The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-20
ADMITS He
WOULD VOTE FOR
AMENDED LEAGUE
Senator, Debating With Har-
ward President, Asserts
Changes Wanted Cannot Be
Made in Paris,

BOSTON, March 20.-"If the league
shall be put in such shape that 1t will
promote peace instead of breeding dis
order and viii work no injustice to
these United States, / will support it."
said Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, in
replying to a question Of President A.
Lawrence Lowell, Of Harvard univer-
sity, during their debate on the league
OF nations covenant last night.
i hope from my heart it will be
amended" he added. II hope that such
n league will be formed somewhere. In
my belief it will not be done In Paris"
a demand from DIR. Lowell that Mr..
Lodge say whether he would vote for
the covenant If it were amended &C
coralng 70 his wishes, led to the sena-
tors declaration.
ADDRESSING an audience of 5000 per-
sons ~ symphony hall, the distin-
gnished speakers were applauded liber-
ally, frequently and apparently impair.
uialiy' fhere was no heckiing, though
cries Of "good' and that's right" fol-
ioSea teilihg points IN the arguments,
prletty, as In favor Of a league OF ma
scented.
me whole treaty should be redraft-
go, ne asserted That IL my first
The senator's reference to Theodore
roosevelt attitude as in opposition to
sueh a plan as embodied In the cove
nant drew applause. He said that he
mad discussed the idea Of a league OF
hatIons WITH Mr.. Roosevelt W weeks
The position | have taken" he add
ed, IN reference to this covenant is
one tnat had Mr., Roosevelt's full ap.
proral. do not say this to transfer
any load from m: shoulders to Ills, but
It is at the same time a support a
know that my position in this matter
viction.'
Referring to the charge that the crit
icisms OF the covenant we're not con
stfuctlve, senator Lodge pointed Out
a number of way in which he would
amend the treaty, laying especial stress
on the need OF protection OF the Monroe
doctrine,
The hour is rapidly approaching, y
said pr. Lowell, in summing up his plea
for the covenant, when we must de,
eide whether our country shall take ii
place., like a great and generous ma.
ton, side by side with others as guard
ians of law, order and justice In thu
world, or whether II shall turn It's face
away from q world In agony
~ ftNNbSu iHS NkuttEHA Will lnt
statement that although he had Away.
been 'an inconsistent Republican" ant
frequently had been In agreement will
Senator Lodge, he could not agree witt
his ~utterances on the league OF nations
covenant, and still less with those OF hi
senatorial colleagues.
Or, Lowell maintained the CORRECTNESS,
Of the covenant In principle, arguing
that while very defective IN It's draft
ing and easily misunderstood i"
should be accepted and Improved II
described II as an experiment In opel
; diplomacy.
TO meet certain objections raised, DR.
Lowell advocated tho insertions 0
. clauses In the covenant permitting with
: drawals from the league on reasonable
notice, STIMULATING that no foreign pow
/ ers shall acquire any possessions on tn,
American continents and making II per
foctly clear that immigration and tarif
problems are 70 be regarded as pureli
Internal affairs.