms m
common.
2. The British empire will, in all
probability, constitute the controlling
influence Of the league.
8. II at any time England shall lose
control. the Germanlc power viii be
likely 20 succeed % her position OF
dominance.
4. There Is in the background the
menace Of world Bolshevism. Indeed
that monster Is the post earnest adj
yocate OF internationalism. lis fangs
are plainly visible in the constitution
Of the league
5. Who ever controls the league will
control the world.
In his analysis Of the leagues COM
position. Reed pointed out 10 viii be
controlled by one empire, two mon
armies and two republics. Because Of
obligations "in money and gratitude,
France. Reed said, must stick TO Great
Britain He declared that community
OF interest binds England, France, Italy
and Japan much more closely than any
Of them are bound 10 the United states.
Japan has for many years been The
close ally Of Great Britain and Is bound
I 90 her by O secret treaty. AT the same
/ time she has been IN a state Of irrita-
/ ton against us so acute as 10 cause
grave fears OF war;" said Reed.
Great Britain Is on the job The adj
mission Of dominions or colonies indi-
Gates that, whether all dominions and
an colonies may be admitted or wheth-
er only self-governlng colonies and self
governing dominions are eligible may
/ be a meter Of d-bate, for the language
/ Is Section u, Admission TO the leagu,
shall be limited 90 fully self-governine
countries, including dominlons anC
! colonies.
"The phrase including dominions an
colonies Is meaningless, unless the
/ following are fully eligible: The Do
minion OF Canada, Australia, New Zea-
! land, he IN on Of Sou.h Africa.
The plain fact then IS, that III.
/ league may be so constituted that the
I Brit sh empire will have five votes
AGAINST one by the United STATES.
Whether Great Britain, France or
( Italy have at present other colonies
which may be called self-g0verning, 10
7 Is clear that these nat ons having many
colonies can quickly qualify any OF
them by granting the necessary degree
Of autonomy.
''The foregoing commentaries make
| it plain that the league as originally
organized viii IN all probability, b.
/ dom mated by Great Britain.
This primary control will enable
her 20 maintain her control by regula.-
/ ing new membership.
Her right TO vote her colonies and
domnions gives her an immense al
vantage.
From the first and at all times
European and Asiatic influences will
predominant over the United states.
Assuming that no general revolution
takes place IN the immediate future It
seems clear that from conception
monarchles will largely outnumber the
republicsi
IF, however, the Bolshevistic. GOALS
| tic internalionallsts shall succeed In
gaining control Of a large number Of
countries, then that influence may be-
come predominant and the league be
brought within its complete control.
"Or, the influence referred to may
be combined with despotic powers as
the BClshevlsts Of Russia did with
Germany and thus work irrevocable
hayic."
Reed then took up Article i6. which
he said provides that in case any ma
ton shall refuse to obey the pro-
visions Of Article ~ Intercourse shall
be at once suspended
1T declares that the same prohibition
shall apply to the nat ons Of any other
state, whether member Of the league OF
nations or not" continued Reed This
monsirOus provision translated into d.
rect speech means that II the league
has seen flt 10 issue its decree Of ex-
communication against state or
against a nation not a member OF the
league and not In any manner concern
ed IN The league, or in the dispute, shall
have It's commerce ravished from The
high seas. its honest trade with a ma
ton with which 10 is at peace destroy
ed. its commercial and financial busl-
ness ruihlessly suspended and made 10
suffer al Of the horrors Of war. In
which lt has neither part nor lot
This Is freedom OF the seas with a
vengeance. Il Is In fact Germany's de-
cree closing a part Of the Atlantic ex-
tended to every nation OF the world lt
makes the English fleet master. Il
leaves the nation thus assailed mall
treated and deprived Of its rights IN
der international Jaw and no recourse
save tame submission or war"
Il warn them that the moment Il
Is undertaken to exercise Jurisdiction
over the labor Of other countries that
same Jurisdiction will under this agree
ment embrace the labor OF this coun-
try. warn American labor TO beware
lest they shall be drawn from their