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were coming back from France"
daughter and applause).
Praises Doughboys and Pershing


Here the senator turned aside for
moment to pay an eloquent tribute
to the fighting qualities of the Amer
lean soldier in France and the mill
tary genius Of General Pershing,
whom he considered by far the great
est of all the commanders Of the
war, because he had the profound
insight into the nature OF his army
to see that they would whip the
Germans in the open and do 1t in
short order If they were given the
chance, and he demanded for them
and got for them the consent Of
Marshal Foch to prove their mettle.
The senator's next objection to the
League of Nations covenant as pre-
sented to the senate was the article
establishing an international labor
conference clothed with authority
almost to legislate for each and ev-
cry member of the league, clothed
with the authority to publish and
circulate newspaper at the expense
of the members, clothed with author
ity to hale the United States to show
cause why it should not enact into
law a recommendation by the con-
ference concerning some labor ques-
ton In this country. The bulk of
the members of this proposed con-
ference, the senator declared, would
be foreign labor agitators, and they
are the very type that have foment-
ed the serious labor disturbances in
this country, the type that advocate
soviet. rule, public ownership Of in
dustry, equal distribution of all in
dustrial profits, and numerous other
forms Of radical socialism. No such
program, declared Senator Smith, is
good for this country or for the Ia
Dor of this country.
Article Ten
Then the senator came to article
ten, the one which has been discuss
ed most of ALL AS brought back
from Paris, he said, this article diff
fers vastly from what the president
originally submitted, for his provid-
ed specifically for territorial read
0ustments pursuant to the principle
of self-determinatio ton, and he de-
clared in discussing this principle
that nothing less than the emancipa-
ton of the subject races, of the
world would accomplish world peace.
Ihls was a marvellous spiritual
conception" said Senator Smith. "It
was the conception of a man with his
eyes upon the stars who did not see
the holes in front Of him. [ am saw
ing this with the utmost respect
president Wilson Is a man Of inspir-
ing IDEALS. 1 admit that a man must
sometimes go beyond the practical TO
lead the people up to an idea, but I
cannot follow blindly when I see in
front Of me dangerous chasn1."
Inc suggestion made by Messrs.
Auchincloss and Miles, the senator
said, was to provide in Article x
that the contracting parties would
not violate or impair the territorial
integrity Of any party, but instead
OF that language the article binds
all parties to preserve and protect
existing boundaries against external
aggression"
This obligation is nothing more nor
less, as the senator convincingly ar
gued, than an obligation upon the
United States to employ its army
| and navy in the wars of the world
without free choice by the people
through their congress as to whether
they feel in duty bound to partici-
pate. It is violation, he declared.
OF that provision of the Constitution
which vests in congress the sole and
exclusive power to declare war, be-
cause 1t places in the hands of our
representative in the council the
power to make a decision of such
binding force upon congress as to
leave that body in an attitude of re-
pudiating the pledge Of the United
States should it refuse to go into
war.
The senator discussed Article x
at length and in detail, presenting
numerous illustrations of the man
ner in which it would draw the coun-
try into wars where quite concetvably
the opinion of America might not
support the nation commencing hos
tilities.
II won't vote for It," he said
bluntly, and the statement seemed
to express to an absolute f1nality the
roared their approval.
"As Lloyd George stated" the SEN
ator continued, "this Article x puts
behind existing territorial boundaries
the purse and army Of the United
States He is exactly right, as
proven by the presidents request
for huge standing army and uni
versal military service. We will
need both if we accept Article x
without reservations"
Why He Is in Primary
Finally, summing up the whole
matter, Senator Smith said: