The sun., 1919-09-18
DENOUNCES LEAGUE
AS END TO LIBERTY
Senator Johnson Says 1t Will
Mean Loss of Nations
Independence.
WILSON'S ACTS SCORED
Would Deny U. s. What He
Gives to Others, Lincoln
Audience Is Told.

fsxcotN, Neb.. Sept. 17.--In address
IN. a large and enthusiastic gathering
ssr. tonight Senator Hiram W. john
s,n Of California denounced the League
=, nations covenant as an Infamous
document and declared that It's adoption
vould result in throwing the country
,,,o an international confederation and
dsnrIve the Republic OF its future In
a.,endence Of action. It would. he said.
substitute misty internationalism for
AmericsnisI-
lieut.. Col. John q. Maher. Demo-
crat and president of the Nebraska
hranch of the American Legion. acted as
chairman Of the meeting and introduced
the speaker. Gov. 8. r. McReivie
occupied seat on the stage. Senator
Johnson said:
'sTbe President has made and asked
,he Senate to approve a league covenant
thst IA 10 be higher than our Constitu-
tlou. Except the sovereign people. no
power on earth can legally change our
Constitution or make another to over
ride It. None but the people should be
psruritted to throw this independent re-
public into an international confedera-
lion where It must necessarily lose its
independence of action"
After enumerating the various bur-
dens which the peace pact imposes on
the United States. Senator johnson
said:
.The great fundamental question
which every American father and
mother should answer is: Shall Ameri-
can boys police the world? Shall
American blood uphold. MAINTAIN and pre-
serve Old World Governments and the
territorial integrity Of the nations which
have immensely increased their boun-
daries7
-At Omaha the President definitely
announced himself against amendments
to the League Of Nations or reservations
Of any sort. He says In effect to the
American people: You must accept the
foreign document which / present to
you without investigating, analysis,
amendment or reservation
Upon what theory does he thus limit
the action of what Is supposed to be
TIE great democracy Of the world ?
When did the President OF the United
states possess the power to say to its
people and is Congress you mustT
"Just one country Is denied the privi-
lsge by Mr.. Wilson Of protecting its
life, its treasure, its sovereignty. its
blood and its future, and that country
is the United States.
'The Senate insists that the United
States shall be protected and that such
reservations as are necessary for the
preservation Of our institutions and our
rights shall be written into the instru-
ment. The President denies this right
to the American people and to the
Senate. while according It to every other
nation.
The League OF Nations makes the
present generation decide the fate of all
future generations. It takes no heed oi
new world events. or everchanging ad-
yances and progress. II assumes to be
the end. and that the men OF to-day may
write the history of tomorrow. But be.
yond and above all this the maintenance
Of this static condition can be accom-
plished by the blood OF just one nation
and that Is oura"
OMAHA, Neb.. Sept. 1T.-At q luncheon
given by Omaha business men to-da,
Senator johnson Of California made Z
plea for the defeat Of the League o.
Nations covenant In it's present form.
''The only hope OF its friends is L
rush It through the Senate before thu
people understand IT," he said.
Among those present at the luncheon
we're Victor Rosewater. E. A Benson
and r. B. Howell, Republican Nationa
Committeeman for Nebraska