The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-06-20
WORLD LEAGUE is ONLY
WAY TO PREVENT WAR
Senator McCumbcr Declares the
World Will BE Plunged Into
Strife Without League.

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representation and distortion, Sen
ator McCumber, of North Dakota, a
Republican member of the foreign
relations committee, told the senate
that the league covenant offered the
only present hope of preventing fu-
ture and more terrible wars.
Replying to arguments of many
Republican senators. he upheld the
league as entirely consistent with the
American constitution and devoid of
any ability to dangerously entangle
or curtail American interests.
'In 90 years of service in the SEN
ate" said the North Dakota sena-
tor, II have never known one in
strument whose terms have been so
wilfully misrepresented and sc
grossly misrepresented as the cove
nant of the league or nations. 1t is
regrettable that the mighty power of
eloquence is used to defame the true
meaning of an instrument. the most
important that ever appealed to the
heart or the soul of man.
Suppose we now refuse to join
with the rest of the world in some
scheme to prevent war. what will
happen? AS surely as the sun shall
rise, every great nation will proceed
to devise means for the wholesale
destruction OF nations. SO desperate
mi hn lA
hate and venom created by this
struggle will be intinitesimal COM
pared with the next And against
what race will ali these weapons of
death be used? Against the white
race"
Quoting the declaration of Senator
Johnson, Republican. of California
that America by virtue of her isola-
tion does not need the European
powers cas- partners" Mr.. Nc
Cumber said isolation had long since
broken down, European quarrel
having cost this country in the past
five years $4,000 lives and 100000
100000.
There is no moral duty incum-
bent upon any man in his relation to
his fellow man" he continued. that
is not equally incumbent upon a ma
tion In its relation to every other ma
tion.
"Of course, not one OF us would
have written this covenant just as 1t
has come to us But this covenant
represents the deliberations OF ma
tions. 1t deals with complex situa-
tions. 1t comes to us as compro-
mise compact. And TO secure the
support of this country special con-
cessions have been made to us. Our
Monroe doctrine is by this instru-
meht given world sanction.
1T has been asserted and reas-
serted in all the false attacks on
this instrument that the United
States would be compelled to help
Great Britain preserve her domain
against her own internal revolution
or rebellions. Nothing could be
more false. 1t is only against exter-
nal aggression that the league as
sures its protection"
Referring to charges that the
United States would be at a disad-
vantage in the league because it has
only one vote, the speaker said the
important decision would be made
in the council where the only votes
would be one each for the five great
powers with unanimous action re-
quired to effect a decision or to
transfer consideration OF a question
to the assembly. Answering objec-
tions that Great Britain would have
too many votes in the assembly, he
continued:
What would be the danger to us
Of having Canada, Australia and
New Zealand, blood Of our blood and
bone Of our bone, made members of
the assembly? You give black
Haiti vote, you give black Liberia
vote. But you would deny the
great, Independent commonwealth
of Canada the right to raise her
voice"
Mr. McCumber declared he per-
sonally would be opposed to leaving
Germany out of the league, fearing
that action might lead to future di-
s,i1 y