The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-05-31
Senator Knox (Rep) of Pennsyl.

vania pointed out that any question
which could be considered by the
council could also be referred to the
assembly, in which each member
nation has one vote.
But in that case" said Mr.. Hitch
cock, "the same rule would apply
in the council and the vote would
have to be unanimous"
Senator Reed insisted this meant
the hands of the United States could
be tied by the vote of the gentlemen
from Liberia" In this view he was
supported by Senator Knox.
at is my opinion" continued Sem
ator Reed, that you could buy the
representatives of Liberia at any
time with a peck of potatoes II
somebody didn't bid a bushel, and
the representative OF Haiti for a like
amount If somebody wasn't there to
raise the ante"
Hitchcock Charges Inconsistency.
Senator Reed and Mr.. Hitchcock
again clashed sharply when the lat
ter suggested that the Missouri Sena-
tor was inconsistent, having oppos-
ed the original league because the
United States would be outvoted, and
now opposing the revision because
q unanimous vote Is required.
you have to shift your position"
Senator Reed replied, when you get
an antagonist that won't stand still
three minutes"
Senator Hitchcock said he had ar
gued that the United States could
not be outvoted under the original
league plan.
"Your friends in Paris showed
you were utterly mistaken" Mr..
Reed replied, "and that we were
right and you were wrong. by their
amendments. They repudiated youat
their first meeting"
Without speaking directly on the
Johnson resolution, Senator Reed
made a general attack on the league
covenant itself. He declared the
support Of the league plan never
could be explained at home by Sena-
tors from the South, with its Negro
problem, or from the West, with its
Chinese and japanese problems.
Appeals to the South.
Turning dramatically to his Demo-
cratic colleagues, he continued:
"H Republican President had
brought 1t here-if Roosevelt had
brought It here-there is not Demo-
crat that wouldn't that wouldn't
have been standing by my side figh-
ting to the last ditch to rescue the
: country from SO monstrous and 50
cruel thing"
Southern Democrats particularly
were chided for refusing to recog-
nize the Negro as an equal at the
ballot box, but at the same time 40
cepting South Africa and other ma
tions where the black race predomi-
mates as members of the league as
sembly on an equality with the Unit
ed States.
you think you can control the
vote of the black race" he asserted
But on any question of race equaIi-
J ty you never will be able to do It.
: To support his prediction that the
} black, yellow and brown and red
races would combine to embarrass
| white race. Senator Reed cited the
amendment offered by Japanese dele
gates at Paris to the league cove
} nant guaranteeing race equality. Al
. though the amendment failed, the
/ Japanese delegates reserved the right
to bring II later before the league
) for determination. He also quoted
/ from periodical published by Ne
D groes in this country, passage de-
: claring a league of nations or some
/ other international power" to be
absolutely necessary for the sal
walton OF the Negro race" in view
E OF the treatment of the Negroes in
E the United States and South Africa.
4 Presents Mass OF Statistics.
In his speech Of nearly three hours
1 Senator Reed presented Iiiass of
. statistics and other information Se-
garding the smaller members 81 the
league The member Nations In
which the white race was. predomi-
Q nant, he said, tOtaled IN population
( only 289, 800, while those where
. other races are In the majority had
r Q population Of S1Il25e0O. 81
Analysing racial and moral co.,
dictions in Honduras, Panama ana
!. other small Nations which would
have leayue membership, Senator
: Reed said: srit 5t .Ir1TTa
"oh, you men Of the South. Won
A@AJ WAAAeOSt yOu W0Alt " KlV0 TH0Re
ma with fits 50 per cent Of Negroes
i and nnulattos, q vote equal to the
y the United States. Go ten your uoo-
pie that In the league one Negro
outside the United States would have
t q vote equal to 100000 whites Of this
i Republic"
While the Missouri Senator was as
: sailing the league in the Senate.
D Representative Madden (Rep.) OF mi
r nois made a speech criticizing II IN
the House and declaring the Anieri-
r can people never could mingle on
e equal terms with the peoples Of
Europe. No general debate develop
ed, however at that end Of the CaDi-
tol.
When the Johnson resolution comes
up in the Senate Wednesday Senz-
e tor Robinson (Dem.) OF Arkansas
: expects to OPEN debate with a speech
supporting the league. He had given
: notice that he would speak today,
: but adjournment was taken before
: he had the opportunity.