The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-15
1900 GEORCIANS
HEAR SENATOR REED
ELOQUENT MISSOURIAN SPEAKS
IN ATLANTA in OPPOSITION
TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

mory Thursday evening United
States Senator James A. Reed, of
Missouri, spoke against the league
OF nations.
The senator handled the subject
with gloves off," attacking the
league of nations in principle and in
practice, dissecting the constitution
of the league in a manner that mark
ed him as one of the foremost de-
baters of the world. President Will
son was not spared, although the sem
atOr confined himself mainly to a
dispassionate discussion of the issues
rather than in criticism of personal
tiles.
Sees War Danger.
Charging that the league of ma
tons will have the effect more of
promoting war than peace and that
the immense propaganda of the
league was financed by the big fnan-
cial interests Of the United States
even before it had taken shape or
form, the senator appealed to his
audience to keep the American flag
nailed to the masthead and refuse
to permit the raising in its stead of
the flag of any league of foreign ma
tons"
There were many dramatic mo-
ments during the course of the SEN
ator's address, when the audience
was moved to more concrete forms of
expression than mere applause. When
the question was asked if the people
of Georgia would stand for the sub
stitution of "the nebulous banner of
a league Of foreign nations in place
of Old Glory" there many cries of
mo! Mop from all over the audito-
rum. When the speaker called atten-
ton to the obligation of the United
States to aid other signers of the pact
in maintaining the integrity of their
present holdings of territory against
Standardization the attack be justi-
fed or no-by the sacrifice of Ameri-
can soldiers and sailors the audience
showed disapproval.
Great Britain's Vote.
That Great Britain should have six
votes in the league of nations gen
eral assembly while the United States
should have but one was evidently
news to the most Of the audience. The
statement that the league of nations
council was composed of one repre-
sentative each from the king of
Great Britain, the king of Belgium,
the king of Italy, the king of Spain,
the king of Greece, the emperor of
Japan, the president of France, the
president of the United States and
the president of Brazil, with the mon
arches outnumbering republics two
to one, brought a protest.
REWRITING to his charge that big
| financial interests are fostering the
league the senator charged that Mr..
Lamonte of the firm of J. P. Morgan
& Co., has purchased two newspapers
for the purpose of fostering the
league and that "every newspaper
controlled by big business in Ameri-
ca is fighting for the league"
He read from a pamphlet sent out
| by former President Taft for the
League to Enforce Peace, in which
the statement that three-fourths of
| the expenses of the league were met
by contributions from "big business
men, such as Charles Schwab, Ed
ward Filene, D. W. Morgan of J. P.
Morgan & Co., Charles E. HERS,
George Eastman, W. L. Douglas and
| H. ]. Heinz"
Draws His Fire.
The argument of proponents of the
league that, since Europe is satisfied
with it, America ought to be, drew
some of the senator's finest oratori-
cal fire.
"Certainly Europe is satisfied with
the league" he shouted. "Great Brit
ain has the German colonies and
enough of Africa to make her great
railroad scheme a success. France has
her lost provinces, some Austrian ter
ritory and her indemnities. Belgium
has her share, as has Greece, Jugo-
Slavonia and others.
F'The only thing the United States
has for her sacrifices in blood and
treasure and toll is this league of
nations scheme, which binds Ameri-
ca to send her sons to slaughter on
call from the league, to preserve the
territorial integrity of the nations as
set up by the league"
The speaker handled Great Britain
and her part in the war and the
peace conference without mincing
words.
"You don't see Great Britain re-
ducing her feet or surrendering her
rulership of the sea-" he declared.
con the contrary you read declara-
tons from Britain statesmen that
Britain will continue to rule the
waves, and that British supremacy
will never be surrendered. British
statesmen are wise and the British
delegates to the peace conference
were practical men. Would that
America had sent practical men in
stead of men of vision"
Eloquent Outburst.
| The senator closed his address with
a burst of eloquence that reached
sublime heights, closing with the
plea to "send the word to Washing
ton that Georgians will not stand for
Old Glory being hauled down to make
room for the flag of any internation-
al organization on earth" The crowd