The sun., 1919-10-08

by the raw material OF the great en-
pires of the world
The assembly may insist upon effec-
tive guarantees from applicants for
membership. II may dismantle fortresses
and determine military and naval forces.
III may compel groaning taxpayers to
support military forces in places and In
numbers which they do not desire.
The assembly determines the right
OF states to withdraw from the leegur
because the assembly has the power to
determine whether international obiiea-
tions and obligatlons under the covenant
have been fulfilled. The ass. mbly will
control the council. 1t selects In its dis
cretion four temporary members.
TrifiinE with People.
The assembly may deal with any
matter In the sphere of the league or
Affecting the peace Of the world. Every
dispute may come to the assembly and
every dispute may be determined by II.
Why to say to the people of the United
States that a body OF this sort, a body
with such transcendently important
powers. TO say that this Is a mere de-
batting society Is to trife with the people
OF the United states on the eravest mat
ter that has come to them since the
civil war
The assembly is not an impotent
BODY, not mere debating society Il
IL the Anal reservoir ,of power OF the
League OF Nations. and being the Ana
reservoir Of power OF the League of Ma
tons Il Is n matter Of the most serious
mcfnent whether we are represented on
that body In like fashion with the Brit
ish Empire.
THE President says that we have the
right of veto power, that unanimity is
required In decisions OF the council, and
therefore we can never be hurt by Brit
ain having six votes and ourselves but
one. He says that whom there Ia a dis
pute between the two Britain must stand
aside and Britain's whole six votes must
stand aside. Not so, not SO at all. II
we have dispute with Great Britain
under the very construction made by
Wcodrow Wilson concerning the stand
ing OF the colonies In this league. under
the very letters he has written and un,
der that which has been tho subject OF
discussion at Paris, every CT lony stands
IN Independent entity in this league. en-
titled to every privilege and every power
what every sovereign state has within
the league.
"If we have dispute with Grea,
Britain We stand aside and Great Brit.
ain stands aside. Neither can vote. Blu,
we begin with FIVE votes for Grea,
Britain In the fve colonies that she
has upon this league. What sort OF
American Is he who wants to pui
his country in jeopardy OF that sort
In position where Canada, Australia
New Zealand. South Africa and India
may vote upon questions affecting us
Maybe they will vote for us, maybe they
will not Who can taIl5
THAT is why the amendment that
bears my name Is in WASHINGTON Tha,
Is why men have got to stand UP IN the
United State Senate and have got TO be
counted. How are you on this7 Do you
believe your country should enter into a
partnership with any nation on earth
where that nation has six votes and your
country has one7 Stand up. You are
either pro-British or you are pro-
American.
you may talk IN all the specious
"a shions that you please you may in.
vent all the arithmetical paradoxies that
you may prove that two and two make
sixteen or that one equals thirty-two
or that six times one means one. But
when you get all through the fact re-
mains that an American Presiden,
brought hark to America n partnership
with Great Britain where Great Britain
has six times the representation In tina,
partnership that America has. And Al
an American J say 1t shall not be-"
Senator johnson will speak In Tacoma
tomorrow noon and In Seattle to-mor.
row night.