The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-08
FATE WITH ALIENS
SAYS POINDEXTER
T. S. Gives Up Its Independ.
ence in Many Ways, Asserts
Western Senator.
SEES PEACE PACT FLAWS
Security League Is Told For
eigncrs Will Control Our
Military Power.


against the peace treaty itself opened
FIRE in Carnegie Hall last night, when
Senator Miles Poindexter of Washing
ton told the annual meeting Of the
National Security League that a straight
issue OF nationallsm against interna-
tIonalism had been presented by the
drafts OF the treaty printed in yester-
days papers. Calling to the attention
OF his audience that all OF their plans
for continued Americanism, resting
eventually on military preparedness,
would amount to nothing In the face
OF the provisions OF the twin covenants
which place our military plans In the
hands OF foreign council. whose action
might be paralyzed by ''the King of the
Hedjaz's sole objection" he asked the
audience II It was willing thus to trust
the fate OF America to aliens.
There were few advocates of the
League Of Nations in the audience. One
rled out n protest:
They are not aliens, they are our
friends-England, France. Italy"
And the King OF the Hedjaz;,' coolly
interrupted Senator Poindexter. -
Whatever his obJector had to say fur
Their was drowned in q perfect storm of
applause. 1t greeted all points made by
the Senator.
Parker ana Coudert Talk.
Earlier In the evening two Democrats
had spoken to the same audience. One.
Alton B. Parker, who presided, avoided
reference to the league, but he con-
denined the pre-war Democratic policy of
unpreparedness In no uncertain terms,
particularly chastising the anti prepared
ness attitude Of Secretary Daniels. The
other, Frederic r. Coudert, advocated
the League Of Nations. He described it
frankly as an agreement that would i'm
pose upon America even larger obliga-
tons in the world and in the western
hemisphere.
ut MEANS" he said, that this nation
must be ready at all times to back I'D
the declarations of the covenant against
the predatory and the violent. It is not
a league for peace. 1t may be a league
10 enforce peace, but TO enforce II
through war.
1T II not automatic in its provisions.
As long as the power of the United
States and England and France are back
OF IL, and England and France and Italy
are to-day worn out with war, II will
amount to something. Outside of that II
means nothing. With that It means ey-
erything.
II am for 1t because 1t does impose
obligations on the United States, the first
Of which relates to this continent. It
means that we will be trustee for the
world In this continent. In behalf Of JUS
tice and not in behalf Of our selfish in
terests."
Poindexter Accepts Challenge.
This was the challenge which Sena-
tor Pondexter Immediately took UP.
ut hasn't been long" he said, since
We received something much In the
nature of fatherly Instantaneous
branch OF the Government, the Senate of
the United States should not talk loud
in school about the League OF Nations,
but wait until the executive branch is
heard from. That Is characteristic
state OF mind I may say. in A perfectly
friendly way, OF a good many people.
You remember the Germans, when they
committed atrocities in Belgium. said
It was all right to do It. But they be-
came perfectly Infatuated II the same
practices were practiced on them. sort of
a one eyed philosophy OF life.
These Bolsheviki that you have been
talking about have the same idea. They
believe that 1t is all right to send bombs
through the mail, but II you would send
bomb through the mail addressed to
one oI them they would want to have
You a, listed right away.
They have killed a good many peo-
pie. They killed the Governor of Idaho,
mrdere da man out in Utah, one set of
a suitcase of dynamite in San Francisco
at Preparedness Day parade, and
kille dten persons and wounded thirty
more, and now he has organized a COM
rnittee and raised four or Ave hundred
thousand dollars TO assert his constitu-
tional rights. That sort OF attitude tow
ard life seems to govern the lives OF so
many people,"
Referring to Secretary Bakers decia-
ration that every American soldier will
be out Of Europe by August /, and to
the need Of policing Europe even under
the League of Nations covenant, he said {:
II l were arguing here in favor Of
universal military training I would try
10 elect congressman who believe in IL,
upon the theory that you. the American
people. acting through your chosen rep
sentatives In the law making branch
Oh the Government. are going to deter
mine this policy for the nation. But II
you adopt League of Nations as 1t is
constructed In the document which has
teen printed and reported, you will have
nothing to do with 1t.
Il want to tell you. my friends, that
the supreme issue OF to-day is the
preservation OF Americanism in Its full
Vigor and independence against the
process of internationalism. It Is not
only the BolsheviN that believe In in
terhatonalism the international paci-
nsts believe in It. The highest officer
ItnVaT~Fr1nV,e hA pNAa
speak Of him with the utmost respect,
suppose. 1t Is not disloyal to quote a
passage from his speech-speaking here
IN New York. and last speech he made
IN Inc United States before he sailed to
'aNe up the White House in Paris, said
'hese words; and mark you the inter-
hatoEalism in them: The time has
come for the United States to make the
supreme sacrifice, to join our fortunes
win the fortunes Of men everywhere
'Internatlonallsm II you believe in
H. support 1t. You have a right to be-
IieVe IN IT. but the power In my judg-
mont Is not inherent In all the depart
mehts OF the American Government put
.3gether to transfer the sovereignty OF
'n's nation to an alien power.
|e'd"'ker Condemns Covenant.
Ihough the resolutions adopted by
we meeting contained no reference to
,Ne League Of Nations, Col. Leydecker,
~ MS annual report as president, con-
gen ned the proposed covenant.
america has no fear Of war" he
Ta'u, 'if war be Just and be necessary.
dtsires peace on earth and good
WIZ TO men, but It has no thought TO
,ehchahge the freedom which our flag
mas symbolzed, the liberty which has
oeeh guaranteed 70 the citizens Of the
ispuhllc, by the sacrifices and wisdom
VI our fathers for an ideal association