New Britain herald., 1919-03-11
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Editor New Britain Herald;
 Probably Senator Sherman's tirade Tn the senate as reported March 3rd epitomizes the extreme Of rabid criti- cism against the constitution of the Lea gue of Nations and the president of the United States.
 His speech would be unworthy Of serious attention were it not for the fact that he is representative of a clique in the senate who, lacking the power to dictate and rule, would ruin Who having nothing practical to of fer toward the attanm ent of the end desired, simply wield their power to prevent any action whatever. So i'm patient have they become to display their erudite wisdom and the pro- phetiC knowledge of what will trans pire if the proposed constitution as outlined, is not defeated that they cannot wait until the matter is sub n)itted to the senate, as it must be, for sober, earnest consideration and dis cussion. So eager are they to air their views that one would think they were in deadly fear that their thun- der would be stolen from them
 Who is the "Brutus'' the most noble Senator "Cassius" of Illinois would elevate in the place of him whom he designates "a Caesar" It cannot be the senior senator from the province of Ma ssa husetts for he has inverted himself completely on the question at issue, and who can be sure he will not reverse himself again? Is it "Casca" from Idaho or "Trebonious' from Pennsylvania? Possibly Senator "Cassius' himself might crave the honor. The "con- spirators' against the life Of Caesar succeeded in their places, yet in their success they ha,stened the fall Of the Roman republic. They pulled down one of the wisest statesmen Rome ever produced. and prevented the eStablishm ent of equality of rights of all classes of citizens both in Italy and the provinces. Certain of our United States senators would do well to study this period of Roman history if they really have the interest of democracy at heart The fate which befell the Roman conspirators might carry with 1t a warning these sena- tors would do well to heed. Certainly the people of the United States desire no repetition of that which followed Caesars assassination. They lost their best friend when Julius Caesar fell These latter day "conspirators?' tell us the Monroe Doctrine is wiped out through the proposed League of Ma tions. They do not tell us that d careful reading of the plan of the league reveals the fact that the Mon roe Doctrine lapSes because, with the lea que in operation it becomes un- necessary. The principles involved in the Monroe Doctrine arc incorporat- ed in the leagues constitution and that doctrine instead of applying only to the Americas applies equally to the entire world. "There can he no manifestation of an unfriendly dspo- sition" toward the western hem isphere. such as President Monroe had in view when the lea gues plans are adopted.
 There will be no further "mcddlinC' with the affairs Of the United States and America such as was part and parcel Of German autocracN's plan. It was this same "n cddling". with our rights as an independent nation that ultimately brought us into tho war. That the war was fought out in Eu- rcpc instead Of on our own soil, is our good fortune. Our military forces went to the old world for the distinct purpose of preventing autocratic Flu
 
 the affairs of the new" That object has for the time being been accom- plishCd Now we, with those who helped Us win the fight propose to adopt efficient means, to the end that such mcddling' shall become inn possible in the future. It would be interesting 10 learn what these Scna- tOrial gentlemen desire or hope to gain in their opposition to the attain ment of such an end?
 Do they wish to return to condi- tions which will surely make another war inevitable in the not far distant future? Or have they some better plan to propose? Will they say to the men who have faced tho fiery deal of q horrible death we will Op- pose any arrangement whereby these things may be prevented or mitiGated in time to come? Will they tell the mother whose son lies buried on the hloOd-StNincJ fields of France that they refused to lend their aid to the honest efforts of some Of the WiSest and best informed mon Of our time to prevent future sacrifices of this nature? Shall all the suffering and an6Vl5h endured by innocent peoples,