The sun., 1919-03-26
WILSON CHANGED
FRONT, SAYS REED
Missouri Senator Quotes Presi-
dents Own Words on
Alliances.
FEARS A. SUPER RULE
=
Americas One. Vote in League
Source Of Danger. He
Thinks.
FEARS A. SUPER RULE

KANSAS CtTT. March 25.--Quotins
from addresses Of President Wilson m
1914 and 1916, In which the Presiden,
expresses the belief that America should
hold aloof from European alliances
Senator James A. Reed Of Missouri In an
address tonight reiterated his opposl
ton TO the proposed League Of Ma
tons and declared that once the Afieri-
can people understand what Is involved
In the league as now proposed they
VIII reject n almost unanimously"
They tell US that the doctrine of
washington is old and should be dis
cafded," Senator Reed concluded. when
did II become oid?''
The speaker quoted at length from an
address delivered by President Wilson
March 10, 1914. at the dedication Of a
monument 10 John Barry. a Revolution
airy War hero. In which Mr.. Wilson said
In part:
I'VE cannot forge alliances with those
who are not going our way, and in Our
might and majesty and confidence and
not and we should not forge alliances
with any nation in the world.
"Again on April 10, 1916" Senator
Reed said, "the President delivered these
memorable words at the Jefferson Day
banquet:
'Gentiemen, are you ready for the
test7 God forbid that We should ever
become directly or Indirectly embroiled In
quarreis not OF eur own choosing. and
that do not affect what we feel respon-
sible to defend. but II we should ever
be drawn in are you ready to go in
only where the interests Of America are
coincident with the interests Of mankind,
and 90 draw out the moment the interest
centres in America and 10 narrowed from
the wide circles OF irumshfty-'
nefenas washingten's Doetrinss.
Senator Reed used the Presidents
words, he said to show that the doc.
trine OF Washington is not old and
should not be discarded.
MANY people declare they are In favor
OF some kind Of league. That Ii net
the question. The purpose Of the hour
IL to consider the proposition which We
have been officially informed has been
accepted mt Paris and which the Aneri-
can Republic soon will be asked to ratify.
The present league Is not q mere
agreement among the nations to keep the
peace. coupled with an arrangement Of
disarmament. affirm that:
81. 1t undertakes to establish a super.
Government, the seat OF which will be-
come the capital Of the world.
y. The Government Will consist OF
what lie known as a body of delegates In
which each country admitted Is entitled
TO one vote, but IL Is specifically pro-
vided that dominlons and self-governing
bodies, when admitted. shall be entitled
each to one vote.
"3 The number OF countries to be
thus admitted IL not limited, but there
cannot be less than nine.
-. The large and the small countries
have ths same voting strength. regard
less OF population.
''6 Aside from the fact that japan,
Great Britain. France, italy and the
United States are charter members. we
do not know what other countries will
be admitted. We do know that a secret
list has been made Of the countries entl-
tied to be admitted and that the other
countries may be admitted by two
thirds vote.
CLEARLY, therefore. as there are to be
at least nine nations, and as there may
be many more, the United States will
always be confronted with the fact that
there will be at least eight votes of for
eign governments against its single
vote"