The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-26
HITCHCOCK HOLDS
LEAGUE PLAN Of
ALLIES
Nebraska SOIon, Declaring
Himself Heartily in Favor OF
Draft, Shows How 0bieC-
tons Are Met by Text.

CHICAGO. March "a Declaring
there is only one league Of nations
constitution before the world and that
people must accept this or nothing,
man of the senate foreign relations
committee, paused a moment IN his
speech to the association Of commerce
today n added.
81 am for it
We need not deceive ourselves with
foolish hopes that wars will naturally
cease Senator Hitchcock said "EN-
per,ence has shown they some whether
nations are barharous or civilized,
Christian or pagan, educated or mt
crate.
They will continue in the future az
they have in the past unless nations
unite In a plan to avoid them. For
making an effort to do this. II the
league Is not formed. the peace signed
AZ Paris viii be only = truce and every
nation will resume war preparations
on a bigger scale than ever.
Perhaps the establishment Of the
league Of nations never was possible
before. a great change, however, has
come over the world, In the past the
world has been cursed by hutocratic
governments bent on conquest. Now,
however, the nations Of the world have
become, or by our aid may become,
AhlhfNH httttNtAaANNs ~ HNAbNAe N1 hAll
raratively simple for them to make
m agreement TO establish information
al peace based on Justice.
That Ia the effort now being made
At Paris. In this historic effort the
leader is the American president,
Shall va support this effort or re-
pudiatc It? Already opposition Is
strongly developed. Considering these
! objections, II was first said the league
would he a sort Of super-nation with
q great standing army and navy capaS
Bile Of destroying any particular ma
tion, This objection disappeared as
soon rs the league constitution was
Second, the objection was made
that the United states surrendered n
part OF Its sovereignty by entering
the league II has now become eyi-
dent neither the United States MOI
any other nation s%urrenders anything
~ the league Is not "A government and
has nc sovereign powers,
Third, objection has been made that
the United States abandons the Mon
roe doctrine, How can this doctrine
be abandoned by joining a league which
proposes TO put a stop to RgEressions
by force against every nation, includ'
ing those In America?
Fourth, objection has been madt
that British self.governing colonies
like Canada and Australia, may be ad
mitted 10 the league which u Ia claimed
would give Great Britain five vote
TO our one. II Il were true. II woulC
not matter because all important ques
lions must be decided by unanimoul
vote. Also. these colonies are now al
most completely independent Of Grea
Britain, and Canada, especially, ha
many interests In common with tn
United states.
Fifth. 1t has been objected tina
Japan might insist on having the leagu.
settle the immigration question an
through the league force us 10 ADM
Japanese. II she could, she could ais
force us TO change our laws Of mar
riage and divorce, taxation or an.
other domestic question. The league
however, deals only with lnternationa
questions and has no relation to do
mestiC affairs.
Il feel these objections will h
brushed aside and men will meet tn
big issue squarely, Our answer mus
n be Yes or no and ! am sure ther
Is but one correct answer and tina
: II believe The people Of the worl
VIII accept the league aE II has bee
!, prepared In Paris, because they mus
! realize the promises the nations max
I to each other viii act asa an effectm
preventive OF war