Evening star., 1919-03-09
NATIONS LEAGUE
PLAN CONDEMNED
Senators Borah and Thomas
and Ex-senator Beveridge
Oppose Form Proposed.
ADDRESS BOSTON MEETING

BOSTON, March S.-The speaking
campaign in opposition to the league
of nations plan in the form advocated
by President Wilson and indorsed by
former President Taft was continued
at a meeting that filled fremont Tern
pie tonight.
As in earlier speeches. Senator Will
liam e. Borah, republican, of Idaho.
denounced the proposed league as a
league of diplomats rather than of
nations, with an executive council in
which ASiatic and dlpEopeaa .manahers
ceud outvoW Anerica on pnrely Arferi-
can issues.
Demonstration for Ireland.
When Senator Borah declared that
no provision for the freedom Of Ire
land had been made he started
demonstration that was helped along
by young woman in the gallery,
who unfurled the flag of the "Repub-
lie of Ireland"
As the meeting was called to order
man in the audience called for three
cheers for the President and got them,
but after that those who sympathized
with the speakers had the meeting
well in hand.
At the suggestion of former Senator
Beyeridge it was voted to send the
following telegram to Senator Lodge:
We citizens of Massachusetts,, re-
gardless of party, in fremont Temple
assembled, send you their unqualified
support in your efforts to secure the
future of America and the peace of
the world"
Resolutions opposing the adoption
OF the constitution of the league in its
present form to be sent to the peace
conference and the United States Sem
ate were offered. The greater part of
the audience rose in approval.
Senator Charles S. Thomas. demo-
crat,. of Colorado, reiterated his con-
yiction that the United States ought
not to be committed to a new and far
reaching national policy in advance of
thorough knowledge Of every detail
involved in so momentous an under
taking.
Ex-senator Beveridge Presides.
Former Senator Albert J. Beyeridee
Of Indiana. who was a chairman of
the progressive national convention in
1912, presided. In introducing the
other speakers Mr. Beveridge attacked
the proposed International constitu-
ton as partnership in which Europe
and Asia would furnish the liabilities
and the United States supply the as
sets
I'VE are told that we shall dis
appoint the world il we refuse" ito
join league of nations), he said
-If any business house made con-
tracts on that principle, how long
would it keep out of bankruptcy?
Who says the world will be disap-
pointed-and by what authority is
this message delivered? OF course
certain European powers would be
disappointed, because they have
everything to gain and nothing to
lose by getting young, strong and
solvent America to underwrite these
ventures.
w hHs VI iHe REMAINDER OF Inc
world? VIII the nations of South
America be disappointed if we escape
the trap? Will Norway, Sweden, and
Holland and Denmark and Switzer-
land and China and Spain? or do they
no longer count? Now that the test
has come. are small and weak nations
no longer to be considered? What
has become of the self-determination
Of peoples?
Question of Isolation, Discussed.
I'VE are instructed that we can be
no longer isolated How have we
ever been isolated?-not financially,
not commercially. not socially. We
have been isolated only in political
sense-only In the sense that we have
not bound ourselves to take part in
alien quarrels. God forbid that the
American people ever allow them
selves to be chained to that body OF
death, a permanent foreign political
alliance. involving them forever in
historic and alien animosities. in
reciai and alien hatresIs