Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-16


 diction of sboth the council and the as senlbiy is world wide and without limitation. It is proposed that the members of the league shall guaran- tee the political independence and ter I-ritorial integrity of the members of
 the league. I do not believe that any l sane American expects to carry out i any such. agreement. and think it !. would be disgraceful to make such a. contract unless We intend to keep it. do not believe that this country can l be compelled to Or ought to. agree to 1 go to war at the dictation of a foreign
 council or to fight upon such side of question as that foreign council may
 suggest.
 i I do not believe that any such fan
 tastic scheme could ever have been
 concocted or submitted for the appro- val 0 fthe United States senate by any
 man less chimerical and visionary
 than President Wilson. In my opin- ion, the entire project is simply pre- i posterous and I absolutely decline to
 vote for it even with or without res i eryations. It could never have been constructed by intelligent people ex-
 cept in time when everybody was
 suffering from shell shock and hys- 2 teria,
 It is not necessary to approve this phantasm- in order to have peace and
 peace with honor. I utterly repudiate
 the allegation that the United States
 declared or pursued war for the pur- pose. of entangling this country in the
 affairs of Europe, Asia and Africa in l perpetuity. I do not believe that we
 have the constitutional authority or | any obligation of any sort whatsoever to tax the American people for the ! promotion of the welfare of the rest of , the @1nbe. I think when the people of r this country recover their equilibrium they will rejoice that they did not en-
 ter into this alliance, for that is all it is.
 I am enclosing you a few remarks which ] made on the floor of the sen , ate on Nov. 18th: and also the remarks Fof Senator Borah upon that q Ne The 2 impression, of course, has sedulously been cultivated that those senator. who are opposed to US entering this : great international compact are actu
 ated by low partisan motives To sucf
 minds as want to believe this, of cours
 there Is no use in appealing. I can onl. say that, in my opinion, the senator. who oppose this foreign ealliance art s actuated by quite as patriotic motive : as the people who favor the alliance ? do not believe that the people oi } either France or Gerat Britain havt I the slightest faith in this proposed :. covenant. France did not want ii V England had it thrust upon her. Mr Wilson absolutely refused t consider any question before the peac s conference until they had first agree, q Eto' his scheme for this covenant t do not say this upon rumor or gos : sip. I say it upon the direct persona ; statement of one of the gentlemen wh U took the notes in the peace confer r notes be seen and cabled Clemenceau
 according to Secretary Lansins
 through our state department. tha
 they must be kept secret.
 : Our democratic friends have mad d this a test of party allegiance iron the president down to the cha irna,
 iof the democratic national commit e tee and through every state committa : and cog of the machinery down to tn e individual voter. They have lined u e every party in favor of this propose e so far as they have been able to do st ,r Then thSv claim we who do not be Le liege in their scheme are partisan an q are acting from merely partisan spit il and dislike of the president I do nc the president. I have no admira
 ton for either his character or hi Le personality. I, think he is the mo. tt sinister influence that has ever con k into the political life of this countr is but being satisfied of all that, I woul a not let that interfere with my COT e duct in the consideration of treat t. nant a good one I should vote for