Evening journal., 1919-03-11

BEFORE the Society Of Colonial Danes
resterdav afternoon, Christopher H..
Nard. lawyer, spoke on the League VI
Nations Mr. Ward said
N have not come here 90 champion
Ne nresent draft of the constitution OF
me league OF nations. 10 Is ohly nlel
draft, drawn up by cohiiiitleo VI
noo,e conference. endoaVoring 10 mar
nonize conaictlpg ideas and 90 embody
ronclusions reached by c0mpfonllse'
for nreseniaiion first 20 the confer
.nce for amendment and adopted by ~
AM then. finally, TO the p'riflilluhes
qn8 congresses OF The constituent pow
crs for their approval ana auoPuuli
II Is not only capable OF being amend
td. il not only was contemplated liia'
A. might be amended, but 10 invites
amendment There are undoubtedly
many considerations, which VIII re-
quire its alteration. or some OF lhese
shall speak later. I, personally, nave
hot accepted The present d'ait OF the
constitution in its entirety nor do l eN-
pect that twill be so accepted by ihe
peace conference.
"Neiiher am 7 here to champion The
cause OF President Wilson, as perhaps
the chief influence I'm the formation OF
the league and In The PREPARATION OF
The first draft OF ils constitution. ]
would not give any consideration io
That fact in determining Us desirabiliiy
or undesirability TO urge upon you
as a reason for approving the league
of nations or This draft Of It's consliiu-
Zion. a personal Loyalty 90 President
Wilson or party loyal 60 The Demo
cratic organization would DE 10 urg
upon you the falsest OF false patriot
.sms.
II am not here as champion Of
Woodrow Wilson ia any respect. In the
nrst place I believe that, while DE has
lefi undone nothing that he could have
done no impress upon The world The
desrablity OF league OF nations ]
Also believe that DE has LETT undone
nothing that hc could have done 10
make lbs acceptance by lhe senate Of
ihe Emitted States and The people Of the
United states dinicut lie has done
Everything that Doe could do iO creale
league OF nations and he has done
ave-ylhing That hc could 90 throw OBJ
.iacies n the way of thc entry OF The
United STATES into That league.
"lie has consistently and persistent
81 failed and rcfus a tO take advice
rom those we'll qualified 10 advise him. /
ne has refused to associate with him
self. in the commission from the United .
slales 40 Tie peace conference other (
Americans. whose personality and i'm
cctual qualifications should have as
sured Their participation Although .
matters coming before The peace CON
ference, including the league Of nations,
should moi IN any sense whatever have I
been regarded as party matters and al
though he was aware of the existence /
or q large party In This country In /
Guiding certainly half. II not more than I
Half OF the people-lhe Republican /
party-he failed 80 include In The mem- |
bership of his commission any repre-
sentative Of that party save one. man
comparatively unknown. having no
weight in the party councils, whose
very party Affiliations were In doubt.
II this matter become a party issue I'm
this country which heaven forbid, Il
viii be remembered that 10 was presi-
dent Wilson, who started The party
maneuvering which had this result.
although he knew that the treaty
Df peace and especially the league OF
nations would have 10 come before the
Senate 0f the United States for final
and adoption he disregard
ed al suggestions as 10 the pr0prieiy
,f including representatives from that
'ody, who might have Joined with him
p the preparation Of The treaty and oil
he constitution OF the league and 2
whose representation would have suf-
ced in large measure 20 remove OBJ 9
tables TO their final adoption. Il
And, finally, in his last speech In n
Kew York, on The eve Of his return 90 q
Paris he was defiant Of an criticism u
By the Senate, 90 which body criticism "
and approval OF treaties were entrusted D
10y The constitution og the United II
states. His manner was so irritant. u
'hat " could not fan 90 Increase op- n
position. II there is anything that ne q
N97 ielt undone TO render diMcut the 9
e9nsemmation so devoutly 90 be wish {
ga, u has escaped my observation
trees Discussion OF Subject.
stale these facts thus strongly he
cause In spite Of them urge upon yor
frank and fair consideration az the
matter without regard to the courss
which Mr. Wilson has seen M 20 adop, /
am here to urge upon YOU that any
disconient which you may feel with
The course OF President Wilson. that
any personal animosity which YOU NAV
harbor against him. that any partisan
sentiments or party r9ncOr. which
might have weight with YOU i'm minor
matters, shall have no place In the CON
sideration or discussion Of The greatest
forward step IN civilization that has
been attempted since civilization he
gan. And ! am here to urge upon YOU
that any defects which may be dis
covered by you or by others in the
present proposed constitution Of The
league be not allowed 10 obscure the
question as 20 whether a league is or
Is not desirable nor to prevent the for
nation Of league upon a satisfactory
basis. Above all. this question should
be considered in oblivion Of party ami
Iations.
Il ask you now TO consider two
Iuestions Whether a league OF nations
and calculated 70 prevent or TO
control or to lessen the probability OF
var IS a desirable thing and whether
he present first draft Of ITS cOnstitu- |
ion IS acceptable or can he made ac-
'sptable Logically we should consider
irst the broader question. whether any
such lessue is desirable, but I shalrl
prefer 10 discuss some OF the details Of
rs nrst draft before taking up the
broader questions.
a., Ia me Senate Of the United States
sl-se nave been two noteworthy pre-
,,'llsalions Of objections. by senator
ii.5pse -. OF Massachusetts and bv senator
NnoN of pennsylvania t,,,o - a.. i-ol.,