The sun., 1919-09-17

stolen territory, the betrayer of an OUT
ragged, plundered people. associated with
a cut-purse of empires in a coalition Of
Powers to divide and share three conti-
nents; having picked their defeated en-
emy of the last available pound of flesh,
which we do not question, they turn
upon and rob one friendly ally and be-
tray and desert another This we do.
U. s. People Disresarded.
'"rhey not only inveigle our President
into a perpetual covenant to defend It,
but charge him to capacity limits with
the thought that our Government owes
them a vast moral debt pledged by our
Executive in total disregard of the
American people who must bear the bur-
den. And this cavern of counterfeit
moralities and cockloft of scholastic CAB
BILE has the sublime assurance to asperse
Senators who refuse to abase themselves
before the tottering throne, of the chief
rhetorician whose metaphysical thunder
no longer inspires either respect or
fear"
Taking up the advocacy of the League
of Nations by Mr. Hitchcock, Senator
Sherman recalled that Senator's efforts
to place an embargo, before we were in
the war, on shipments to the nations OF
the Entente. He said:
January 81, 1916, the senior Senator
from Nebraska (Mr. Hitchcock) sup
ported an embargo on the export of
arms and ammunition. It was known
that Germany had accumulated immense
stores Of war munitions. For many
years the Central Powers had prepared
to assan and annex the territory between
Germany and the Atlantic. The Allies
were not ready to meet the attack.
Great Britain's navy, fortunately for us
and the other free governments OF the
world, controlled the seas without this
check on the German this Senate would
be debating another subject to-day. Yet
In this crisis in the affairs of France,
Italy. Belgium and Great Britain the
Senator's action would have prostrated
them helpless at the feet of long pre-
pared Germany.
Aid Given to Germany.
''His embargo would have paralyzed
the British navy and continued the Ger
man advance toward Paris and the
channel ports. The Senator then
thought 1t more important to give away
the American grain than to permit the
unprepared Allies to buy arms and ex-
plosives In our neutral market to de-
fepd their sorely beleaguered countries.
lnlS OI COurSe was DeIOTe tne senator 3
altruism was born. His chief had not
begun to hear voices in the air nor the
Senator himself to demand the last
pound Of German flesh to be removed by
us and given to others. Now he wishes
to make a general assignment of our
country to them In perpetuity. Some
thing has come over the spirit of the
Senator's dreams
His course then gave such satisfac-
ton to the German element that his por-
trait appeared on the front page of
Vierick's FdtherlGnd. Laudatory men,
ton of the Senator's valuable service
appeared there.
Mr.. Hitchcock interrupted to protest
against Senator Sherman's claim that the
league would involve the United States
in extraordinary expenses. I'VE be-
lieve," insisted Mr.. Hitchcock, that in
stead of assuming great burdens, this
nation will save many billions through
the league. for If 1t is not formed and
we are not members of il, we shall have
to prepare for war on an unprecedented
scale. To what provisions does the Sem
ator refer when he says we will have
to bear great burdens imposed by the
league?
ITO the fact that the league council
may advise means to be adopted TO pre-
serve the peace. the nations to- adopt
these means as advised" was the reply.
The council has full discretion. It can
impose financial. naval or military bur-
dens upon the member nations