Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-18
NATIONS LEAGUE
COVENANT WOULD
D|VEST AMERICA
OF ITS FREEDOM
Senator Johnson Brands It As
An Infamous Document
Which,, If Adopted, Would
Be Higher Than Constitution
SHALL AMERICAN BOYS
POLICE ENTIRE WORLD?
Says President Insists That
We Accept Pact Without In
veStigation, Analysis or Res
ervationS Of Any Kind,

tsY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wREl
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 17.--In address
ing a large and enthusiastic gather
ing here tonight, Senator Hiram w
johnson of California, or the l32nd
anniversary of the signing of the con.
stitution of the United States at Phil
adelphia, announced the league OF
nations covenant as an infamous doe
ument and declared that its adoption
would result in throwing the country
into an international confederation
and deprive the republic of its future
independence of action. 1t would, he
said, substitute misty internatlonalisn
for Americanism.
Lieut.. Col John G., Maher. a demo-
crat and president of the Nebraska
branch of the American Legion, acted
as chairman of the meeting and in
troduced the speaker. Gov. $. +. Nc
kelvie occupied seat on the stage
Senator Johnson said:
Would Abrosate Constitution.
"The president has made and asked
the senate to approve, a league cove
nant that IS to be higher than our
constitution. Excent the sovereign
people, no power on earth can legally
change our constitution or make an
other to override it. None but the
people should be permitted to throw
this independent republic into an in
ternational confederation where il
must necessarily lose its independence
of action. The people can do that
but no public servant or servants OF
those people should be permitted to
do it. 1t is admitted by the president
that we lose our independence III the
leaSue' Misty interHatiohahsiii mas
peen substituted TOT AHiellcah'sih'
Aiter enuhieratlil6 tile various put-
uehs Wllcl the peace oact 'lhPoses vi
the oHiteu olates' oelator ooiiiiso'i
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on,a,,ncad hir,soif asainst amond
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ations of an,, sort H. sa,,s 4, ef-
fact to ,ha A,,aT;ca,, ,oonIo sYou nnus,
accent tbo foroigo dacumept which !
nrosent 10 Won without inveetiqa tior
analvsis amendment or rnservations
"Iynon what theory dhes he fms
limit tho action of what is sunnose 4
to he The Great democracy of tbe
world2 When did the nresident of The
limited states nossess the mower to
say to its peonIe and its congress
Won mnst When this league oi
nations was discussed at Paris
Great Britain would not be a party
until Great Britain was given six
votes and in this fashion Great Britain
amended it. France declined to sub
scribe to the league unless France was
given an offensive and, defensive alli-
ance by the United States and al
though the president had denounced
upon the very moment that he signed
it. any special alliance or anv separate
agreement with any nation, he Welded
to Clemenceau and brought back to us
the special alliance against which he
had So often declaimed. Thus France
amended the league. Japan declined
TO sign the league until given Shan.
tung with its SS,oOo'ooo Chinese. Chimes, the Tne