New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Vast Monopoly to Control
World Trade Behind Cow
enant, Senator Tells Great
Crowd in Madison Garden
Terms Treaty Infamous
Says We Wash Hands i'm Wa
ters Of Hypocrisy and Tell
Japan to Cruelty Him

Senator James A. Reed, OF Missouri;
ex-Congressman Philip w. Francis
John E. Mlholland and Major Michael
A. Kelly vigorously attacked the league
Of nations and were uproariously ap-
plauded at a mass meeting in MADISON
Square Garden last night that COM
fortably filled the inclosure.
Senator Reed charged that the league
of nations conceals a gigantic financial
plot, in whicn certain nations are con-
spring to make safe their European
and Asiatic investments.
The meeting was under the auspices
of the League for the Preservation of
American independence and the Ameri-
can Women Opposed to the League of
Nations for the United States of
America
Senator Reed referred in the early
part of his address to the treaty Of
peace as that infamous document -
and the audience roared its applause.
At another point ne referred to the
President as "the John the Baptist of
the millennium" and this also was met
with round of applause.
"What About Ireland?'
lis this one-man government, or
is il q one hundred and ten million
peoples government" ?" he asked. at
which there were shouts of approval.
What about Ireland ?" asked bass
voiced man in the top gallery, before
The man from Missouri had been long
under way.
THE only trouble with ireland is,
my friend, that she is too inpatient
Wait a few minutes and III get around
to Ireland" was the speakers re
sponse, as the crowd laughed
Prefacing his address with an ex-
preston of profound regret that the
President lies upon bed Of pain" the
Senator lost little time in assailing in
character site fashion the points Of the
treaty which he has been attacking
ever since it was submitted to the Sen
ate.
Referring to the Shantung settle
ment involved in the ratification OF
the treaty, Senator Reed said:
eve are to consent to the iniquity
of agreeing to that treaty. But we are
to wash our hanos IN he waters Of
hypocrisy ard to exclaim 70 Japan, as
did Pontius PLATE to the mob AT Jeru-
v
Two Things We Should Know
At another point in his address Sen
stor Reed asserted that two things
should be known by the American peo-
ole:
"First - That the moment we en-
ter this league we agree to submit to
It's decision every international ques-
zion.
s'Second-That in case of any con-
rroversy between the United States and
any other nation, no matter how vital
1t may be to US, we are not allowed to
sit We are not allowed to vote, We
have no voice We have no means of
protection. The question, though it
may involve the very life of the United
States. is decided by a tribunal of for
eieHers. every one of whom may be an
enemy of the United States
Lee Meriwether, chief of the field
division of the League for the Preser-
vation of American independence.
ca ed the meeting to order and intro
duced the permanent chairman, Mr.
recently there had been two tests of
sentiment as 10 the league of nations,
and he cited the congressional district
elections in Kentucky and Alabama.
where the Republicans, opposing the
Wi son policies, had in one case elected
their candidate in a heavily Democratic
district, and in the other had reduced
Democratic plurality of $500 to 400,
Tumult Over British Fag
Before the speaking pictures were
thrown on a screen. and one of them
represented hands across the sea, with
an American and British flag back of
the clasped hands. The audience
wouldn't stand for the British flag for
t. minute. although Alice Morgan Har-
rison tried to explain that the British
people were all right
I'VE can't see it. Take it away
were some of the cries, and the tumul,