The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-02-19
IF YOU WANT IN ON THIS YOU'LL HAVE TO HURRY
SENATOR
ATTACKS
THE PLAN
Poindexter Says Wilson
Peace Conference VIII
Multiply Opponents.
"a Trternatioual News ser7ios.l


WASuINCT9N Teb. ~ Instead az
hrRFne universal and epdurns peace
League pf NatiorT. based 81 tbr ION
'fituton read to The peace conference
in Paris ~ President WILSON r3ii
multlrlN tha epponcnts for ,,ar. sena
Tor Miles l'oindcAtee declared i'm the
sanatc tadal.
seratot roin5cytrr opened th- stt9ers
on thc League 80 Nations in Visitation
of fhc presidents request that debate
ae vsnt rted latil ~ could conTer ,vtt.l
senators and scutativos The st
tack Was begun. he aid because tie
frcest discussion is necessary while
opponents e the league arc asked 10
Neen iient Mhie proponents are busi1y
arguing for The constitution, hc sald
Five exceptions 10 the constitution
were made by senator PoindcAtcr Thcy
were
Surrender 81 'he league 81 the
determination Of the degree ~ disarnia-
lnenf aa required by tho constitution
2. Compulsory arbitration of all
Questions OF every KIND without exccy
ton.
3. Commitment Of every nation Is
anticipate in wars and controversies II
every other nation. and the assumption
of guardianship 90 peoples or Europe.
Asia ana Africa
. The formation or an international
labor bureau to deal with internal sou
cial. economic and industrial problems
The surrender of the power H.
regulate commerce with foreign nations
IN arms and ammunition 10 the league
Senator Poindexter took up the con
snuGon article bv article pronouncin-
many 80 its provisions loosely drawn
and unintelisiblc' and many others as
Unconstitutional.
He LAID great stress upon the fact
that no nroN ision Is made for the with
drawai of any nation or tie league af-
Ter having once entered IT, This. he
sand would inevitably lead 10 war. i,ist
as tho ciri war in the United States
was brought ou by tho denial &c Tie
right &c certain states 20 socede from
THE unions
This is the substitute Ne are asked
~ make fer the peaceful and happy
state under winch we have lived during
The greater part OF our national career
in peace and amity wlth the world. We
have had hut Few wars. and have
avoided war bv avoiding The cause of
var We are now asked to avoid war
hr multiplying immeasurabIv tho cause
of war. and by surrendering ~
lf"troE7 nous league Of diverse races our
sovereign rights ana privileges rs
such a course the independence which
vas preserved hv the patriotism or osif
pcorle and the hcorism Of our soldiers
ia the lighting which has just been con-
claded viii he surrendered and the
SGa1antscs az peace which victory has
afforded us wiN ho mortgaS 20 every
nation in tho world
lf this constitution Is ratified with-
ou .heins submitted Ia The American
on8o in political campaign Ia which
lt snal have been made an issue aod
npon 81 lica the3- VIII have had onpor-
'unitg ~ render judgment then sclf-
government itself in America viii have
disappeared. We are facing an abyss
and fhn Aneriean peopie should not w
led into # bindfolded
4 decision 20 enter This most On
taugIing alliance ever conceived" wIl3
drprire our erople Poindoxter sata. 81
that high and mighty state i'm which
taoT and ihetr fathers have builded for
themselves"
ScetionaHsm crept into the speech +
when ho said that tile south having once 1
lfecr subdued bv armed force. was rou
having it's revenge by surr1nderlng f
ihreneh the administration 81 controls
''the soverei Entr Of tho nation"
ToindcNter said that tho constitution F
WAS framed u secret" and That The
resident wished uo discussion 81 IF UNI
til he has had private meeting with
the forcien relations committees of
bota houses
"If The proposals contained i'm the
constitution of the league ARC mcritori- (
Gus chew VIII &c strengthened ~ de-
hate he added "If they arc unwlsc or
ill-adEisod that fact may be disclosed +
bv free discussion Ne injury can pos
81 hlz accrue 81 au1one by the freest and
most panstaking explanations of its
provisions.
II covenants are 70 be openly arrived
at this covenant RI all others should he
exposed "a the sight and 70 discussion
i'm tho omen" he asserted