Arizona republican., 1919-03-15
SENATOR FALL PROTESTS THE
 NATION LEAGUE
Finds It's Constitution Full of Flaws Says It May Be Rejected m Senate May Take It Up

SANTA FEE, \. NJ, March 14.-De- claring he would never vote for league of nations which would give the supreme council power to send a million boys to guard the harems of Turkey or protect the Indian empire of Great Britain, United States Senator Albert H. Fall of New Mexico, gave the members of the fourt6 state legis- lature in joint session, his opinion of the league of nations covenant sub mitted to the peace conference.
 1t is not our business to put down revolution in Ireland and I am frank to say the Irish have d right, unless the declaration of independence of the United States was a lie to rebel if they please" he said fl will never vote to send one of your sons or put him in a position where he may he sent to prevent revolution in Ire land"
 The senator declared the question oI a league of nations was not a p9rli- san question, but one of .Americanisn and nationalism and said it would not be treated as d partisan question when it comes to the United States senate. He read to the legislators a letter from Senator Thomas of Colorado saying T know our people are bitterly ad verse to assuming any responsibility of a fiduciary character over the peo- ples or territory of the eastern hem- sphere and will welcome any change in the proposed constitution which will relieve their apprehension in this regard"
 Predicts League Defeat
 Senator Fall said 40 senators had signed a resolution declaring the league plan as proposed cannot be accepted by the senate and pointed out that it takes but g senators to reject the proposed league constith- ton.
 Most of the senators speech was devoted to a defense of the right of the senate to unscramble' any treaty that was proposed and declared that in the proposed league there would be nine votes against one for the United States He said the caryin4 out of some of the phrases of the con stitution of the league would show tO the world that the government Of George Washington. endorsed by Thomas Jefferson, had served out it's usefulness and the people of the United States had made up their minds to change it.
 In defense of the senate debate en the proposed league when the presi- dent had asked that discussion be de- ferred, Senator Fall said there was ample precedent for senate to ad- vlse president concerning the mak- ing of a treaty and said that such an act could not be considered an inn pertinence-
 The. senator said some of the pro- visions of the league would have his active support and he declared hls willingness to go far toward the main tenance of the peace of the world, but he would insist that any league of nations must include all nations. He said he would support plan for parliament of nations if necessary, and added
 international Court All Rio
 'I am willing to go to the extent 1 tlat Elihu Root and Theodore Roose- ! welt went in The Hague convention i when the United States proposed d supreme court of the world on the 1 principle of the founding of the 1 United States supreme court and abide | by it's decisions The United States always has kept its promises; it needs no league of nations to keep the neace TOW. If other nations of the world need armed force to compel them to keep the peace, does not that confer to you that the whole purpose of this proposed constitution is to bring the l great United States of America into 1 the armed conflicts that have racked Europe for 800 years or more?"
 Senator Fall said he recognized the use of a boycott as business measure but he said he would be opposed tn any provisions in the league which would make the citizens of Japan citizens of this country
 Credit for Wilson
 Senator Fall said he gave full credit
 to President Wilson for patriotism
 and sincerity but he added: T do no. believe the ex-president of Princeton University could teach those men, Washington, Jay Jefferson, Monroe, Lincoln, Cleveland and Roosevelt, anything. It seems to me if there Y one lesson American people have learned from this war. it is that tn,
 United States of America should con
 tinue in the path marked out for il
 by the founders and perpetrators ni
 this government and should have noth
 ing to do with the broils of the Balkar
 states or attempt to reconstruct the
 geography of Europe"
 He added he did not propose to tak' a star off the American flag in tn,
 interest of international bolshevisn.