The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-01-05
SMITH
DISCUSSES BIG
WORLD EVENTS
iEORGIA'S SENIOR SENATOR
TALKS OF LEAGUE OF MA
TIONS, MORE SHIPS AND
VARIOUS OTHER INTEREST
ING MATTERS.

United States Senator Hoke Smith
who is spending a few days in At
i"nt2, has given out the following
statement on various matters. new
o"cupying big place in the worlds
events
! There seems to be two lines sf
thought about league Of nations
said Senator Smith.
"One extreme advocates q league
with :: constitutional form of govern
lDrn: "nforcing its determinations up
or the aation members Of the league
Just as our national government acts
tow ards the states OF the Union II
suci, league had representation at
the common council in proportion to
population, then China, India and Ar
ric;: woGld easily control the council
TO dictate action.
"To such league am opposed
No constitutional power is vested In
congress to enter such Il league and
if there were such a power the sur
reader of our status as country to
succ a government would be simply
unthinkable
'Iipcn the floor of the senate last
Thursday ! called attention to the
statement ~ the president in his
address before the University Of
Paris, when the doctors degree wa
conferred nl!.in him, The presiden.
said
My conception OF the league o.
nations is just this: That it shalE
operate as tie organized moral forcv
throughout the world, and that what
ever or wherever wrong and agsres
sicn are planned or contemplated
this searching light Of conscience
will be turned upon them. and mer
everywhere will ask. what ara the
purposes you hold in your hearts
against the fortunes of the world?'
After giving this quotation :rogs
the Presidents speech, added:
"'Tu that doctrine l think all C
Us 'aay give the warmest Of support :.
surely we may go that far, although
we may not be willing to surrender
any & the sovereignty o. our 'coun
try TO new constitutional govern
ment embracing the nations Of the
wcrlG that would have the right to
dictate fcr us governmental policies
II cannot h@iieve for a moment thai
the president has advocated Or would
advocate any such extreme plan To-
a league OF nations
'"i7his about expresses my view o.,
The subject.
president Wilson has never said
what he means by league Of ne
tiCns more distinctly than in the
language I have quoted Even thie
, language is indefinite. : have no
fear that any league of nations with
power to force it's views upon ma
tons members Of the league. will
be agreed upon at the coming con.
ference
"Cf course the subject in which
the mothers and fathers AMI wives
and sisters are most Interested, is
the return Of our boys from France
Their transportation home is under
the immediate direction from this
side of General Macarthur, assistant
chief CT staff. | had talk with
him Saturday. He said that in less
than sixty days he expected to be
able to move men home at the rate
Of 100000 a month He stated that
it. took much ship space to bring
tbe wounded and sick, who are being
brought home- first, but he hoped
soon to finish. this work. and Their
tc bring the men back az rapidly
as they had been carried over in thu
months of best records.
AS 10 the mem at home. they 81.
leaving campsy rapidly. The chiet
hitch I'VE are haYfng is with officers
who Dc not, grant DISCHARGES PROMPT
tV ioF Wen Mho nave jobs waittnr
: th"m, ,1ana who ara not absolutely ses
, 7ehtial to b,tthe service. THIS sub
ject was fully discussed between
the secretary OF way and the senate
+ committee on military affairs. and
]. do wish the officers could realize
! how fully it was agreed that onIy
4; sbso'ute necessity fer rAteution
esshould prevent thu immediate 4 dis
,sShsraet eof men who bave saassotner
snIatstya 70 4so back att once fnto civ,'