The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-05
LEAGUE OR WAR
SAYS HITCHCOCK
Nebraska Senator States Alter
native Now Before the
World.
ADDRESSES THE SENATE
ON PEACE LEAGUE

as Nearly Impossible as Any
Agency.
6 .s washington. Feb. 27.-Peace with
the league cf nations, or war anu
preparations for war without IT, Inc
internationalism of peace and justice
or the internationalism OF ehe oo-
sciahst. the anarchist and the BOZ
sheyist,' are the alternatives pelole
the world, declared Senator faitc,i-
cock of Nebraska, chairman OF tiie
senate foreign relations commlttee, i'll
IN address late today to the senate.
- The proposed league, senator
. H;tchcock asserted, would render
-,ar between members as nearly I'M
nossible as human agencies can oe-
r,sen He spoke Of the growth OF So
cI;asm and the popular demand To-.
relief from war and its sacrlhces ana
said peoples throughout the world II
denied measures for peace, would V.o-
z Ientlv protest and seize power.
Senator's who have opposed the
league draft, the Nebraska member
asserted, would be opposed to an!
fea e71e. He charged that in their at
taeks those senators had masnlneo
So dangers and that they "Qulpele
and split hairs"
pan,yin.- to a. reference that Amer
;canism is opposed to internatlonai-
ism in a recent speech OF SEN
Borah. Of Idaho, who quoted eo'.
Roosevelt, Senator HltchcocA :,'s'
the fornne,- president had created !
lessue of nations to enforce peace,
not only by moral force but BY il3.'i-
tary strength, and expressed the &c
lief that If he were alive Col. Roose-
velt weuld be found Supporting l:..e
league as ardently as President FS'si-
son.
suggestions that Mexico might Join
In imposing conditions on this COW
try were ridiculed by the sena :oi,
who said Mexico was not engine los
membership because she could nor
give the requisite guarantees OF ne.
intention and her ability to comniS
with international obligations
Senator Hitchcock answered IN f'e-
fail the recent criticisms Of Senators
{ Borah and Cumnains, Of Iowa. Reo"e--
iicans. and Reed, Of Missouri, Demo
crat. Some of their contentious ne
characterized as ridiculous and ao-
surd." He said it was not true the
league plan would destroy the MOT
roe doctrine or depart from WASH
ington's foreign policy, and, hke
President Wilson, he took the po-
.sition that the world powers wou'S
add to the Monroe doctrines guar
antee.
Pointing out that the league char-
ter was tentative and still subject t
amendment, Mr.. Hitchcock. pralseo
the plan for an executive council con
ferring permanent powers upon the
five principal nations.
In the attacks on the league he
said opponents apparently had con-
sidered every suggestion Of its con
troll except that "it might be con-
trolled by the great self-governans
democra cies of the world that estab-
lishes it.
saTo my mind" he SAID. 'the execu-
tive council IS an ingenious, lusf an0
effective method Of placing control IN
the FIVE great nations which have
SUCCESSFUL fought this war. the
permanent direction of The league.
The diarmament prcv;sicn. Sc
ator Hitchcock said, did not arb
trariiy fx .he hn}i- OF 2:':aame:'i. pt{
was merely advisory. The argu-
ment that nations agreeing to 2i'fH-
tration, submit their national life
to the league, he declared was absurd
when the league guaranteed pollti-
cal independence and territorial IN
tegrity to every member.
IN discussing the Monroe doctrine.
Senator Hitchcock said:
Instead of being compelled to &C.
fend the Western Hemisphere alone,
we would have the sympathy and
help of the league of nations in car
rying out the spirit of its organiza-
ton.
eve have been told that this is
one of those entangling alliances
against which Washington warned
US. I deny it,
He pictured Washington writing
his farewell address by candlelight
and added:
..If Washington were living today,
he would press an electric button
summon stenographer. and in the
blaze of electric lights, dictate mes
sage urging the American people to
unite with other great nations
to end wars and establish perpetual
peace of justice and sood VIII. He
would adapt himself to new condi-
TORS
To the suggestion that Japan
might impose the immigration ques-
ton to America, the senator said Jap
anese efforts for race equality. dec
larations at Paris already had fail
ed and that confronted in the league
by seven great Caucasian races. ia
pan could not even get hearing l:
she attempted to bring up the lmml-