Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-15
FALL IS FOR LEAGUE ONLY
A WHEN SO CONSTITUTED AS
NOT TO INJURE AMERICA
Senior Senator From New
Mexico Declares He Is Not
ldealist Enough to Love
Other Countries as u. S.
INTERNATI0NALISM HELD
SECOND TO NATI0NALISM
Adoption of Proposed Consti-
tuition Would Make United
States Policeman for Great
Britain, Is Assertion.


Il confess that l am not big enough,
not idealist enough, to regard all the
world as of equal interest to me with
the United States. | am for the
United States first"
In these words Senator Albert b.
FAN. who stopped here for four hours
on his way to Santa Fe where he adj
dressed a joint session of the legisla-
ture last night, began remarkable
interview with the Journal on why
he is opposed to the proposed consti-
tuition of the league of nations, but
not to the principle of a league of
nations.
Added weight must be given to the
New Mexico senator's words because
his prominence as q member OF the
senate committee on foreign relations
and because he is one of the thirty
nine senators who signed the resolu-
tion prepared by Senator Lodge serv-
ing notice on the president and on
the peace conference at Paris that
no treaty of which the proposed cove
nants of the league of nations would
be a part, will be ratified by the sem
ate.
This is the first time Senator Fall
has been away from his ranch at
Three Rivers for more than day or
two since last October when the
Spanish influenza struck his home
with such fatal results In addition
to the death of his son Jack and his
daughter. Mrs. Eberhart, both Mrs,
Fall and their daughter Miss June,
came near losing their lives, as dld
his little grandson and his son-in law,
Mr.. Eberhart. Then the senator HIM
self came down with it and has not
recovered even now from the effects
of it, He was ordered by his physi-
clans not to attempt to return to
Washington City during the winter,
and he will go to Palomas Hot
Springs within a few days for some
weeks in the hope of completely re-
gaining his health before going to
Washington when the extra session
of congress Is called, probably early
in June.
Favors League of Nations.
To the Journal Senator Fall ex-
planned his position regarding the
league of nations very fully. and also
explained why as a member of the
senate committee on foreign rela-
tions, he declined to accept the presi-
dents invitation to come to the White
House for a conference.
When asked for an interview, Sen
ator Fall said ASK your questions
and T will answer them as best
can"
The first question was:
DO you favor a league of nations,
and if so, why?"
"J favor anv possibIe means. wheth-
or incorporated into a league of ma,
tinns or whether by individual treaties
between the various nations of the
world Of keening peace in the future
and nreventinp wars" Senator Fall
replied "If the league of nations
metbod would do this or if even IL
might nartiallv be a success, | favor
n league of nations. | am not an in
fernationalist..
IT believe in this nation of our
own and am not willing to vote So
cialize it nationally or internationally.
r do not believe that a league com
nosea of five nations or nine nations
~ anv other number of nations band
"a togather TO use armed methods
aoainst one of their own number or
asainst anv other nation not mem
ber of the league would result IN
peanine naace eycept as peace always
foI,ows war
Would Provoke War.
81 am firmly convinced that if the
nroposed constitution of the league OF
nations, so called, as recently brought
to this country by the president
should be adopted by the senate OF
the United States that the resuit
would be to embroil the united States
into every dispute as 10 nalloha' .i,o,, III,
every rac'ai dispute anu eVetn ~ nter
dispute OF every klnu VI ona, o' ~
whatsoever occuil ."s s,raios;a -, and